Open House?

I am trying to decide if I should have a small open house yet before Christmas.  I have a few people interested in seeing what I have but don't want to do it if no one will show up.  Hmm, what to do?? This is where you come in.  If you are interested, please leave me a comment.  It would probably be next Sunday afternoon and possibly in Birch Bay.  Please let me know if you have some Christmas gifts to buy yet, or maybe need a little something for yourself to wear to all those Christmas parties.

Ornaments

With the cold weather outside I have been inspired to make some Christmas ornaments. Unfortunatly, I am having issues uploading pictures, so go to my facebook page and check out the pictures.  Remember, with Christmas coming, if you need any gifts, give me a shout!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

I'm Back!

Wow, it's been awhile.  I still can't believe how fast summer went.  Then with school starting back up that means that I'm back to work, so my time for Emery Bay is a little more limited.  But, with that said I have had a little time to make up something.  This summer I made a trip to my favorite beach and for the first time I found RED!  And not just 1 red, 3 reds!  I was so excited!  Finally I was able to find some time to make something with one, now what to do with the other two??

I know it has been a while.  I can't believe that summer is almost over!  I've got my last show this Thursday evening.  I will be at the Gardener's Market, this is your last opportunity this summer to check my stuff out.  Please come and see me.

Door Mats

One of the projects I've been working on is rock door mats.  What do you think?

Cabinet Knobs

One of the projects that I've been working on is cabinet knobs.  Want to change up the look in your bathroom, or maybe you have a cabinet or dresser that could use a new look.  Check out these knobs, it just might be what you are looking for.

Time keeps slipping away...

I keep thinking that I've got to blog, but before I know it, another day is over.  I've been keeping busy making new things.  I didn't get a chance to get any good pictures, so sorry, it's a pictureless blog this time.  I will be at the Gardener's Market again tomorrow night, Thursday, July1st.  It's from 6:30-8:30.  Come and check it out.  I've got some new and improved cabinet knobs, picture frames and of course lots of necklaces.  I was hoping to get some other things made, but they will be available soon!  Come check out the Gardener's Market and stop by and say hi!

The Gardener's Market

Hope to see you tonight!

A quick note.

I know it has been awhile.  With the school year ending, I've been a little busy.  I have gotten some jewelry done, trying to replenish my supply after Mother's Day.  I don't have any pictures today, hopefully soon.  Just wanted to give you a heads up that I will be at the Gardener's Market on Thursday evening, so mark it on your calendar.  I will make another post before then with all the info.

Our Adventure

There is a place near Port Townsend that I have been wanting to go to for a long time.  It is known to the locals as Glass Beach. Many years ago, this area was the town dump.  It has cliffs along the beach and the garbage was dumped over the cliff, which now makes for lots of seaglass. It is a 3-4 mile walk on the beach from North Beach.  I was up for the challenge, but then we checked the tides and ferry schedule and things didn't quite work right for us.  So Scott suggested that we hop aboard the boat and drive it right up to the beach.  So the adveture began.  We launched the boat, Scott, Tanner and I, and we were off.  Our plan worked out perfectly and we had a great day at the beach.

Shortly after arriving I explained to Tanner that at this beach people occasionally find marbles.  I told him that I would give him $5 if he found one.  He was determined to find one! We searched for quite a while coming up with lots of seaglass, but no marbles. Scott and Tanner went up the beach in the boat and we decided we would walk and meet eachother. After a while of looking I looked up and saw Tanner running towards me, I knew he must have found something good. This is what he found. He definetly earned his $5.

We had a great time and found lots of glass, so now I am ready to get busy.

A Basket for Cash

Cash is just a little guy, 18 months old, who was diagnosed with a PNET Tumor in his brain stem. I can not even imagine what it would be like to go through something like that. There has definetly been many prayers for this family and will definetly be many more. To read about Cash's story, check out his blog here. There is going to be an auction on May 21st to raise money to help the Parriera's with all the medical expenses.  I will be gone the weekend of the auction, but I've decided to donate a basket to the auction. With the help of my mom this is what we made. The frame will hopefully be filled with a picture of Cash before the auction (Thanks Jodi!)

 If you are interested in attending the auction or donating to the Parriera's, check out the Caring for Cash website. Please continue to pray for this family, and for those of you who are attending the auction, have fun and happy bidding!

Busy, Busy, Busy

It has been a busy week around here.  I've had many people getting Mother's Day gifts and I'm trying to stay on top of making more so everyone has a good variety to pick from.  I've still got lots of stuff so if you are looking for that special gift for that special mom just let me know.  Here's a few that I made today.

I'm also still trying to get a gallery going.  If you look over to the right you will see where you can find some items that I have.  So far I just have frames on there, necklaces should be coming soon (possibly before the night is over), and also stay tuned for more items.

Gearing up for Mother's Day

I thought I better stock up for Mother's Day. Here's a few things that I've started on.

A new look

Well, I've done a little updating.  I haven't gotten the gallery all set up yet, but it should be up soon.  Feel free to take a look around and let me know what you think. 

Here's a couple photos of what I was up to over spring break.  My prized find, you should have seen the excitement when I found this one, the best piece I have EVER found, and I found it on the beach that I spend the most time at (right in front of my parents condo)! It's amazing!

Now here's a photo of something I've been playing around with.  I bought the flower at a local bead show and added my own personal flare.

Thanks for looking!

One of my favorite colors is the lime green.  It's not as common to find as other greens, but I do find a fair amount of it.  I really like how this one turned out, the lime green is a great contrast against the dark brown.

This week my mom came across 2 bags with beach glass in them.  I'm thinking that they are from one of our trips to Sucia Island this summer.  I remember finding some of the pieces, some how they got put away and forgotten.  What a great surprise, look what was in there (and this is only the jewelry keepers)...

...check out that big blue one, oh what to do with that one...

Jadite

I found this piece of glass at the beach below Deception Pass.

Jadite is a type of glass that comes in a variety of pale milky green colors, resembling the color of the jade jem.  Jadite is a trademarked name that was originally given to a specific color of uranium glass.  You may recognize this color because it has become very popular and there are many reproductions.  Jadite was made popular in the 1920's and 30's, by the Jeanette Glass Company.  It was an inexpensive Depression Era glassware.  After doing some research, I found out that uranium glass has been made since the 1830's, with the Jadite version arriving in the early 1900's.  Uranium glass glows under a blacklight and also registers a slight radioactivity when tested with a Geiger Counter.  Not all Jadite was made with uranium glass, but I just might have to check out if this piece was.  Anyone got a blacklight?

A new twist on an old favorite.

My most popular necklaces so far have been the glass with the silver rings.  Well, I've expanded a little on that idea.  What do you think?

This weekend we had a wonderful weekend.  We spent it out at the bay.  Here is some of the seaglass that we found.  We found alot, this picture is of the seaglass that I thought that I could use in jewelry, all the other ones get put into my mom's glass fish in the condo. Thanks to my mom and Mariisa for scavanging the beaches with me, your necklaces will be made soon.

My Favorite

This is my absolute favorite necklace.  The necklaces with the rings are always a popular pick, and the browns always tend to go with a lot in my closet.

Some new creations

I had a request for a blue necklace, stacked, with a ring.  I made a few new ones to give her some options, so here there are...

I got some new squares, but they are a little smaller than I expected, but I really liked the final product.

...and here is the one she picked...

Enjoy Mariisa (Happy Valentine's)!!

A little history on Lavender SeaGlass

Occasionally when combing the beaches I come across a lavender piece of glass.  Wondering what the lavender glass would be from I decided to do some investigating.  Lavender seaglass has quite an interesting history to it.  I found out that the lavender glass dates back to WWI.  There is a chemical that is used in glass to make it clear (pure glass has a greenish tint to it, similar to the old coke bottles), and this chemical came from Germany.  When the war broke out, there became a shortage, due to being at war with Germany.  So they began using a different chemical.  The glass with this new chemical in it turns to a lavender color over a period of time.  Pretty cool to think that the lavender glass dates that far back, isn't it?

A Special Request

When asked to make some wine tags, I got a special request.  She loved the starfish charm, and she loves pink.  So when asked if I could make a pink one just for her, I was definetly up to it.  Here's how they turned out.

Brilliant Blues

Just before Christmas a coworker gave me a bag of beachglass.  It was some that she found in her daughters room and asked if I would make something with it.  I made 3 different pendants, and she gave them to her daughter for Christmas.  When I returned to work after Christmas break, she gave me another small bag of beachglass.  He daughter loved her necklaces and she wants one to give to her friend, so they went beachcombing to find some more glass.  In this bag there was 3 small pieces of blue, along with some other beachglass.  I don't think she expected me to be able to use those pieces, actually I wasn't sure I could either.  I was able to drill them and look how it turned out.  Hope you like it Kirstin!

Larrabee

On Sunday I insisted that we needed to get out and do something.  I let Scott pick, and he made a good choice. We packed up some sandwiches and headed to Larrabee.  After doing some climbing on the rocks we made our way down to the beach.  It was a successful beachcombing day.  I love it when the kids get involved.  Now it is time do some creating...