Artistic Endeavors 101

I have always been fascinated with crystals...
They seem so magical to me.
Recently we took a family trip and panned for treasures at a local cavern and got this great haul.

Time to dust off the blog...Do people still blog?  Seems like Instagram and Pinterest have taken over the world.
I am dusting this old girl off in order to share some tutorials with you.
My first is for this Siren's Song Necklace I made 2 years ago. It took me a whole month to make the beads and components and about a week to put the piece together....

I am a maker.  I am great at creating. I make things all the time.
What I am not so great at anymore is selling.  I used to do craft shows for 4-5 weekends straight in the fall.  I would work all spring and summer to make my stock and then also frantically work in the fall to make more of what was selling.  This process...

Boy...It has been a long time since I blogged. Life threw a few curve balls at me so I did not have the time to take pictures, load them and blog all the time.  I was still creating, but different things and new ways.  I like the way I am creating now...