HOT BLAZING BLINGED OUT SADDLES - It's time to have a sale! Oh and check out the new video!

My Oh MY it's the hottest JUNE we've had on record since I don't know when.  My Dad told me the other day that this time in 1936 it was over a hundred degrees with no air conditioning and my Grandma was pregnant with him.  MY OH MY!

Well..the only thing I can think of to do in the heat is stay inside, where it's nice and cool and create some fabulous jewelry.

I have lots of jewelry obsessions!  Obsession is really a perfect word for me - when I see something I like I want to have it all.

My etsy store is stocked with unique vintage style findings that can add a little cowboy chic or maybe come country class to your jewelry designs.  But, you know me...I gotta change things up a bit so in this video
I show you how to take those findings, at a little sum'in sum'in and give them the look of fabulous faux enamel.  YES you can do this!!!! And just to help you move your booty off the computer and onto your work table, I'm offering a SALE...a Hot Blazing bling out saddle Sale - 15% off now until the 4th.

So head on over to My Sweet Antiq's etsy store and use the coupon code BLAZING15 for a 15% off sale. I guarantee you'll love designing with these pieces. Just so you don't miss out, make sure you "Like" our Facebook Page and subscribe to this blog! Thanks a bunch!

Green Goddess Vintage Style Jewelry with Sweet Antiq's

I don't often sell my work.  I'm not sure why, other than the fact that so many times when I'm creating I attach sentimental memories to the piece, remembering loved ones who have passed and happy times with them and then I can't part with it.

This piece does hold those special memories.  As I created it I remembered the craft shows that I used to do with my Mom.  We would buy big lots of metal charms and vintage style findings and create jewelry together.  I also remember my Aunt June who was the instigator behind us doing this.  She traveled California to a variety of quilt and antique market shows to sell her wares.

With vintage so popular and some of those findings being either hard to find or downright expensive, I wanted to provide all my followers a way to cut the cost, increase their creativity and perhaps remember great times.

This is one of my latest pieces I am offering at my Etsy Store - Sweet Antiq's - Please take a moment to check it out - it really needs a good forever home!

How to make Safari earrings with Cloud Clay - New Video

My travels have certainly taken me Around the World this year!  What an amazing year this has been traveling to three different continents and a couple islands in the Carribean.

To celebrate and help me remember my traveling, I made these earrings with Cloud Clay air dry clay.  I'm always looking for inspiration and Mother Nature has a great way to get me inspired.  I hope you enjoy these and make a pair for yourself!

Sweet Antiq's - Playfully Wild jewelry findings and Classy Trash

I'm so excited to announce the GRAND OPENING of my etsy store - SWEET ANTIQ's.

By popular request I have opened my Etsy store  to help provide you with unique delightfully fun, wildly playful and classy trash items to use in your jewelry designs and mixed media art projects.  I invite you to take a look and have fun shopping for unique jewelry parts.  While you're there, take a glance at the "about" page.

Keep checking in as I post unique finds from found objects, recycled classy trash and my latest line of jewelry findings.  I invite you to "LIKE" our  Sweet Antiq's Facebook Page to keep up with the latest offerings as well as the video's I'll be posting based on my store offerings to help inspire you to create art with this stuff!

If you see something you like but need it in large quantities - please flip me a quick email.  I can offer you a good discount.

Thanks so much for looking!  Happy Shopping!

How to make beads with Friendly Plastic - Part 2 - The Dichroic Glass Effect

In the previous episode of Friendly Plastic TV, I showed you an easy way to create Friendly Plastic beads using Cloud Clay as a core.  In this episode the technique is taken a little further and now concentrates on how to create a dichroic glass effect bead.  Enjoy

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