Let's try this again...

I tried getting in on Lori Anderson's Bead Soup, but didn't make the cut (sniff, sniff).  I'm going to try again, however, with a different give challenge.  Jo, of Daisychain Designshttp://daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-500th-post-and-challenge.html is having a 500th post challenge and I'm going to go for it.  I'm a little late to the game, but I'm giving it a go.

                                                                   

But It Looks Simple Enough...

Ha. Famous last words.  I tried making head pins with 20g copper wire, but it so did not work.  I'm not giving up though.  I'll figure out what I did wrong and keep trying.  I love the way copper head pins look all distressed and patinaed with that little drop of copper on the end of the wire.  I just wish I could make them for myself. I did find it very satisfying to fire up the torch and attempt to make something with fire and metal.  It felt very ancient and primitive.  I know it's a modern butane torch and manufactured copper wire, but when you get down to it, the basics of using heat to form metal to make adornment for the body is the same now as it was when Og figured out how to make shiny pretties to attract the ladies.  I bet Og first used fire and metal to make sharp pointy things to combat the other Ogs, making pretties to attract the ladies was probably just a byproduct.

I was productive over the weekend.  I made nine pairs of what I'm going to call Kickin' It earrings.  They are just little earrings that you can just kick around in; little basic blue jean earrings.  I like making stuff like that because I get to perfect my wire wrapping and they are super easy to sell to the girls at work.  I just need to finish them up with the ear wires and get to the craft store for some card stock to make the earring cards, and I'll be in business.  I'm working on putting together a logo and trying to see if I can't make a real live business endeavor out of my hobby.  We shall see.

Oh, and the next time I say "But it looks simple enough..", just smack me.  Hard.

LOL

Since it's Friday the 13th, I say laugh in the face of danger and tempt the fates.....

Guess where I'm going...

http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/ 

I'm so excited that I was able to get into the class that I wanted. I have lots of books that tell me (and show me) how to make cold connections, but there is nothing like being with someone and gaining hands on experience.  So, on June 9, 2012 I will be in a class to learn all about how to use rivets and micro connectors to help me make great jewelry.  I can't wait. The crowds at this event will be overwhelming, I'm sure, but I will pull up my big girl undies, slap a smile on my face and go forth into the great teaming masses.

I wonder what else there is to do in Milwaukee?  Planning the trip is just as much fun as going on the trip to me. I'm thinking of maybe renting a cabin and experiencing some of the beauty of Wisconsin.  I have never been there before, but do have some distant cousins that live up there. We shall see.

In other news, I'm gonna fire up the torch this weekend and make up some headpins.  Or try to.  This will be the first time I've had a go at this, but it looks simple enough.  I'll be working with 20g copper wire as silver is just too expensive to practice with.  I'm liking the look or copper more and more and also want to play around with adding some of the great patinas that I've seen around. 

Wish me luck...

Things that make me ......

 laugh like a six year old boy telling fart jokes.

Good Evening and Good Night

Hopefully the light is on and this thing is working.  I thought I'd jump in and enliven the masses with my talent, whit and charm...or not.  Truthfully, I wanted somewhere to chronical my attempts at jewelry making and design, someplace concrete where I can view what I make as if I were seeing it from the outside.  It's easy to see what you've created lying on your workbench and think, Not Bad.  It's a whole nother ball of wax to see it from a distance and think that.  I hope that this little attempt at blogging will afford me that distance. If not, it's just another wasted space on the internet.  Anywho, I'm off to work very early in the AM, so I'm off for now.  Night night.