Creativity

Finding your creative muse is sometimes difficult.Creativity is not just about coming up with a great idea or thinking outside the box.This is an excerpt from Barbara Bowen,creativity coach.
"Creativity is often misunderstood to be an act of the ego and intellect. In truth, the Creative Process is fundamentally a spiritual one. When the imagination is in flight, we are moved to give form to this inner life. Creating charges us with energy. We are grounded in our bodies, yet the creative act takes us beyond ourselves. We exit the world of reacting and enter the delicious world of creating, where we lose track of time. By acting, we bring spirit into matter. By acting, we love our creations into being. And Creativity is vital for well-being, not just for artists and arts professionals, but for everyone, in their own way. When we engage our Creativity, we engage our spirituality."

Grab Bags

I was reading Rena Klingenberg's newsletter this morning and I came across this post about jewelry grab bags.I think it is a great idea for home shows and a perfect way to move older product.
http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/jewelry-grab-bags.html

Hot Pink!

After many attempts at trying to achieve a hot pink out of the glass called Clio...I finally had some great results! Many thanks to Anouk Jasperse for her wonderful tutorial on silver glass.

Jewelry Trends

Oprah wore a beautiful pink bracelet on her last show.It had a long tassle that swayed when she moved her arms...gorgeous! It's amazing to me how something like that sets a new trend.Now there are tons of "faux" Oprah bracelets flooding the jewelry market.I wonder what will be next?

Elusive Hot Pink

Double Helix Glass Co.makes some beautiful glass.One of them is called Clio.When worked right this glass can produce a beautiful hot pink color.Well...I have been trying for several weeks to attain this color.Here is my latest and best effort so far.I'll keep trying and reading all the tutorials that are out there and hopefully soon I will be posting some really hot pink beads!

New Beads

I have been playing with shards,thin pieces of glass.I am getting pretty good at blowing my own with a Borosilicate tube.Heating the gather of glass on the end and then puffing into the other end of the tube to create a bubble of glass.Then I let it cool and,the fun part,break it! Then the pieces of thin glass are applied to the warm bead.These are my new set with Raku shards.

Eye Candy

My new set inspired by Judith Billig's demo on applying shards at the Fire and Rain Bead Retreat.I call them Caramel Praline...yum!