Gypsy Magic-Earring Project

I am excited to be working on two new Tribal fusion peacock earring project for my belly dance classmates Alicia and Denya. Alicia loves wheat brown feathers so she wanted an earthy version of the Sula earrings. The only problem we both stumbled upon was which metal link should I use for the outer support hoop.

Copper?

Sterling silver ?

or antiqued brass? Once the metal hoops are choosen I will wrap them in brown leather an then add a few filigree charms. Alicia has given them the name Amazon- I like it;-)

These beautiful handforged and soldered metal hoops in Rustic Copper by Missficklemedia and Sterling silver by Aunali are great hoops to work with. sturdy, strong but not heavy at all.

Alicia and Denya loved the mixed metal components and czech glass beads I had chosen for the designs and hand picked their favorite color combinations

Denya picked this eclectic color combo of verdigris, silver and brass with yellow czech moon beads and bright green dyed peacock feathers for the Athena Earring Project.

I need to finish the earrings by Saturday. I would love your input to help us decide! If you scroll up to the upper right hand side of the blog you can find my blog poll just above my shop links. You and also leave a comment here or at my Facebook Fan page. Tweet a link too, the more votes the better!

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Shop Updates;-)

HEy Family whats shakin???

So as you know Nyblaque is no more and yes I mean it this time;-) I have a new shop called Beadhappy @ Artfire.com this is where my feathers and destash bead and craft supplies have been relocated. My jewelry and eco crafts are also at Artfire and Zibbet.com . I won't be making jewelry with gemstones anymore. So what pieces you do see listed that have gemstomes where already made before the transfer.


So what to do with this blog?? I am going to go back to featuring indie artists, hosting giveaway local events here in the city and some random fun stuff. I will start posting sometime in April.

My second blog, SwanRiverStone has been deleted and all post imported here. So feel free to follow both blogs or pick one of your favorite. Either way I appreciate your support.

So, what have you guys been up to. got any links you would like to share? Post them here. Keep it clean of course;-)


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Balance: Wisdom for Wednesday

You are always achieving something, one thing or another. You are always getting results of some kind.

Getting the results you most passionately and authentically desire is not a matter of making more effort. It is, rather, a matter of making different efforts and consistently keeping those efforts focused.

Focus is a choice you make in every waking moment. You are always focused on one thing or another.

The way to maintain your focus long enough to get the results you seek, is by reminding yourself why. Be clear about why you want those results, and find a way to keep those reasons close at hand.

The success you seek is not particularly difficult. It's just a little bit different than what you're doing now.

Be clear about why, keep your thoughts and efforts focused, and your life will proceed in the direction of your dreams.

Strength: One Small Effort

ONE MORE SMALL EFFORT

You're only a moment away from making real progress. One small effort can get you started. It's nice and comfortable to stay where you are, without taking action, without making progress. Yet after a while that comfort turns into stagnation, and you'll feel painful regret for not moving forward.

Revelation: It's been a very rough 5months and some tough decisions had to be made. Ones I really didn't want to make, a few I should have made years ago. It is taxing my emotions right now but it has to be done. After three years I have come to bring my Nyblaque shop to a close for good as I said I would do so last year. Once the taxes are done and Etsy fees paid Ny is no more.. It saddens me to bring the birthplace of my Etsy beginning as a crafter to an end but I have out grown it and am now going in another direction. Plus as I keep learning time and time again, Multiple shops on Etsy that have slow sales become a very FAST expense!

As for SwanRiverStone- again cost are outweighting my profits. I need a budget thats tight and consistant. So I am moving my Swan to Artfire in March. I know I will have to work harder to promote but a steady $10.00 per month shop bill is something I can afford right now. So my supplies and my creations will be at relocated there. I'll keep you posted.

I will also have to...sigh, look for a job-outside the home. This was the hardest decision. Transitioning from home back to work. It is really hard!! After staying at home for almost 5yrs I am so out of touch with the job market..I feel really lost and out of place...but..

Now, however, you have the opportunity to avoid that regret. Now, you have the chance to make valuable use of this very moment. It really doesn't take much to get started, and the payoff can be enormous. Once you make that first small effort, the next one comes more easily, and the one after that even more easily.

After three days of deep meditation, prayers and solitude. I made up my mind. Being a single mom is difficult when you have only yourself to depend on. You have to thred carefully, planning each step you take as best you can. Crafting is my LOVE, my Passion and my therapy but my children are my LIFE...

I found the second step and made an appointment with a career counselor to help me with not only transition but time management, and how to still run a shop from home and avoid the stress, burnout and mistakes I have experienced and come back better than ever.

Soon, you'll have real, solid momentum. And before long, you'll have a real, valuable achievement.

Life is yours right now to live. Start with one small effort, and fulfill your greatest possibilities.


The Strength: Change starts with a small effort.

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Color Love

I just had to post these;-) I love color so much. it's almost therapeutic for me. I never seem to stick with a design I started drawing. These earrings were supposed to be beige peacock feathers with black and brass...but nooooo. I just had to add some green and blue..yellow was in the picture for a very brief second lol!




Then black became burgundy..a little purple, some turquoise and ........


I think they are gorgeous statement earrings....what do you think?

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Fled to Facebook

Wow..I guess it is too late to say happy Thanksgiving, X-mas, New Years and all that good stuff huh??

I confess. I was really not into Facebook for a long time. I just felt weighed down in general by the pressures of social networking to stay "interesting" "engaging" and all that with Twitter. FB and even blogging.

Look my life is not filled with bells and whistles. I didnt have time to post the latest home recipe or the 80th picture of my children. I was too tired. I got up did my mommy routine. Ran my shop., more mommy stuff..got to bed.

Blogging seems to be mundane for me sometimes. I didnt enjoy doing it. It was mainly because I feel like I am talking to myself when I blog. I wasn't sure if anybody was even reading my blog.

Comments really did matter. I just didnt want to admit that. I kinda gave me an incentive to keep writing knowing I was interesting to someone else other than my mom lol! To my surprise, chatting on Facebook fills a void of social interaction as a stay at home mom and crafter with other who were like me. Just saying basic courtesies were nice to see on my Blackberry throughout the day. It's simply-dare I say, fun!

I honestly don't know why I am blogging today. Maybe a whim. but there are some things you dont have the room to write about on FB. I mean you only get 424 characters to say whats on you mind. Twitter give your 140 so your best bet would be to blog then huh?


I think I will be blogging and leaving the links on FB so conversation can maybe strike two fold;-) But just so you know. Those of you who do read my blog, I thank you-sorry I've been away for a while..

Peace n light

Strength: Motivational Monday

Loving someone truly doesn't make you stupid.
wanting the best doesn't make you demanding,

Believing in the positive doesn't make you gullible, and trying to do the right thing doesn't make u a fool.

It makes you a good person with a good soul who wants and give to others what you want and deserve for yourself. You can't make one see if they choose to be blind.
*SwanRiverStone-10/2010

Strength: to realize you can't make someone love you..no matter how much you want them too. It may seems like no-brainer but the heart is a strong contender with reason and logic.