Serendipity Scarves in Treasuries

I've been making scarves and have been fortunate to have some of them included in these beautiful Etsy Treasuries!

'fall colors - brown' by BRANDED

Brown Sugar- Primit... WildRidgeDesig... $48.99	Coffee Heart - 8x10... AbbyMarie09 $20.00	Luxury Suede Paisle... PillowThrowDec... $35.00
Bouquet with bouton... ChurchMouseCre... $22.00	Scandinavian autumn... TatianaOrlova $25.00	Coffee Art Print Di... DoodleGraphics $13.95
Brown Lace steampun... DarkDestiny $19.00	FaLlINg LeaFS......... hblackberry $5.99	small ceramic plate... hopejohnson $28.00
CHOCOLATE BROWN- La... LilCountryCous... $5.25	Indoor/Outdoor Hear... LushWreathWork... $35.00	Autumn leaves Fall ... nomadah $25.00
Silk Accent Pillow ... PatsyDesigns $40.00	Serendipity Crochet... thehipgrandma $15.00	Custom Brown Leathe... TheLeatherWris... $55.00
20% OFF - SALE - El... vividcolors $49.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Autumn Jewels' by peifferStudios

Oh, Corn ohlime $16.00	Hawk Art - Red Tail... amberalexander $30.00	Felt Pin Brooch Gre... lovemaude $14.00
buttercup earrings ... prettythingsby... $15.00	Brown, Olive, Musta... FatCatHatsandS... $125.00	Serendipity Crochet... thehipgrandma $15.00
Mustard yellow flow... Lbtoyos $8.90	Pink and brown art ... Raceytay $22.50	cup with blue pinwh... catherinereece $16.00
Flower Bouquet Brid... rosyposydesign... $168.00	Casual Sparkle, Woo... aprilawakening $15.00	Hand Knit Hat - Clo... pixiebell $40.00
Teal Dress, S Med, ... reverievintage $30.00	The Beauty We Love ... happydeliverie... $20.00	ON HOLD for mkmissa... CircaFurniture $245.00
Ruby Jade - Art P... honeytree $30.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'September Morn' by sweetiepiedesign

Get 5 mini fabric k... GimCarry $10.00	Nice Orange/Green/B... DanLooseStone $4.87	White band bead wov... CallOfEarth $20.00
Cool Dark brown par... timor $53.00	Coasters set of fou... ArtisEverythin... $19.00	set of 5 bridesmaid... bellafiore2009 $230.00
Small Hand Bound Le... Thenibandquill $15.00	Taupe Brown Poncho ... bysweetmom $60.00	Hammered Copper wit... EarthsparksDes... $19.00
BUNGALOW: small con... PIGandFiSH $161.00	Wrap Modern Birdhou... nathandanials $79.00	Card - Vintage Bicy... 3creativesiste... $3.00
Serendipity Crochet... thehipgrandma $15.00	Fabric Ball necklac... pearlatplay $22.80	Late September Blue... blowegeri $300.00
Sapphire September ... margosoriginal... $128.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Textural Illuminations Of Fall' by NannaBeanna

I love the colors of fall and textures that just reach off the screen and grab your attention... Some amazing sculptural pieces of exquisite beauty to be found on Etsy!

Four Ceramic textur... DoubleHalo $8.00	Serendipity Crochet... thehipgrandma $15.00	Teddy Bear Hat, Bro... CreativeDragon... $20.00
Thick Yarn Fringe H... BabyBirdz $95.00	Modern style textur... SylviaCPhotogr... $10.00	Curly Stem Pumpkin uncommoncroche... $45.00
Hat - Textured Autu... HCDorset $70.00	Autumn Fall Brown I... MarshaNealStud... $29.00	Bright Rainbow Knit... CarolineHardy $4.50
Harvest Square BearberryGrove... $5.00	Blue-Green Glass Be... sugarpunk $26.50	Noro Autumn Silk Wo... honeybeebungal... $32.00
Happy Halloween Thr... CricketsHome $195.00	Textured Arm Warmer... BedazzledBouti... $15.00	Distressed Fiesta T... backyardsk $42.00
Forest in fall II, ... Cesart64 $150.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

I found this neat tool to add clickable Treasuries to your blog on the Handmadeology website and thought I'd give it a try!

~Thought for the Day~

Get started-and you've already jumped the highest hurdle in most tasks.

~ Cindy Francis, Life Lessons for Women

September makes me sad...

The first day of September always makes me sad because it marks the end of summer and the dreaded winter will be here before we know it. 

I think the thing I hate the most about winter is how ugly it is.  I miss green!

"Dreaming of Green in the Winter"

I made this necklace really long and didn't add a clasp so it can be worn as two or three strands.  The tag style pendant says "Dream" on the back.

Just a little reminder of how pretty it is to look out the window and see the beautiful trees full of leaves and a yard full of green grass!

~Thought for the Day~

Five Simple Rules For Happiness:

Free your heart from hatred,

Free your mind from worry,

 Live simply,

Give more,

Expect less.

"Reminisce"

rem·i·nisce

Verb: Indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events

 

Obviously I haven't been in the mood to make jewelry for awhile since my last post was more than a month ago!  I was thinking about the wire crochet and what got me started in the beginning.  Some of my original inspiration was the wire crochet I saw on the  Galena Beads website.   In their words, "The combination of our designs has vintage charm with a contemporary spirit".   They offer workshops, but they're in Illinois, so there was no way I could attend one.  I was so interested in this technique that I contacted them and asked about the possibility of offering an online class.  They responded that it just wasn't possible at that time, but were kind enough to mail me one of their class handouts! 

 

With that in mind, I went back to the beginning and created this necklace with open chains and random groups of beads.  I used dark rose glass pearls and an antique rose seed bead mix on Vintaj bronze wire.

 

 

The pendant is a re-purposed item.  My Mom picked these up at Ace Hardware.  An inexpensive little item and the original purpose is to replace the knob on a lamp.  You unscrew the one that came on the lamp and screw this one on in it's place.  Much prettier and easier to grasp!  I thought it would also make a neat pendant, considering my attraction to keys!  I'm not much of a wire wrapper, but I did manage to accomplish wrapping a few beads around it to give it some extra interest and match the necklace.

 

I can't believe Summer is almost over.  We've had record heat, but are currently enjoying cooler temperatures and some much needed rain!  I hope all is well in your world!

 

~{Funny}Thought for Today~

 

‎5 DEADLY TERMS USED BY A WOMAN:

 

 (1) FINE: This is the word women use to end an argument when she knows she is RIGHT & YOU need to SHUT UP.

(2) NOTHING: Means SOMETHING & you need to be WORRIED.

(3) GO AHEAD: This is a dare, not permission, do NOT do it.

(4) WHATEVER: A woman's way of saying SCREW YOU.

(5) THAT'S OK: She is thinking long & hard on HOW & WHEN you will pay for your mistake.

Birthday Fun!

Glow Bracelets



My granddaughter's 11th birthday is this month and she's having her "girlfriends" party Friday.  I'm going to pick them up in the afternoon for swimming, then they have a wienie roast and campout in her backyard planned, along with some "Just Dance" in the garage!  Sounds fun, doesn't it?  I may have to sneak over there and watch!  Can't you just imagine a bunch of 11 year old girls dancing and giggling?

As favors I crocheted these bracelets with bright cotton yarn and Glow in the Dark beads.  I thought the glow factor might be fun since they're camping out!

I hope they have a fantastic time and her birthday is as special as she is!

~Thought for the Day~

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance...

I hope you dance...

~

from Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance lyrics

Purple Convertible

Necklace, that is, not a car! 

It converts from a long necklace to a choker and bracelet and the pendant is detachable so it can be worn several different ways.

I've seen this done but this is the first time I've ever done it.  It actually came about by accident.  When the original necklace was finished it was just a little shorter than I intended.  I actually like these necklaces in a shorter length, but I think most people prefer them longer.  I had extra beads so I decided to add the "bracelet", which can be attached to the necklace with toggle clasps, adding length.  The shell pendant is really pretty large.  Since some of us might not be comfortable with such a large pendant I attached a spring ring clasp to it so it can be worn with or without it. 

Hope you're having a great week!

~Thought for the day~

Our days would be happier if we gave people a piece of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.

Glitzy

Puttin' on the Glitz!

Lots of  Clear AB Swarovski crystals were crocheted onto gold wire for this necklace.  The clear crystals are hardly noticable hidden in the wire...until you move, then it sparkles like crazy!

There's a saying by Sonja Henie that "Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles."  I think this one will definately do that!