A good part of the nuggets I have been making were blanks to make etched ones with decoration. I love these beads and have so much fun coming up with new designs but I sure hate trying to get a decent picture. They always seem like they have lint on them but I can never see it with my eyes just the camera sees it.

We are having another snow storm today I left going to town till today because it was so bad yesterday but the list was getting very long and it took for ever today then the guy at the door did not want me to take the cart to the parking lot they are having trouble with them blowing around. He helped load the truck though so I guess I should not be ungrateful.

Way Behind!

I have been making lots of nuggets lately. Now I have to get busy and turn them into bracelets and pendants. I have my first show of the year this Thursday and wanted to have them done for that so I guess I had better go work rather than stay on here and talk.

In trying to come up with a name for the new necklace I asked my friend Jodie Marshall for help and this is what she had to say.

I thought of one for you--

"Ancestor"

Because it looks kind of tribal, and the different lengths of the glass bars represent a family tree of sorts.

Jodie

So the new necklace is named "Ancestor" because she is so right as to the look of the piece.

Finally done!

I have been working on this Rivet Necklace for several weeks. Needless to say I am not that fast when it comes to working with seed beads. I reworked the way the rivets were held because I just really did not like the wire. I do love how it came out. Now I have another piece with the rivets on the work table I think I will do something with macrame this time instead of the seed beads.

I have been working to refill my bead boxes so that I am ready for the shows that start coming up in just a little over a week. Amazing how little I have gotten done this winter. Guess moving the studio and being sick has really cut into my bead making time. I will have to do double duty the next few weeks to even think about catching up.

These are called Comet Tails and I love to etch them as they just almost glow when you do.

Etched Lunar Lump Beads

Well I got the Lunar Lump beads etched yesterday and boy was I right when I pictured them this way. I just love them. They are so soft and luminescent. I had them all strung together and oh boy did they yell necklace so I will just have to make more so that I have some to sell because I want to use all of these to make a new piece of jewelry.

Lunar Lump Beads

Well finally some new beads from me. These are going to be called Lunar Lumps they were so luminescent that they made me think of the way the moon glows when it is full. I had in my mind though to etch them when I started and they came out of the kiln just too shiny and happy so I had to make another whole set which I hope to get etched to show you tomorrow.

I hope everyone had a nice holiday. We are so laid back about New Year's that we went to bed way before midnight and got up late the next day. It was very quiet and relaxing around here though just doing nothing for a change.