Hello Everyone!!I hope this blog post finds you well and preparing to celebrate the ending and beginning of a year! That's what I'm doing! This post is about sharing a bit of studio life. One of the things I'm doing during these winter months and also as a clearing out and creating a-new is re-organizing the studio in little waves and baby steps. I began with just noticing what is irritating or just not working enough so that it saps my creative juices. I think there is always more of those than anyone cares to admit *grin*, especially since I tend to make a bit of a mess while I create! Next was looking around at what I have and pondering how those things are working for me... how they might work better.... how they might need to be moved out and so forth. After mulling over good ideas and suggestions from a trusted partner, I've made some changes!I wanted a space that works for me, but also includes a new accoutrement (dolphin plasma lamp!!!!!) I picked up (click here if you're uncertain what I'm talking about...) recently.
This is one side of the space behind my desk and the reorganization is done (for now). This is where most of my tools that I use less often reside. These include my doming set, my Dremel (and bits), tools for polymer clay, paints and so on. You can see reference materials underneath including trade catalogs and that fabulous dolphin lamp just off to the side! A scanner is just on the edge there, with my Nerf gun and ammo (of course!) within easy reach!
This is the table directly behind my desk and is in mid-reorg! This will be an additional work/creation space. Most of what you see here are various beads and materials waiting to be sorted into their homes or into their next creation.I've hardly ever had a problem with ideas for creations, so my re-organizing and much of my studio processes are focused on smoothly sorting and storing creations and materials in various stages of completion. This is to encourage me to move these bits of art along the continuum to finished, whether finished is declared when the creation is complete, when it is farther along, yet awaiting a few final embellishments or (far more rarely), when it is time to let an idea go and recapture the materials into other creations. Which provides a fabulous segue to the final photo!
These are what I've dubbed my Creation Cabinets! All of the creations in their various stages of done-ness either are or will be in these soon. I'll have them labelled and will literally move them up from the bottom in terms of priority, which will include how-close-are-they-to-done status. So! There you have it, a quick romp around the studio with a little bit of what-I'm-up-to thrown in for good measure!However you celebrate the coming of a new year, Have Fun! Be Safe!See you in the New Year!
Hello Everyone!I took a little time to go on Walkabout today and collected some nifty things along the way! I trust you'll see the whimsy towards the bottom of this post, if not before! Let's start with a photo of some of my findings and I'll explain from there!
I loved the wonderfully warm colour of this bracelet and intend to weave wire (and perhaps other things!) through it to embellish it and make it truly a Sprite Creation! The green basket you see the two pairs of earrings suspended from is another object that I acquired today! I think it is a fabulously fairie accent and hope to use it much more for the purpose of that which you see here! A display!!!Let me take a moment here to note that the pair of earrings on the left are titled "Fairy Cloak", whilst the ones on the right are "A Window Into A Fire Sprite's World" and both are conveniently available for adoption in my Etsy shoppe! Shiny!The second photo is the plasma lamp alluded to in this blog entry's title! It is in the shape of a dolphin and I intend to place it in my studio! The timing on this find is perfect as I'm intending to use these winter months to re-envision and re-organize my studio and I'm sensing that the overall theme growing into fruition will be "Faerie Mad-Scientist Lab/Studio"! 
Isn't that just awesome??? Woohooo!!!!So!! I'll see you on Friday, yes? YES!Ciao!
Hello Everyone!!!
I've been out and about doing the last little bits of shopping for Winter Holiday celebrations this weekend and picked up a little bit of loot for the studio as well!!
I'm going to pause here before showing you those shinies to let you know that I've listed a few more creations in my Etsy shoppe! Do you remember this post? I've listed Celebration In A Twinkling from that post, as well as one other pair of earrings just now. So! If these strike your fancy, click on over and adopt them!
P.S. It is too late for these to arrive before Christmas, especially since I will be on the interwebs only infrequently this weekend (for obvious reasons), so please keep that in mind!
OK!! Onward to the loot!!!
Don't these sparkle and shine??? These are all Swarovski crystals!!! I love the vibrant, soft colours and the flower and butterfly shapes!! They remind me of Spring!! Wheeeee!!!And now, let me take a moment to wish you all a MERRY! whatever Winter Holiday you celebrate! May your holidays be filled with beauty, joy, wonder and love!And with that, here is a photo of my Christmas tree, complete with presents!!!I have 2 favorite parts of Christmas/Yule... finding the perfect gift for a loved one and seeing the happy expressions on that loved one's face when they open that perfect gift! So you can imagine that a tree filled underneath with gifts is a warm, happy sight to me! 
Merry!! See you next week!
Hello Everyone!!I've had fun playing with some more unusual materials today and can't wait to show you what has grown out of this!!I noticed a fellow artist who created necklaces and bracelets from alien head guitar piks a month or so ago and wanted to try it for myself!!! So! I found some alien head guitar piks (that glow in the dark!!!!), pierced them and played!Here! Let me show you!Title: AlienNationIngredients: Glow in the Dark Alien Head Guitar Piks, anodized aluminum, silver-plated surgical steel earwires(hypo-allergenic)
I flipped one of the earrings over so you can see the writing on the back.. it says "Roswell crash site".I was important to me to keep the practical application of the guitar pik and so let's see how I did that with the bracelet below!Title: SightingsIngredients: Ingredients: Glow in the Dark Alien Head Guitar Piks, Glow in the Dark Star Mood Bead, leather (dyed with lead-free dye, USA), sterling silver, anodized aluminum, lead-free pewter, gunmetal.
The guitar pik is suspended by a lobster-claw clasp and from the big orange ring. This means that the pik can be removed from the clasp and used to play, then simply reattached to the lobster claw! The same clasp is used to secure the bracelet to the wrist. The two beads you see near the knots surrounding the mood bead with the stars are free to move from near the mood bead to the sterling silver cord ends. I love weaving motion into my creations and so I was able to do that here!Look for these in my Etsy shoppe by the end of this week!See you Friday!!!
Hello Everyone!!
It's Friday!!! As you can guess by the blog title, I have an unusual batch of creations to show you today! This is part of what I love about what I create here at Sprite Creations... the diversity of materials and styles and techniques I get to play with! Wheee!!!
Ok!! First up! The wrenches!
Titles: As yet unknown Ingredients: metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.
These are Custom Creations created for a friend of mine, who is a fellow motorcyclist (he would 'biker!).I think they are just awesome!Next up! Crystals and Snowmen!Title: As yet unknownIngredients: Swarovski crystals (including vintage crystals), lead-free pewter, German wire, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.
All the shiny-ness that you see here are Swarovski crystals and the brilliant center shinies are vintage Swarovksi crystals! They remind me so much of big snowflakes... with the little beads reminiscent of snowballs! Last and certainly not least...Angels!Title: As yet unknown Ingredients: 'sea opal' glass, lead-free pewter, Czech glass, antiqued copper wire, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.
So there we are! This will likely be all to be seen for Winter Holiday themed creations as a Sprite's World includes all seasons! Look for these in my Etsy shoppe on Monday!
P.S.There is one more BlogTalk Radio Interview on Tuesday, Dec. 20th at 3pm CST(USA). This will be chalk-full of Messages From the Faeries and we will be concentrating on Message #2. What is Message #2, you ask? You'll just have to tune in and see!
Hello Everyone!! Welcome back to my blog!!! It's Wednesday of this week already!!! I've been a bit under the weather lately so things have been progressing much more slowly than I'd care for!! I'll continue to fill my Etsy shoppe with new creations throughout December and into the New Year, so feel free to check back there often! If you follow me on Twitter or are a Fan of Sprite Creations on Facebook, I usually send out a notification when new creations are published so look for those! Ok! Now on to the newest shinies! First, the Squinkies!!! I have a small herd of Squinkies that are slowly growing into creations! Once these are done, I'm not likely to create more with them, so these are, quite literally, limited editions! Title: Stepping Out Ingredients: Moose Squinkies (Rubber), Bali silver, Czech glass, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires.
Title: Just Horsin' Around Ingredients: Seahorse Squinkies (Rubber), Bali silver, Czech glass, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires
And one last bit of whimsy before we adjourn until Friday! I have loot to show you!!! Recently, one of the kinds folks visiting with me in my booth at a show mentioned that there were mega-collections of fairy dust (also known as glitter to some) to be found out and about! I was successful in hunting and gathering this fabulous horde of wonder and now I have share the glitter-wonder with you-all!!!
Isn't that a feast for the eyes? Whee!!!! Now! On to Friday!!!!! See you then!!!
P.S.There is one more BlogTalk Radio Interview on Tuesday, Dec. 20th at 3pm CST(USA). This will be chalk-full of Messages From the Faeries and we will be concentrating on Message #2. What is Message #2, you ask? You'll just have to tune in and see!
We'll just call them Winter Holidays!!!Hello Everyone!I love the bustle of warmth and caring folks gathering to celebrate with friends and family during this time and so I wish a MERRY! to everyone, regardless of what your celebration is called or how it is celebrated! Thank you for joining me this Holiday Season!I have Winter Holiday shinies to show you! I've been playing with hand-colouring and hand-painting resin on more bits and bobs and charms and it has been so much fun!!!!Let me show you!!!Title: Rockin' Good TimeIngredients: Hand-coloured resin(Non-toxic) hand-painted on lead-free pewter(USA), Swarovski crystals, antiqued copper wire, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).
See the red? Yup! That's the resin! Aren't those horses marvelous???!!!Next up!Title: Celebration in a Twinkling!Ingredients: Hand-coloured resin(Non-toxic) hand-painted on lead-free pewter(USA), Swarovski crystals, colored copper wire, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).
And!!! For all children big and small... I offer another Squinkie creation!Title: Seal of ApprovalIngredients: Squinkie seals, coloured copper wire, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).
All of these will be available at the The Women's Art Festival this weekend and also next week in my Etsy Shoppe!
And there is one more BlogTalk Radio Interview on Tuesday, Dec. 20th at 3pm CST(USA). This will be chalk-full of Messages From the Faeries and we will be concentrating on Message #2. What is Message #2, you ask? You'll just have to tune in and see!
Hello Everyone!!!I have some fun things to share with you today! I was out and about on Walkabout today and decided to spend some time at a local coffee shop with my mobile studio! There was both computer and adornment creation "work" to be done and so I packed both, figuring I could switch from one to the other as mood and inspiration decided. I'm so pleased with a thrift store find that I used for the first time and on this adventure!! I'm not sure what it was designed for.. though my guess is perhaps a sample or printer/toner business bag, since it has oodles of pockets and pouches and zippers and combination locks and handles on 2 sides and etc. It was definitely made to be durable and I love the telescoping handle and rugged wheels! It fit all of my mobile studio accoutrements plus my computer, files, pens and etc.! YAY!Ok... enough with geeking out about the perfect bag/tool.. I'll just show you what it looks like!
And here is my mobile office, where I set-up shop for a good portion of the day....
Please note the lovely, lovely sunshine!!! YAYAYAYAY!!!!I accomplished much during my hours in that comfy chair in the aforementioned sunlight and it was a good day! ... Especially since Chai tea was involved!And now, to finish off this post, let me show you my latest, newest completed creation!!Title: Gita's JewelsIngredients: hand-painted with hand-coloured resin (Non-toxic) elephants (lead-free pewter ((USA)), Czech glass, German silver wire, surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic, silver-plated).
I've been playing with hand-colouring resin and painting it on various objects and I'm so pleased that these turned out so well!!! I love the subtle match of the resin colouring the elephant's adornments with the centre colour of the glass "jewel" beads!Before I leave you until Fini Friday, remember my final show for this year is The Women's Art Festival!
And there is one more BlogTalk Radio Interview on Tuesday, Dec. 20th at 3pm CST(USA). This will be chalk-full of Messages From the Faeries and we will be concentrating on Message #2. What is Message #2, you ask? You'll just have to tune in and see!
Hello Hello!Well, here it is! A quick post before finishing preparations for the Holiday Geek Expo!I have some ensemble photos to show you of some of the newest shinies you'll see this weekend if you join us for the Expo! First, the left side of our ensemble, full of our cast of creations!
And then the right...
And finally, the entire cast...
What do we have here? A USB flash drive, brooches, a mood necklace, earcuffs, and earrings, oh my!Hope to see you this weekend at the Holiday Geek Expo or, after that, visiting my Etsy shoppe and The Women's Art Festival!
Also! I have one more BlogTalk Radio Interview on Tuesday, Dec. 20th at 3pm CST(USA). This will be chalk-full of Messages From the Faeries and we will be concentrating on Message #2. What is Message #2, you ask? You'll just have to tune in and see!
