tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242834498174745962024-03-05T02:59:20.928-08:00Leila Nicole DesignsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-91561116460905878132015-11-10T07:30:00.001-08:002015-11-10T07:39:13.876-08:00Newly Updated Shop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Been awhile, but I'm back! </div>
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Have spent the last few months updating my shop. Had to redo photos, update descriptions, and pull my hair out over SEO, oy! But I'm slowly getting there. </div>
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Here's an item I just listed. What do you think? I soldered the bracelet together and then added paint. Looks great on a wrist!</div>
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You can see more of the photos I've updated at my link:<br />
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Still working on some of them but almost done with the ones already listed and then I'll be loading even more! So be sure to fav the shop and occasionally stop on by. </div>
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Well here we are after 3 months, our challenge now coming to a close. If you're new here and wondering <a href="http://bsueboutiques.typepad.com/bsue_boutiques_jewelry_su/2014/12/getting-it-together-for-the-build-a-line-challenge-from-bsue-boutiques.html" target="_blank">what this challenge is about</a>, it was a 3 month class hosted by <a href="http://www.bsueboutiques.com/" target="_blank">Brenda of B'sue Boutiques</a> where we learned the ins and outs of creating a cohesive jewelry line, how to bring it together, why we should pay attention to fashion and much more. We got to learn in a relaxed environment, had nearly daily discussions, many points of view, and all in all a great time learning from one another. I thank Brenda and the 55 participants for this course and am grateful I was able to participate.<br />
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At the start of this challenge I had a decent idea of creating a line of jewelry, however what I was doing wasn't really a collection, I don't think. I've shared these pieces before, but these were my tester lines where I offered options to customers at the small shows I did towards the end of 2014.<br />
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They are great "mini" lines that offer the customer options and I intend to continue with them. However this challenge helped me focus on building an actual collection. From the statement piece, the simpler less expensive necklaces, the bracelet, ring and earring. I seem to be on a spring flower kick lately, it seems to be what sells in my area, so that is what I chose to do for my collection....with a twist. I added stamped solder into the mix. I had a hunch there wouldn't be many doing this so I went with it and named it the Gilded Rose collection. If you're curious why this name, please head over to <a href="http://leilanicoledesigns.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-one-build-line-challenge-from-bsue.html" target="_blank">Part One</a> to see how I came up with the name.<br />
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Now as far as this challenge went for me, I learned a couple major things about myself. The first being that I get bored pretty easily (which my husband ever so kindly pointed out). 3 months of primarily working on this challenge and I wanted to scream. I can stay focused, but the boredom kicks in, I get agitated, my mind wanders, and I want to go do something else. Mind you, I work full time to pay the bills and have 2 young boys and a husband that works at least 80hrs a week, so my creative play time is limited. When I look around at my half finished pieces it puts it in to perspective for me, this explains why I can't seem to finish a lot of my pieces, haha. Thats actually why the B'sue Boutiques Creative Group weekly challenges are PERFECT for me. I share my work table Wed and I finish up and share on Friday. A week long, no real long commitment, and the bonus is I have a finished piece that I can now list or add to my craft show pile. So the idea of a challenge that required a 3 month commitment, I'll admit it did intimidate me at first. I wasn't sure what to expect, but my stubbornness kicked in and I dove in head first into this challenge. Now, to spend every waking second on my challenge pieces was a bit of a wake up call that I had to break it up and allow myself some creative play time to make what I was doing feel less like a task. This realization is important for me should I pursue going wholesale. I would need to be able to break it up into sections, work on a set amount of pieces for whatever deadlines and allow creative breaks in between to help ease the boredom.<br />
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The second major thing I learned within this class was how wholesale actually worked. The general rule of thumb, so to speak, in what a wholesale account would expect as far as a "discount" from my retail price. So this put my pricing into perspective for me....and realizing I'm doing it wrong. My mom had already commented that my prices in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leilanicoledesigns" target="_blank">my Etsy shop </a>were basically already wholesale. So to take that price and have to offer a discount to an actual wholesale account really wouldn't be worth it to me. So I will have to take some time after the close of this challenge to re-evaluate my shop and my prices and really be fair to myself, my designs, and my skills. <br />
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So I am grateful to have been a part of this challenge because these realizations have put me on a path to get closer to the goals I am trying to reach. To one day quit my job and do something I actually love for a change. <br />
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So enough of my ramblings, you came here to see the final reveal. Pictures you want and pictures you shall receive. <br />
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Here is my line, I have a statement piece, 2 lower priced necklaces, a bracelet, a ring, and earrings to match. I did an orange set, a pink set, a green set, a blue set, and a purple set. I am only sharing 4 however because the 5th set I am planning to submit to a magazine....wish me luck in getting published!<br />
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The Orange set (click on the image if you would like to see larger):<br />
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....and I have more. These are not part of my Gilded Rose collection, but they are a spring flower line I worked on when I needed a break from the challenge. Working on these pieces gave me the extra "oomph" to find my second wind to finish out the challenge and cross that finish line. So here is what I made to distract me.</div>
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So all in all, this challenge has been a wonderful process and experience. I learned quite a bit and at the end of it all I have a ton of pieces to take with me to my April craft show. And of course, after the show, I plan to revamp <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leilanicoledesigns" target="_blank">my shop</a> and focus on listing EVERYTHING left. That's my new goal now. LOL! I have 60 items in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leilanicoledesigns" target="_blank">my shop </a>and I'm pretty sure I have been sitting on about 60 pieces that need pictures and listings. Oy! I really need an unpaid intern because that is seriously the biggest dreaded process for me. After siting 8-10hrs on a computer at work the last thing I want to do is sit and work on listings...but it must be done!<br />
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So before I end my incredibly long post (I'm sorry for hogging you!) I will leave you with just a few more pictures. My Gilded Rose collections, together, for visual impact. Thank you so much for taking the time to read, please leave me a comment on what you think. Happy Friday, Happy Weekend. Happy Naptime!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-22445173431622233672015-02-25T22:18:00.001-08:002015-02-25T22:18:43.494-08:00A Visual to My Batch Process<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=15/02/25/843.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/15/02/25/s_843.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='196' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Wanted to share this. I've mentioned here and in blog posts that I work in batches. This is an example of a batch I started tonight. These will be 42 necklaces once completed. I sorted out the parts i want to use, laid them out, and prepped them with base coats. I'll leave to dry and when I'm ready I will start to hand paint and then seal. <br /><br />Once completed and dried I can assemble really quick (or leave parts for later projects) and then I'll have 42 pendants I can list or take to craft shows. Just wanted to provide a visual to my previous comments. This is especially helpful for me to do, especially if working with solder or chemicals since my husband has rotating shift. I'll do similar batches so he can watch the boys (if working with solder or etching) while I work and then when he's away I can work on simple less toxic phases around my boys. <br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-32447180704726623982015-02-19T21:55:00.000-08:002015-02-19T21:55:28.827-08:00Part Two: Build A Line Challenge from B'Sue Boutiques; Leila West of Leila Nicole Designs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome Blog Hoppers to round 2 of the <a href="http://bsueboutiques.typepad.com/bsue_boutiques_jewelry_su/2014/12/getting-it-together-for-the-build-a-line-challenge-from-bsue-boutiques.html" target="_blank">B'Sue Boutiques Build a Line Challenge</a>.<br />
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This is the blog post where I get to share some of my super secret "squirrelly" stuff....and if you don't get the squirrel reference, then hop on over to <a href="http://leilanicoledesigns.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-one-build-line-challenge-from-bsue.html" target="_blank">Part One</a> and you'll understand. ;-)<br />
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For my Gilded Rose Collection (reference behind the name also in <a href="http://leilanicoledesigns.blogspot.com/2015/01/part-one-build-line-challenge-from-bsue.html" target="_blank">Part One</a>) it started out as a basic brass piece that I ordered from <a href="http://www.bsueboutiques.com/" target="_blank">B'sue</a>. Once I cleaned the brass I added solder and stamped my design, a fun technique to do if you like fire and solder. I happen to love fire, playing with fire, and everything your parents say not to do, so it suited me just fine.<br />
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Once I had all my pieces ready to go then I had the task of adding some fun paper choices. In my head I was thinking it would gorgeous, bright fun paper designs, and then it was time for the application. Pretty, right? Wrong. I did not like it at all. The colors were hard to match up with the paint I was using and cutting and sealing the paper on the brass in between the uneven solder was surprisingly difficult. And messy. The perfectionist in me had a hard time with it. I wanted it perfect. Professional looking! Now if it were a one of a kind piece, then sure, I could make it work. However the goal is to build a line and in thinking about possible demand for said line, I needed fast. This was not going to be a fast technique since the paper was thick, hard to form, and challenging to color match.<br />
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So my solution? Tissue paper. Tissue paper has it's own challenges due to the fragility of it, especially when wet, however it was moldable around the uneven solder, quick to apply, wasn't thick or chunky to work with and frankly it just was faster for me to use. Being that it was one color, it was also easy to work with as far as adding color.<br />
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Before the sealant dried I added some coloring to kinda match the colors of the flowers I was using.<br />
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Then I realized after I had added color to the tissue paper that it was probably an unnecessary step. The flowers I had chosen for this batch of my line would cover most of it up. Now this was not wasted effort in my mind because in my next batch I can 1) skip this step which will save me time or 2) I can include this step knowing I can swap out to smaller flowers to add variation to my line.<br />
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A nice lesson learned. <br />
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Once I had my bases completed I started painting the flower pieces I would be using. Since my family has been fighting colds for about a month now I was a little bit behind...so the first day I felt healthy enough to paint, I did. Painted one entire Sunday while watching tv with the hubby and boys played...<br />
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Lots and lots of goodies there! Not all for the challenge, but since I'm painting I may as well paint them all and get them ready for other pieces. Now when I feel the need to create I will have some pieces ready to go. Even managed to finish out my night by painting a bunch of cameos. Being that my hubs works rotating hours and switches every 2 weeks, I have found that it's really helpful for me to just work in batches. <br />
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So pretty! I just love them all together.<br />
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Now the second dilemma I ran into was another learning lesson. I don't even know why I did it this way because in retrospect, i guess you could say I did things backwards, but hindsight is 20/20 and I will correct it for future work. When I soldered my pieces, the backs got a little messed up. I forgot to take pics but trust me, they weren't something I would sell as is. So rather than spray paint, which probably would've been easier and faster and I could always do in the future, I decided it would be fun to just add the same tissue paper to the back. It actually didn't turn out too bad, but where the dilemma was happened to be the holes. I did all this work pre-hole punching, lol. Oy! So punching holes into the metal unfortunately lifted the paper in areas and I had to re-seal. So another lesson learned - punch holes before applying paper and save time preventing double work. You would think I'd know this, but I had a squirrley moment... Mostly likely distracted by something else shiny. <br />
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So alas, I'm FINALLY ready put it all together! Base is complete. Flowers are sealed and dried. It is time to see if my plan will work....will it match the design in my head.<br />
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Yes...getting there.... and yes, those ARE binder clips. I have clamps but because of the multiple layers of rivet and glue I needed a "clamp" that was uber strong to hold it all together. What can I say, binder clips worked - altho you do have to be very careful not to scrape your finish if you choose to use them.<br />
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...and initially I was going to glue the base to the ring, however upon asking questions in the group, I decided for my sanity, I would rivet the piece and not have to worry if it would fall apart on a customer. I'm not the best riveter, but it wasn't too bad.<br />
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So all in all, this month has been a wonderful experience of trial and errors and finding solutions. I did a couple dumb dumb moves but it was enough for me to take note for the next batch. I started off completing my bigger more statementy piece and then made it smaller. There's still a bracelet I'm working on and I may or may not have earrings, but I'm shooting for a variety of price points. The nice part about doing this line is I can vary it up and still stay within the same look. Whether I add smaller flowers or maybe do an even bigger statement piece. For these specific pieces to stay within my desired price points I chose to keep it to basic chain, but I can vary that up as well and do some fun designed chain. I can swap out the crystal and maybe do a flower drop. Who knows, skies the limit! I have shared my pieces with my MIL who has already placed dibs on a piece once completed and instructed me to make more because she feels they'll sell well at her job. And a couple co-workers have also expressed interest in a piece, so it's been nice to know that a few folks have expressed interest and that there really is interest not only in handmade but "different." <br />
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I'm quite happy with where my line is heading, and before I leave you to hop on to another designer, I will show you a few of the finished pieces. Let me know in the comments below what you think of this design and line so far, won't ya?<br />
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Well hello. My name is Leila West, Owner of Leila Nicole Designs, and participant of <a href="http://www.bsueboutiques.com/" target="_blank">B'sue Boutiques</a> Build a Line Challenge. This is the first installment of this amazing master class generously offered by Brenda free of charge and I am excited to get started. We have quite a few participants and I can't wait to see what everyone creates. I look forward to seeing everyone back here for part 2 on Feb 20 and part 3 on March 20 in these big reveal blog hops. Everyone is working so hard to put together a cohesive line of jewelry as we reveal our thought processes in designing our chosen lines. At the end of this journey we will reveal our complete line of jewelry which encompasses a minimum of 5 pieces in our chosen style.</div>
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So why is there some funny looking surreal art as my first picture? </div>
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Because that is where my story begins. I grew up doing all sorts of arts and crafts. We were actually pretty poor, but my parents scrimped and saved to be able to afford to put us into sports as well as provide us with supplies to be creative. That is where my foundation started and what kept my siblings and I out of trouble growing up. I lost my creative drive once I reached college age (<strike>boys</strike> learning), but when I met my now husband, the spark was re-ignited. I fell into digital collaging and participated in many challenges and met many amazing people online. But I'm like a squirrel that sees its next nut and I watched a youtube video of a lady making a wire wrapped tree of life pendant and I wanted to learn how to do it. I used to make beaded wire trees when I was younger and had even sold a few and I thought it was pretty darn awesome that I could turn what I did back then into an actual wearable piece of art ....and that my dear friends, is where my passion for jewelry making begins. Only natural really, my grandmother was a great traditional artist as well as a jewelry maker altho her career was a school teacher. She took us on many outings and encouraged the artist in us. I wish I had had a chance to study jewelry under her, I would've loved to have learned some of her techniques. </div>
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So I taught myself from the ladies instructional videos and began making Tree of Life pendants. This was the first one I sold of my perfected design. Oddly enough, I kinda miss it. It's really pretty, but this is from 2010 and my photography was very amateur. I've gotten much better lighting since then and those are more of a ruby colored bead, if you couldn't tell. ;-)</div>
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....but like I mentioned earlier, squirrel.....I got bored and searched for more. Then I came across <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZf8o6MNmzVKZf_CnHu0J8w" target="_blank">Brenda's youtube</a> and I couldn't get enough. So many free mini courses teaching me all sorts of techniques to satisfy my squirrley tendencies. I became hooked. I made a comment on a video one day thanking her for teaching me the most awesome technique and was quite surprised to see a response inviting me to their Flickr group. I had joined but was never able to post because of some weird Flickr glitch and then she moved everyone to FB. And a wonderful community was born where all sorts of learning and sharing is happening every day.</div>
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And now I make pieces like this (sold to someone who got a very nice Christmas present):</div>
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And that, everyone, is an incredibly fast explanation of how I have landed here. In this fantastic master challenge.</div>
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My goal in this challenge is to absorb as much as I can but my focus is in developing a practice or method to creating a line that could be instantly recognizable...and affordable. I want people to see my piece and instantly know it's mine. And I want to make them fast enough that I can grow beyond my little <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leilanicoledesigns" target="_blank">Etsy </a>shop.</div>
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So here is what I'm starting with, my basic pieces for the design I have in mind. I'm not sure if I want to add more to make it a mini assemblage or if I want to leave simple. Still tinkering there.</div>
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My goal with this piece is to keep the design the same and change up the colors. It's actually an idea I had been toying around with in my head for months after a simple comment Brenda had made to another design I had posted. A simple comment that sparked an idea that I saved for later because, well, squirrel.... Well now it's time for me to bring it to life. Around the bottom and the sides I'll be using the stamped solder technique. I love playing with my torch and I think it will add a fun design element to the piece that I have not seen many use, so I feel it will be unique enough to catch a buyers eye and use their curiosity to reel them in. The center where you can still see brass I haven't quite decided on, but you won't see brass...because that would just be boring. ;-)</div>
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For more of a visual, here's the beginnings of that solder bit. Don't mind the other stuff, I'm always multitasking. I would show me actually stamping the solder, but I don't have a 3rd hand and my partner in crime is on graveyard shift, so he's not available and my boys aren't allowed past the doorway of the garage.</div>
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Now giving my line a name, I'll be totally honest and that is something I've always struggled with. It's an odd concept to me to name a piece since I never think about the name of the piece I wear.</div>
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However as I was looking at the rose and mulling over colors and layout I started humming <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yivLt9cTaio" target="_blank">"Kissed by a Rose" sung by Seal</a>.</div>
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Then I started thinking of solder and how gilded is another word used to describe solder and decided I want to call this line I create <i>The Gilded <span style="color: #990000;">Rose</span> Collection</i>.</div>
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Now one of the only challenges I see to making my collection is time. Many of you already know I work full-time. But the majority of my time is dedicated to my boys and the only girl I will have. Our new rescue Tina. Between the 3 I stay pretty busy, but I'm so excited for the next reveal days and hope to see you return! If you wouldn't mind, won't you leave me a comment and let me know you stopped by? Until next time. XoXo....squirrel!</div>
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Finished these up. Did some with beads and left one of each color bracelet without beads for those that like simple. Why? Because options, which I talk briefly about in this post I shared a couple days ago. <br />
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The line Brenda has/had is great for mass production, so to speak, because they're relatively simple finished pieces all using similar items all in a particular style where she could create a few per hour. You look at her sheet that she's shared (copy below) and they all look close to the same but not quite, they aren't all exact. They are all similar enough that you'd recognize it as her line tho. </div>
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Don't let the challenge scare you, break the challenge down into baby steps. Gather your pieces for what you have in mind (whether physically or on paper), keep it simple if you're a beginner. Take that piece, make another that uses the same pieces but add variation. Change the colors, change the sizes. Offer "options" whether it's all necklaces or all bracelets that are similar but slightly not. Or offer a set of a necklace, bracelet, earring, ring using the same group of pieces and color scheme so they flow together scaled down to a size that works. </div>
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Here's an example of a simple "line" I did and I can expand on them. As you can see, each grouping I used the same piece over and over. I used the same colors over and over. I used the same spectra beads over and over. I mixed them up, mixed and matched, I'm giving the customers options. You don't like pink? Well here, I have red. Oh you don't like warm colors, well look over here, I have cool colors. Oh, not a fan of brass chain, well guess what, I have silver steel chain. I'm doing whatever it takes to reel a customer in, grab their interest, make that sale. Options is key. Retail stores do it, you can see how Brenda does it, you can see how I've been doing it.</div>
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If you're finding its getting overwhelming, take a look at other members lines of work. I've noticed a couple who seem to have lines going for them already and I'm really looking forward to seeing what design concept they create. But look at what group members are doing, break it down into what they're doing to achieve their line. Is it the color choices that tie it all together or is it the similar products they use in a variety of ways that tie it all together. If there is another member who's work stands out for you, what is it that makes it stand out and pulls multiple pieces together? Break it down into something that is simple and less overwhelming and then join in on the <a href="http://bsueboutiques.typepad.com/bsue_boutiques_jewelry_su/2015/01/applying-for-the-build-a-line-challenge-course-at-the-bsue-boutiques-creative-group.html" target="_blank">challenge</a>. You have from Jan 8 - 12 to email Brenda, but email early on because 60 participants is the max. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-38164179754761201182014-12-30T17:51:00.001-08:002014-12-30T23:21:41.906-08:00Any Given Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On any given day my table looks like this...<br />
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This is actually a good day. I can see space on my work table. In B'sue Boutiques Creative Group on FB I participate in Work Table Wednesday's (WTW) and Finished Up Friday's (FUF). <br />
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This participation has helped me immensely!! I don't have ADD but I swear when it comes to crafting I'm totally ADD. I start on a project and then get side tracked with another project *oooh shiny* that I want to work on. New technique, new supplies. You name it. I'm distracted. <br />
So Members on Brenda's team came up with these "challenge" days where we share what's on our work table currently. As long as there are identifiable parts from Brenda's shop we get to also enter the challenge for a little "prize" so to speak. A fun giftie for the random generator for the surprise winner to help us stay motivated. Then of Friday we share what we finished from our Wed table that we shared. As long as what we finished includes Items from Brenda's shop we also get to be in the random drawing. More motivation.... But really, what motivates me is the fact that I share and people comment. <br />
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....and you know the best part of all?! I have finished pieces. Yep. Managed to finish several pieces and take them with me to craft shows to sell. I love making jewelry, but let's face it, without selling what I make there's no money to buy more supplies so that I can make more. Right? So these 2 challenge days help me do just that. Complete pieces ready to share and sell. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-2294721677602320952014-12-27T10:21:00.002-08:002014-12-27T11:19:21.947-08:00Been Awhile.....but I'm back and ready to participate in a Build a Line Design Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it's been awhile hasn't it? Almost a year since I last blogged. A full time job, a side jewelry business, household to run, and 2 young kids later I'm finding my spare time has been limited. Really limited... But I somehow have managed to keep my job (we had MASS layoffs back in June 2014) while working towards building up inventory in my business. This year was the year I dipped my toes into the craft show world participating in 3 small events and learning quite a lot. I am slowly growing <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/leilanicoledesigns" target="_blank">Leila Nicole Designs</a> into a business rather than a hobby. My tax lady should be quite happy with that... ;-)<br />
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So, even tho my time is still limited, I'm back to blogging. Why? Because I'm gearing up to participate in this!<br />
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The Build a Line Challenge sponsored by <a href="https://www.bsueboutiques.com/" target="_blank">B'Sue Boutiques</a>. Its a 3 month long challenge hosted by Brenda Sue of B'Sue Boutiques and as long as you're using pieces from her shop you can participate. Interested? <a href="http://bsueboutiques.typepad.com/bsue_boutiques_jewelry_su/2014/12/getting-it-together-for-the-build-a-line-challenge-from-bsue-boutiques.html" target="_blank">Click here for more detailed information.</a> Those participating will submit their design ideas early Jan and if approved then we are part of the challenge. Her goal is to have several people doing different lines as we learn to create a cohesive line for our businesses. I'm sure we will all learn a lot during this challenge. I know I have learned a LOT in her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsueboutiquescreativegroup/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> where Brenda and so many others generously share their knowledge. I never thought I'd be one to share any knowledge, but I've learned so much from others along with my own trial and errors that even *I* have been able to speak up and help some of the newer members. I love <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsueboutiquescreativegroup/" target="_blank">B'sue Boutiques Creative Group</a>. If I'm online, then chances are I've popped into the group to check out the newest creations by the most fabulous people. I highly recommend you <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsueboutiquescreativegroup/" target="_blank">join</a>, whether you're a novice or expert, chatty, or lurker, making jewelry full time or simply dipping your toes and dreaming up designs. Jump in, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsueboutiquescreativegroup/" target="_blank">join all of us</a>. It is a wonderful place to learn and grow with people that continually nurture each others creative spirits. I've been in the group for a couple years now and have not once ever seen a negative comment from anyone. That's one (of many) things Brenda and her team are great at staying on top of...keeping the group a safe and nurturing environment...I imagine that is why the group continues to grow and why members stay. So join the group if you want to make jewelry, grow your techniques, and if you're feeling daring, participate in the Design Challenge. I plan to be there and will be posting progress shots here along the way. See you soon!</div>
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ps....check out her store <a href="https://www.bsueboutiques.com/" target="_blank">B'sue Boutiques</a>. Brenda carries top of the line American Made brass pieces that are exceptional quality. I received some amazing comments from customers at the craft shows I attended because of the quality supplies I used. Oh, and before I forget, grab some cocoa and relax to her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZf8o6MNmzVKZf_CnHu0J8w" target="_blank">B'sue Boutiques YouTube channel.</a> I have learned SO much from her FREE videos and you can too. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-58801496558408459302013-10-20T22:36:00.001-07:002013-10-22T06:56:49.742-07:00Interesting ExperimentSo as I mentioned in my last post, hubby got me a tumbler for one of my anniversary gifts. <br /><br />I was hoping it would speed up the process of sanding down and cleaning up the gunk leftover from Etching. I work in batches so to have to sand piece after piece to clean up and then use alcohol to remove ink...it's a bear to do and takes hours. <br /><br />After talking to some jewelry peeps, I decided against a tumbler because it sounded like it wouldn't work and another tool was suggested. An attachment piece for my dremel...which I got, but I would still have to sand each piece individually. Faster since it's using a dremel, but not like walking away and letting a machine do most of the work. <br /><br />I had removed the tumbler from my wish list, but not fast enough. Hubby had already gotten it, so I said what the heck. It's a handy tool to have for other parts of jewelry making, so I gave it a go. <br />I tossed etched pieces looking like this in to see how it would do. <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/LeilaNicoleDesigns#5937078441721475490'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z9jlfSgOKQg/UmS9YwJwMaI/AAAAAAAAGoU/DCduxftwq6Q/s288/1382333529.927947.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />You can see from the pic...LOADS of sanding and cleaning required. But you know what?! I was pleasantly surprised!<br />This is how the pieces came out. Not too shabby! Nice and clean. <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/LeilaNicoleDesigns#5937078479376070562'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9xwCnOXj3Go/UmS9a8bTt6I/AAAAAAAAGoc/81giuhVVwLM/s288/1382333687.860146.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/LeilaNicoleDesigns#5937078511104029106'><img src='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JUnS_8yIACg/UmS9cyn18bI/AAAAAAAAGok/ojsbAS1kph4/s288/1382333689.496832.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />The only troublesome part is a few scratches on the backs, but not too bad. I let the machine do the work and within the hour they were all clean. This would've taken me all day to do by hand!<br /><br />I'm certainly keeping my new fancy schmancy tumbler...my new best friend, haha. Quite happy with the results. :-) <br />What are you working on today?<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-85396998852098424162013-10-20T15:27:00.001-07:002013-10-20T17:09:49.672-07:00Trip to Mexico...and an awesome husband!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My hubby is so sweet. I had a tumbler in my wish list before I talked to Harry in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsueboutiquescreativegroup/" target="_blank">B'Sue Boutiques Creative Jewelry group</a>. Harry from <a href="http://oscarcrow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">OscarCrow Handmade Jewelry blog</a> helped me figure out what I needed to accomplish a specific task, which a tumbler wouldnt work, but hubby bought it before I could delete it from my wish list....so.....I got a tumbler for my anniversary. A wonderful present and great to have in my supplies, so I'm running an experiment with it right now. So cute the little note he left on the box for me to find. :-)<br />
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October 17 , 2013 was our anniversary...3 years married, 9 years together. So we decided to take a vacation and took off to Mexico on Monday Oct 14th. 9 years ago (2004) was our last non US vacation. We went on a cruise to the Bahamas and ever since then with the economy crash and life getting in the way, we basically did staycations and hit up areas closer to home for a weekend off here and there. So you can imagine my excitement to go out of the country and explore. :-)<br />
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A shame we didn't get to do much of that. Once we got to the hotel Damian said his back hurt and that it felt like something was pressing against his lungs making it hard to breathe. He's an asthmatic, so that was pretty concerning. I helped him stretch in the hopes that whatever bone had moved out of alignment could be coaxed back into place. No such luck tho, so we scheduled him a deep tissue massage for the following day to try and help with the pain.</div>
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The next morning we went to the timeshare meeting that was part of the obligation of the trip....most people wouldn't want to be bothered, but hey, agreeing to the meeting and listening to their spiel got us 2 trips at a deeply discounted rate with the trip to Mexico being all inclusive...why not, right? The second trip is to Florida, so we'll do that next year and visit my parents since they started their move on Friday, the day we returned from Mexico and my mom's bday (I'm still really bummed they're moving so far away). So we finished our 90 min obligation (that was really 4 hours as they tried so hard to sell us a timeshare, lol) and headed off to their last ditch effort which was getting our 2 free city tour tickets as they tried one final time to convince us to buy. They even offered us 2 more free tickets to a fancy boat ride and dinner on a small island ($170 value) to return thursday and listen again for one more hour - which ultimately would've been several more hours. We initially agreed to it so we could do the free boat ride and dinner, but more on that later.</div>
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It slowly hit him at the table, he started coughing, thought maybe it was his normal allergies, so we continued on with the evening. We eventually went back to our room and he decided to sleep sitting up, which apparently didn't help much because he kept getting up and down to go cough in the bathroom to allow me to sleep. I woke up after midnight asking him if he was ok and he told me it was hard to swallow and it felt like his throat was swelling. We called the hotels front desk and asked for a doctor. At 4a we had a doctor visiting to check on him...he got a cortozone shot and the hotel staff had a taxi driver pick up the meds needed so we wouldn't have to try and figure it all out in an unfamiliar country. $150 plus meds later...he was finally starting to feel better. The swelling was going down and the meds were helping to control the cough. He actually brought the meds back, even though it looks like over the counter cough meds, because he said they worked better than what we have access to here in the states. Amazing.</div>
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We did still have the meeting on Thursday, which would've provided us free tickets to the boat ride and private island dinner. As romantic as that sounded for something to do on our Anniversary day, we opted to check with the staff and see if we could use the free city tour tickets we had and reschedule for Thursday. I'm so glad we did, I had so much more fun checking out the city than I think I would've had on a boat ride to go eat... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resurrection, we were told they didn't have issues with termites, but once a year they take Jesus down to repair humidity water damage. It is a tradition and everyone gathers as Jesus is taken back to church to be rehung for all to see.</td></tr>
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It was sad to leave, I wish it could've been longer, and with the exception of what happened to Damian it was a pretty nice relaxing vacation. We had a long trip home, but it was wonderful to see the boys smiling faces and humongous hugs we got when we stepped in the door. I miss Puerto Vallarta, but I'm happy to be home!</div>
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Since my focus lately has been on jewelry, I decided my previous business name of Artsy Creations no longer fit me. It also bothered me how there were so many other variations out there of the same name that I had chosen. So I made the [expensive] decision to make a change.</div>
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I am now Leila Nicole Designs. </div>
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So while my focus is now on jewelry creations, I can still use it for my occasional artwork.... love!</div>
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I even registered LeilaNicoleDesigns.com and in a little bit I will be rolling out a .com web page where I can display a gallery of sorts. I mostly wanted to do that so I could clean up my business card and only have to list 1 link rather than 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 links...etc. You get the idea. With the .com site it will be my landing page if you will and from there I will list all the areas I can be found. </div>
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So check me out, update the links so you don't lose me, fav my shop and fan page and really....just occasionally stop by and say HI. Love to chit chat, especially on Facebook. :-)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-87280433808706285542013-08-06T22:01:00.001-07:002013-08-06T22:03:57.651-07:00New Jewelry...almost finished!Been away from the blog for a little while, but that seems to happen with small children demanding attention. They come first. ;-)<br />So, my creations have been slow going but I did manage to create a few pieces tonight when hubby got home and could give me a couple hours of me time. <br />These are still work in progresses but they're almost done. I took Cat Kerr's online class <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/157011383/wave-soldered-pendants-online-workshop?ref=cat_gallery_4">Wave Soldered Pendants</a> to learn the frame technique and then collaged my own designs into them. <br />Here's the first layer down. <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5909238004680371298'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IbpInE461Gs/UgHUqCI2LGI/AAAAAAAAGec/2-eJsxngcx0/s288/1375851512.856105.jpg' border='0' width='190' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />One of them is double sided because I collaged the imagery down and then realized I had wanted it on the other side. So I made it double sided. I thought it was a cool 2 in 1 solution!<br />Anyway, here's another layer down. <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5909238038417305298'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GMSQJxJutDA/UgHUr_0W7tI/AAAAAAAAGek/vNfMV_i3iqg/s288/1375851583.362989.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='200' style='margin:5px'></a><br />I still need to add resin, but the glue and paint are still drying so hopefully I can finish them up tomorrow. <br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-31197182620314345542013-04-22T06:26:00.001-07:002013-04-22T06:26:13.742-07:00I want to call her Lola - WIPThis weekend I wasn't able to create any jewelry since hubby had to work both Sat and Sun. <br /><br />Rather than not do ANYTHING creative, I decided to go back and practice techniques from the <a target="_blank" href="http://meganscreativebliss.blogspot.com/2013/03/whimsy-girls-workshop_9.html?m=1">Whimsy Girl online class</a> that I took. <br /><br />While my littlest napped, I managed to not only sketch, but color and shade this girl. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5869661887544599362'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9flzGiGjaEI/UXU6Y06-o0I/AAAAAAAAGco/Bm4DFvyIrH4/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='278' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Late last night, since my littlest fell asleep early, I also managed to get her on canvas. It's a 4x4 deep canvas, and so far she's coming out pretty cute. I'm hoping I can finish her soon. <br />I kinda want to call her Lola... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5869661953947928610'><img src='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X3ycZu33L6o/UXU6csSxCCI/AAAAAAAAGcw/kWT1cC5mT_c/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='269' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Hope you're having a creative day!<br /><br />XoXo ~Leila<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-4414503903847824302013-04-16T21:46:00.002-07:002013-04-16T21:48:32.351-07:00Update....where have I been?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been harder and harder to be creative with 2 kids (4 year old and a 5 month old), but I've managed to find time...</div>
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I've been having fun with this new class <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/121672039/online-ecourse-soldering-molten-lava">Soldering Molten Lava</a>.</div>
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Here are 2 pieces I just finished as well. You can see on the bracelet where I have stamped the solder. I also magically managed to solder the bee on to the bracelet portion. I was really very happy that I was able to guess at that, cuz I honestly didn't know how to solder pieces together.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-78681437337213147692013-03-24T16:01:00.001-07:002013-03-24T16:01:56.514-07:00Gelli Printing FunSo I know tons of people have been having fun with gelli plates and by now its probably nothing new, but....I finally pulled mine out to play with. <br /><br />The sad part is I've had the Gelli Plate since November, but then I had my second son and well....time flew by. <br /><br />So now my 4mo old is taking a nap and my 4yr old is watching his favorite movie, so now..... play!<br /><br />These are the first batch (yes batch, this plate is FUN!!). <br />Some I love and some are so so.... 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That prep took me about 4hrs. <br /><br />Today, I spent another 4hrs getting designs onto the copper and preparing them for etching solution. I love etching, but am not too fond of the chemicals - especially with 2 little ones at home. So I've been researching and think I found a less toxic method, hopefully I can purchase that unit for my bday in June, but in the meantime I will be etching with chemicals when hubby is home and can keep an eye on the boys. <br /><br />Here are the ones I finally finished that are almost ready to etch. I haven't decided yet if I want to tape the back or just color with ink, but for the moment I'm taking a break to spend time with my little ones. :-)<br /><br />Looking forward to finishing....<br />Can't wait to see how they turn out for pendants!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5856447111241443906'><img src='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0iE3T8Rk34g/UUZHnm9oqkI/AAAAAAAAGbg/7SDIy4jrYHY/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='255' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Hope you're having a creative day!<br /><br />XoXo ~Leila<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-87273593037882933862013-02-21T00:14:00.001-08:002013-02-21T00:14:05.682-08:00Inka Gold + LumiereWorking on new pendants and decided to play with clay. <br /><br />I have a very specific idea in my head and I'm really hoping I can get these to look the way I envision. <br /><br />In the meantime, I've been playing with Inka Gold and Lumiere paint. Inka Gold seems limited in pallet colors, but they blend quite nicely with Lumiere paints, so I'm getting a nice variety of pretty color for the heads. I tried blending with silks, but it didn't work very well. These pendants are taking a little while, but eventually I hope to turn them into Necklaces. Maybe make a series out of them. <br /><br />So far so good. Hoping to finish at least one soon since I go back to work in about a week. Maternity leave was nice while it lasted. :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5847316408940193138'><img src='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rvD5DUUGBi8/USXXSyQxZXI/AAAAAAAAGbM/3xFdXDSM0Cg/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br />Hope you're having a creative day!<br /><br />XoXo ~Leila<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947586335637330488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924283449817474596.post-41205173595354760032013-01-26T08:04:00.001-08:002013-01-26T08:04:12.876-08:00Etched Pendant Design<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5837789282557812210'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iUCjOBcdloY/UQP-bCxw3fI/AAAAAAAAGac/V4AVqhKqwyk/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='160' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115525353936385742500/ArtsyCreationsByLeila#5837789340156770082'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zKsFowsshdE/UQP-eZWbNyI/AAAAAAAAGak/S3GbXUVVek4/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='205' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br />I've been following along in Cat Kerr's online Inspirational Pendants workshop, which is all about etching copper and then turning into pretty necklaces. <br /><br />I've been having a blast learning, making mistakes, learning from mistakes, and then ultimately coming up with fun and unique necklaces. <br /><br />I have several etched pieces ready for their finishing touches. 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This is what I came up with. I really like how it turned out and will be making more stencils to play with. If you are interested, I uploaded several stencil and mask templates to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/artsycreations">my shop</a>.</div>
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So this is another journal page I've done...I'm on a roll this year! I haven't been all that great in journaling the past couple years, always felt like I had to spill my guts and fill my journaled pages with my emotions - which honestly, I don't have any time to do as often as I've tried. I think I really prefer this style of journaling, a fun image and just a line or two for text. Fast and simple...Hopefully I can keep it going throughout the year, but with a toddler and an infant and a full time job and and and....hopefully I can keep my muse happy!</div>
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I recently bought myself some Stampotique stamps and have been having fun creating stamped journal pages. For this one I submitted to January's <a href="http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/">Stampotique Challenge</a>, SDC 81.</div>
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I used stamps from Stampotique, Ranger, and Claudine Hellmuth in my Dylusions Journal using Dylusions ink. This is one of the pages where the ink seeped through, boo! ...but it doesn't look too bad. :-)<br />
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