Author: renrev70@gmail.com

Well how is everyone this gorgeous weekend?? Here in California it was a gorgeous day….spent the day in beautiful Morro Bay…watching the sea lions play, sailboats dance, seagulls sing over the sparkling sea…enjoying some good company and the best fish n chips in town!  Although beachcombing wasn’t part of the agenda…which…yes …..I know! I cant believe I held back from my favorite past time!….oh well there’s always next time….

 So here’s a quick “Show and Tell”  from the past couple of days…kind of random….seems like my inspirations were going in a lot of different directions!

Ive never worked with Rose Gold before even though I love it!!  I didnt even know what “Rose Gold” was!  Did a little research…basically it is a gold and copper alloy widely used for specialized jewelry. It is also known as pink gold and red gold.  so here are a few rose gold earrings…

Rose Gold Filligree Hearts (sold super fast !)

I love this pendant…my uncle works on one of the Channel Islands off the coast of California and he finds these awesome baby abalone shells…perfect for a coast loving bride!

A little retro?  or a bit of fiesta feel??  This ones just fun for summer 🙂

Okay, long day….short post 🙂  but…all this ocean breeze got me thinking about sea glass ….so stay tuned for hopefully…tomorrows post!  all about the beautiful see tumbled treasures…featuring my daughters jewelry from the beautiful island of Kauai….TumbledTears

So what do you think of when you see chartruese, turquoise, persimmon, retro rose, sunny yellow, periwinkle, and buttercream??  I think of old kitchen countertops and bathroom tiles of the 60’s!

Theres just something fun and funky to these color combos.  Dont you think??

So this collection may not be your typical “retro” jewelry…but to me, it is what inspired me the past couple of days….so I “retrofied” my style a bit :

Some burnt oranges, olive greens, sunny yellows and more!

I love this collection of yellow glass beads…I found them at one of my favorite stores in Fremont, Ca.  GemNBeads….Sarah the owner is wonderful!  The store is so neat and organized and full of ….well…gems!  If you happen to be in the area…be sure to stop by!

Okay , so this is it for today…its Saturday and I need to get off the computer and go enjoy this great weather!  Hmm…a walk on the beach?….some clam chowder at Splash Cafe in Pismo??  whatever it is…hopefully it inspires me to get back to work!!! 

So whatever you all do on this fine weekend…enjoy!!!!  and come on…let me know what inspired you this weekend….I love feedback!!  and pictures!

Happy weekend!  and Happy Crafting!

Mine 🙂

Okay well brass jewelry time!!!  Gives a bit of a vintage antique appeal yes??  But….you say Chemo Jewelry??? What in the world is that???

Well as many of you know, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non Hodgkins Lymphoma last year at the age of 58.  So I have since closed my Bay Area seamstress business….formerly known as Seams Dreamy.  But that didnt mean closing down the creativity! 

Last October I opened up my Etsy stores in hopes of being able to “multi-task”  or juggle both roles as a business owner and helpful daughter 🙂  I relocated to my parents home on the Central Coast (California).  I have a wonderful home studio now…probably the prettiest sun-room studio Ive ever had!  As always relocating a business is always a bit difficult in a new area…so I am primarily trying to focus on my Etsy store

And I truly appreciate all my loyal faithful followers :).  Every three weeks my mom and I travel 3 hours away to LA to get her Chemo treatments, which takes two days.  And anyone of you that has had to undergo chemo or support a family member know it takes time…lots of time.  Although time well spent, I decided it was time I better continue to create! 

So now, I pack up all my jewelry supplies, camera, laptop and bring them along! My mom loves to make sure that our experience is not just about her Chemo, so she always looks up where the closest bead shop is and we make it part of our trip….we found this great little shop in Pasadena called Farrin O’Connor Design

They offer a wonderful selection of beads, supplies and have an awesome inspiring classroom! (see the website for class schedule)  and they have a very wonderful staff.  Very helpful and very nice people.  Anyways….yesterday we bought several of the beads in my latest creations shown here as well as all the brass findings….Blitzed the store in 40 minutes and raced to the office to get Chemo for mom.  and hours later this is what I was able to produce!

Not only was it a great way to spend my waiting time, but it was so fun!  Mom loves to watch me create, then she more than willingly offers her arm for “tryin on”  🙂  she was even wearing one of my bracelets yesterday, she says they make her feel happy…she loves to inspect all the “real” stones and imagines being in the caves where they came from , mining for them…  one of her dreams she would like to do…  And her nurse was so excited to watch the production as well!  And together Davina (the nurse) and I came up with a wonderful idea for “Chemo” bracelets…which I will be working on within the next few weeks.  Or should I say….a round two of Chemo bracelets in addition to these ones today 🙂   So stay tuned for the new Chemo bracelets….they will represent the treatment woman battling cancer receive and will hopefully beautify and add positive happy thoughts to woman undergoing this type of treatment…so stay tuned!!  and as always…thanks for stopping by 🙂  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Okay so a little secret about me …. when I was little my mom used to dress me in red and since my hair was jet black she said Id crawl around and looked like a little ladybug 🙂 so from then on I became Lbug 🙂  yaaaa so anyways….I love ladybugs! aka Ladybirds.

This gorgeous wire crochet bracelet is a perfect “something blue” for the beach bride.  A bit of mother of pearl, crystals, vintage glass and flashes of “blue flash” labradorite.  I love it!

Perhaps perfect for your upcoming vacation? A bit of a tropical flare with fresh colors of mango and turquoise.

Great to add to your favorite tshirt?  how about a purse? hat? hmmm the options are endless!  A bit whimsical….

Im a lady bug lover! So I actually made one for me 🙂

Okay so last night I put on some tunes and had so much fun making these!  I love it, because it feels like there are no rules or restrictions with wire crocheting….you feel free to use whatever you want, no particular order…if you cant decide which color wire to use?  Gold or silver? Well then just use both! 

I know, I seem very obsessed with this wire crocheting but its so easy yet, the end result is so eclectic and fun and makes a great conversation piece!

Here are my inspirations of the day!  And if you live on the Central Coast of California, and want to learn how to make some of these fun creations, I will be starting to teach this class soon!  So stay in touch!

Today Ive been working on some custom orders but I just had to show and tell 🙂  Remember back in grammer school?  Fridays were always show and tell day! So today is greens and blacks.  Puff beads. Aren’t they gorgeous!! 

I want to keep these ones!

A little more wire crochet….

well and a little more crochet….love the black carved Obsidian’s from Kauai..

thanks for looking!  Have a great weekend!

If you are anything like me…you have a insane amount of buttons!   Some I have inherited, some Ive bought and some…well I really dont know how ….anyways…I decided to take a closer look at some of these treasures.  Mother of Pearl…these I inherited from a little old lady who had them nicely strung on cotton string for who knows how long!  But upon closer look, they are so unique and so gorgeous!  The irridescence is amazing!  Too precious to be hiding in an old Danish cookie tin 🙂   So once again, I go crazy with my wire! 

This time, I used both gold and silver non tarnish artist wire, 24gauge.  Two chains of silver wire and one chain of gold.  A sprinkle of buttons , pearls, blue flash labradorite, puka shells and crystals and more.  Then I hand braided all three wires together and Voila!!!  Oh and then of course the centerpeice drop was added after because it was too beautiful to be all wrapped up with the others!   So what do you think??  Want to try it??  Then get some wire, some cutters and a size H, I , or J crochet hook and a clasp and your favorite buttons and beads and go for it!!!  Let me know what happens!  I love to see pictures, so just put the link in your comments 🙂    have a good evening and go have some creative fun!

Its amazing all the things you can do with leather!  And whats more great is that you can go to your local craft store and look for Tandy scrap bags of leather.  I bought a bag for under $10 (plus I had a 40% off coupon 🙂  )  and it had all kinds of colors of leather, and different textures.  Im having so much fun playing!  and even the little tiny bits can be used for appliques.  So be creative and be thrifty!  for more ideas you can Google leather craft ideas and your options are endless….get out those scissors and open your junk drawer to find embellishments!   Have a good one….

For a bride that loves the coast, she needs to wear something that reflects her love…be it shells, pearls, sea glass…anything that represents the carefreeness of being at the sea.  I love the beach…so here are some ideas of jewelry, flowers and hair accessories ….some with a bit of something blue…to make your day a special one.  If you see something you like but have a bit of a different idea of something you would prefer, please feel free to contact me and we’ll see what we can do!  I love helping brides make their day a special one …from custom bridal gowns to sashes to custom jewelry.  So feel free to just ask!  Enjoy!   (www.etsy.com/shop/somethingseablue)

Something Blue Silk Flower 

Well as you can see…I had a productive morning!  I think I was dreaming of ideas and woke up so early I just had to start!  then well its hard for me to stop…good thing Im almost out of wire 🙂  Okay have a great weekend!!! Feels like summer in California …..