Whimsy Wednesday! FairyTale Companions!

Hello Hello! 

Welcome to Whimsy Wednesday and a post of all things whimsical! I hope your week has been grand so far! 

I've new Squinkie earring creations to show you today, so let's get started! Working Title: FairyCats! 

Ingredients: Swarovski crystals(Aquamarine), Bali silver, Squinkies(rubber), metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic). 

I was delighted to see these Fairy Cat squinkies and was excited to play with them! I love the mix of colours and even the idea that there are Fairy Cats!!! YAY! 

The Swarovski crystals are in Aquamarine Blue (a fabulous colour to compliment jeans or informal clothing!), whilst the Fairy Cat's wings are more of a teal or dark Sea Green. Blues and Greens are among my favorite hues so I was happy to mix these up together! 

Next Up! 

Title: Must Love Cats 

Ingredients: Swarovski crystals(Purple Velvet and Fuschia), Bali silver, Squinkies(rubber), metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic). 

What are the requirements for Prince Charming in a Fairytale Life? Must love cats, of course! And Fairy Cats most especially! The Swarovski crystals in these earrings match both Prince(Purple Velvet) and FairyCat(Fuschia), as it should be! 

And let's wrap this up with what could be a most excellent partnership! 

Title: Fae Partners 

Ingredients: Swarovski crystals(Purple Velvet), Bali silver, Squinkies(rubber), metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic). 

 Who would compliment each other better than a Fairy and an Elf? Our Fairy is both sweet and mischievous, whilst our Elf has a bit of paint here and there...hinting at his artistic and creative endeavors! 

What have they been plotting and planning and building together? We may never know for certain, except that it is a wonder-full, magic-filled life! 

So there you have it! 

The conclusion of this Whimsy Wednesday! 

I've a few upcoming events I'd like to announce! 

Next Tuesday, April 16th at 3pm (CST, USA)! 

I'll be returning to BlogTalk Radio with Cheryl Patton of 1Woman's Wisdom! We'll be chatting about the April Messages From the Faeries! 

What do the Faeries have to say about this boisterous month? 

Tune in to find out! 

Also in April... I'm so pleased to be a returning Guest Artist at the Lowertown Lofts Artist Co-Op during the Saint Paul Art Crawl! 

I'll be in the 3rd Floor Atrium Friday, April 27th; Sat. April 28th and Sun. April 29th! Click the links for details! 

Whimsy Wednesday! Rare Beauties!

Hello Hello! 

Welcome to Whimsy Wednesday! 

I hope this mid-point of the week finds you-all well! 

I'm excited about the new creations I have to show today! They are, as the blog post title indicates, rare beauties! 

And with that, let's get started! 

Title: Hangin' With The Fae 

Ingredients: Squinkie Elves (Rubber), Czech glass, lead-free pewter, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).

As everyone knows, it is rare to glimpse those of the Fairy world and so this sighting is a special treat! I love these guys!! They are calm, casual and collected, yet with glimmers of mischief in their eyes! They keep it cool in the Woodland Neighborhood! 

More Fairy sightings ahead!

Title: Fabulous Fairy Friends 

Ingredients: Squinkie Fairy Chimpunks (Rubber), Swarovski Crystal (Purple Velvet), Czech glass, lead-free pewter, metal, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).

I love the way the purple Swarovski crystal dangles over one eye! It gives a sort-of punk-glam appeal to this rare fae creature that is fab-u-lous! 

Our last rarity is comprised mainly of repurposed laptop keyboard keys! 

Take a look! 

Title: Stereotype Reset 

Ingredients: Repurposed laptop keys, silver-plated surgical steel earwires (hypo-allergenic).

I've never before had a pink keyboard come into my collection and so this is truly a rare beauty! I have no idea if, much less when, I'll lay hands on one again, so this is truly a very limited edition (of one). 

These creations will be up on my Etsy shoppe tomorrow! 

And if these singular creations aren't snapped up by then, I'll have them available at this Saturday at the Arts Fest! 

Saturday, November 19th Only! 

9am to 4pm 

Look for us in the Middle School Cafeteria! 

Spot 5E! 

North Branch Middle and High School

37775 Grand Avenue, 

North Branch, MN 55056

Whimsy Wednesday! Whimsy and Abundance!

Hello Hello!

Welcome to Whimsy Wednesday!

I have loot, unexpected and nifty, from this past weekend to share today!

Just before we dive in, a photo of the entire ensemble! 

A quick loot tour!  Those are defunct keyboards flanking the top right and bottom bottom left corners, fun green with white polka-dots beads at the top left and a fabulous variety of new Squinkies at the bottom right!

Now for the close-ups (Mr. DeMille!)...

Those happy green beads in a few different shapes...These were given to me by a fellow artist at the Art Market this weekend, passed on from her Father. I've ideas already as to what to create with them, so stay tuned!!!

Next is the most whimsical of the bunch...new Squinkies!  A brown-haired Fairy, Elf, Prince (Charming, I presume?), A Fairy Kitty and A Fairy...Chimpunk?! Yes! Indeed!  Joy and Whimsy! YAY!

 

This last photo is of a very unusual keyboard that came my way and I am very much looking forward to playing with it!

  It may be hard to see in the photo, but this keyboard actually shimmers from a cotton candy pink to a sparkly white and back again! Isn't that just awesome?!!!! WHEEEE!!!!!! 

So that's the end of our Whimsy Wednesday tour! 

I'll see you on Friday! 

What's this down below? Oh look!! 

There is a nifty poster to go with the announcement of where I'll be in August! Take a peek! 

My next event is August 11th!

Saturday only!  10am to 6pm

The Coffee Grounds!

 1579 Hamline Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55108

Ciao!

Fini Friday! Wearin' O' the Squinkies and the Green!

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Fini Friday and the day before Saint Patrick's Day!
However you celebrate this holiday, be safe! I'm so pleased that this blog post is again in perfect step with the Fusion Beads March Blog Challenge! The challenge a few days back was to make a multi-strand necklace and this fit perfectly into my Fini Friday goal of finishing existing creations!
I've had the idea to use a small herd of non-matching Squinkie animals in some way and I call the finished creation a success! I wanted to approach the idea of a multi-strand necklace in a little different way and so I used fiber rather than chain or cable for the multiple strands! The result is something very soft, very colourful and very playful! Take a look!
Title: As Yet Unknown
Ingredients: Squinkies, fiber, Bali silver, aluminum, lead-free pewter, metal.

The Squinkie animals are, in order from left to right: Squirrel, Mouse, Giraffe, Frog, Puppy. Isn't this just fun!?! Look for this in my Etsy shoppe as soon as I discover it's title!

The earring creation I have to show you next follows the Blog Challenge for today, which also celebrates Saint Patrick's day... by creating something with green!
Title: Faerie Lanterns
Ingredients: Czech glass, vintage acrylic, brass beadcaps, Artistic wire, surgical steel earwires.

I love taking the opportunity to play with wire and I think you can really see it in these earrings! I've wanted to create something with these crackle-finished round beads for quite some time and here they are!
FYI:These are in my Etsy shoppe now!

And with that, I wish you all a Happy Saint Patrick's Day and lovely weekend!
Be smart and safe about this holiday and I'll see you on Monday!
Slan! (That's goodbye in Gaelic... if I could find the accent key!)

Whimsy Wednesday! On Safari!

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Wednesday!! I don't know about the weather for you-all, but winter has arrived for me! The weather in the Midwest is so changeable!! 50 degrees (Fahrenheit) yesterday and about 16 degrees right now! I was actually missing the snow, so I'm happy to see this!

Let's start our adventure with the namesake of this blog first and then show you the more beautiful whimsy-creation last!
So! First up on our tour... More Squinkies!!! I think the safari reference will become pretty obvious in a moment!
Title: Lions and Tigers
Ingredients: Squinkies(rubber), Bali silver, metal, hypo-allergenic surgical steel.


Aren't they adorable? Doesn't it look like they are plotting something?! Heeee!!!
Incidentally... these are up for adoption in my Etsy Shoppe!

And our final destination is something very Faerie and whimsical... including a bell!
Title: A Map to the Forest Temple
Ingredients: hand-made Popcap Pendant (moonstone, green aventurine, fabric leaf, glitter, non-toxic resin, popcap), Swarovski crystal butterfly, fine and lead-free pewter (USA), Czech glass (some is vintage), acrylic, metal.


And a close-up of that nifty Popcap Pendant!

Let's spend a little more time on this creation for a moment, shall we? I love that the Swarovski butterfly adds more sparkle as it hovers above the pendant! You should really see the moonstone orb glow in the pendant in person! The photos don't do it justice! The star tucked in the top right of the pendant is green adventurine....reputed to bring luck on adventures and games of chance while also bearing the power to assist in healing the Earth! (Good for trying your luck at finding any temple!) The birds nest is cast in fine pewter and is from Green Girl Studios (in South Carolina, USA)! The glass bead reminiscent of a murky jewel just down from the lovely little blue-bell flowers is vintage Czech glass. The metal charm on the top right always reminds me of a prayer box! And the bell has the most wonderful, full and mellow tone to it! The clasp is the leaf and tendril you see on the left hand side below the metal blutterfly! And the two gunmetal links you see the Popcap pendant suspended from are created with filigree metal-work!
All in all, just the sort of creation a Faerie might use as a guide to a Hallowed Ground!
Well, that concludes our safari!! I hope you enjoyed the journey! I'll look to see you back here on Friday!
Ciao!

Whimsy Wednesday! Stretching Those Wings!

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to Whimsy Wednesday! And the first one of the New Year! Whee!!!
As I mentioned in Monday's post, one of my two words for 2012 is Stretch! And I've already been doing just that!! YAY!!!
One of my nieces received a whole slew of nifty scrap-booking and paper arts stuff and invited me to a card-making class with her!! It was so much fun to play with the inks, stamps, glitter, embossing powder and embosser, texture-thingees and so much more! She is an excellent teacher and I'm pleased to say that my first endeavor turned out quite nicely!
See below!


And where are the wings alluded to in the title of this post? Well...! That's the next creation I have to show you!
Remember my post a little while ago about Squinkies? I found some Faerie Squinkies and decided to create some earrings for me!
And here they are!


The photo on the right makes it a little easier to see their sweet faces, while the photo on the left gives you some idea of their beautiful colours!

Also! Before I flit off until Friday... the two Squinkie earring pairs (Just Horsin' Around and Stepping Out) are now listing in my Etsy shoppe! ...Just in case you were interested!

Alrighty then!
See you on Friday!!

Whimsy Wednesday! Glitter and Squinkies!

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!

Fini Friday! Shopping, Squinkies and More!

Hello Everyone!
It is Friday and I have been out on Walkabout shopping on Black Friday for the first time in my adult life! I am not really a Black Friday shopping-sort of person, as there is no material thing I need to purchase for someone that badly. However, a good friend of mine convinced me to go with her and we always have fun together. That and it was understood that we absolutely did not leave the house before 8:30am. The tipping point came when an offer of chai tea was made and I was accepted the mission!! I am happy to say that I have made great strides on my Winter Holiday shopping, we had a lot of fun and I have shinies to show you!

And with that, here is a photo of some of the loot I brought home with me!


I was able to acquire lots of nifty antiqued brass chain (undoubtedly some is steel and some is bass metal) that just beg to grow into Steampunk goodness. The brightly coloured creatures are Squinkies! Yes! More Squinkies!! I had so much fun with the first small batch that I created with that I decided to revisit Squinkie-ness and create with more of them! I'm betting that this is about as far as I'm going to go in terms of investing in them, so I'm intrigued to see what they grow into!
The golden circles you see in the center-left are actually adjustable bracelets!!! I am excited about the possibilities with these! I could stamp, wire-wrap, glue old paper or various ephemera and seal with resin and so much more!! YAY!! I love having nifty materials to play with!

I also have nifty finished creations to show you! Below is a photo of completed wire-wrapped rings, some with beads and some with vintage buttons as the focal(s).


These don't yet have titles and I will remedy that soon! Look for these and more creations to be added to my Etsy shoppe over the weekend!

Speaking of weekends, before I finish this post so we can all start our weekend, let me draw your attention to my event schedule for the rest of the year! (Isn't it strange to think of it that way???!!!)
Holiday Geek Expo and The Women's Art Festival! And 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!
And now, I give you...The Weekend!!!!
HAVE FUN!

Whimsy Wednesday! Squinkies!

Hello!!
Today is a beautiful summer day and I have an absolutely endearing (perhaps I should say "enbearing"!) creation to share with you!
The bear in this creation is actually a Squinkie. I was introduced to Squinkie by an artist colleague who uses the bubbles the Squinkies arrive in for other creations and so had Squinkies left over that needed a home. Though I tried not to fall in love with them, I did, and brought home four! I think you'll see why when I show you the other three!


Did you see the mermaids? And that awesome little fox? Aren't they delightful!?
OK!! Now to the bear!!!
This is simple creation is easy to underestimate. I used fiber for the cord that feels comfortable and warm to the touch, matching sunny and light colours and completed it with little touches such as the four-leaf clover charm and simple hearts on the toggle clasp.

Title: Charming Bear
Ingredients: Bear Squinkie, fiber, metal, lead-free pewter



This creation is all about comfort, playfulness, light-heartedness and having an open heart.

Now, with such an entrancing end to the post... I'll see you on Friday!
P.S. This necklace will be in my Etsy shoppe within the hour!