The poor kitty that can’t sleep because I take too many pictures..

(zzzz)

Sometimes it’s so cold, I wrap myself on a blanket and only take my hands out to file …

That is the crazy fog that we have these days.. it’s sooo cold during the day with a bit of rain and nights are just so terrible, you can find me with socks up  to my knees, sweat pants, a sweater I have that seems to be taken from one of the “Golden Girls” and sometimes a knitted hat.

I can’t stand cold weather and when I come out of the house I come out looking like a guerrillera o zapatista.

Maybe not the most flattering look but it keeps me warm

I got some things to show you today… I made a ring for a very special friend of mine :

I like the look of the pearls against the  oxidized flowers, this ring is one piece the back of it was soldered to keep the 2 separate bands in place.. I think is very sweet.

Then I made another of the “Reminder ” Pendants, this one for Magic.

You can see more pictures and more about his pendant over here

These 2 rings that I had to save from the hands of  my best friend saying ” Oh, no wait till you see the one I’m making you for xmas” *Cough* :

The Sakura ring made with little cherry blossom flowers, this ring was going to be oxidized to highlight the detail of the flowers but decided to polish it as much as I could…

Then this custom order that just came out sooo pretty! that last night I started to make some more following the same design.

I have 23 small  turquoises around this size , so I decided is time to do something with them, this weekend I should be able to finish them

Oh and last but not least!

 

This little one for my mom just because

The other day she mentioned the other day how she likes the red/turquoise contrast:

SO this is what I’ve been up to spending the winter locked under a bunch of scarfs.

 

The midnight picture and the chopped finger…

It’s 12:43am right now..

You: ” Shouldn’t you be sleeping woman???”

I know but well I mentioned earlier I had 1000 things to do and doing 1000 things to do keeps me up until midnight and sometimes longer..

Today I was working on all orders I had in and outside of Etsy the mission was to finish each and every one of those today in one setting.. so I can take the rest of the week to focus on new things.

So as I work on this ring, I think I might have yawn while cutting a very little piece and PUM! Adieu my dear finger.. it was nice to have you with me.. I see the blood.. I think is time to stop, clean it , wrap it, grab a bit of juice and come turn off the music and computer..

But ended up thinking how this is, and some people I know think I sip tea and talk pearls all day SOOO  I give you the real  midnight non edited evidence of my small accident and my crazy tired woman from the mountain with a nest for  hair picture  :

 

 

I work and I’m off to sleep right as soon as I click publish.. feeling good and accomplished EVERYTHING is done!

Gnite!

Making new jewelry and feeling good..

 

 

All found in the shop right now!

 

Today looks like a great day.. have to do 1000 things but I still think I will have a bit of time to make some new things..

I am very happy with that last batch I started the “Reminder”  line which I was talking about a few posts ago to include a small note in my handwriting..as a reminder to ourselves or for someone else to see and maybe get the message they needed at that particular time.can’t wait to make some more. I have a ring I want to make today with the word “Magic” and labradorite

Can’t blog much today, some days I think is best to turn off the computer, it’s really the only way to get things done. If not I find myself trapped in websites reading 

SO I leave you with a song……

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
Would you hear my voice come thru the music,
Would you hold it near as it were your own?

It’s a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken,
Perhaps they’re better left unsung.
I don’t know, don’t really care
Let there be songs to fill the air.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow.

Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
If your cup is full may it be again,
Let it be known there is a fountain,
That was not made by the hands of men.

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone.

Until tomorrow then

Ohhh do you have any of those extra sensitive days?????

This song, I woke up , first thing I do is put music on and this comes up and just last night I had a talk  with someone about how I can sometimes be shy (no ONE believes me that I could be extremely shy when it comes to say certain things) I just look around and stutter and when trying to give a compliment I go over the branches and explain my compliment before actually saying it then when I hear this song it is pretty clear why, and how a lot of people don’t understand me , why I do what I do , why I say what I say but believe me there is a reason behind it all…We spoke about living alone, about how one thing is being lonely the other is being alone.. a totally different thing.

It’s so great to talk to someone and know this person is not judging, that accepts YOU entirely with flaws, everything you have and don’t and  it’s just there supporting you holding you up..

It’s so beautiful..

And it’s so funny how sometimes we have a ton of music, several playlist but in the right time certain songs, images , a someone in the street comes over  and tells you something and PUM!! it just clicks

It’s  like small messages and signs.

Very very veryyyyy….

Made for the girl behind this blog http://spontaneousthanks.blogspot.com .. so good reminds us to be grateful for everyday things.. we are lucky to be were we are, with what we have at this time and place

This was a bit of an experiment I wanted to make her something so I thought of  grabbing a stone and making the back of it engraved with “Grateful” but since I don’t have a machine for that I was thinking what to do.. I don’t stamp.. nothing against it I just for some reason don’t stamp letters on metal..

So I was thinking how to do it and I wrote it down and I said to myself ” I wonder if I could cut this..” SO I wrote it in the metal and went for it.. this is my first go..

Now all I have to do is improve my hand writing

I want one that says “dreaming”.. maybe one that says “living”, don’t know any ideas are welcomed! Maybe I’ll do a whole quote..

For now I’m happy with these little charms can be worn as a pendant or a bracelet

She liked it and put it on straight away(which is always a great thing)  sooo I’m very very happy

Have a great weekend!

Friday 13th has a different meaning for me…

“Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed. “It’s been estimated that [US]$800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day”

This is crazy…  I don’t really believe much in it , everyday is what we make it..but every friday the 13th my friend Don comes to mind.

We haven’t seen each other in a while because he had to move out of CR to pursue his art,every Friday 13th I remember him and every time something falls in 13 I remember him too.

Right now he and I are working on a jewelry project together he is based in SF and does several expositions there he makes beautiful paintings .. you should check out his site

I just made him this little present:

 

Big turquoises,pearls, stars, new work …. Ohhh Xmas season it’s on.

These last weeks have been all about custom orders..

I am sooo happy people are getting ready for Christmas early and it’s just such a nice feeling to know a person chose something I made thinking of a special person.

I have to begin with this one, made for one of my favorite customers..

Such a beautiful stone with freswater pearls and for the back of it she wanted stars.. so I made this and it looks like the stars going to the planets on the side . She can wear it either way ..

I’m so in love with this pendant that I really want to make me a similar one,  I have several big pieces of turquoise .. She also got this ring with amethyst, flowers and pearls.

There’s 2 tiny balls of silver on each side of the stone, this ring gives the effect of stacked rings but it’s just one piece.

Then I had to make a little twist set :

Oh and these huuuge pearl posts.. 12mm. For earrings like these is better to make handmade earring backs so they are more confortable and can hold the weight of the front..

Look at the difference between the posts bought in a store and the handmade ones..

 

I am done now with all the custom orders for the week so I have a little time off  aside from the Etsy orders to start making Christmas gifts for my relatives.. I have a HUGE family and this year I’m spending Xmas with them so well everything from Grandmas, aunts, wifes of my uncles, friends it’s a lot so I’m starting earlier

I made this little pinky ring to list sometime this weekend.. turquoise and garnet in a pretty small hammered band. It has kind of an Artisan feel, the alst time I went to Guatemala I kept seeing tiny sterling balls everywhere and people pretty much work and try to adorn the sides of the stones.. giving it a very rustic feel.

Now I’m off to get some coofeeeeee and take the rest of my afternoon off!!

On Inspiration…

Making complicated rings and an urge to eat Fritos for lunch…

6:30am: Wake up, stretch  attempt to get up , fail and curl back to bed.

7:00am : Get up in a rush, get ready in a rush and start the day

8:00am to 1pm :

Form:

(This was filed and is not so ugly looking )

Make the band for the ring..

Oh and file… fileeee… then file some more…

Solder, get burned, shape, smile when it has the shape I had in my head…

2 pm: Lunch

2:something to 6:00pm: Errands and shopping

6: something on.. : Get home take my shoes off, have a huge bowl of  Ice cream in the couch , answered some emails , a little chat with some friends and passed out..

This ring I’m making it’s going to take a while for me to show you the result but it’s going to be veryyyyy elaborated, it’s a pond… the ring is a pond with leafs,swans water everything . I’ll show you in about a week or 2 when I’m done.

G’nite!