CIF sent and received

I received this amazing tile this morning. Dorcas made it and she got it so right. She was inspired by a hamsa she saw. Thank you so much Dorcas! Check her blog and her etsy shop to see more amazing things!

And this what Julie received a few of days ago. I also sent her a bracelet... You'll have to check her blog in a couple of days to see it!

Elsie, you're CIF is on its way !

Ancient Earrings

sterling silver wire and brass

Made In France

Yes, Lucie spoiled me ... The photo doesn't do justice to the beauty of this necklace ... THANK YOU Lucie, MERCI MERCI MERCI ! Check her blog to see more beauties ...

Silver fun!

I've been playing with PMC...

Summer ... almost!

They're in the shop !

And if you want a bag to go with them ... check Lindsay's store ...

C.I.F.

These are the CIF pieces I sent so far.
The necklace went to Lucie. Check her blog.
And the bracelets went to Dorcas. Check her blog. I actually sent her four bracelets but since I made the fourth at the last minute I forgot to take a picture of it !

I still have two to send ... No worries Julie and Elsie ... Your gifts are made but I still have to find time to get to the post office!

Old and new

First a new necklace. Polymer clay tibetan necklace.

Then an update of my voodoo necklace. I wear it almost everyday .. It's becoming a part of me !

A these are CIF gifts ready to go ... (by the way there is still one spot left.. so if you leave a comment on the CIF post, you'll receive a piece of jewelry made just for you!)

Spoiled

A couple of month ago I bought a lot of beads and scrap jewelry from Steph who has an etsy shop where she sells supplies - VisionInSilver. She added some more beads so as a thank you I sent her some old keys and a watch case. She then sent me a convo saying it would be nice to do a swap. I agreed. Both packages were sent last monday and today I received hers... And boy, she spoiled me ... What I sent is nothing compared to what she sent ( ... don't worry she will "pay back" ...), so I took a picture to show you ...

Oh she also have another etsy shop where she sells some cool jewelry - SavageSalvage.

So Steph, if you stop by ... THANK YOU once again!

Talking about etsy, I've listed a voodoo necklace ... have a look !

Craft It Forward !

D at Wondrous Strange Design has a give away going on on her blog. It's called Craft It Forward and I left a comment and now I'm part of the game !
The rules are quite simple :
I will make a piece of jewelry ( tell me what color and what kind of jewelry - earrings, bracelet or necklace) for the first five persons who leave a comment.
~You’ll receive it with in 60 days of notifying me about posting Craft it Forward on your blog(2009)~And in return, all you need to do is post this text into your blog and make 5 things for 5 people.

Playing Tag

Mitsy at Artmind had a fun tag game on her blog ... since she invited anyone to join the fun I thought I'd play along.

So here are the rules:

The rules are to answer the questions, replacing one and adding another, and then to tag eight other bloggers to do the same. Like Mitsy did, I won't tag anyone ... so feel free to join the fun !

What are your current obsessions? Old beads, rare beads, weird beads... well ... beads.
Music wise, my current obession is Leonard Cohen live in London

What are you currently reading? A few books : The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman, The World According to Clarkson V2 . I’m also re-reading Amulets by Sheila Paine

Where do you plan to travel to next? Well I was about to plan a trip to Mexico to see one of my best friends ... maybe not this year after all :(

What is your dream career? I don’t really have one ... maybe it’s because I quite enjoy the one I have ( don’t get me wrong there are ups and downs ...).

What is your favourite film ever? Tough question... any film directed by Clint Eastwood plus... well... many others : Harold and Maud, The Color Purple, Capitaine Conan, La vie et rien d’autre ( the last two were directed by Bertrand Tavernier)...

Care to share some wisdom? In French first : On se croit mèche, on n’est que suif (Jacques Brel)... then in English : There is a crack in every thing,that’s how the light gets in ( Leonard Cohen).

What is your desert island disc? See the first question ;)

If you could be any animal other than human, what would you be? A black crow.

What is your favorite stone? Turquoise.

What is your favorite art supply? Errrr... beads? ;)

And now for the question I’m adding ... now that’s tough because I have many questions I’d ask people ... ok here is one :

Would you kill your own food if you had to ? Even though I’m almost vegeterian , yes I would if I had to...

On the exhibition front, I took "crappy" photos so will have to take some more next time I'm at the gallery ... hopefully this week ...

On the Etsy front, I added some old coins in my shop and will soon add some stoneware clay pendants and I'm also working on a Voodoo Necklace similar to the one I made for myself .. when it's finished I'll list it on Etsy...

Thanks for all your previous comments! :)

New necklaces

Copper, coral, turquoise.

Tea stained bone,wood, silver plated copper.

The opening of the exhibition was great. I had a lot of nice comments and I met a lot of interesting people. I will show some pictures of the exhibition soon...

EXHIBITION/ EXPOSITION

A la Maison Des Métiers D'Art de Liège,

rue des Croisiers, 7

4000 Liège

Du 24/04 au 30/05 , vernissage le 23 avril à 18h.

Now is the time...

I bought some old japanese glass beads and when I received them I "saw" what I was going to make with them ... so here's the result : brass, copper cold connected with silver rivets.

I have been quite busy getting ready for the jewelry exhibition ( which starts next week) ...

5 francs necklace

silver, coral, turquoise

Yes, the focal was an old silver 5 francs coin from France. And yes, I introduced it to my favorite hammer!

Earrings

Silver, aventurine, jadeite.
Still busy making stuff for the up coming show..

About the colorful polymer clay, thanks for your lovely comments , these sets will probably end up in my etsy store .. stay tuned !