Rock Roller Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show

I finished my Catherene the Great Necklace and sent it to the customer that I made it for and she loved it!!

 Currently I am working on another project; however, I do not yet have any pictures of it. It is the project that I recently referred to, asking you to think Seattle. I had started it and did not like the way it was going so I have ripped it out and have started over.

This past Saturday, we went to the Spokane Rock Roller Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show and I was in hog heaven!! So many pretty rocks and gemstones to look at and oooh and aaaahhh over!! I could have stayed there for days. I was looking for a certain Malachite piece that I could make into a pendant and I found some, although not "The One" so I did not purchase any.

I did find a book on gemstones that I can refer to, to get more educated on them so I can identify them when I see them.  Making jewelry is always a learning process for me, anyway. I had a great time there and if you get to a chance to go to one, please do.

Catherene the Great is done!!!

I got the Catherene the Great Necklace done and shipped to the customer at the end of last week. 

I am a little late getting this blog done today as I have not been home to write it. I apologize!! I will see if I can post another blog later this week to try to make up for this one being so late. I was thinking about doing a second one each week anyway. 

Here is the finished necklace: 

Observations and Catherene the Great Pendant

I have been blogging for a short time now (although, I have had this blog for several years now). Now I know why it sat for a longg time. I had too much on my plate, with working full time, making jewelry and taking care of my family.

Now that I am making my jewelry a full time pursuit, this blogging requires a lot more effort than just sitting down and writing your thoughts. I started planning today's post yesterday and I am still not ready to post it.

I finished my Catherene the Great bead embroidered pendant last night and grabbed a couple of photos using my cell phone so I could send them to the person that I am making it for and I could post those pictures but I know that they are not web quality pictures so I have to get out my camera and light box and take some more pictures that are web worthy. I will be back in a little while with the pictures.

Okay, I got the pictures taken and here is the finished pendant!!

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: