I finally created a 100% fair trade and earth friendly tree pendant!


Recycled sterling silver wire and CA botryoidal nephrite jade that was harvested (found, not mined) and cut by a local rock hound who uses biodiesel.

I was going to wait until after the move to create this piece, but I caved. :)

Peridot, tourmaline, amethyst, rose quartz, sterling silver

I hope she likes it!

I also made this necklace out of things I had laying around...

( Owl at Sunset )

I made this tree yesterday during the full moon:



( And I made a new nest tree on Saturday )

It's a little smaller than a nickle:



( +1 )

It was a special order for a wedding...awwww! A tree themed wedding - love it!

Copper & Petrified Wood

( +2 )

I have a lot of these petrified wood slabs, and was thinking about making "Tree Spirit" pendants out of them and recycled sterling silver wire. I used copper for this prototype, and my least attractive piece of petrified wood. I can keep the cost down (cutting it more than half) on these because I'm not coiling around the frame, so it will be at a better price point for more people.

Now the question is - should I make a small collection of these in silver and see how it goes, or are my other trees so much better that I should focus all my attention on them? Hmmm...

Today marks exactly one month since I opened my Etsy store - YAY!

To celebrate, I made a treasury of some of the items I have fallen in love with on Etsy. It's called "Forget Me Not," and you can view it here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=61762

And to celebrate further, I am offering free shipping on any purchases made today and tomorrow via LJ. Please use this promotion code in your paypal message: LJPROMO

*Shipping fees will be refunded via PayPal within 24 hours.

I now have an Etsy shop for my extra beads and findings: http://ethbeads.etsy.com

I'm trying to get the gals over at craftgrrl to see Elvis in this bead. They don't see him, do you?

It's better than my previous seasonal tree, I think...

( Read more... )

Remember that teeny tiny little nest I made?



( Read more... )

Look what fell out of one of my silver trees!



( Also... )

Finally, after years of meaning to, I have an Etsy shop. I opened my store three days ago, and within four hours of opening I had my first sale. I'm feeling encouraged.

Anyway, I would love feedback if you're so inclined.

http://ethora.etsy.com

Yeah, I know, I'll need a new banner...

How is it that I am writing a novel which revolves around bird communication...and yet I'm not on Twitter?

"You have logged 4 hours and 50 minutes of 50 hours (9.6666666666667%) as of 3/6/2009."

I'm behind. To get back on track, I'll need to edit for about 8 hours this weekend.

It could happen.*

* Especially now that I am officially taking it easy after spraining my ankle and hurting my knee on a wet tile floor.

I signed up for NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month) because I do well with short and structured sprints like this. I also feel like I benefit from riding these NaNo waves of creative energy...

I just hope I don't cringe myself to death as I revisit Sunshine The Bird.

VoicePost 330K 1:47

(no transcription available)

"Your Birth Day"

I was three
and given a sponge...
one of those sponges that grows exponentially with water.
Me, being Aquarius and all,
I remembered a leaky pipe.
I remember sitting on the floor with the cabinet open...
Holding my sponge under the pipe below...
Watching my sponge grow.

When they told me your name, I wondered how a baby could be so strong as to mush shells.

I was three
and given a sister.
One of those sisters who grows exponentially with wonder.
Me, being three and all,
I was out of the news loop.
I was fast asleep when they announced you...
But I watched you...
I watched that baby grow.

When they told me your name, I wondered how a baby could be so strong as to mush shells.

I watched you
I watched you grow, Michelle.

Especially you, tudgedelta!

Baked wild salmon (frozen from Costco, costs about $3.20 per piece) with potatoes, roasted beets, and sauteed swiss chard w/beet greens and garlic.

[EDIT: "The number of the feast" Jay said after we figured out that our meal turned out to be $6.66 per plate]