New Year and New Toys

So in case you all didn't know I fell this summer.. Dislocated my shoulder, tore a piece of bone lose with my rotator cuff. This of course hindered a lot of my life and playing. Who knew that something could hurt like that!! I swear it about killed me!! LOL

So now its several months later and there's still lingering issues, including a new job working for Walmart. New idea's haven't been circulating much. I wonder if the drugs I was on stunted something?? I keep looking at my colors and not being sure if they work or not. Does that mean new glasses or just needing a new perspective.

I did get a book on how to do etching for copper or silver though to try to play with. I figured that at least I don't need fine muscle control to do that right??

In that whole thought process I found a blog from a friend that says she's giving away a set of stamps she tried and liked.

The blog is http://lorianderson.blogspot.com/2011/01/metal-stamp-giveaway.html

The site is http://www.pjtool.com/jewelry-tools.aspx

if you have used them before let me know your thoughts.. If you buy from them please let me know your results :) You know we always want other peoples opinions!!

Change Change Change It'll do you good???

Did you ever get that feeling you were supposed to move on?? That something BIG was about to happen?? Was it indigestion or just the oxyco-something talking?? I am not sure but tonight as I lay in bed waiting for the pain to disappear enough to sleep, I kept hearing that song "Change change change you know it'll do you good"...

Now mind you that was the voice in my head singing so the lyric's could all be wrong. What I am wondering is if their trying to tell me that a conversation I had earlier to day with a friend about doing something different with my website is supposed to move forward or if the meds I am taking for my dislocated shoulder are finally getting to me. I know the situation is for sure..

It all started so simply. My sister and I were doing some bonding at a garage sale. You know the best bond we probably ever does is bickering and teasing while trying to make sure we each get the good stuff at someone's sale.
Any how this sorta went like "Oh look thank GOODNESS I spent my last 5.00 cause this yellow paint is almost exactly the color I plan to do my bathroom in one day, if I hadn't spent it I would have probably felt like I was supposed to buy the paint and to the bathroom when I really don't want to yet.."
The next dang thing I knew it was 90 degree's out. I was in a tiny bathroom that faces into the sun from sun up to sun down painting it this lovely shade of "Asian Silk" yellow. I was thinking to myself dang this hasn't been to bad.. You know those idiot thoughts that float through your head and you should hear some "dunt dunt duh" music accompanying it?? One minute I was standing there painting that last 3 feet of wall, the next think I knew I was being one with the paint roller thing and that paint roller was no where to be seen. As I rolled over I thought to myself hmm. what was that noise?? OMG what the HECK IS THAT PAIN!! After panicking my entire family, my Mother ended up taking me to the ER. Where I had a lovely discussion with the DR about how much pain meds were needed to make me no longer care that not only did I pull a Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, but I managed to rip the rotator cuff and keep this lovely little chip right there, of bone attached to it, but I had also fractured the bone..

So in since August 11th when I should have been enjoying my time finally done with the census and able to work in my shop, I have been thinking about my website and those business cards I never got done because there were graphic's issues and if maybe since there were graphic issues with the cards, maybe it was a sign I should change the whole site... Right??

So if that's the point all this is leading to and it's not really some cosmic joke that I have to look at 3 feet of unpainted wall for a few more weeks while I wait to find out if their going to operate... Why is it that every thing I look at so far to change it or update it doesn't give me that feel good feeling like the site did the first time I saw it completed. I mean Chantal Paré just took an idea I spouted out and made it so much more than an idea, it was a feeling and my "shop" all in one shot. It was truly amazing... Is change where I am at? Is the reason I am not feeling the "rightness" of the change though because I haven't figured out exactly where I am with the shop right now??

If I had gone to sleep instead of getting the feeling that I needed to once more drop idea's into the great sea of thoughts, would I have forgotten it by morning and it was just a song skidding though my thoughts?? Or is my subconscious trying to prepare me for something?? Maybe it doesn't even have to do with the shop and my art??

Well on those parting thoughts...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150496831651&ref=nf#ht_3571wt_934

some lovely fall color by one of my favorite lampwork artists

and how about this lovely bit of bronze work by another friend of mine??

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56906580/bronze-and-lampwork-glass-handmade-chain

All Things Metal Clay

All Things Metal Clay

some things just need to be done....

So I wanted to do this show the 7th and 8th. I think I even posted we'd be there. But I got the chance to do work for the CENSUS and now it looks like it might just interfer... I have such a hard choice to make. Do I go with a known pay check or risk going to a show and not selling one of the 10 peices I have finally gotten done.

And really the choice is more than just that. There's a huge risk waiting on the show. What if no one really likes what I am going to put out there. Does no one buying mean they don't like it and are just being kind in saying it's pretty?? How do people deal with putting bits and peices of themselves out there for everyone to grade??

I haven't been able to get anything new made since I started doing the CENSUS thing. It's like all my thoughts are tied up with the who how and where list in my head for the "job". So does that mean that if I went back to a "real" job I'd lose what little bit of creativity I have bouncing round right now to work thoughts?? I mean I lose enough of my thoughts to soccer, the house and the gardens..

How do folks segregate it all out?? I wish I understood or knew. Maybe this is something tied into being ADD?? If I started taking the meds would those thoughts chill out or would there be a bigger mess to deal with?? All those lovely questions!! And more running around looking for homes..

Anyone want to give them a home with you instead?

Business Cards and all that excitement

WHO knew that creating a business card could be such a mind tasking item??
First of all there's the who what where and why. How much is it going to cost to get how many follows up. So I am going to go pretend to do a show May 6th and 7th at a local bead shop (Bead Unique in Olympia, WA on Mud Bay Rd if you'd like to come say HI, make sure you mention that you DIDN'T see that here btw)so of course that means I need business cards right?? Fine. So I called around locally and hacked out a lung at the cost. Then figured heck, I'll just make some myself right?? Priced that out and went well well WELL!! Of course about then I get an email from Vistaprint who's haveing a sale on their PREMIUM cards!! HOT TOWN TONIGHT!! I'll just pop on over there whip up a card and be right out to the shop to clean up some more...

5 hours later mask has come on and off the card, logo's been big, small left right and centered..

should the email and website be on the front or the back

should I do the header in color and the rest in black and white??

how long can it really take to try and match on a color slider one of the colors in the header to the font??

Is it done?? Show everyone for correction
Umm is your website really "www.aglassbash@comcast.net"?? or is that an error??
Can you make the printing larger so we don't have to squint??
Are you SURE that's centered??
Wouldn't you rather do this in another font style??
I am not sure if you worded that right...

well any how.. A WHOLE lot of hours, later I have a new respect for people that do this stuff for a living and can almost understand why their so expensive to get done..

SO did you creat your own card or did you realize that really, it was worth the extra 30.00 to have someone with the patience and know how to do it for you??


Well hopefully this new and exciting business card will make people start beating down my door in droves!! There's always chance isn't there???

Twisted Lilies

I completed a wonderful peice I am calling Twisted Lilies. It's one of those peices that just sort of fell together while looking at different bits and peices I had after buying a bit of chain from one of my local bead stores.

It's sorta like one of those master card moments


swarovski crystals 5 years ago
rose quartz lilies last year July
silver lilies last year August
Lampworke bead by Leila Carras (http://www.leilamae.com/) Sept last year
Furnace Glass borrowed from Leila as well in Sept last year
Chain bought in Novemember of last year

1 necklace with no "hmmm's I should have, or maybe if I " involved in it?? PRICELESS~~

A Glass Bash on The Arts Map

A Glass Bash on The Arts Map\\

If your like me your always looking for artists around you, near you... hoping to find those people who are going to help you inspire, create and just learn something new!! Here's a new way to try and find those that may become near and dear to your heart!! Please be aware that you DO NOT have to put in your address, just the city you belong to so that if you don't want people to know any more or less than they need to, they don't have to!! Wonderful I really think this is!!