shiny little things

Um, how is it possible for you to be The Crazier S...

2012-05-27T22:19:28.105-04:00

Um, how is it possible for you to be The Crazier Sister? That's ME!!!

(thanks for all the comments! I wear mostly stud-style earrings after spending the 80's hosting those long, shoulder-dusters + Janet's entire key collection. But I do love to MAKE big earrings!)

nope not for me!

2012-05-27T01:33:02.217-04:00

nope not for me!

I say, why stay with the conventional when there...

2012-05-25T12:28:23.303-04:00

I say,

why stay with the conventional when there is a flavor of rebel in all of us?!

Love them! And it looks like you are using ribbon ...

2012-05-25T07:20:30.145-04:00

Love them! And it looks like you are using ribbon ends to hold the bead strands. Wow! Great idea.

I love unmatched earrings. That is probably obvio...

2012-05-24T19:43:52.664-04:00

I love unmatched earrings. That is probably obvious as I have two holes in my right ear lobe and one hole in my left ear lobe.

It's funny you posted this because lately I...

2012-05-24T19:42:13.274-04:00

It's funny you posted this because lately I've been making lots of mismatched earring pairs. I think they are so much fun and visually interesting!

I think it depends. Is it a purposeful mis-match? ...

2012-05-24T18:04:57.027-04:00

I think it depends. Is it a purposeful mis-match? Is there still fluidity from one ear to the other; style, color, shape, design?
Or does it look like someone dressed in the dark and grabbed two different earrings without taking time to check? Or just didn't care that they did?
I guess, in the end, it depends on the designer/wearer? I have one pair (for now) that have a "mis-match) in that the main bead is the same, the accent bead is different while still having the same color. (one is a disc one is a diamond shape) It was on purpose, but it's not obvious. The picture you show still works. It's got fluidity and purpose even if it doesn't "match" in shape or all the colors.

People used to make brooches with the cut lenses. ...

2012-05-21T22:12:42.815-04:00

People used to make brooches with the cut lenses. You can mod podge an image in the back and glue on the pinback. Cute! I have several I picked up at thrift shops! You can see some examples here: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=587&q=eyeglass+lens+brooch&gbv=2&oq=eyeglass+lens+brooch&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.12...1264.8081.0.10046.26.16.3.7.4.0.172.1684.8j8.16.0...0.0.lxmm9l9RFFU

OMG!! I love it!! Perfect for the DIY girl! Miss y...

2012-05-08T11:04:50.742-04:00

OMG!! I love it!! Perfect for the DIY girl! Miss you guys sooooo much! Busy crazy as the ugg...hugs to all at Ornamentea!!!!

I love the safety pin. You may have started a tre...

2012-05-04T07:50:15.409-04:00

I love the safety pin. You may have started a trend there. It is really cute. I have tons of shells from our past beach visit and have always had hopes of using them. This has given me inspiration. Looking forward to the how to.

Please everyone, use proper gloves and appropriate...

2012-04-30T20:23:13.921-04:00

Please everyone, use proper gloves and appropriate respirator when using any 2-part resin. The hardeners contain phenols, yes, even Ice Resin, which should never come into contact with bare skin.

If you notice, even the IR site (in 2012, 4 years after this post) now only claims that Ice Resin is non-toxic... when cured (dried).

you are so sweet! I'm the blogger behind that ...

2012-04-25T10:41:06.251-04:00

you are so sweet! I'm the blogger behind that blog and was just linked back to this :).

It's a quote an old teacher used to say to me and I couldn't get it out of my head one day. I'm glad it helped you.

-Caitlin @ Reverie to Reality

just give best wishes to you

2012-04-17T21:38:04.598-04:00

just give best wishes to you

beautiful earrings, i think many girls may like th...

2012-04-17T21:36:24.678-04:00

beautiful earrings, i think many girls may like them

And, Skye, I just edited the link to make it clear...

2012-04-17T14:36:39.514-04:00

And, Skye, I just edited the link to make it clearer! Thank you!

That's actually why those earring ideas are co...

2012-04-17T14:33:54.835-04:00

That's actually why those earring ideas are coming off the tutorials page-no instructions OR because the parts aren't all available any more. We used to publish really simple earrings without instructions but now we write them up, anyway. Going forward even the simplest project will have a how-to.

.. on the earrings, anyhow.. the necklaces have th...

2012-04-17T08:44:47.350-04:00

.. on the earrings, anyhow.. the necklaces have the instructions..

I don;t see any instructions or PDF download optio...

2012-04-17T08:42:58.202-04:00

I don;t see any instructions or PDF download options. All I see is the picture and the list of ingredients...

Thanks, Alice, you are right. I edited the blog po...

2012-04-13T12:52:27.987-04:00

Thanks, Alice, you are right. I edited the blog post to fix that!

I love these Simple Truths charms, but they are no...

2012-04-11T16:48:02.634-04:00

I love these Simple Truths charms, but they are not made by Kiona. They are made by Erin of Treasures Found.

http://treasures-found.blogspot.com/

Maybe Kiona repinned these. That's one thing I don't like about Pinterest; it's difficult to find the original photo.

One of my faves is: Life is a great big canvas; th...

2012-04-05T20:07:57.942-04:00

One of my faves is:
Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.
Danny Kaye

Lisa-I'm pulling for 'Whoa, Nelly' and...

2012-04-04T07:36:09.591-04:00

Lisa-I'm pulling for 'Whoa, Nelly' and 'Superficial' !

I once made myself a necklace with 'Poseur' on it...gosh, I love that word. Do the kids say that any more?

I got pretty tired of the same words used on jewel...

2012-04-02T02:51:27.500-04:00

I got pretty tired of the same words used on jewelry and started an "irrelevant" list. This is just a random brainstorming list (some good, some awful) and I haven't done anything with it, but some day.....

Leap
Trudge
Baby Steps
Frenzy
Rescued
Spread your wings
Magic Feather
Pixie Dust
I Do Believe
Voodoo Magic
Moxie
Amour
Mon Petite Chau
Spicy
Tenacious
Obvious
Catapult
Trite
Petulant
Badatude
Poseur
Catty
Zeitgeist
Doppleganger
Wanderlust
Superficial
Fanatic
Fabulous
Klepto
Naked
Chameleon
For Rent
Sinful
Schadenfreude
Brain Fart
Whoa Nelly

Yes, yes, and yes! Thanks for sharing your quotes...

2012-03-28T16:42:23.093-04:00

Yes, yes, and yes! Thanks for sharing your quotes with us!

NICE!!! Good inspiration! (((Good reason behind it...

2012-03-27T17:31:10.239-04:00

NICE!!!
Good inspiration!
(((Good reason behind it too!)))

I started loading up the charm day blog with links of this year's participants!
You are on it!
:)