Challenge Entry

I belong to etsy's Earthpath Artisans Street Team (EAST). We are having a Gypsy Design Challenge. Team members have taken their interpretation of what the word "Gypsy" conjures up for them, and created new pieces in a variety of media. All the entires are now in and voting is open. Please take a minute and view the entries here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/earthpathchallenge/pool/

And then go to the EAST blog page at http://earthpathartisans.blogspot.com/ to vote for your favorite piece.

Here are some pictures of my entry:

You don't HAVE to vote for me but I'd sure appreciate it if you did!

Thanks for looking!!!

Big 4th of July Sale

In honor of the 4th of July I am having a special sale in my etsy store. It runs from July 1-6. Buy any item priced at or above $30 and choose any item priced at or below $15 for free!! Please indicate your second item in Notes to Seller and wait for a revised invoice. What a great way to celebrate the birth of the USA and to get some great pieces of my work at great prices!

http://figments.etsy.com

More Destash and a New Piece

I am continuing my mad destash and have listed more beads and a bunch of other crafty items in my etsy supply shop, http://eclecticmiscellany.etsy.com/.

On another note, I have been working away like a mad thing on some new pieces. I have been doing more and more of the Steampunk style pieces and am having so much fun doing them. Here is my newest piece, Come Fly With Me

I am so tempted to keep this one but I won't. Instead, I am making one just for me. It looks great on the doll though so I KNOW it will look great being worn.

I am also working on this month's challenge project for the etsy Steam Team. The theme this month is Blinded Me With Science. I am waiting for a couple of pieces I have ordered so that I can finish my entry. It will be a lot of fun when it is finished!

Cleaning Out

I have been cleaning out my work space and am destashing a LOT of beads, charms and other miscellaneous craft items to make room to actually work. Check out my supply shop on etsy at http://eclecticmiscellany.etsy.com and see if there is anything you just can't live without! Lampwork, seed beads, semi-precious gemstone beads, sterling charms, pewter charms, stone charms, miscellaneous craft supplies, findings.....And more to come!!!

A Quiet Summer So Far

So far it has been an uneventful summer, she said, knowing that in saying that things were likely to change.

But it really has been quiet. I've been making new things and doing some really fun trading. We went and saw the balloons launch at the Summer Heat Air Festival this weekend. That was a lot of fun.

We have been lucky and haven't had the terrible weather that a lot of the midwest has been subjected to. We have had more rain than usual and some strong storms, but no flooding or tornadoes, no power outages and no damage. A storm came up Sunday evening out of nowhere. We had some heavy rain and some apparent straight line winds, but again, nothing worrisome. Immediately after the storm the sun was still setting in the west and when I walked outside I saw this beautiful sight

What a Great Weekend!!!

Last weekend was sooooo much fun! Got to spend two days in Boston with some of the Boomers street team members. Here are Liv (thefiligreegarden), Katzie (katzscreations), Joon (Joonbeam), myself (figments), Chauncey (chauncey) and Beth (BethPeardonProds) on top of the tower at the Mt Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Not present in this picture are Nonnie(Nonnie60) and Kim (thewildhare).














We had a great time on the duck tour, walked all over town, saw the Boston Common and the Public Gardens, went to three cemeteries (including two very old ones), had a wonderful dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, saw gorgeous flowers made of glass that you would think were the real thing, and generally just had a really good time.

On Monday I went to Salem and got to meet Tracy (Summersea), Vickie (CreationsbyVickie) and Heather (HeatherFineArt), all of the Earthpath Artisans Street Team on etsy. We gathered at the Witch's Brew Cafe for lunch and then wandered and shopped the stores on Pickering Wharf and other places along the way. I visited the Burying Point and the Witch Trials Memorial as well.

















Pictured here are myself (figments), Tracy (Summersea), Vickie (CreationsbyVickie) and Heather (HeatherFineArt), in front of a ship in Salem.


I had such a great time on this trip and hope to be able to do more trips like this soon!

Slacking

The best intentions of mice and men and all that rot.... I have been working on several commission pieces, relisting items in my shop, working, spending time with my family, etc and have been ignoring my poor blog.

The days until I head for Boston and Salem are getting fewer. Two more, in fact! I am getting so excited about this trip. I get to meet all kinds of people that I have been speaking to on-line on etsy, some for close to a year now! So I am figuring out what to bring with me, getting things together to pack and digging out the suitcase. Three days from now I will be in Boston!!!