tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27718476423129429642024-02-22T11:08:24.938-05:00Jamberrysong's CreationsJewelry design, arts and crafts, writingsjamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-72176765079592720562012-01-31T08:20:00.001-05:002012-01-31T08:20:00.527-05:00Oh, dear...Well, I was a bit wrong.
My fiance's grandmother passed away last night. It was not unexpected; her health has been deteriorating for a while. But it was sudden, and I am very, very sad.
But I shall be away only a week this time, not months. I promise.
Thank you for the well wishes. You people are beautiful. <3jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-34158084390490186102012-01-30T03:48:00.000-05:002012-01-30T03:48:25.457-05:00Hello,I have missed you!
We have run the gauntlet, but I think things are finally starting to look up. I have a job again. We did not lose the house.
It has been months since I made any jewelry. This is a sad thing.
I would like to get back into it.
I hope you are all well.
All my love. <3
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Pretty pink opaline glass beads and seed beads
Although I am really not a "pink" person, something about these interesting beads kept drawing me back to them. Probably part of it is that I really love opaline glass. Patty got some of these seed beads jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-27169269589034851662011-07-19T08:30:00.003-04:002011-07-19T08:30:01.645-04:00Tickle Me Tuesday: Recaps, oh my!What's tickling me this Tuesday? I'm still so happy I got to meet up with Patty in Connecticut at the beginning of July. :3 We went to Sugarbeads again (really, I could just live there among all those pretties...), but Patty brought out a huge surprise for me. A package!
For those of you who don't know, Patty is an extremely talented lady---not just with beads, but with paper, decorating, and jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-3759139507727653252011-07-18T16:57:00.000-04:002011-07-18T16:57:01.785-04:00Little updateI really didn't mean to be away so long. My computer got a bad virus and half the hard drive was wiped. I managed to save almost everything, but still, it's a horrible frustration. Now I've got Linux on my machine and it's been quite a challenge trying to relearn how to use this computer.
That's not even the worst of it, though. Things keep happening here, busy things, sad things. Our upstairs jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-63447659405438352802011-07-06T10:15:00.000-04:002011-07-06T10:15:13.120-04:00Bead Table Wednesday!Patty's on my bead table this week. ;D Pictures and updates soon to follow!!
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When I got them home, I dove right in without waiting. How fascinating! It begins with a mysterious jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-17053485260010506312011-07-01T08:30:00.014-04:002011-07-01T08:30:01.632-04:00A tintch of color theory...Working with color can be tricky for even the most seasoned painter. But how about jewelry makers? Most beaders I've met have no fear of mixing and matching some of the most fun color combinations. This is fantastic and I think other kinds of artists can learn a thing or two from them. Nevertheless, I want to share a little bit of color theory that might be a new way to play with color for some jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-4355309858232722812011-06-29T01:33:00.001-04:002011-06-29T01:38:44.359-04:00Bead Table Wednesday - Vintage on the BrainIt's Bead Table Wednesday again! This week, I've sure got some pretties for you. For the last week and a half, my bead table has been covered with vintage treasures just waiting to be repurposed into new treasures.
You know we moved recently. You may also remember from this post that the nearest city---though it's not very big---is full of old, old money. A lot of lovely pieces make their way jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-32746330302911442612011-06-27T18:52:00.000-04:002011-06-27T18:52:25.396-04:00Catching UpToday I'm playing the catch-up game on everything I've missed over the last week and a half. I'd love to take this opportunity to share a bunch of the blogs that I regularly frequent.
My Life Under the Bus
Crystal Clear
Crafty Hope
Miss Val's Creations
M's Place
Therese's Treasures
Pretty Things
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Such beautiful, talented people in the blog sphere! <3 <jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-49879873701287424642011-06-25T18:57:00.001-04:002011-06-25T18:57:32.032-04:00Niagara Falls Art and Music FestivalSorry for the radio silence! I've been so busy building up inventory and getting ready for this show, I can't believe how many days have gone by. Goodness... But I wanted to pop on real quick to say hello and share some of the excitement!
The weather is not the most cooperative this weekend; especially the wind! That's why my table cloth is all messed up in the picture. Otherwise, everything isjamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-41074915947277579732011-06-17T08:30:00.003-04:002011-06-17T08:30:00.537-04:00Book Review: Mod KnotsThere's a tiny bookstore not too far from our old apartment. It's tucked into a dowdy old brick building that was a factory during the first few decades of the 20th century. The selection is not grand by any stretch of the imagination; they only have a single table for their craft section. But, once in a while, we get lucky and find something awesome. The last time I was there, I was browsing thejamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-36364782141317785552011-06-16T20:03:00.001-04:002011-06-16T20:04:41.244-04:00New pieces, new picsI'm not going to be around this weekend because of shows (so excited!), but I do have a book review coming up for you folks. (That is, if Blogger behaves itself...) I've been working up a storm to get ready, finishing pieces up and organizing things.
These are going to be displayed on my table, so the pictures are really more for documentation than anything. I've been so lazy with jewelry jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-67810071622020905412011-06-13T13:31:00.000-04:002011-06-13T13:31:04.997-04:00Been a Busy BeeI've got shows coming up this weekend and next, and we're still in the process of moving. Ugh! So I've been working around the clock. There's still so much to get done, though.
Some projects are finished now. You'll recognize bits of these from my Bead Table Wednesday post a couple of weeks ago.
I don't usually go in for the New Age stuff too often, but once in a while a piece justjamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-69380595928596471272011-06-11T14:40:00.002-04:002011-06-11T15:02:48.658-04:00Mid-Monthly Challenge and Hop REVEAL!Update: I received an email from Judy, and she had a bit of a scheduling conflict, so she is going to share her piece tomorrow. :)
This was scheduled to auto-post at 8:30 this morning, and it did not. I'm hoping this is the last of my disappearing emails and no-show posts. XD
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If you remember, we started a challenge and my first blog hop. Well, today is the reveal day!
Herejamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-80717967496928224992011-06-07T08:30:00.002-04:002011-06-07T08:30:02.744-04:00ViaU! Tips for Photographing Silver JewelryJewelry can be so difficult to photograph well, something Etsy and jewelry blogs everywhere can attest to. I know I still have LOTS of room for improvement. So I wanted to share this fantastic article with all of you. While the article focuses on silver, really, the technique can be used to better photograph any kind of jewelry. All you really need is pieces of cardboard and some tin foil. I'm jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-81868015417714258982011-06-06T09:00:00.003-04:002011-06-06T09:00:14.864-04:00Monday MusingsIt wasn't a terribly productive weekend for me. I did an overhaul of my family's farm blog, which I think only I am interested in, so it has become my adopted project. Hahah! Today there's a recipe (sort of) and yesterday there was a lovely quotation from Thoreau's Walden; if you scroll down a little, there are the pictures of baby turkeys and goats I promised last week! They are so freakin' jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-55261048881383283812011-06-03T13:01:00.000-04:002011-06-03T13:01:22.285-04:00Oops! Margie and MeAh, I completely missed the reveal date for the Margie and Me Challenge over at La Bella Joya. Hahahaha! Oh, boy. :D What's really silly is that I had my pieces done two weeks before the deadline, and the pictures all taken and everything. I really need to set up a calendar or noteboard or something. At any rate, it's probably better late than never, so here we go!
This was my favorite of the jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-53058198135711979432011-06-02T06:05:00.000-04:002011-06-02T06:05:55.813-04:00Thursday is for Trying Something New?I promised pictures from Sacket's Harbor, NY! I didn't take very many (shocking, I know), so figured why not try something new for a change? I've only ever scrapbooked once before, so forgive me if this looks a little silly!
Who knew there were kits to do digital scrapbooking?!
You can click on it to make it larger. :) I used the "Home of the Brave" kit and a kit called "Pacific Coast jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-55368674824202201312011-06-01T11:50:00.003-04:002011-06-01T12:10:44.182-04:00Bead Table Wednesday (And a little Tickle Me)Eep! I'm late getting my post up this week, and completely missed 'Tickle Me Tuesday" yesterday. XD What's tickling me this week is baby birds.
It's sad but, unfortunately, not all the babies make it. :( Josh Pyke wrote a beautiful song about this:
My bead table is a mess of partly finished projects, some in better state than others. You'll see bits of my electro-chemical etching supplies, jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-83831842441167371642011-05-29T15:24:00.000-04:002011-05-29T15:24:02.166-04:00Review: Mixed Media with Jean CampbellFor a limited time, Interweave Press and Beading Daily are offering the downloadable video, Mixed Media: Personalized Jewelry - Capturing Memories in Handmade Detail with Jean Campbell for just $0.10.
I was a bit skeptical about jewelry-making videos. I'm not someone who watches the television very often, if at all (we haven't had cable for four years), and when I put a video in I don't usuallyjamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-49261994093041966912011-05-28T15:20:00.002-04:002011-05-28T15:22:46.526-04:00Taking a break
While the weather is not so great outside, I'm in and enjoying a little repose while I wait for projects to set, dry, and cure. Had some tea and took a nice shower with a fabulous chamomile and lavender soap, which did wonders for these muscles that I've been abusing lately. Most of the gardens are planted, now, though; we're making plans for a mushroom patch and just put in the broccoli and jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-74785919821850114702011-05-27T03:56:00.001-04:002011-05-27T03:58:49.055-04:00Things!Because of a silly negligence on my part, the Mid-Monthly Themed Challenge Hop reveal date is postponed until Saturday, June 11th! Sorry about that, folks. This is definitely a learning experience for me! XD I'll post another reminder when there's a week to go. You folks are so nice and understanding!
The other thing I wanted to share with you concerns a cryptic email I received yesterday. It jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-5860061150851386572011-05-26T08:30:00.005-04:002011-05-26T08:30:01.820-04:00Massive Art Bead Scene Giveaway!!Art Bead Scene is offering the biggest giveaway I've ever seen, and it's chock full of AMAZING things. Whoever wins is going to be the luckiest person in the world... at least for a while. XD
This is just one sampling out of DOZENS. I'm not even joking.
At any rate, there are three ways you can enter the giveaway. To participate and claim your chances to win, just visit their blog post jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2771847642312942964.post-71506278935800442932011-05-25T12:14:00.001-04:002011-05-27T22:17:48.167-04:00Mid-Monthly Challenge HopRemember our announcement earlier this month about a music-themed challenge and blog hop? The reveal day, May 31st, is less than a week away!
Here are the fun brave folks who are participating!
Patty from My Life Under the Bus
Karen from BeadDelirium
Judy from ThreeRedBeads
Therese from Therese's Treasures
Jamberrysong's Creations
Because a lot of folks are more visual, I've thrown together jamberry_songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551216078910839820noreply@blogger.com1