Time out for inspiration

I will take a time out of the snow weather and relax a few days in Eugene/Oregon and will come back with new inspiration, I hope. Enjoy your time.

Proud to present ...

that one of my fairy beads is chosen by the ISGB to be printed on their new ISGB Platinum Visa card. I'm so happy and honored about that!

Cherry hearts

Lagune of Hope

Most of the beads have zirconias or silver mesh inside (size 18 x 17mm).

Many, many dots

I still enjoy making smaller beads and I can't wait to turn some of these into pendants.

More cherries

This time very colorful.

Red Pumpkin

This one is sold – but I'm working on more smaller pendants.

Size doesn't matter

Small pendants made with 999 fine silver, size of the yellow bead is 25 x 24 x 6mm.

Seventies

I turned my "Op Art" cubes design into those free formed butterflies, which makes it even more seventies than made into cubes. I love it! Fun to play with. Now on ETSY.

Lazy Day

So, these three beads are the result of yesterday.
I made a third one after I blogged the last post.
Two of them are available in my ETSY-Store now.
Wish you a great weekend.

What to do...

I'm have to admit, I am having a really lazy day!

Well, not really lazy, but also not productive concerned to doing beads. I woke up early, cleaned my kitchen, reorganized my kitchen, made two beads (JUST two) and spend a lot of time in front of the computer, am drinking coffee... and try to talk myself into going back to the torch...
When my students tell me that they have an uncreative day or don't feel like torching I always tell them "then just don't do it - your beads won't look nice on days like that anyway" – so that's why I stay away from the torch today. Following my own rules...and instead of doing something else.
So I turned this bead I made yesterday into a pendant. The green was called "Grasshopper green" from Moretti, I bought just one 1/3 rod at THE MANDREL in LA, when I've been teaching there last october. I was not sure if it is also available here in Germany and wanted to try it. Usually I'm not a green person when it comes to glass, because most greens are reacting, spreading in a certain way and I don't like that. But this green looks nice, let's see if I find it also at a german supplier (propably it's just a simple basic color and I just did never see it because I don't buy green glass :-). Have a nice, lazy weekend.

White Explosion

The whole country is white... snow everywhere I look... new focal in my ETSY-Store.

New Year Fireworks

New set on ETSY, with my signature design - the satellites "painted" with hair fine black stringer work. Enjoy.

Cherries

Happy new year to you and that all your wishes will come true.