Blog Temporarily Closed Due To Cancer

I wish I could be witty and share some uplifting cancer stories with you, however I chose to write it all in a journal and save it for my children. It may be of some help to them in the future.
June 1st I was diagnosed with cancer and have since been through both Chemotherapy and radiation, and will have surgery sometime before the end of the year. I made it quite easily through the chemo and radiation with very few set backs.
I'm sorry I wasn't visiting many blogs, I just didn't have the energy, but I sure did watch a whole lot of food network.
Everyone, please hug your loved ones. Tell them you love them, tell them once more, tell them again, and yet once more.

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How Do They Know

I'm not one to drag company names through the mud, BUT if you look closely enough you'll know who I'm talking about.















This computer is exactly two months out of it's ONE YEAR warranty. Isn't it sad the price we pay for laptops, and they barely make it past their warranties.
When I first bought it, I had graphic card problems and called their call center in East Asia, they helped resolve the problem.
Then I had the wireless card go bad, and they wanted the entire computer shipped back, but at least this time they only wanted it to go to Tennessee.
Now that it's out of it's warranty, I'll be calling my friends son who is going to college for some big long computer techie name..
This scares me because, I had to be sitting here, maybe watching the tv when the keys decided to melt or whenever whatever it was on the motherboard burnt up.
Well, I guess I'll be shopping for computers instead of buying more jewelry making equipment.

Warm Copper Experiment

We don't have any sterling or copper sheet suppliers in the area, we also don't have any great bead shops, now if I could just win the lottery, and start my own supply shop. Hey, a girl can dream can't she??
I'm waiting for an order to come in from Monster Slayer, Amazon and Harbor Freight. It's not like I couldn't have cleaned house all weekend or something else just as mundane. However I chose to pick out some supplies I did have on hand and work with them. I used copper wire and made jump rings, turned that into a simple 2 in 2 chainmaille bracelet, then I had some copper (craft) sheet here, and used some paper punches to punch out some shapes, hammer the heck out of them to harden them somewhat. Then I attached each one with a jump ring to the bracelet, then I oxidized it (not knowing if the craft sheet would oxidize) but it did, and nicely I might add. When I was happy with the color of it, I tumbled it for about 12 hours.

However, the charms/dangles are still not hardened enough. Would I sell it? No. Would I wear it? You betcha!! It makes a very nice shimmery sound when you wear it. The dangles remind me of sequins. I love the warm color of the oxidation.
Ok, so my house doesn't look any better, but I sure will when I wear this bracelet with a nice warm brown/orange shirt.
Housework can wait.

The Typealyzer

This is what the Typealyzer say's about me and my blog...Hmmm, not sure it's entirely correct. What about your blog, what does it say about you?


ESFP - The Performers

The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.

The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

One World One Heart Winners

I used the random number generator to pick my winners........and they are as follows:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

33
200

Timestamp: 2009-02-12 22:59:27 UTC

Congratulations to #33 Sandee

Congratulations also to # 200 Mimi

I will be contacting you both through email to get your addresses. Enjoy the earrings!! One cannot say enough thanks to Lisa for hosting the most wonderful blog event (IMHO) three years in a row now. Thank You Lisa for allowing me to be introduced to so many new wonderful bloggers.

One World One Heart Giveaway

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED

WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON FEB. 12TH

Another year has passed and it's time for the Third Annual One World One Heart giveaway. Thanks goes out to Lisa for arranging this all 3 years. You may read more about it by clicking the link above. There are several hundred blogs that are involved with this, click on the picture above and it will take you to where there is a list of all the bloggers that are involved in this. If you would like to join in on this, it's not too late. You will see some amazing blogs and their artwork, and hopefully make a few new artist friends.
















I will be giving away two pairs of what I call Eternity Earrings. They are as handmade as I can possibly get, I've made the sterling silver jumprings and also the sterling earwires and then tumbled them for the nice shine and also to make them sturdy to wear. Everyone is welcome to enter as many times as you wish

Winners will be announced February 12th. I cannot stress this enough, only comments left on this post only will be included in the drawing. I will be using a number generator to come up with the winners. If you plan to enter several times, please remember to leave all comments on this post. I will also need an email address where you can be contacted. You may leave it in your comment or leave a link to your blog.

Thanks, and good luck to everyone, and go to the other links and visit all the other blogs that are giving away some amazing gifts.

My First Hand Forged Ring

Ok, so I got side tracked from the original piece of jewelry I'm making. A few weeks ago I purchased a book on metal jewelry, while reading a few articles (more like from front to back), I was itching to try a project. What looked like the simplest project to me (and supplies allowing), I went with the hand forged ring.
There is just something about taking a 3" piece of wire, heating it up, beating it up, hammering it to smitherines and still come out with a wearable piece of pretty jewelry. Oh...it has many imperfections, but I'm pretty proud for it being my first hand forged piece.
Something tells me, this is the direction I want to be going with metal working.
We got a dusting of snow last night, and I was surprised that the snow plows went by this morning, but I guess with it only being 19 degrees outside, it would ice up if they didn't.