A Little Bit of This and That - Sunday Earring Challenge - Art at the Edge AND ICE at the Edge with Ken Oliver - Craft Room Revolving Bin - Chameleon Markers - Work Table Wednesday

Hello everyone!  Today, I have a blog post with a little bit of this and that and a ton of pictures LOL.  Just kind of a mix of a few things and what I have been up to.

The first thing is the Sunday Earring Challenge over at the B'sue Boutiques Creative Group on Facebook.  This is just a fun challenge to keep motivated during the week and all you have to do is make a pair of earrings on Sunday (more than one pair if you want) and post it to the group and on the Pinterest board.

These are the earring that I designed for the Sunday Earring Challenge.  I had so much fun making these.  I used some small connectors and Spectra beads from B'sue Boutiques.  To colorize the roses and connectors I used Ranger Vintaj Patina--Ruby, Quartz, and Marine.  I love how pretty and shabby these earrings turned out.  I was very excited to see my earrings in the B'sue Boutiques Newsletter!  You can click HERE to see the newsletter.   If you love to make jewelry I hope you will check out B'sue Boutiques!

As some of you might have seen of Facebook I am going to be attending Art at the Edge in Newburgh, Indiana October  25, 2014--I am so excited to attend this event!  

Ken is offering two wonderful classes with paper crafting and mixed media.  The class includes a wonderful lunch at The Edgewater Grille.  There will also be some time to explore the town and for a little shopping.  Plus there is going to be a Fabulous Swag Bag from Prima!!  If you are interested in attending you can click HERE for all of the information--but there are only a few spots left!  

Several people who are attending the event are staying in New Newburgh for the weekend (myself included) so Ken is offering another class for Friday night--ICE at the Edge--Techniques with ICE Resin.  You can click HERE for all the details.

The other reason I am so excited for the weekend getaway is I will be hanging with the girls--Debbie Seyer and Sherry Cheever.  Can't wait to see them and have a fun filled weekend!!

Now this is something a little different but I just wanted to share it with you.  This is a revolving bin that I altered for my craft room.  It came from Harbor Freight, in a box--lots of pieces--LOTS--and it was black.  I won't lie it took at least a good hour if not more to put this little baby together.  It's not hard just lots of pieces LOL!  But I love how it turned out!!  After I assembled all of the trays I spray painted it.  Then I used some steel wool to sand and distress the edges a little.  To finish it off I added some floral rose fabric tape and some beautiful washi tape with birds and flower and then I filled it with goodies.  I watch a lot of YT videos and several people were purchasing these bins and altering them to match their rooms.  You can click HERE to find out all of the details about the revolving bin and order it if you would like.

Here are a couple of close up pictures so you can see the tapes and how I distressed the edges.

Are you still hanging in here with me?  LOL!  Just a couple more things to share.  :)

So excited to have the NEW hot of the production line Chameleon Color Tones Markers!!  Chameleon Color Tones will be available to Ship October 1st!  You can click HERE to sign up for the Chameleon Art Products Newsletter.

Check out all the pretty colors!!  Be sure to check back tomorrow and I will have a project to share with you using the Chameleon Color Tones Markers.

Today over at B'sue Boutiques Creative Group on Facebook it's Work Table Wednesday.  This is what's on my table.  For the challenge I have until Friday to post pictures of what I created using these pieces.  Wish me luck LOL!

I am planning to make some earrings with these little brass leaves and the Spectra beads.

Other then a necklace I an not really sure what I am going to do with this backless brass heart stamping.  But I will share the finished pieces with you later in the week.

Wow!  What a picture filled post LOL!  But I hope you enjoyed the pictures and projects I shared with you and they inspire you to create something fun.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

B'sue Boutique Creative Group on Facebook - Work Table Wednesday & Finished Up Friday

Hello blogging friends!  Today, I have something a little different to share with you.  Awhile back I was looking around on YouTube and I happened to come across a YT channel with fantastic videos all about jewelry--from coloring metals to assemblage.  As a lot of you know I have been making jewelry for several years, probably close to twenty years now.  I started out making earrings and made brooches with Friendly Plastic and then I moved on to Clay.  I can remember some of the first clay pieces I made I wanted certain colors that weren't even available at that time so I was painting the clay jewelry with fingernail polish LOL!  So I have dabbled in several things over the years.  Even though I don't post a ton of jewelry here on my blog I love to make jewelry.  I am pretty much self taught.  I have only taken one beading class and for the most part I make what I like or what looks good to me.  So I was thrilled to find B'sue Boutiques on YT.  The videos are amazing and they are like a private little class right in the comfort of your own home.  You could even watch the videos in your PJ's if you want LOL!  Not only are the videos great and filled with so much information but Brenda Sue is so funny too!  She is amazingly talented and so willing to share what she knows with jewelry design and she keeps it real--gotta love that!  I found out that B'sue Boutiques has a wonderful Facebook group--B'sue Boutiques Creative Group.  It's a closed group so you have to request an invite.  The group is FILLED with talent that is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!  Everyone is so very talented and the best part they are all so nice and helpful.  You can click HERE for a link to the FB Group and click HERE for the Online Store and one more--click HERE for the YT Channel. 

A couple of weeks ago some of the ladies started a challenge in the FB group--Work Table Wednesday--Finished Up Friday.  So here is the deal on Wednesday you take a picture of what is on your work table or unfinished projects that you need to work on and you post the picture to the group.  Then you have from Wednesday to Friday to get your projects done.  When you have your projects done then you post pictures of your finished pieces to the group.  it is a great challenge to get you jump started and finishing up some projects.  PLUS everyone who finishes their projects gets put into a drawing for the online store--how cool is that!

So now that I have rambled on would you like to see what was on my Work Table Wednesday?

I don't have a very big work table so these haven't just been laying out on my table but I do have a container full of unfinished jewelry pieces.  This is a mix of several things--pieces from B'sue Boutiques, ButterBeeScraps, Spellbinders--A Gilded Life and Media Mixáge with ICE Resin, and some vintage keys.  Some of these pieces have only been done for a few days while others have been sitting around unfinished for several months.  This is just the challenge I need LOL!!

This piece here would be one that I started a few months ago.  

I have also had these tulip bead caps for several months!

So my goal was to finish up the filigree piece with the little bird and flowers and turn it into a necklace and I wanted to make earring with the tulip bead caps.

I had until Friday to complete the projects.

READY SET GO!!

Ok, jump ahead to Friday and WOW I actually finished both pieces!!  I was sliding in at the last minute but I finished them!!  :)

So here are a few pictures from my Finished Up Friday.

The little charm with the bird and flowers is from B'sue Boutiques.  The flower filigree pieces and the Spectra (pink) beads are also from B'sue.  The blue oval shape filigree, bronze ball headpins, chain, jump rings, and AB flat back crystals are all from Butterbeescraps. The white flat back pearls are from Em's Emporium.  Last but not least the pink crystal beads, white pearls, and clasp are from my stash.  Before assembling the filigree pieces and the bird charm I spray each piece with a flat white paint.  Then I painted the pieces with acrylic pain, buffed with steel wool and sealed them with Crystal Clear Krylon Semi-Gloss spray.  I used E6000 to assemble the pieces.  This is a technique that I learned from watching one of the B'sue Boutiques videos.  You can click HERE for the video.  I just changed it up a bit and used some different colors.

I have to say I LOVE how these earrings turned out!  For the earrings I used tulip bead caps and Spectra (aqua) beads from B'sue Boutiques.  The two bronze bead caps and bronze ball headpins are from Butterbeescraps. The clear crystal beads, frosted acrylic flower bead caps, bronze flower spacers, and french hooks are from my stash.  I used Patina Rub-n-Buff on the tulip bead caps and then I used steel wool to buff them until I achieved the look I wanted. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT!!  

Once last thing before I go today.  I want to let all of you know that I am going to be opening an online store very soon.  Well, I actually have the store already I just need to fill it with goodies.  :)  I will be selling a variety of my handmade items such as cards, jewelry, small home decor pieces, stickpins and embellishments.  As soon as I have everything ready to go I will post here and on Facebook.  It's a lot of work but I am excited to get it up and going!

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi