Today I had the pleasure of selling my jewelry at an Alice in Wonderland tea party put on by a circus performer. Almost everyone was in costume and it was a lot of fun. The couple in the above picture

A few months ago, I made a DIY post in which I showed the steps to turn an old watch, that I never wore and wasn't too fond of, into a creative new watch with a hand-wrapped copper band. It was a fun project

There are very few naturally blue flowers. Blue Delphinium is one of them. These beautiful plants have tall stalks with many blooms, displaying shades of blue, indigo, and violet. are a popular cut flower

For today’s ColorChallenge I have selected a photo from a beautiful sunny day on the beaches of San Diego. Every Wednesday there is a farmer’s market near the beach, and afterwards many people head down

A joyful stone Green calcite is a stone that I work with frequently. It is not difficult to come by, nor is it expensive, and it is such a happy stone. Its light green color and lightly shiny surfaces

For today's color challenge, I introduce my yellow rose wedding bouquet and centerpiece! The bouquet is composed of 9 beautiful yellow roses mixed with several stems of green alstroemeria. To match, I

#JewelryWednesdays So, I recently started seeing some posts with the tag #jewelrywednesdays. So I contacted @silbart about it--one of the posts mentioned that they think that @silbart started it. @Silbart

I am going to start posting #ColorChallenge posts. I have seen them on Steemit since I joined and I always like to look at the submissions. Seems like a fun way to inspire yourself each day, so why not

As a little break from what I normally post, I wanted to share something I made at work the other day. I'm a florist as well as a jewelry maker, and a woman called me and asked for a "sweet 16

Today I want to talk about one of my FAVORITE stones--Obsidian. Obsidian is a naturally occurring glass that is formed by the rapid cooling of rhyolitic lava (according to the Encyclopedia Britanica).

Today, I'll share my Sterling Silver Chain Earrings. These are quick and easy to make, and I like their simple look when they are done. To make them, I simply took some sterling silver chain that I bought

If you have seen my other Bob Ross posts, you know that I don't have oil paints (which is what Bob Ross used), so I just used cheap acrylic paints with cheap terrible brushes. BUT, I think it turned out

This is an easy "how to" post for crafting yourself a simple wallet out of materials that you may even have on hand now. I'm hoping this may inspire you to craft and to use materials that may

This is a sterling silver and Herkimer diamond butterfly I made quite a few years ago. I like it because it has 4 of my favorite crystals and it always makes me feel so happy to look at it! If you don't

I love getting custom orders, because it's so interesting to see what other people's ideas are. They see something that shows them what my style is, and then they take it from there to decide what it is

So, serious question here... where are the coin mommies eh? For years I have been sitting on the outskirts of the cryptoshpere--mostly just listening to my husband constantly going on about cryptos since

Well, I finally made it so I can accept Bitcoin on my Etsy shop! I actually had no idea how easy it is to set it up, until by husband was kind enough to do 10 seconds of research for me and find instructions

So, let's say you have a pendant and nothing to hang it on so you can wear it. Or, let's say you have a broken necklace that really just needs the cord or clasp to be replaced. Well, don't let that pendant

What a fantastic day! Today I went to a small craft show in La Mesa, CA. The weather was gorgeous, the view was beautiful, and the people were friendly. This particular show was free to vend at as this

Haven't posted in a little while, so I just wanted to share a quick post about my latest hobby. I have done two more paintings from the Bob Ross series "The Joy of Painting". I really encourage