I also started the line of hair accessories, something I never made before.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
5 months!
I also started the line of hair accessories, something I never made before.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Glass Fusing class
Last week was a last day of my glass fusing class. I took it out of curiosity and because it matched my kids class schedule. They were in class learning about arctic animals and tsunamis and I was in class cutting glass two doors down - it was perfect!

Over the course of 8 classes I made over 30 pieces of full fused and tack fused glass, most of which I must define as unsuccessful. There are a lot of things to consider when you fuse glass and it is not as easy as one might think. There is the design - cutting is hard!!!:), there is color of the glass which might change in a kiln, there is the thickness of your glass. In full fusing your piece will always end up quoter inch thick, so when you lay 2 or 3 pieces on the top of each other consider the expansion because if the stack is thicker then quoter inch you might end up with a coaster instead of a pendant. There is a temperature control in a kiln which was in the instructor hands. She did a great job, but some pieces still had bubbles or scummed surface. Also I made a mistake of not buying my own glass and I didn't have many choices using the instructor bought glass. She invested in a lot of beautiful dichroic pieces but left out the solid colored ones.
Here are posted the pieces I am happy with, some of them will make pendants. Full fuse. Tack fuse. My first wire wrapping work. I have never done it before and did it in class on the piece that I don't like. This pendant is an experiment and is not considered wearable. I just want to post a picture for a record:)
Summer wreath
This week I finally got to making a summer wreath for our friends. I never made such a big one before, but promise is a promise! Neat picker that I am I spent 5 hours putting it together with wire and hot glue after 3 trips to the craft store, because the flowers just didn't quite work together first 2 times:) I am thrilled with the way it turned out and I really hope that the person whose front door this wreath is to decorate will share my excitement!
4 months!!!
My Etsy shop StudioElenus crossed 4 month mark 3 days ago! Amazing thing is the realization that every month the amount of things to learn doesn't get smaller, it grows. I face the necessity to reinvent my product and that is what I am working on right now! I am getting ready to launch a super exciting new vintage inspired collection at the end of March!!! Over 30 original, trendy items are coming into my shop! I even excited myself about it and making at least 4 items to treat my jewelry box:)
As I am getting ready for this big event, I moved nearly half of my items into the SALE section! Beautiful jewelry, great prices!!! Here are some of the discounted designs..JPG)
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I am really looking forward to this fifth month on Etsy, I have a feeling it is going to be fantastic!
As I am getting ready for this big event, I moved nearly half of my items into the SALE section! Beautiful jewelry, great prices!!! Here are some of the discounted designs.
I am really looking forward to this fifth month on Etsy, I have a feeling it is going to be fantastic!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Picture taking
Most of the work on my shop I do in the evening after my kids go to sleep.
I design jewelry, pack sold orders, communicate on and of Etsy and plan out tomorrows after the sunset and only one thing I have to do during the daytime - take pictures. I need natural light for that and so my kids are forced to share their mommy with her passion:) Since they like to do everything that I do very often they want to take pictures too. They bring their v-tech cameras and we start shooting together:) Moments like this make working from home all worth it!
White snowman? Never!
When I finished we built a snowman and then... painted it with kids watercolors!
Lizard
It's sad for me to realize that there are much more things that I can make for my daughter then I can make for my son. I can't make a necklace or a bow for him and I see Marco's disappointment every time I pull out a handmade hair clip for his sister. Yesterday, after making all these bows for Bella I was determined to come up with something for my son and I did. I found his latest drawing of a lizard and sewed my version of it out of green felt. As soon as I took a needle in my hands I understood how much I missed stitching, I had a blast making this insanely cute creepy crawler!
Marco played with his lizard all morning and I think today Bella felt jealous, because she asked me to stitch a doll that looks like one of her doodled princesses. One more project is lined up:)
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