Rose Bowl May 2015

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mother's.

Today was another vendoring day at the Rose Bowl. It was a nice sunny, breezy day. In short, the weather was beautiful.

Again, I had my 10 x 10 vendor booth stocked with my handcrafted goodies and crafting supplies.

Since it's Mother's Day today, there were a lot of mother and daughter pairs strolling around. There were also a lot more families together.

I also noticed today people weren't buying as they did in previous months. I talked with other vendor's. They expressed the same observations. 

Twisting The Night Away

I found that I love making twisted wire jewelry. It's easy to do and the outcome always ends up fabulous and interesting. This post is going to be more of a. "look what I made," instead of a tutorial. Hope you enjoy.

By using just a few beads and wire, you can make a gorgeous pair of earrings.

Materials Used 
6 brown beads
18 gauge copper wire
To complete earrings
2 jump rings
2 ear wires

Easy Peasy! Any hole drilled beads will do. Wire? I use anywhere from 18 - 24 gauge. Anything larger is to hard to twist. Anything smaller and the shape won't lay right. 

Right Angle Weave Fun

In this post, I will give very, very simple instructions on how to create a right angle weave. Once you learn the basics, you can add as many rows as you like. 

I plan on using this technique to create some keychains. When my keychains are finished, I will post them at a later time. 

Two projects I designed. Both contain one right angle row.

All righty then, let get onto making a Right Angle Weave Unit.

Creating Row One
Begin by stringing four beads onto your thread.

Love My Bead Board

If you love beading, you really should think about investing in a bead board. I have found this tool a real jewelry making necessity. 

How I begin a new project with beads

My board makes it easy to create stunning jewelry pieces. I can easily lay out a multi strand necklace and bracelet design with ease. 

I just create and set out my pattern in the grooves of the board before I even think about stringing the beads together. 

I have found placing many different types of beads on the board allows me to observe new, exciting combinations of color mixes and shapes. I do this mixing of beads before I even begin thinking about my design.

Rose Bowl April 2015

This Sunday was Rose Bowl April. That's why my blog is going out later than usual. I had to get up at 4:00 am in order to pack up and get ready for the event. The rules are you must be inside the Rose Bowl as a vendor before 6:30 am or you lose your spot. 

Even though the flea market doesn't officially open until 9:00 am, there are vendors and store owners who are cruising around between 6:30 - 9:00 am buying the best merchandise early.

All in all, I had a lot of fun. Not only did I sell my handcrafted jewelry, I also setup a wall of supplies. The supply wall sold well. Mostly chains and charms. 

Happy Easter (no post)

God, watch over my family and friends. Keep them safe and healthy. Amen.

Now a quote,  
“Earth’s saddest day and gladdest day were just three days apart!”. -- Susan Coolidge

Okay peeps, Coffee break over. Got a dinner to finish.  Dee