Almost Wordless Wednesday

"Almond Blossom" is inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's painting of the same name... The painting was this months ABS challenge...

Then I got talked into putting a piece into the ISGB's Rites of Spring Auction on Ebay... will put up a link to the actual auction and an image of the full piece once the auction starts!

Oops I just realized that it's Thursday today... so I guess my title should read Somewhat Wordy and Almost Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday...

Winter Wonderland

New Tree Bead....

Almost Wordless Wednesday OK it's Thursday... I'm a day late!

I'm still on my quest for the perfect tree... this is Tuesdays and Wednesdays beads.. Monday's broke after I stuck my finger in the flame looking for a clear stringer.... (finger will recover bead won't!)

Wordless Wednesday (almost)

This is yesterdays tree bead.. Yes they are getting better... I used Lauscha olive green on the bottom... I have a green enamel that is exactly the same colour so I was able to cover up my mucky tree trunk! At the moment the bead is a plant poke... we are hoping that that will not be a permanent affliction!

Almost Wordless Wednesday... a day late

Well I'm back.... the workshop in Ottawa was wonderful.... I actually did sell a few beads in the Starving Artists SSSH sale ... if you missed the sale too bad the beads are all back up to full price...

Here's a bead that I made Monday after I got home from Ana's class... the tree is marginal but I love the background, & the shape needs some work!

Never got the picture uploaded so here it is a day late .... the dramatic 'windblown' one on the left is from the workshop the one on the right I did on Monday...

Cupid finds a Heart

Cupid finds a Heart is my latest listing on Etsy... Looking at this bead I'm not really sure that Cupid has found his heart.. He's got one heart the one he is 'living' o, but he appears to be trying to get round the bead to see if there really is another heart hidden on the back...

Both Cupid & the heart are little copper cutouts... I use the small craft punches for scrapbookers... unfortunately most of the available punches are way too big... and they seem to be getting bigger! This is a white heart that has copper cutouts think the copper is about 28 gauge sheet and then is decorated with Thompson enamels ...

I did a quick search on cupid and it turn's out that there are actually two cupid's in mythology one is a lively youth who delights in pranks and spreading love. The other is know known for his riotous debauchery. Somehow I think we've combined the two into our modern day interpretation of Cupid...

However you want to interpret Cupid... he does seem to be a represntative of Modern Day Valentine's day ...