More Button Jewelry

Button Bracelet

White and Gold Button Bracelet


Button Necklace

Cream and Gold Button Necklace

Button Bracelets and Necklace

Look at the bracelets and necklace created from buttons. A few weeks ago my friend asked me if I would like some buttons. Of course, I said yes. There is something inside of me that loves buttons, maybe it comes from my early days when sewing was my passion or maybe it was from looking through button jars at my grandmothers house. I don't know what it is, but there is just something intoxicating about buttons. Campfire will be using the extra buttons at summer camp for incentives. Today has been fun, creating something different from my clay creations. Now don't get me wrong, my mind was wandering off to clay land while I was making my button creations, thinking about ways to incorporate the two. I'll put it on my bucket list.

Metalsmith Workshop with Linda Peterson

If you haven't checked out Craftechuniversity, you need to now. Look at this new class by Linda Peterson. All of the details about this class can be found at http://www.craftechuniversity.com/. These classes are interactive. Space is limited, so don't delay.

You've Got Mail!

A little ghostly surprise in the mail today.

Mixing Metals and Polymer

My favorite metal and polymer pendant.

Cuff Bracelet

Polymer Bead and Metal Ring

Breast Cancer Awareness

Pins made to support a friend walking in September 2010.

Day 3 and 4 - Road Trip 2010

After a day without internet, we are finally connected. Below are a couple of photos from our trip yesterday.

We would have stopped to see Klew's shop if I had known her address. Darn! I'll try to stop on our way home to either her shop in Tehachapi or Ridgecrest.

Views from our truck window today, while passing over the mountains near Tehachapi.

A familiar sight as we approach Palm Springs.

Day 2 - Road Trip 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Imagine our surprise this morning when we woke up to snow.

Snow in Yreka, California

Shasta Lake

A view from our truck window.

Is this couple lost?
There really can not be much dinner along side the highway.

Brian and I stopped off in Biggs, CA to visit some friends that we met 23 years ago at Harvest Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. Kristi was just an infant and screaming like crazy while we were setting up our craft booth. I'll never forget our experienced parent neighbors at the show, Jeannie and Terry. As we tried to apologize for our baby that was fussing, however they assured us that once the show started she would settle down. Both Brian and I were shocked to find out that they were right, Kristi did settle down and sleep the entire show. Jeannie and Terry have been great friends ever since. We've participated in many of the same shows over the years, until their show retirement about six years ago. It was great to reconnect with them and catch up on each others lives. How I forgot to get a photo of them, I'll never know.

Now we are resting in Chowchilla, California for the night. Tomorrow Palm Springs, here we come.