A Slight Earring Frenzy

I guess it's sort of obvious at this point that I've become the slightest bit addicted to making earrings. Can you blame me? I wore the same gauges for over five years and now that I've taken them out and have normal earring holes again I am crazy for (and very picky about) the earrings I choose to wear. I've been itching for weeks to make button earrings for myself and also to put on my etsy shop, so here's what I ended up doing...

I'm a little upset that they haven't gotten very many views on etsy yet but at the same time I'm happy to be wearing my own personal pairs. It's only a matter of time before these are the new thing, right? Since you've read this far, you might as well just take a look! 

Haven't made one of these in awhile..

Hello all! It's been awhile since I've updated, I know. Bizarre as it may seem, I've been really wrapped up in the Casey Anthony murder trial as well as slaving away at Starbucks.. so much for enjoying the summer weather!

Anyway, When I went to Michigan in the beginning of May, Kottie and I planned to each make a book. Of course this never happened while I was there because we were frolicking around having a good time, but I ended up taking the supplies home (thanks again Kottie!) and I finally sat down this week and put this book together. It has thirty-eight pages of double-sided gridded paper in teal and purple.

It was supposed to be a gift for mother's day, finished just in time for father's day. Oh, life.

Packaging!

Yesterday I worked on some simple packaging for my chainsaw earrings that are to be sold at Northeastern Arborist Supply. Just wanted to show off the finished product before they start flying off the shelves!

My contact information appears on the back side, just in case the tree guys are also interested in browsing or obtaining some good illustration.

Shrinky dink-a-thon

I've been a little on the lazy side lately when it comes to posting all the jewelry I've been making, so here it is all at once on this gloomy Sunday afternoon.

These are a pair of Russian nesting dolls that I was experimenting with to make into dangle earrings last month.

They came out cute as anything, but unfortunately the red pen I had used to accent the details didn't bake well and ended up smudging when touched. There will be more of these for sure as soon as I can find a good alternate for the messy pen.

 These are a pair of hibiscus pieces that I made into post earrings for mother's day. Mom loved them, in case you were wondering.

I had been thinking about making this particular pair of earrings for awhile...

Tiny tree post earrings.

They came out alright, but I'd like to make them more eye-catching before I go any further with them.

Here are eight pairs of chainsaw earrings that I made specifically to sell at Northeastern Arborist Supply. This picture shows four of the baked pairs and four of the unbaked...

The baking process is still always interesting to me.

The bunch includes Stihl orange, magenta, glimmering gold, powder blue, and forest green chainsaws.

I still need to make a stand for all of these chainsaw earrings to live in, and the sooner the better so I can see how they do in the store! 

The Penguin and the Pickle

Here is my latest little doodle, the penguin and the pickle, inspired by Cindy Ward who loves each subject equally.

WORDS 74

I just got the exciting news that one of my short memoirs titled "The Birds" is going to be published in WORDS 74, due out this coming fall.

The story is about a friend and I at a young age hatching three eggs that we found in a nearby birds' nest. It's a rather sad memory but makes for an interesting read (if I do say so myself). As an animal lover and true grudge-holder, it's something that I regret to this very day and am still slowly learning to live with.

I'll be sure to let you all know when it is finally published and ready to read!

Mustaches for the Ladies

This past week when I traveled to Michigan to visit Kottie, I surprised her with a pair of dangly mustache earrings that I made specially for her. Now that she's seen them, you all can as well.

(And here is a rare photograph of the shrinking process,

they usually come out icky but this one can pass)

I will definitely be making a pair or two of these to sell on Etsy very soon, I'll keep you posted.