Etsy Treasury: Sophisticated by exenia

Thank you to the lovely exenia for featuring the Marina/Zen necklace, no. 4 in this beautiful Treasury!

CLEARANCE 20X20 vintage bir... marygamelin $9.99	Vintage Style Bead Drop Dang... TwistedTrinket... $5.75
Custom made by Martinique Su... Booth325 $23.00	French Nougat - SAMPLER of 8... KettleConfecti... $10.00
30% OFF - Creative Family Tr... CreativeFamily... $150.00	1970s vintage pastel floral ... maefairvintage $20.00
A Bee's Eye View by Eliz... emarshallgalle... $250.00	Screwback robin egg blue gla... MeshnLace $38.00
Field of flowers - Print fro... lagattart $13.00	B O G O / S A L E - Marina/Z... designbycassan... $15.00
the ether twins - ever preci... pixxxiepieandp... $7.00	siouxsane $
Amber, Turquoise Magnesite a... BohemianIce $17.00	Pocket Mirror - Vintage Bird... littlepinkplum $4.00
Dark Gold Velvet Fabric FabricMart $9.40	Lemons, Mushrooms, and Bok C... PicturingJuj $20.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Etsy Treasury: Just Keep Swimming by koothoot

Thanks to koothoot for including the Bondi Beach necklace in this lovely Treasury!

calico goldfish orginal pain... cristantecreat... $100.00	Save A Life - 8x12 Signed Fi... papercraftsbyk $15.00
SEAHORSE Art - Giclee Fine... eastwitching $19.00	SALE 15%. The Original 5in ... LandlockedMerm... $23.50
Vintage 1970s Yellow Butterf... MonDesirVintag... $	Turkish Bath Towel - Cotton ... PESHTEMAL $22.00
Underwater Nebula wheremermaidsl... $10.00	Vintage 1950s Lemon Chiffon ... FoxyBritVintag... $120.00
Fish Sculpture Ribbon Hair C... SAuvigne23 $3.20	Marine Green Brass Octopus SimplyChacha $20.00
surfboard in LBI 8x12 ANJacobsen $25.00	Angler earrings. Fun vintage... minusOne $16.00
Mako shark tooth charm, pend... LesCoquillages $22.00	B O G O / S A L E - Bondi Be... designbycassan... $20.00
Blue Goggles NellieFellow $8.00	Bomboro Tote HeatherRoseStu... $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Fun Links!

Although I haven't been blogging as of much lately, I have been keeping up on interesting stuff on the internet.  Some of these I may follow up on, some of these are just awesome to share.  I find lots of this stuff, so I may do this more than once ... Enjoy!

• These pictures of the mega-sized crystals in Mexico's Naica silver mines are incredible!  Read the first-hand accounts of the gypsem crystals in these caves 900 feet underground, larger than most trees. (Discovery)
• Zach Motl, a theatre major and upcoming interior designer in New York City, manages to fit all of his worldly collections into the 'roomy 178 square feet' of his Brooklyn apartment.  (The New York Times)
• It doesn't have to be the dictionary on the sacrificial slab.  It could be a thesaurus.  All books are equal when it comes to this DIY paper rosette, right?  (Handmadeology)
• Cupcakes don't necessarily incite fear, but people will like you more than if you gave them a bomb.  (Yahoo!)
• A very excellent DIY project for all those soda pop bottles you'll have around in the summer.  (Etsy)

Stay tuned for more fun stuff to share!

Etsy Treasury: Hmmm, Wonder If Anyone Is Having A Sale This Weekend ... by I Did It Myself

Thank you to I Did It Myself Party Printables for promoting the SHOUT! Sale in this clever Treasury!  The SHOUT! discount code will expire at the end of June, so don't delay!  Visit my shop to find out more, and visit these other shops to take advantage of their offers!

Your Wish Ticket, 2 - I Beli... theotherjeanie $45.00	SHOUT Sale Discount Code - S... designbycassan... $1.00
SALE 20% off everything in t... treasures4ewe $0.20	Alphabet Bead Destash emilypickle $3.50
47 Bead Containers Stacking ... ladyhawthorne $10.00	10 items of Digital Bottleca... HeadsUpGirls $20.00
Shop Closing Huge Clearance... JuicySweetDesi... $0.20	CLEARANCE SALE elorath $0.20
HUGE CLEARANCE SALE- By Rose... RosesDesigns $0.20	any style BANNER and AVATAR... pampam84 $0.20
Moving sale 50 percent off e... vintageYv $0.50	AussemGifts $
Free Shipping All Weekend Lo... presleighsmom $0.20	Have Fabric Prices Reduced littlegiggles $0.20
frontporchcraf... $	BOGO Sale PrintcessLisa $0.20

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

deviantART is GO!

Apologies to all, my dear friends ... I've recently found that I have been negligent with my deviantART page and wanted to spend some time on updating it with my favourite and most recent photographs of jewelry, nature, portraits and graphic art design.  I've got a great portfolio happening, I'd love for you to come and stop by!

deviantART is a positive community of artists who share their work for critique and feedback, as well as a chance to sell prints and merchandise of their work.  You can get some of my photographs on magnets, mugs, coasters and postcards ... and lots more!  I've made some great connections and met some fantastic artists of all mediums, and I hope we continue to inspire each other.

Please enjoy the work I've produced, and let me know what you think.  I've got a master plan to build a portfolio to apply to a design school, so be ruthless!  Look for the button above on the left hand side of the blog to take you to the gallery!

Denim Fabric Necklaces

More fun stuff to share!

A big "first off", thank you to everyone for all of your love and support during this transition!  I am incredibly excited and nervous about my new and exciting career as a theatre arts teacher, as I have lots of love and experience to share with today's youth.  I'll be detailing my thoughts and processes on my music and theatre performance blog, The Pursuit.  Theatre touches everyone in many different ways, either as artist or appreciator, and everyone's input is appreciated and more than welcome.  Got ideas for kid's theatre games?  Favourite childhood memories from school plays?  I'll be talking about it all and sharing the joy!

Onward to that fun stuff to share - fabric necklaces!

My best friend, Graham, gave me a pair of his jeans many moons ago, thinking I was going to turn them into a skirt.  It never really got to that process, but I did have lots of fun creating multi-strand fabric necklaces with beads in all sorts of 'organic' materials.  He was a little disappointed, I think - he thought it would be really cool to see his own favourite pair turn into something else of a favourite - but he does give his stamp of approval on them.  He is my best friend, after all; his opinion matters to me! :)  I have loads more of that vintage fabric from those dresses than I know what to do with, and I'm coming up with more and more ideas on how to use it.  Check out what's what so far!

Change has happened!

I apologize for the "dropped-off-the-face-of-the-Earth" absence!  I've missed you all very much, and I'm looking forward to getting back to getting my hands dirty.  

You probably remember a somewhat 'cryptic' post I had put up a little while ago, talking about a "shit-or-get-off-the-pot" change in life.  Well, it's all happening!

I am happy to announce that I am embarking on a fantastic career in teaching youth the craft of theatre arts!  I will be working with Synergy Performing Arts Academy and am excited for the opportunity to help shape young minds in performance arts, something I feel very passionate about and has been a part of my life since I was three apples high myself. 

I'll be documenting this exciting journey on my music and theatre performance blog, The Pursuit, along with some pictures of our production of Shout! The Mod Musical that has just wrapped up.  From one opportunity to another, it's an experience to remember that has helped me push forward!  Thanks to everyone for your support!