Oh, Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

With temperatures grabbing hold of 100 and not letting go, it’s time to think about some snow covered hills. So, in a simple exercise of mind over matter, let’s get COLD today.

Blue Crystal Angel Earrings, Handmade, Swarovski Sapphire, Silver Tone Wings

PrettyGonzo

Snowflake Christmas Ornament Handmade From Birch Wood

KevsKrafts

Hearts and Stars Pet Scrunchie Neck Ruffle

SewAmazin

Gunmetal Cuff Bracelet Cuff Bracelet Aquamarine Bracelet Wrist Accessory March Birthstone

TreasuresofJewels

Winter White, Blue Flower Bracelet

BlueMorningExpressions 

Opaque Periwinkle Blue Handmade Lampwork Glass Beads

CovergirlBeads

Blue Beaded Bracelet with Mobius Rings

CathyCreates

Turquoise Silver Arrows Table Runner

RSSDesignsinFiber

Blue Horizon Square Handmade Fused Dichroic Glass Post Earrings - Sterling Silver

Umeboshi

Teddy Bear Thank You Tags, Personalized

AdorebyNat

Swarovski Alexandrite & Crystal Chandelier Earrings

KatsAllThat

Blue Lily Beaded Bracelet

Wyverndesigns

10 Hand Stamped Flat Notecards With Elegant Navy Butterfly

CardsbyLibe

Bracelet Beaded Woven Elegant lacy White Pearl Swarovski Rich Blue

JazzitupwithdesignsbyNancy

Handsome Hanging Snowman Dish Towel With Hand Knit Topper and Ties

HollyKnitterCreations

Rustic Sterling Peace Sign Earrings, Blue Sodalite Artisan Handmade Jewelry

ShadowDogDesigns

While I am talking about the snow being gone, I just heard that the pile of snow in Boston JUST melted, so don’t hit me for calling for snow today  

If you don’t see what you are looking for here, then take a look at these:

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Happy shopping,

Julie and Blu

 

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Hot, Hot, Hot

Okay, it’s really hot out, but then, what can you expect from July? In honor of hotness, let’s take a look at these hot gift ideas for Christmas 2015. In celebration of Christmas in July, let’s go shopping!

Red Coral and Black Obsidian Necklace, Silver Tone Leaf Beads, OOAK

PrettyGonzo

red and white polka dot dress, peasant dress toddler dress

SweetpeadesignsbyDee

Red Large Hole Bead Clear With Cubic Zirconias CZ

covergirlbeads

Red Apple Pot Holder Magnets Kitchen Refrigerator Polymer Clay Hooks

BlueMorningExpressions 

Red 3-Strand Memory Wire Cuff Bracelet with Dangles

KatsAllThat

Black and Red ID Lanyard Badge Holder with Lampwork and Metallic Beads

The Twisted Redhead 

Nautical Cupcake Toppers in Navy Blue and Red

AdorebyNat

Hand Knit Cables and Lace Ruby Red Shawl with Sequin

Cathy Creates

Jo's Bevel 6" Handmade Stained Glass Quilt Square in Red/Burgundy

2GlassThumbs

Say Hi With This Dahlia Flower Hand Stamped Card For Any Occasion

CardsbyLibe

Santa Claus in Red with Gold Swirls Gift Holder Grab Bag Zipper Case

SewAmazin

Christmas Earrings Swarovski Handmade Siam Red Emerald Green Holiday

ShadowDogDesigns

Ladybug Charm Hand Painted Wood Bead Stretch Bracelet

ClaireMDesigns

Red Heart Shape, Tree of Life Wire Wrap pendant Necklace Gif of Love

watercolorsNmore

Red and White Potholder and Basket Set

RSS Designs In Fiber

Neckwarmer Harvest Red Owl Steampunk Vintage Button Caron Simply Soft

Jazz it up with Designs by Nancy

Hand Painted Christmas Ornaments, Red with Roses, Set of 4

ChristieCottage

Handmade Silver Earrings Heart In Hands Artisan Charms Red Czech Glass Beads With Picasso Finish

Solanakaidesigns

Naked kewpie look-a-like Baby Boypointing to Banner Flag that says "Write" Vintage Postcard

postcardsintheattic

Don’t see what you are looking for? Maybe you will find it in one of the other Christmas in July posts.

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If not, then message one of these remarkable and gifted artists and vintage collectors, and they may be able to help you.

Happy shopping,

Julie and Blu

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Cowboys and Gardens

Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2015

What's New in July?

I cannot believe that I made it through the Great Garden Experiment of 2015 already, but I did. While others are just getting their gardens to grow, mine are on their last great efforts. I have a new appreciation for those of you who do garden, and I have discovered that I am a Farmer’s Market kinda girl. My efforts were marginally successful, and money spent divided by harvest means that I have a $70 green pepper and $20 tomatoes. While I did eat everything harvested—except for this one little tomato the size of a marble—all else went into stir fry and on a pizza. One homemade pizza had a six-inch banana pepper and two diced tomatoes as the organic contribution to the pie.

I lost my watermelon and my cantaloupe, and the blueberries went to the birds, but I learned a lot about how not to do things, and my flowers were a huge success, so not all was lost.

In the meantime, I managed to create some new beads and such, and I find it hard to believe that we are past the half-way point in this year already. It seems like I just celebrated the New Year, and now, I am looking at Halloween. Maybe, I should have planted pumpkins!

More Beads: I am working on simple color beads for the studio, and I have been playing around with 10mm and smaller.

Charm Bracelets: I have a list of stackable charm bracelets that are on my workbench, which is why I am concentrating on color beads.

Art Prints: I am adding prints and other products to the site that feature my art and photography. I am also including a digital art section.

You will find all of my beads, canes and finished jewelry on my website. www.bluemorningexpressions.com

Until next month,

Julie and Blu

Things to Look Forward To:

New Products:

Watches: I am making new rose beads to add to watches, and I am considering creating bead kits with the watches so you can make your own. What do you think?

Thimbles: I am working on getting some new thimbles created. I only have two left, and I want to add another dozen or so to the website.

Bangle bracelets: It took me a long time, but I finally got the blanks built to finish my smaller bangle bracelets. They are a lot of work to build from scratch and take a considerable amount of time, but they are ready for me to decorate with flowers and such.

Magnets: More to add, including these guys.

Blooming Roses and Car Shows

Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2015

What's New in June?

Doing some spring/summer cleaning in preparation of new beads, canes and finished jewelry. This means that I have been going through stored boxes and containers that are just filled with craft supplies and things that I once thought I would use like findings and other finishing parts. I guess I am going to be doing some craft auctions.

As part of my reorganizing, I had a chance to not only clean up all my work space and get my polymer clay in order, but to start working on getting my photos and artwork culled and ready to be uploaded to print sites. I got one of those auxiliary floppy disk drives, so I can not get all my old work off of the hundreds of floppy disks and maybe give them new life. I have been playing with graphics and Photoshop since the mid 90s, as well as designing fractals.

Here are a couple of the new prints going onto the website shortly. They are from my series “Scenes from a Car Show”.

More Beads: Roses are blooming everywhere around me, and I have been very busy putting them onto beads. It seems like as soon as I get some beads done, they are being packed up and off to the post office.

Focal Beads: New flat backed cabochons have been finished and finally put on the site. I worked on these for quite awhile before getting them done.

Art Prints: I am adding prints and other products to the site that feature my art and photography. I am also including a digital art section.

You will find all of my beads, canes and finished jewelry on my website. www.bluemorningexpressions.com

Until next month,

Julie & Blu

 

Things to Look Forward To:

New Products:

Watches: I am making new rose beads to add to watches, and I am considering creating bead kits with the watches so you can make your own.

Thimbles: I am working on getting some new thimbles created. I only have two left, and I want to add another dozen or so to the website.

Bangle bracelets: It took me a long time, but I finally got the blanks built to finish my smaller bangle bracelets. They are a lot of work to build from scratch and take a considerable amount of time, but they are ready for me to decorate with flowers and such.

 

Oh, and by the way!

35% OFF while I am cleaning. Hurry, my beads and jewelry sell fast.