#1 or #2? And Some New Crafts.

I took those old photos and played with them a bit.  Which do you like better? The single page layout?

Or the two page spread?

I can't make up my mind.

I've also finished a new scarf, using the pattern from the wrapper on a ball of Bernat Alpaca yarn. The pattern was pretty confusing, and took me some time (and my handy crochet refernece book) to figure it out. Lizy, I'd hold off on this one if I were you, it'll just make you mad. It kind of made me mad. I also tried to make the hat from the pattern on the other ball of yarn, but that pattern was just terrible. I tried it twice, and ripped it out twice. Then I threw that pattern away, and went back to my other hat pattern and now it's half done.

Here's a sneak peek of the holiday jewelry I'm getting ready to bring in to the shop. There's a lot more to come, just as soon as I can get it done.

The Brides in Their Jewelry

Kelly is now officially Mrs. Rapanaro:

Peguy is now officially Mrs. Tallack:

This Week

I brought some new jewelry into the shop. This isn't everything that I've made recently, just what I brought in yesterday. First, modeled by the lovely Hannah, is the Currant Cordial necklace:

Green Apple Swirl modeled by Jennifer:

Sweet Potato Pie modeled by Corinnea:

and Marble Cake, also on Corinnea:

In case you're wondering why they all have food names, I think maybe I've come up with a new name for my endeavor : Delicious by Adie. Or, Delicious Accessories. (I can't decide which.) And then, I can give all my items food related names (since I'm setting up an Etsy shop), and my slogan can be, "Be Delicious". What do you guys think? Too corny? Too gimmicky? I still haven't made up my mind, and I would love feed back. Also, if anyone has any name suggestions for any of the above items, please toss them out for me. Thanks! Once I get the rest of my stuff photographed, I'll get it posted as well. :)

Peguy's Jewelry

Ok, here are the pics of Peguys' wedding jewelry, modeled by the bride herself:

This one is option A for the bride, and this one,

is option B. This last one is what all (10!) of her bridesmaids will be wearing.

Peguy is just as pleased as I am with they way it all turned out. She can't even decide between the 2 options we gave her, so she's taking both of them! I think that she's leaning toward the one with the larger pendant, and is planning to give the other one to her mother.

New Jewelry

I've been making some more jewelry. This black one is already on display at the shop, but haven't decided yet what I want to do with this one:


To keep it? or to sell it? Decisions... The bulk of what I've been doing, though, is the jewelry for Peguy's wedding ceremony, coming up at the end of July. I've now finished the bridal set, and the jewelry for 7 of her 10 (!) bridesmaids. I think it looks fantastic, and I tried to photograph it, but I couldn't get any good pictures. I'll have to get her to come over and model them for me, so I can try again then.

Some Recent Creations

Kelly's Bridal Jewelry
My friend Rex is getting married this summer, and I offered to make the bride's jewelry as a gift for his fiancee, Kelly. After chatting back and forth with her a bit about colors and design, this is what I came up with:

I sent her some pictures of everything (before it was tied off) for approval, and she gave me the green light so now they're done. All I need to do now is to pack them up and get them in the mail to the lovely bride. I can't wait to see pictures from the wedding!

Aunt Monica's Necklace
While I was home this winter, my Aunt Monica found this pendant...

...and asked me to make it into something for her. I've been sitting on it since then, waiting for inspiration to strike me. It struck this weekend:

I'm thinking I'll send it to her for Mother's Day.

More Pink & Red

Four and a half necklaces, one pair of earrings, and one bracelet later, I have finally run out of steam. And actually, the only reason it's four-and-a-half and not five necklaces, is because I don't have the materials I need to finish that last necklace the way that I want to.

There are two necklaces here, a red one and a pink one. I was just playing with different ways to show them. I like this pink one...I'm having fun playing with freshwater pearls.

Necklace and matching bracelet in pale pink, with the last of the rose quartz I ordered for Mary's set and gold wire wrapping. I like the way the flash lit up the glass beads. I just hope I didn't make it too long...

More light pink, this time with the rest of the glass beads from the wire wrapped one, and the rest of the pearls from the tri-strand. I got a little crazy and put a magnetic clasp on this one.

And this is the one that isn't finished. It might look finished to you, but alas...it ends just beyond where the photo ends. As pretty as it is, I want to finish it right, and not just throw it together with something that I have on hand, but wouldn't look as good as what I envision. At least I got the earrings done, right?

In Honor of Valentine's Day

I was in a jewelry mood this morning: one red and one pink, in honor of Valentine's Day. I started this red and black crystal necklace days--maybe even weeks? yes, weeks--ago, and finally had the inspiration to finish it this morning.

I was a little sad, though. The black crystals are actually vintage Swarovski, and I've been hoarding them for years. I had a ton at one point, but now I'm down to only a few--just enough for one more necklace. So, I hope this piece goes to a good and deserving person who will appreciate it for the treasure that it is. Maybe as a Valentine's day gift?? :) Anyway, when I got this one finished, I found that I had not exhausted my well of inspiration, and so I created this:

I'm especially pleased with it, because wire wrapping is a little intimidating to me. Doing links, as I did for the red and black one, is one thing; wire wrapping a pendant like this one, complete with decorative spirals, is something else entirely and that "something else" usually scares me. But I did it, and I'm really happy with the results. Yay! Maybe I will have more courage for that sort of thing in the future.