Finally.....

Something new. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I do have an excuse. I haven't been feeling well this week and sleeping even worse. I've gone through bouts with sleep since I was kid. It really wears me down now that I'm getting older.

I'd like to introduce you to my latest piece.... Art Deco Medallion Studs



Aren't they divine?! Though I have to admit, and I probably shouldn't tell you this, but they kind of remind me of a frozen turkey. I don't know why. The great part about them is you can wear them any way you want in your ears, and they still look good. You know studs never sit the way they're supposed. For all my ladies who have nickel allergies, guess what?! Hypoallergenic. Yah. Sterling posts, copper. No nickel.

Plus, I love they have a steampunk vibe to them. You can find them currently in my etsy shop and soon on my website.

Off to finish watching the Wendy Williams Show. If you get this show and haven't watched it, do. She's hilarious. If she was a blogger, you'd visit everyday and she'd have a million followers. Her show is like if one of us had a blog. I love that she has "friends in her head", and she uses regular people to model when she has clothes on.

Bloggy business tomorrow including a coupon code for Disney on Ice. I'm talking like tickets for $11.

Mad Hatter Fashion

Bet you thought I was slacking this week with all those giveaways, didn't you? Well, I sort of did, but I got some work done.

Remember this post where I asked for help with Alice in Wonderland and State flowers? Today is the debut of a couple of the items I came up. First, is Mad Hatter Fashion as I call this ring. A copper hat with a sterling hat tag on a copper band ring. I formed each of the three pieces of the hat separately then soldered them together. The hat tag is stamped with 10/6 just like the Mad Hatter's. This is a formidable ring. Not a single person would miss this if you were wearing it. What do you think?



A little help as I'm debating on backgrounds. Do you like the black background or the grey better?



Now for the state flowers. I chose to do the Sego Lily which is the state flower of Utah first, but there will be more forthcoming. I love lilies, and I particularly loved the lines and shape of this flower. This is also a mixed metal ring, but I'm planning to do earrings as well. There are 3 individual pieces- the triangle shaped petals, the large petals, and the stamen. Each of these was formed then soldered together. The band, again, is copper. I'm thinking of doing this in reverse as well with the flower being sterling and the stamen being copper. This one is not quite completed but will be by the end of the day. I still have some sanding and polishing to do. Just thought you might be interested in seeing an inbetween stage.




The Mad Hatter ring is currently in my shop and the Sego Lily ring will be in the next couple of days. Give a shout and let me know what you think of these. What would you have done differently?