The Embroidery is all done!!

I finally got the bead embroidery done on Catherene the Great. I am so proud of it. I still have to put the backing on it and make the necklace and then it will be ready to send to the customer, who happens to be a great friend of mine. I will have it all done later this week!! It has been a wonderful journey trying to get close to the picture that she liked. I hope she really likes it.

Stay tuned next week for the finished product and the beginning of my next project. Think Seattle!!

Here is the pendant!

Stormy Monday

Here we are on a Monday and it snowed all day yesterday and then in the evening it turned to freezing rain. It has warmed up to a balmy 34 degrees as I write this, and now is raining. The highways were a huge mess here in North Idaho. I guess I-90 east and west were closed for a bit. 

I got some more done on Catherene the Great Pendant. It is turning out beautiful and I think my customer is going to just love it!! Take a look!!

My work in progress! Another picture of Catherene the Great!

Please be patient with me while I get the hang of blogging. This still a little new to me.

Right now I am only writing a blog on Mondays; however that may change as I figure out that I have more to say on things.

I am a little late getting started today. Darn insomnia!! I realized last week that I did not have all of the beads I needed for this project, so I had to order the beads I forgot. I am waiting to get them in the mail. I was able to get something done on the project though and here is my latest photo of it:

I have named it Catherene, the Great!

New feature in my weekly blog

It is Monday and a holiday (President's Day for those that may have forgotten) and I am late getting started this morning. I am going to begin putting work in progress pictures on my blog. I have a pendant I have started planning and trying to work out the dimensions for a special order, for a special friend. It is heart shaped and is in beautiful colors!! I am trying to determine the scale so I can resize the pendant.

Of course pictures online are mostly way different than in real life, mine included, and so to determine what size with out a pattern or directions can be tricky! That being said, this is where I am at in this project:

Progress on my Artfire shop

I now have 5 items in shop that have been revised. All of the descriptions have already been updated and the 5 items also have new pictures. They are the first 5 items in my shop. Let me know what you think. http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox

Revamping my website

I have had my website, http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox since, I think 2008, and I decided to revamp the entire site. I have only had 5 sales since it opened and decided that there was something I was not getting, so I consulted with someone on Artfire for a critique, JimJuris, http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/JimJuris and he has been giving me pointers and is helping quite a bit. 

It will take me a few weeks to get it all done but I think it will result in more sales and maybe I might be able to make a living off of my site. Please be patient while my site is under construction. 

Wow! I did it. I finally got into my blog account and connected it to Google+. Hopefully, this will help with promotion of my jewelry. I have not posted since 2009. I had forgotten about it until I decided to write a blog.

https://handmadeartists.com/shop/roxysrox

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox

Here is my latest creation for Valentine's Day but it can be worn year round.