The Wigglebutt Blog

Here they are... my last 4 projects for   The Year of Jewelry Project 2015

Maybe I'll blog more in 2016. Maybe☺

Been on Vaca :-) But still trying to get caught up Still trying to find a good online photo editing program  Tried a wire wrap tutorial Loved it, want to do a few more of these:-) Decided I wanted to accomplish something a little more substantial, and I''m pleased;-)

I am in the middle of a bit of a Vaca;~) But I am still determined to catch up! (Vaca has been awesome, by the way:) I will have to admit right now that I am very spoiled by the programs on my computer back home. (Specifically PhotoShop, Picasa, PrintShop, etc.... basically all of the programs Honey felt we had to have)  I have spent the last hour trying to make a decent looking collage of the last few weeks of projects using whatever free online programs I can find. No luck, so there are quite a few pics here;~( Ok, here we go.......... I think I'm only about 4 weeks behind now so I'll be caught up in no time;~)

Not going to apologize. I just seriously suck at social media right now☺ I also haven't felt very creative lately. But I have been feeling very antsy about "creating" something. So I have been messing around with some tutorials. Happy with the results so far. Breaking the wire out for the next one ( or more☺).

The YOJP 2015 is currently on Week 38 aaannnnd..... I am not. lol☺ As usual, I will continue to plug along until I am caught up. I am up to Week 32☺

Lots of gardening, visitors and traveling has been happening around here (and not a lot of jewelry making) Hopefully, now that things are calming down a little, I can carve out some time to catch up again;~) Here's Week 24 I bought a blouse to wear to a wedding (part of the traveling) and it came with a seriously awful beaded necklace. I made this to take it's place☺

Still finishing up work on the garden beds, so, obviously still playing catch up;~( But I'm almost there☺ Here is the last of the feather earrings that I made for a wedding party. And, FINALLY ~  If I never work with another feather, it will be too soon. Just sayin.

Playing catch up again☺ Just been busy with other things☺ These sets of earrings (and the next few I will be posting)   are similar on purpose. I was sent a bag of feathers and asked if I would use them to create several pairs of earring for a wedding party. I have to admit that working with feathers was a challenge and it took more time than it really should have for me  to wrap my brain around how to assemble all of them. But the task was completed (in time for the wedding☺) and I like the way they turned out. So it's all good;~)

This weekends weather has been really awesome Sunshine, no wind and 40 something both days. I am itching to start building the greenhouse that we bought last August. It was supposed to arrive in September with enough  time to build it before winter but due to some "back order"  delays it didn't arrive until November;(   WAY too late to build before winter. So it has been sitting out there in the connex, in boxes, waiting patiently. We are hoping to be able to start building next weekend. ~hope~hope~hope~ We need to get it up pretty soon cuz these guys and these guys are getting a little out of control☺ They need to be planted before too long. The new greenhouse will be heated, so no matter the weather, once we get it up and running, the tomatoes can go in☺ These guys and these guys will be living in the old greenhouse (which is not heated)   when it gets a little warmer out. And now my YOJP...

Just a quicky☺ I promised myself I would do some cleaning and organizing  of the disaster area I call my work space this weekend, then I spent most of my day today re-potting tomato plants so I need to get busy on the cleaning☺ Another failed attempt at framing stones, but I got another pair of "organic" sterling silver earrings☺ Seriously dislike trying to make a mirror image, and it shows. HA! Can you tell it's an owl?

This is me slacking on blogging again~ but I'm gonna give myself a pass.   Just cuz;~) I actually posted all of these to the group    pretty close to when they were due, just not here☺ Some day I will remember to look for the tiny "hairs" from the  scrubby with the mag glass BEFORE I take the pictures. ~sigh~ They have since been removed☺ I'm seriously in love with this piece♥ I made it using a photo tutorial by Anacely Olmedo Hopefully you will be seeing a lot more of this style in the future, using my own designs of course☺ In other news, I planted my tomato seeds, and they were almost all up in the first week! SQUEE!! It's amazing how excited I get when I get to start growing things. I've already had to re-pot some of the pepper starts. But since peppers and tomatoes aren't really quick growers, I decided to plant some leaf lettuce just for the heck of it. January 27 February 13 ...

Over the last few weeks I was able to carve out a little time  to make a couple of new babies. I'm happy with how they turned out and I'm itching to make some more☺ And, then there is this..... I know they don't look like much just yet, but they are going to be awesome! You'll see☺ And finally, YOJP ~ Week 4 These are the result of a failed plan and the unwillingness to scrap 1½ feet of sterling silver wire. But they are kinda growing on me☺ I'm a tiny bit behind already this year in the  Year of Jewelry Project  cuz, well... dragon babies, but I should be able to catch up this weekend. I hope☺