Restless Hands (and The August Break - Day 16)

Looks like I've been doing pretty well keeping up with the August Break. Although, I'd like for my readership to go up, but - I'm complaining. I blog, and if you're reading this, cool beans & a big thank you!!

Let's see... What have I been up to? Been busy babysitting my friends' daughter, being chauffeur since we're back to being a one-car family. Not fun having to constantly pile the boys in and out of the car, but they like the drive. It would probably be better if my iPod hadn't recently decided to die. Don't have $125 lying around to get it fixed. Oh well. C'est la vie.

Back to making jewelry for the time being. Got this amazing craft book recently. There's an entire section on jewelry making, and I saw something I wanted to try.

This is attempt #3

Not too shabby, right? I'm pretty happy with it. I need to work on getting the spirals down, but I enjoy these early stages of learning how to do new stuff. 

My apologies for this being such a short  blog post, but I must be off to make some earrings.

Hope your day is a great one!

<3

-fal00la- 

Handmade Giveaway

Hello!!

Ok, Ok... Sure, It's been quite awhile since I've blogged. I know - Bad blogger! Smack! Smack!

Now that we're doing with the self-inflicted reprimand portion of this post, 

Let's get some info about this give way. 

Trying to promote a website I belong to with my best friend, Jessica (aka @defysocietyarts on the Twitter), along with her honey. Just recently, a facebook page was put together - showcasing SOME of the stuff we do. We're trying to gain some followers, and in fact - there is a giveaway going on the Facebook page as well.

Here's what I have to offer you:
Knitting Stitch Markers!


**If you're not a knitter, we can discuss making the stitch markers into earrings** 
Your call. 

Giveaway #1 : Revolver Stitch Markers. Fits up to a US 13 (9.0mm)

Giveaway #2 : Strawberry Stitch Markers. Fits up to a US 13 (9.0mm)

Giveaway # 3: Cleaver Stitch Markers. Fits up to a US 13 (9.0mm)

All the stitch markers are made by me. Some of you might remember back 

when I was selling them on Etsy.
If you're not a knitter, we can discuss making the stitch markers into earrings. 
Your call. 

 Open to anyone (Including you international folk) 

Rules: 

-Leave a comment for each-
**If you do these things already, Leave a comment anyway** 

  1.  Follow @defysocietyarts on Twitter

2. Click 'like' on the DefySocietyArts.com Facebook page (and tell them someone sent you. Not me, but maybe someone you know from Twitter or wherever)
3.  Follow me on Twitter - @fal00la
 4. Follow my blog

**Make sure to leave your Twitter name or an email address so I can contact you if you win**

And that's it. 

I'll pick 3 winners using random.org
Giveaway ends August 13, 2011 at 11:59pm (MST)

Good luck!! 

:D 

Calgon, Take Me Away

As much as I love knitting, crocheting, sewing, making stitch markers, I have to put it on hiatus -or at least, pull back the reigns.

There are things going on at home, details I won't bore you with. I think with my obsession with creating things with my hands, Other areas of my life have suffered because of it. This won't be easy for me.Unfortunately, It even involves shutting down my Etsy shop [Ok - notsomuch shutting it down, Just putting it on Vacation for an unknown period of time]

This really makes me sad. Very sad, in fact. However, I haven't found the balance between my personal life and my creative life. When one thrives, the other one suffers. It's heartbreaking, really - but sadly, it's my creative side that needs to be turned off for awhile.

So, Spread the word around that my shop will be on Vacation starting Monday, April 11, and that as of right now - everything in the shop has been marked down 25%.

http://etsy.com/shop/fal00la

The Bead Goes On...

I don't know how it happened, but I got the bug to make jewelry. Earrings, to be exact. I was thinking about it today, and I can't pinpoint the reason I started, and I've only been doing this for a week! Lol Talk about "Mom-brain". Eek. I swear, some days I'm amazed I can even dress myself.

These I like to call "It's Not Easy Being Green". Why, you ask? Because they're green, and oddly shaped. :)

This next pair I call "Checkmate". Mainly because of the black & white beads, and the fact that it looks like a skinny little pawn.

Your move.