Red, White and Bling

Apologies for posting late this week - but I wanted to have a patriotic design to share in honor of our July 4th Independence Day celebration here in the states. Not just any red, white and blue though...I decided to get a bit more creative this year. I like 'em. :-)

I started with three coats of China Glaze "Snow Me White" - it took that many coats to get it smooth.
Then I did red stripes in

My So Called Junky Life’s 2010 Spring Bead Swap Party

{First off I want to thank Sarah over at My So Called Junky Life for hosting this swap. Thanks, Sarah!}
So, my first bead swap is OVER today! And you know what that means! I have to hand over the goods ~ well, at least photos of the goods. And I’m afraid to. Why? Well, because my swap partner, Terri of Designs by Terri Gordon is a very talented mixed media artist (among other things). And she was so kind to send me such GREAT STUFF (I know, my descriptive verbiage is pretty incredible considering my English and law degrees lol). Anyway, I’m nervous about this unveiling, of sorts, but I guess it’s best to just jump right in! So without further ado, welcome to my first gallery opening….

This rhinestone brooch took my breath away. As a focal piece it’s quite regal, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to do it justice. As much as I love traditional vintage jewelry, I really wanted to make it a bit more contemporary, yet still retain a vintage flair. Hopefully I managed that with the pearls and organza ribbon.  Now on to exhibit number two.

My favorite bead of all is what I call the “Disco ball.” Yup, that’s the official terminology for it. I wanted to showcase it without having it lost in the shuffle. So I created a necklace around it. And my proclivity for lockets, of course, led me to create this locket and charm necklace. The emerald cut aquamarine jewel is SO beautiful! And I’m very much into birds these days, and antique brass. Hence the bird charm and chain. Oh, and the clasp is to die for ~ what a spectacular Swarovski toggle! I love it. And now, for the piece de resistance.

Okay, this was quite a challenge, even for me. As you can imagine, my being Charm Bracelet Diva and all, I was dying to create a bracelet with all this great bling. And this was a first for me ~ I used a vintage brooch (gorgeous) as the focal piece on the bracelet. As you can see it turned out, well, pretty fabulous, no? Seriously, I was quite pleased with the result. I hope you like it, too!

You should head on over to Sarah's blog and find the links to all the other party members' blog posts.  I can't wait to see them all!  Thanks again, Sarah for hosting this swap. And thanks to my swap partner, Terri, who was so kind to send me such spectacular baubles to work with! It was a pleasure ladies! So when’s the next swap?

Gothic Lavender

Hi all! I'm glad you like my Lolita inspired nails in my previous post! Thanks for all the sweet comments! and as I promised to Miss Locke of locofashion when she requested that I do more lace design.. So here it is, miss Locke! Hope you like it!
In my design, I used more dark color compared to my previous mani...
I used purple and black combination in diagonal pattern, then I used lace sticker, fimos and rhinestones...that's it! :)
P.S
wow I had 282 followers 18 more and I will reach 300 followers! Thanks to all...
God Bless you all!

Materials Used:


Thanks hueandme-jan for tagging me as Cherry on top Award!

Gothic Lavender

Hi all! I'm glad you like my Lolita inspired nails in my previous post! Thanks for all the sweet comments! and as I promised to Miss Locke of locofashion when she requested that I do more lace design.. So here it is, miss Locke! Hope you like it!
In my design, I used more dark color compared to my previous mani...
I used purple and black combination in diagonal pattern, then I used lace sticker, fimos and rhinestones...that's it! :)
P.S
wow I had 282 followers 18 more and I will reach 300 followers! Thanks to all...
God Bless you all!

Materials Used:


Thanks hueandme-jan for tagging me as Cherry on top Award!

It’s Red Carpet Time (Again!)

Well, not exactly the R-E-A-L honest-to-goodness red carpet, but STILL, I do feel pretty popular right now. I actually got my second and third Versatile Blogger Awards! It really feels great to get a pat on the back every now and then. (Anyone who denies this is lyin’!)

My first props came from Carol at The Answer is Chocolate. I already blogged about this a few blog posts ago.  She’s a crafty lady with an awesome sense of humor. Check her out!

My second award comes from Chara Lynn over at Nothing But FABULOSITY! Thank you Chara! She’s nothing but FABULOUS (I mean it). So
head on over and tell her I said hi!

My third award comes from Brooke over at Leksi Designs This Handmade Life. She’s a talented jewelry designer and blogger. Check her out. Thanks Brooke!

Now I’m supposed to tell 7 things about myself. Already been there, done that. You can read about it in my first award post (Sorry, I'm pretty boring.)


The fun part is where I get to send shout outs to some bloggers I’ve recently discovered and think are awesome!

(I've used buttons and links where I could.  My computer's being kind of ornery right now.....aaaarrrgh.  I'll have to come back and fix the link errors later ~ sorry!) 

1) Circle of Buttons

2) A Pixie and a Gypsy






5) Faded Charm

6) The Bloggers Concierge (their button is in an earlier post, scroll down!) 

Go on now, click and enjoy! :)

Princess Sue - SOLD

Made up of clay flower, princess charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Chain is approximately 17 inches in length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own her, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Sally Mae - SOLD

Sally Mae is made up of clay flower, bird charm, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Bracelet is approximately 17.5cm in length. I'm able to adjust the bracelet to your preferred length.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Sally Mae, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Sybil - SOLD

Sybil is a BAG CHARM is made up of vintage flowers, clay flowers, bird charm, 14k gold plated hook and findings.

Approximately 7cm in length inclusive of bag hook.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Sybil, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Abella - SOLD

Abella is made up of clay rounds, clay flowers, butterfly charm, vintage flowers, rhinestone, 14k gold plated chains and findings.

Length of bracelet is approximately 17.5cm. I'm able to adjust according to your preferred length.

Price: SOLD
Absolutely no remakes.
To own Abella, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Lois - SOLD

Lois is a BAG CHARM and is made up of mother of pearl charm, clay flowers, swarovski pearls, 14k gold plated hook and findings.

Approximately 7cm in length inclusive of bag hook.

Price: SOLD

Absolutely no remakes.

To own Lois, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

This Week's Featured Artisan ~ Finding Charm

This week's Featured Artisan is Finding Charm.  Her jewelry is one of a kind.  I love her Gold Ring Charm and Ribbon bracelet and Swarovski Crystal and Black Rose Pendant necklace!  Check her out at Etsy, Artfire , Twitter, her Blog and youTube.

Happy summer nails

Hello my Sweet Nail-Art Lovers
I missed you all week long, because i had this gorgeous manicure to share with you. And guess what? I even have a matching tows. In fact tows came out first and i really loved how this idea looked so i decided to make a matching manicure. This is not exact match but kind of look alike and made with the same base color and same decals. I really like the 3D effect that this yellow circle added to the design.
By the way this gorgeous base color is an amazing Zoya "Robin" from summer Flash collection.
So here are my tows and nail and i hope you ll enjoy, i had a blast wearing this sweet bright pair this week. Have a great week, and stay tuned next Sunday :)

Bloggy Flip Flop Exchange

I just wanted to share with you the flip flops I got from Nancy, my flip flop exchange partner in Texas.  They're sandals, actually.  They're decorated with some vintage-ey looking bling ~ she said she thought that was appropriate for me! :)  You can go to her blog and see what I sent her (ONCE SHE HAS POSTED ABOUT IT ~ as of today I don't think she has).

She also sent me some brochures on the beautiful state of Texas, along with a sweet note.  The sandals will come in handy this summer at the beach!  Thanks, Nancy!

Thanks also goes to the host of the exchange ~ Becca over at The Texas Darlings. Thanks, Becca!

I'll be really busy this week with my first bead swap deadline looming large (like, this Tuesday)!  Hopefully you'll like my final creations!  I'm also busy with future posts and three little things I like to call "The Chickadees."  Pretty soon I'm going to have to come up for air...........ciao for now.

PATRIOTIC

Everytime I use the fimo clay dots from oaktreedollshouseminiatures.com the nails turn out so cute so I had to incorporate them into the 4th of July theme. I created the flag on the ring fingers with acrylic :)

This is OPI gel polish in Big Apple Red. I hand painted the design.

4th of July nails! I mixed this confetti with stuff I purchased from dollarnailart.com. The white stars are confetti from Zurchers party store.

This is a light blue art glitter called Mystery. I added fimo clay flowers from kennickkreations.com.

These nails have 3 different colors of pink with silver stars.

Light and Funky

Hi all, This weekend mani was inspired by Lolita, I tried different styles this time. This is not my usual style! =) but I want to try something new and try different art for nails, recently when I was browsing blogs, I saw a certain lace style, I can't remember from whose blog I saw it from,please let me know if you have any knowledge of the origin. When I saw it, I was instantly moved, it looks great on nails, I don't know if this one suits your taste...
I used bobbie vodka on ice for the base coat, black lace and added some rhinestones...

direct sun light

outdoor

close up

For the second mani, I named it "Flaming Skull" , I like this punky nail art, I used konad solid white for the base coat, M42 fauxnad skull i.p and amisy F05 fire i.p .. when you look at it, it seems like the post of thriszha, she made a mani entitled "Kiss Me" . I like the combination of colors she used...

Which of the two is your fav? light or punky??

P.S

I'm looking for bow, pearl, rose, and dried flower for nail art... Let me know if you have an idea where I can acquire them... thank you!

Hope you like them! Have a great weekend everyone! God Bless

Thanks tassas for the Sweet Blog Award!