Home Again!

I'm home again after participating had in Trails West located in St Joe, MO. I won 1st place in crafts! I am so happy! What perfect weather this last weekend. I just couldn't believe it was August. It was in the low 70's and breezy. I even had to wear a jacket!

My mom is doing great! She had a kidney stone that broke up and was easily passed so all is well, again.

I am off to York, PA for this coming weekend. I know, what was I thinking when I was scheduling this year? Your guess is as good as mine! lol

Hope everyone is doing well. Be blessed!
Regina

Trade-A-Holics Etsy Team

Hi everyone!

I just spent last evening learning about trading on Etsy! There was a Trade Frenzy that I went to check out and was hooked. I started looking thru all the shops listed and started to think about Christmas, and thought "What a great idea!"

So off I went and I made 3 trades! What a great way to share my product and get it out to people. I also got 3 Christmas or Birthday (the dreaded birthdays at Christmas time!) presents for both of my daughters!

I traded with http://www.blingismything.etsy.com/ for bottle cap jewelry, http://www.firstlightglass.etsy.com/ for fused glass pendants, and http://www.thoughtfulexpression.etsy.com/ for earrings.

I also joined the TradeAHolics Etsy Team. If you are interested in maybe getting your name out there and meeting some other great Etsians, you might want to consider joining. This is a blog that will give you information about the team. http://www.tradeaholics.ning.com/

Hope to see all of you on the trading list!

Regina

I am traveling right now to do art shows and just wanted to tell about my fun week. I did an art show last weekend in Michigan City and my family came up and we went to the Blue Chip Casino in the evening. I had a great time on Saturday night and left with an extra $40! Sunday after the show I went back and lost all my winnings. BOO! I just didn't know when to stop.

I'm traveling with my mom and we are now in St. Joe, MO. Since we've gotten here my mom has been to the ER 2 times. Once for a UTI and yesterday for a kidney stone. Didn't expect to spend hours in the ER waiting room but what can you do. I am now off to set up the next art show so I hope the weekend will turn out great after such a crappy week!

Brand New Blog Layout!

I just found this fabulous site that helps to change the layout of your blog. I have always wanted to use all that dead space on either side of the page and could never figure out how. Now I have! It also has some other great infomation regarding blogs. It is www.lawnydesigns.com. Hope this helps you like it helped me!

Hi everyone,

I just got back from a working vacation, and I had a lovely time. My kids and I went to Minneapolis, MN for the Loring Park Art Festival and decided to spend a few extra days at The Mall Of America.

If you are a shopper like me, this is the place to be! What a fun few days! The mall is one of the largest in the US and has 4 floors. 3 of those floors are shopping and restaurants, while the 4th has a movie theatre and more restaurants. The mall has an amusement park in the center, an underground aquarium, and a miniature golf course. Fun for the kids as well as the adults!

The first day was the day to look around and shop. We went to stores like Best Buy, Marshalls, Barnes and Nobles, and a bead store that are not your typical fare for indoor malls. We found all of our back to school clothes all in one place, and all on sale, too!

The food is plentiful and varied. It has 2 full food courts along with a multitude of restaurants. Some of them are Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co., Famous Dave's BBQ, and Ruby Tuedays to name just a few. We enjoyed going more casual with Long John Silvers, ourselves.

The second day was the fun day, and the kids loved it! We bought all you could ride wrist bands and rode rides for the whole day. The park is amazing when you think that it is indoors and has a 4 story limit. It has 3 roller coasters, bumper cars, the log ride, swings, and so many more. It was fun for young and old. And the best thing was the lines weren't all that long! I think the longest that we waited was 10 minutes! The park stayed open til 10pm so we had plenty of time to do all we wanted.

This was the funnest mall that we have ever been to! Even my 16 year old son enjoyed going and had no lack of good things to say!

If you are ever in the Minnesota area I highly recommend taking a trip to The Mall Of America!

New Holiday Line!!!

Hurray!

I finally have some of my new holiday line finished!

What a relief! I just listed my great new earrings and will hopefully get a few of the reversible pendants on tomorrow.

Pumpkin Ceramic Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28517798

Poinsettia Ceramic Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28521750

Ghost Ceramic Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28520271

Snowman Ceramic Earrings
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=28519315



Christmas Tree Ceramic Earrings
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=28520907

I hope you all have enjoyed looking and have a great day!

Regina

Hi everyone!

It's been a while since my last post. I've been so busy with making product, doing shows, and driving that I just haven't had the time. I just came home from Rochester,NY and will be setting up in Ann Arbor, MI later today. Things are just a little crazy right now!

I wanted to show my newest line! I am so excited about it. I think they have turned out to be fantastic!

Reversible Pendants!

This is the front.

This is the back.

This is the front.

This is the back.

I really love these pieces! I would love to know what you think. Please feel free to leave a comment!

You can find these and a few others on my website. http://firedupladies.weebly.com/reversible-pendants.html

I hope you all are doing well!

Finally, I Have Internet!

Hi Everyone!

I finally have my house wired for wireless internet! After weeks of frustration with internet problems, I will finally be able to connect at any time!

It has been awhile since I have been able to make a new post on the blog here, so I wanted to show one of my newest designs.

I just did this new design. This is the front side of the necklace.

And this is the back side of the necklace. The face pieces are reversible! I think that this is a fantastic design!

I hope you all are doing great and all is well.

New Items Available On Etsy!

http://www.artrageousclay.etsy.com/

Wild Woman Ceramic Pin

This Wild Woman Pin is a must have in any collection! I hand craft each piece out of a high fire paper clay. The paper clay makes the bead light and sturdy. (Not nearly as heavy as you think!) Not a lot of breakage with this ceramic piece!

I first created the fabulous dress bead to create a sense of movement. I then wire wrapped the pin in one length of wire to create the legs, arms, and the hair. I finished with twisting the hair and shaping it and included the seed beads on the arms and legs.

It looks great on a lapel or as an adornment on a hat. I have also had some use the pin on their screen door. Just pin it thru the screen and you'll never forget that it is there again!

The piece is 5 inches (12.7 centimeter) in height and 1 1/2 inches (3.81 centimeter)in width.It is white and orange in color with Brass colored wire and silver lined clear glass beads.

The ceramic beads are on a kilt type pin. The pin is wired straight thru the beads, making it impossible for the pin back to come off.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25668245

Gold Heart Ceramic Earrings

These Heart Earrings are a must have for any earring colletion!

I hand craft each piece out of a high fire paper clay. The paper clay makes the hearts light and sturdy. (Not nearly as heavy as you think!) Not a lot of breakage with these ceramic pieces!

The hearts are 1 3/4 inches (4.445 centimeter) in height and 1 1/8 inches (2.8575 centimeter) in width.

They are a fantastic antique gold in color with a metalic type sheen to them.They dangle 2 1/8 inches (5.3975 centimeter) from Sterling Silver french wires.

They will come with a small rubber stopper. Sterling Silver leverbacks are available ($3.00). Please convo with details.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25588169

Emerald Green Ceramic Heart Necklace

This is a necklace that should be in your collection! I hand craft each piece out of a high fire paper clay. The paper clay makes the bead light and sturdy. (Not nearly as heavy as you think!) Not a lot of breakage with this ceramic piece! I will not make another like it. So you won't meet your self walking down the street.

The piece is a heart that is 1 1/4 inches (3.175 centimeter)in height and 1 1/2 inches (3.81 centimeter) in width.It is emerald green and cream in color with white accents.

The heart is 2 sided, one with a smooth finish and the other with a great pattern. It is 17 inches (43.18 centimeter)in length. A fantastic length to sit right in the opening of any type of shirt!

This is not a choker!

It is made with Hematite beads and glass seed beads. It had a special silk finished rubber tubing in black that is a great finish to this casual necklace. The necklace is finished with a lobster claw clasp.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25587310

I've been busy! I'm preparing for a big show, Pittsburg's Three River Festival. I am in the first 5 day section of the 11 day show.

I had a nice show in Louisville, KY. It was located at The Summit and had perfect weather.

Off to work some more. I'm leaving in the morning. Hope everyone hasa great weekend!