Friday Favorites

Ah yes, Friday is here already. How did THAT happen? I've been wanting to get out to my glass lab to make beads, but my other commitments have kept me from doing so. Tomorrow I'll be at a glass studio in San Mateo, CA so I'm sure I'll get in some torch time there. It's the montly meeting of our Society of Glass Beadmakers of Northern California, where we gather for chit chat, sharing of our beads, great demos, and great food.

But right now, I'm going to present you with this week's Friday Favorites. Today's color scheme is called "adobe arizona desert pop" - now there's a mouth full! It's a scheme I'm very familiar with, since I love nature as well as autumn. When I lived in Connecticut, autumn was my favorite season - the cool crisp air with warm sunshine beating down on my back, the smell of crunchy fallen leaves, hot apple cider - OK, enough with the reminiscing. Here are the colors, along with my favorite picks. I've included the names of the shops whose items I've listed, from left to right.  Enjoy your shopping trip!

1.  tattoo dreams
2.  OrganiCeramic




3.  golly bard
4.  Mary Williams Photography



5.  Luster
6.  Tocadora Leather




7.  Beads 4 You
8.  the Mincing Mockingbird




9.  Portland Fiber Gallery
10. ReClaim2Fame








Here are some items I've made that fit into today's scheme.  I think I'm going to have to revisit this color scheme out in my wet lab - I need more of that bright yellow/orange pop!

And that wraps up the first part of my Friday. Now go have a happy and creative day!

Catching Up on Friday Favorites

I've been so busy - or out of town - that I've missed posting my Friday Favorites for the last 2 weeks. But I'm back, and here they are. If you're new here, it works like this. The little Google gizmo way down at the bottom of the page gives you a new color scheme every time you refresh or re-enter the page. I've decided to use it on Fridays to find Etsy items that catch my eye and match the first color scheme I encounter on Friday. I also check to see if I've made items that fit into that color scheme. Today's color scheme is called "autumn maple final". I'm not sure what the "final" part of that means, but here are the colors. And underneath that is the group of items that I just love! The shop names correspond to the pictures from left to right.  Have a happy shopping trip!

1.  MarcusBerknerJewelry
2.  GingaSquid




3.  nutmegdesigns
4.  AlchemicMuse




5.  Botanic2Ceramic
6.  shixie



7.  FreshMetal
8.  happylake



9.  AdornMeJewelry
10. BitsyKnits









Here are some items I've made that include colors in today's scheme.

1. Dawn Necklace, 2. Forest Vessel, 3. Pink Poppy Slider, 4. Bog Bead, 5. Garden Vessel, 6. Rose Bracelet

OK, it's lunch time - I'm outta here. Now, YOU go have a happy and creative day!

Journal Progress and Friday Favorites

Ah yes, it's Friday again - already!!  I did manage to make a bit of progress on my January journal page for the Bead Journal Project.  These are the colors I've chosen for the vessel.  I mean, hey, it's January.  And rumor has it that we're going to get smacked with 4 major storms over the next several days .  These colors look pretty stormy to me.

And here's the first layer of fiber.

As I build the layers, I'll blend the lines between the colors a bit so that they aren't quite as distinct.  It will be a bit challenging because I'm using different types of fibers.  Some colors are Merino wool, another is Harrisville fleece, and another is Columbia/Lincoln.  I can't wait to see how this one turns out!

And since it's Friday, I consulted Google's little "Random Color Scheme" that appears at the bottom of my posts and found some Etsy items that I just love!  Today's color scheme is called "spruce blue", and under that is a group of items I found that fit into that scheme.  The shop names correspond to the pictures from left to right.  Enjoy your shopping trip!

1.  Sand Fibers
2.  Do-Rah! Designs



3.  Artisan Clay
4.  Lucky Lather Soaps



5.  Joolz by Lisa
6.  The Millinery Shop



7.  JMN Pottery
8.  lisa peters ART



9.  frank IDEAS
10. house of beci





Here are some pieces that I've done that have some hints of that color scheme.  Perhaps the next color scheme that comes up on the little color inspiration gadget will send me off in a direction I haven't pursued yet.

Now it's time for me to get a start on my other Friday activities.  And it's time for you to go have a happy and creative day!

Friday Favorites

See that little gizmo down at the bottom of the page?  The one that says "Random Color Scheme".  I've decided to use it in several different ways.  I enjoy looking at folks' Etsy treasuries, I often find new favorite artisans.  Today I used the random color scheme gadget to find some Etsy items that caught my eye.  This is the color scheme that was on my blog when I first came out here today, called Boysenberry.  And underneath that is the group of items I found in this color scheme that I wouldn't mind seeing in my mailbox.  I've included the names of the shops whose items I've listed, from left to right.

1.  Butterfly Girl Designs
2.  WondersMohair



3.  Suus Keramiek
4.  jd wolfe pottery



5.  Prince Design UK
6.  Fired and Fused



7.  Madeleine's Mud Pie Studio
8.  tago Design & Crafts



9.  Jamn Glass
10. Goldspun Designs





Perhaps I'll use this color scheme to inspire my next creation - although it seems that I've made quite a few items that are similar to this group of colors.

1. Kimberly's Vessel Side 1, 2. Sonoma Vessel Side 1, 3. Twig Pin, 4. Raku Vessel

While I ponder on my next color scheme, I'm going to put together a bit of late lunch.  Now, YOU go have a happy and creative day!