Mail Call!!

 I got two packages of goodies in the mail. Yeeehaw!

This batch of goodness I got from 2BCreative on Etsy. Isn't the Rouge tin adorable!?!?! It still has rouge and the little applicator inside :)

These totally cool tins and patinaed shapes came from EmmasMuse on Etsy. I only got 2 of the arched ones in the batch. I wish there were more of those.

I can't wait to get my stupid paperwork done so I can get to playing! :)

Please excuse the picture quality, I took these with my phone with the stuffs sitting on white paper on my desk under a desk lamp. lol

Yes, I am Still Alive!

I know I have not posted in forever, so I wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive. I've been doing ..... INVENTORY.  As most of you know, I have 2 jewelry shops, Prolific Adornments and Designs By Debi. I also have a supply shop, Sweet Georgia Beads. Well guess what? This girl has been slack, slack, slack! I actually have POS software which I am SUPPOSED to keep up with sales and inventory on. Have I been doing it? A big fat Nope! So I have been having to spend the last couple of weeks counting, counting, counting, count.... well you get the idea.

I can't reopen my supply shop till I know my inventory. (tax crap) I can't work on new jewelry till I know my jewelry making inventory. (tax crap again) So I've been working on inventory and pouting to myself about not being able to make new cool stuffs. :(( 

So anyways, now ya know where I've been. I am SOOOO tired of doing inventory. I will kick myself in the rear if I don't keep up this year!

A pic of my DD's doggie. She looks like I feel! I hope that in the next few days I will be done with this darn inventory and back to creating!

Mail Call!

 I got some new goodies in the mail today and wanted to share!

Check out these cool rusty curved bits. 

These are so cute! I have no clue what they are and neither did the seller. lol. They are solid and have some weight.  Love them!

Some abused bottle caps. There are two of the "USDA ORGANIC" ones. Awesomeness!

Some little strips of rusty metal.

All of these items came from pvcatalina on Etsy. She sells nothing but rusty bits and bobs she finds during her walks out in New Mexico. I love to recycle/upcycle/reuse old junk! Oh and her prices are AWESOME. Each batch you see here was $2. Yes, just two bucks each. She also refunds overages in shipping. This lady is obviously just out to clean up the world and not make money. I hope she lists some more goodies soon. I need more! lol

Newly Posted Today

The Descent of the Muses

 This purdy thang was created with a broken pendant from one necklace and beaded chain rescued from another. Lovely lovely :)








This bracelet was created with new and rescued components. The pretty porcelain rose charm actually  has a few chips on it, but I used it anyway, cause that's how I roll! :P I know it's Winter and this is pink, but I don't care about that either! So THERE! lolol

Oh My Heart

Weekend Work So Far

My daughter and her kids are out of town for the weekend, so I've been trying to get some work done. I babysit for my daughter when she works nights.

I've been having fun making grungy looking stuff. It really is what I love. I have made a lot of "pretty things" for my Designs By Debi shop, (the pearly earrings in the pic are prolly going in that shop) but for myself, I love grunge. When I opened Prolific Adornments, I told myself that this shop would be where I could do whatever I pleased. And grunge pleases me! lol

I used to only grunge up copper or brass or sterling, since liver of sulfur works great on those metals.Since most of my junk stash is old costume jewelry, most of it is plated. I've been experimenting with different methods of grunging it up. Normal patina methods don't work on those items and what works on one type of finish doesn't work on another.  I also wanted to get a texture to the pieces, not just a color change.

I would love to be a fly on the wall in Fanciful Devices' studio. She has it all down pat. She creates the most awesome grungy items! But that's ok, I am slowly figuring things out on my own. It's nice to have your own methods anyway. Makes you feel accomplished or some crap like that.

I'm working on some more glass slide pendants also. Honestly, the insect one in my shop now is my first! Previously, my soldering was always with metals and a torch. I'm new to this whole solder iron thing. It is fun! It's also nice to solder without bringing out the bottles of fuel and oxygen, solder bricks, torch parts, fire extinguisher, etc, etc,... and the big flames. lol

These pendants haven't been soldered yet, just copper tape wrapped. I have a lot of ephemera type papers in my scrapbooking stash, so it's nice to finally use them since I haven't been scrappin' in such a long time.  A lot of the things I previously bought when I was living and breathing scrap booking almost 24/7 are things I can use in jewelry! (now that I am living and breathing it almost 24/7)  Yay!

New Stuffs

I got in a little pack of stuff today. Looks like fun! I got it from this seller on Etsy. He mainly sells photographs, but has a few junk items too.

There are sooooo many things I want to order, but I need some sales first!

Speaking of things I want, here are a few goodies on Etsy that are actually NOT supplies.

I love this laptop bag! I play the guitar and its just such coolness! It can be found at kavelzrd's shop.

A lovely brass tea set! It is available at thetinyteapot.

I wanted this tea set, but it sold. :(
It was at PrettyDarnCute's shop.

And check this out! It's cool, but I don't have $12K.

It's available here. Anyone want to buy it for me? *Grin*

So in case you haven't noticed the theme here, I love guitars and tiny tea sets. I try to play guitar but I am not so good at it. Right now my fingers are sore because I went for a while without playing so now I have to work on my calluses once again. Uggh. Sure wish I would not go for so long. I would be able to play  better AND my calluses would not peel off and cause pain when I play.


So what do you like to collect and/or do besides your crafting?

A Few Weekend Things

This past weekend was pretty productive. I managed to create 4 necklaces and work on a few more things.
The Dragon Pendant and the chain in this necklace were both from my stuff stash- previously loved stuff.  I added the freshwater pearls. I thought of cleaning the chain before adding it, but I just love the look of vintage-y grungy stuff!

 This necklace was also made of all previously loved components. Bits and bobs of old jewelry, random beads and the lovely rose.

I have never really made wedding type jewelry.  When I completed it, I thought, hey, this would be perfect for a wedding! When my daughter came over later she said the same thing before I said anything. I had gardenias in my wedding and she was like "Oh, that would have been perfect for you to have worn at your wedding!" Coool :D

This necklace was a good bit of work. I started with the cool charm. It was a silvery color, so I bronzed it and then coated it in Renaissance wax to seal it. I used carnelian rounds, wood ovals and gorgeous black quartz. I decided to make the back from Recycled Sari Silk. I hand stitched around the edge and made a clasp for it, which hooks into a loop I made in the silk. It was still missing something. I thought about what the pendant meant, then remembered I had just purchased some word charms. I was sure hoping to see courage when I found the pack and YES! One that said courageous.

The 4th necklace I created I can't show just yet. It is for the  My Life Under The Bus Inspiration Challenge this week. Last week I waited too long and got busy and didn't get my inspiration piece made. :( This week I wanted to make sure I got it completed, so I went ahead and did it last night :D Yay! These challenges are really fun! Basically she gives us a picture and color palette to work with and we create from there. Here is this weeks inspiration pics:

I'll be posting the piece I created on Saturday for the "reveal."

50 More Things - Silver tone this time!

I used up 50 more parts and pieces today! Yay! This time I dug in the silver toned drawer and found these 50 lovely charms to add.

50 Things Silvertoned

I love the little boy and girl kissing charm. So cute! I wonder if I will ever put a dent in my stash? *sigh*

I am not sure what "50 things" theme I will use for the next necklace. I am thinking maybe Flowers. :)

So Much Stuff! and 50 Of Those Things

Seriously, I have a weakness. I love to buy old and vintage jewelry. Sure, I buy by the piece, but also by the box load! I have storage drawers full; I have storage boxes full; I have boxes sitting on my floor full!

Time to get a move on and make some things that can help me to use it up.

  The first piece from my new line: "50 Things."

I'm going to start making Statement/Charm necklaces holding at least 50 items a pieces. This will help me to clear out my supplies in, hmmm, maybe 100 years? LOL

I do really love pieces like this. The first time I saw a statement/charm necklace on etsy, I was like wow! Love!

I just hope people will love mine :)

50 Things - Gold tone Available Here

Entomology -Now In the shop!

Entomology- The study of insects.

 

 Glass slide pendant with pictures of insects on the front and a lovely script on the back. Handmade and antiqued by me. 

Created with Glass swirl beads, carved wooden beads, black and white bone beads, black glass beads, recycled Sari silk, handmade and hand antiqued brass bead caps and brass wire.

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New Shops, New Blog, New Email Addys, New Everything!

Welcome to my new blog! When I started making jewelry in 2007, I opened my first shop on Etsy called Designs By Debi. My techniques and things I like have changed since then. I've been considering for a long time opening a new shop to separate the two design types. Also, the web site Designs By Debi.com was already taken. So when I went to renew my godaddy account for my bead shop Sweet Georgia Beads, I took the plunge and registered a new domain for Prolific Adornments. I also opened an Etsy Shop and an Artfire shop under the same name. Well, having a problem with the Etsy shop...I did the registration but have yet to get a confirmation notice and I started trying last night. Hopefully they will get it sorted out today.