The winner...

of the two pairs of earrings is Krista!!!

I used some very scientific methods to figure out who the winner was. :D

Krista - please email me at
somethingmeaningfulcreations@gmail.com
with your address!

Earrings - and a giveaway

Ok...I promised a giveaway like three months ago and have failed to follow through.

Failed is a harsh word - but I guess if it's true...

So - here is what I'll do - I am gonna post pics of the earrings I made this week (they are also on FB - haven't listed anything new on Etsy.com lately) then I will pick two pairs to have in my giveaway!!!

Sound good?  ummm...since I can't *hear* your reply, I will assume that you said "yes, that sounds wonderful!!!"

 

OK - that took entirely too long - my computer took over an hour to put these photos here and I am irritable now!!!

So - for the giveaway earrings!!!  How about these two pairs?

To enter -

• follow my blog
• leave a comment under this post telling me you follow my blog (1 entry)
• post a tweet about the giveaway and put a copy of it here in a comment (1 entry)
• post a comment about it on facebook and put a copy of the post here in a comment (1 entry)

I will draw a name on Sunday, August 14th!!!  YAY  :)

Here they are!

Here is what I have made so far from my new - "not my usual beads" - purchase!

I had so much fun and only wish I had more beads...like lots more.

I stayed up late last night putting these together...I finally went to bed when I started dropping every bead I picked up lol

 These are the big pottery flower beads and the bronze diamond beads that I bought yesterday.

 I put them with some black, glass pearls and some simulated turquoise rondelles - then I added some tiny metal spacers

this picture shows the rondelles better, not as much glare

 this is the "matching" bracelet

 These are pottery beads and the metal swirl beads from yesteday - I added the hematite beads I bought yesterday and some small round metal beads

 The necklace has pretty much the same design as the bracelet - I love this necklace.  I think the beads go together wonderfully!

All of the beads in this bracelet were from my purchases yesterday.  The only pieces I added from my stash at home are the tiny flat metal spacers - well, and the toggle  :)

 ok...again - the two big beads are from my purchases yesterday and I added some hematite (also from yesterday - got a lot of mileage out of the hematite :)  then I added some spacers - I put an extension on this one of 3" for anyone who wants a longer necklace

 ok...one of my favorites!!!  I am NOT a girly girl - at least I don't think so (I've been wrong before) but I love the flowers!!!  This is definitely a summer necklace to me!

ok...that's it for now.  I guess I'm gonna go and use the rest of my new beads!

maybe I can draw them out and make them last a few more days.  One necklace per day sort of thing.  we will see!

Can you guess what this is?

I got super creative today and decide to make something that will take some of the trouble and guess work out of my jewelry making.

Can you guess what this is???

New beads!

So...here are the pictures of the wonderful, exciting new beads that I bought today!!!

I can't wait to play with them.

I think I have mentioned this once or five times before - but picture taking is my least favorite part of creating jewelry!   But - I suffer through.

Ok...these are not necessarily grouped the way they will be in the jewelry I create - but these are the beads I got today.

 The big flowered porcelain ones are my favorites I think.  They are about 1 1/2 inches high.

 These earrings and necklaces came from a local discount jewelry store.

I like to get their stuff and take it apart.  I don't use many of the beads because they are plastic and I don't use the plastic beads - but I love the shell pendants and I cannot find them in stores anywhere!!!

So...those are the items I bought today!  Can't wait to un-package it all and start playing!!!

Any local beaders wanna join me?

Shopping

I am out shopping for jewelry ingredients and made a brave decision.

I bought only beads that I would never usually use.

I always use little stuff, and there are certain colors that I run away from for some reason.

So when I get home I will post some pics of the awesome beads that I purchased today.

I also ventured out of my comfort zone by choosing beads without having a "plan" for them yet. See usually, I can't put those beads in my buggy until I have a pretty solid idea of what the finished piece will look like or, at the very least, knowing exactly what beads I am going to pair the new beads with.

So I told myself to be brave and I picked 5 different strings of beads.

I have to admit that I did go back and choose pieces to go with them (I knew I didnt have what I would need at home) but that was after I knew for sure these beads were coming home with me.

It was actually a lot of fun.

Yay beads!!!

ok...i have no excuse

but that doesn't mean I won't try making one!!!

I have been super busy

• working
• having a table at the Farmer's Market
• making jewelry
• shopping at Hobby Lobby
• dog sitting
• house sitting
• sitting on the couch
• cooking food
• eating the food I cooked

ok...I feel I have justified my absence...whew!

So...I really have been doing all those things and every now and then I imagine that I hear this tiny little voice calling out from the vicinity of my computer. (notice I did say "imagine" I didn't say I actually hear it...you are way too literal)

I have finally gotten started on my website!!!

I didn't list it up there because I forgot...but I have! 

The web address is
www.somethingmeaningfulcreations.com

Now...before you go look at the website (even though I know some people will read this after they look)
it is brand new...and it doesn't have a whole lot.

I will work on uploading some pictures and eventually I hope to actually have items for sale on my website.

For now...you can still look at pictures by clicking on one of the links to the left.



I plan on swinging back by here in the next week or so to start another giveaway!!!

I am going to try to do better!  I promise!!!

Shame on me...

I have been a horrible blog owner  :(

If my blog were a hamster...well...let's not go there I guess. 

Anyway...I have been slaving away (not really) getting ready for the Farmer's Market...it started last weekend but my booth wasn't available until tomorrow.

I will have a booth for the next seven weeks in a row...and I'm super excited!

I will post pics sometime before the end of the year!  I can at least promise that!

Oh...and that piece that I have for the giveaway...don't worry - I won't sell it!

Trying to decide...

When should my next giveaway start?

Vote or leave a comment to help me decide!!

If you are visiting and don't follow my blog yet...hit the button that says "follow" and check back to find out about my next giveaway!!

I have an idea of what the giveaway will be for...I will post some pics later on this evening...I hope.

The way my life has been lately, I'll be doing good if I post them before the end of the month.

I'll do my very very best to post them tonight though. :)

Texas Avenue Maker's Fair

The Texas Avenue Maker's Fair was so much fun!!!

This was my first time as a vendor in a craft fair...and I loved it!

I learned A LOT by checking out the other vendors and got some awesome ideas on what to do at my next craft show.

There were some really interesting stands out there and so many people!  I can't wait until the next one in the fall. 

and the winner is...

M.G. !!! 

You can visit M.G.'s blog here  http://filesnstyles.blogspot.com/

I used a free program called The Hat to choose a random winner.  You can find The Hat at this link http://www.technixupdate.com/the-hat-draw-random-names-or-find-lucky-draw-winners-names/

Thank you to everyone who entered!  I had lots of fun with this!

Keep checking back to see when my next giveaway will be.

What do y'all think...should I have my next giveaway when...
1) I reach 50 followers
2) the high temp in Shreveport is 90 degrees for the first time this spring
3) I lose ten lbs on my diet

help me decide!!!

I wonder which one of those three will happen first...hmmm...

CONGRATS M.G.!!!

I.am.so.so.excited.!.!.

I had to tear my hands away from the beads, pliers, and wire and force them to go to work pricing and tagging all of the jewelry for the Texas Avenue Maker's Fair this Saturday.

Fun? Ummmm....Negative. Exciting? Weeellll...a little because I'm a nerd and love playing with numbers. But guess what?!?!? I'm DONE!!!

I have come to the conclusion that I will not be a millionaire by Saturday evening (a goal you will be aware of if you read my blog - including my amazingly witty comments) but I could possibly be a hundredaire!

While being a hundredaire is not as thrilling as being a millionaire - it is a step in the right direction!!!

I'll be back to making more jewelry next week...but the rest of this week and weekend are gonna be busy for sure.

After work (yay) tomorrow - I shall run home to draw the name of the winner for my very first ever giveaway!!! Then it will be on to a sleepless night anticipating the fair!!!

If your in the area...come by and see me Saturday. You can find out the location by searching for Texas Avenue Maker's Fair.

Make sure to check back tomorrow night to see who wins the necklace!!!

The giveaway

Okay...nobody has entered my giveaway for the past several days, and that's really bummed me out. :( (this is my pause to give you time to realize how bad you feel for me) soooo... I know the lack of millions of entrants can't be because people aren't interested in the beautiful necklace that I have created, so I figured that it must be that

A) I don't have enough pictures
Or
B) The pictures I do have aren't good enough

because the necklace is remarkably beautiful...I'm not exaggerating...it's so stunning that I gasp every time I see it!!!)

So I have decided to take some more pictures, and post them here for your viewing, so you can ask yourself "why haven't I entered this giveaway yet!?!?!"

So go read the post about the giveaway and start leaving comments to enter!