so it has been forever...

It feels like I've been hibernating for the past few months...new job, a lot of pressure, not enough time. I did no touch my glass for months. But I'm ecstatic to have spent my weekend flameworking again. I'm guessing the beginning of spring has inspired me. Unfortunately, JustBeads website has been down for a few months now. My only outlet is my Etsy store. I have a couple of new things up...

Lots of jewelry

I've been making a lot of jewelry lately. I'm surprised with the wonderful success I had with my Etsy store. It's really cool.

This is one of pieces I have up right now, Purple Heart.

Blog feature

I had some of my beads featured in a really cool blog today. You can see it here: Jael's Jewels. I feel very honored! Thank you, Jael!
This is one of the beads she featured, "Matrix".

nice colors!!!

I love the colors I got here...I call thi set "Tease". :)

New bracelets on Etsy!

I just added a couple of sterling silver & glass bracelets to my Etsy store. I like them a lot!!! :)

Pretty ribbon necklaces...

So today I finally got around to listing some of the silk ribbon necklaces I've been making. I love the way the ribbon colors go with the colors of glass. Here's a picture of another one... it's called Gypsy :)

a new chapter...

It's just a couple of hours before the beginning of a new month and a new chapter in my life. That's when I will be taking my artistic career more seriously and dedicating a lot more hours to it...a LOT more. Starting tomorrow, my full time job will be glass making. Scary, exciting, unknown...

Did I pick the wrong time to take such a risk? Probably, considering the financial crisis and all the shenanigans going on right now. But hey...I felt it was time and I had to go with my guts. I've been preparing for the transition for quite some time, and to me, there was no turning back.

So...wish me luck!!!