This weeks work = Orbtastic!

Can you ever have too much Ocean Jasper? I think it's impossible!

I mean jeez, look at the orbs, so many colors and patterns to choose from!



Garnets are one of my "classic" favs :)



Blue Lace Agate has the coolest of blues and purples!



and Labradorite... let me count the ways!

Stay tuned for a shipment of insanely awesome Labradorite that is on the way!

Seriously I wet my pants when I saw the pics!!

Soon!

Handmade Division super cool topic o' the month extravaganza!

Well so you know, this month's topic is...

How did I get where I am now?

and
This

Is

My

Life.

Not really but here is a quick rundown...
I wanted to go to an art college and I don't really know why exactly I picked metals. I messed around with making my own necklaces and stuff before then, I had dabbled in several mediums at that time.. somehow metals just stuck.

So I went to Tyler School of Art(Temple) and dropped out after my junior year. I liked studio classes but hated academics so much that I left and went to work on a computer career(8 month course). It wasn't necessarily a bad choice. I mean I got a house out of it...

After about 12 years of off and on bench work(more off than on) I finally decided to get my art career started heh heh.
So here I am 2 years later doing it full time. I learned the basics in school and from there on out I am self taught.

And thats that!

Make sure to check out alllllll these cool artists and see what they thought about the topic this month!

Andes Cruz - http://andescruz.wordpress.com/

Tess Norberg - http://www.nova-designs.blogspot.com/

Jaime Pickering - http://bellabijoujewellery.blogspot.com

Nancy Dale - http://www.nedbeads.blogspot.com

Jewelry by Natsuko - http://jewelrybynatsuko.blogspot.com/

Sand Fibers - http://sandfibers.blogspot.com

Alice Istanbul - http://istanbuldesigns.blogspot.com/

Thomasin Durgin - http://metalriot.blogspot.com

Susan Moloney - http://susarto.blogspot.com

Beth Cyr - http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com

emily watson- http://nocoloratall.tumblr.com/
Tosca Teran- http://www.nanopod.wordpress.com

Lisa Hopkins - http://lisahopkinsdesign.blogspot.com
Tamra Gentry - http://www.jewelrydesignchronicles.com/

JJ Papke- http://rosyrevolver.blogspot.com/

Alisa Miller- http://alisamiller.blogspot.com

Mary Spencer- http://www.wattoonline.blogspot.com/

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Some new work from this week

Turquoise n Sunstone Pendant

Green Prehnite Ring

Chrysocolla, Malachite, Azurite Ring