The Old Becomes New - Rediscovering Beading Supplies

Many artists seem to have a studio full of supplies, many of which have been around for a long time and are no longer looked at or used. I am no exception and recently have been trying to go through beading and jewelry supplies that I have had for a while as I have a lot of supplies.

I was sitting on the floor of my studio surrounded by containers and containers of beads. There is nothing wrong with any of these supplies, I just seem to have forgotten about many of them and moved on to other designs and styles. As I sat there surrounded I became so revived and inspired by the supplies. I made 4 new necklaces that are not like designs that I have ever made before but they are using supplies that have moved across the country and from to so many different apartments that I have lost count.

Some times the old can help you to create the new. These are the result of that inspiration:

Glass bead and sterling silver necklaces.

Beautiful Place...Dubrovnik, Croatia

Looking for somewhere to go on your next holiday that is full of beautiful views, history, great food, great wine and warm weather all rolled into one place...I have the place for you...Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is also less expensive than many other places in Europe which also adds to it's appeal. I was lucky enough to go there for 7 nights recently and I just loved every second of it.

The view of the Old Town from near by Fort Lovrijenac

Roof Tops of the Old Town

Shrapnel damage of an old church called Church Sveti Spaso from the war in Croatia in 1991 - this city is full of both old and new history which was such an eye opener for me.

Amazing local Croatian wine that can't be bought outside Croatia

Fresh homemade bread sandwiches from a place called Cafe Skola

I can't say enough good things about the people and city of Dubrovnik. It far exceeded my expectations and I am so excited to one day go back and see other parts of Croatia in all it's diverse landscape.

Best Sellers - Top 5 Earrings

Here are the Top 5 Earrings:

#1
Bird on a Wire Earrings - Brass
#2
Bird on a Wire Earrings - Sterling Silver
#3
Wood Square on Hoop - Tiger Ebony
#4
Single Pearl Earring - White
#5
Simple Briolette Earrings - Ruby

Best Sellers - Top 5 Necklaces

Life has been busy and there was a big event recently that took over most of this year to plan. Now that is done, I can get back to the business of creating. While trying to get inspired I got curious about what jewelry caught people's eye the most in the last year. That lead to going through my sales and seeing what the top 5 best selling necklaces were.

Here are the Top 5 Necklaces:

#1
It Fell From a Tree Necklace - Copper
#2
It Fell From a Tree Necklace - White
#3
Sparkly Starfish Necklace - Golden
#4
Tree of Life Necklace
#5
It Fell From a Tree Necklace - Brown