tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44869111558056802772024-03-13T10:58:04.702-06:00Witty In Pink, Smashing in PurpleRamblings on my jewelry making efforts, vintage stuff, altered journaling and altered art,and whatever else seems like a good idea at the time.JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-26421104567547229922012-10-08T07:36:00.000-06:002012-10-08T07:36:00.152-06:00August 2012 Artwork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-8543977663441496742011-09-25T21:00:00.000-06:002011-09-26T07:01:53.358-06:00I'm back--kinda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-size: large;">Hi everyone. Yesterday I made the first thing I've made since my medical woes started in June, so I thought I'd get back on here and show you. It's not jewelry. I went to my book/art club (I love those guys!) and the project was a black and white altered photograph. I used a photo of my gorgeous daughter Alicia which was originally taken by Sergeant Pepper's in Littleton, Colorado. It's not a masterpiece, but it's something.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-size: large;">Otherwise I have been busy because I finally decided it's time to become what I'm going to be when I grow up, so I have gone back to college. Quite an adjustment after 23 years! I have to take 4 undergrad classes before I qualify for the Master's program I have my eye on. This semester I am taking sociology and Biology. It's keeping me off the streets, that's for sure. </span><br />
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JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-67619087011925196572011-06-21T18:45:00.000-06:002011-06-21T18:45:15.211-06:00Technical Difficulties--Or, Why I Haven't Made anything cool in ages.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Friday, June 3rd, 2011, I went out to Karaoke with my family and a good time was had by all. Life was normal. On Saturday, June 4th, 2011, I was awakened by crushing chest pains that radiated into my shoulders, back, and abdomen. I thought I was gonna die of a heart attack on the spot. Never one to leap into untried waters, I called my hubby who was working Saturday and had him look up symptoms of female heart attacks on the internet for me. He called an ambulance for me since I was far from lucid by then. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The rest is mostly a blur. I remember a little about the paramedics, a bit about the ambulance ride, my ex-Catholic guilt coming up because I wanted to stay still for the CT scan but couldn't stop my body from moaning in pain....it turned out I had an abdominal rupture from a stomach surgery two years ago. Thankful for the news that it was not a heart attack, I was happy though still in pain, until I found out what the treatment woud be. Total "rest" of my stomach, meaning I couldn't eat or drink anything for at least a month. Also an aggressive drug treatment protocol of IV antibiotics and antifungals was started. After a few days they started feeding me through the IV. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital, some of it in ICU, and now I'm home learning from a home nurse how to manage my own IV treatments and feedings. Right now it feels like a full-time job, but I'm sure as I get a few more days under my belt, it will seem more manageable. Unfortunately I will still be starving and coveting food and drink with an intensity I couldn't have anticipated. I am so emotionally addicted to food! This will be a learning experience, that is for sure. So far, all I have had energy for is managing all the IV meds, sleeping, and reading. Hopefully I can make some jewelry soon. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I want to say a big sappy thank-you to all my hospital nurses at Skyridge, in ICU and unit 6, who were wonderful, and to Dawn, who is my visiting nurse and who has the patience of a saint. Nurses rock! They work so hard and take such good care of people....wow. What a noble, hard job, and how admirably it is being done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry for the boring post, but I thought I should explain my absence recently</span>. </span></span></div>JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-36520664332868227022011-04-29T22:32:00.000-06:002011-04-29T22:32:55.230-06:00What's New? Jewelry!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Piglet investigates a Tokyo Joe's bag.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who, Me? I was nowhere near that Tokyo Joe's bag!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You know me--if some bling is good, more is better!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another view of the vintage bracelets</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pretty wild, huh? I like to walk on the wild side sometimes.</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">So, cheers for now, and I will post pix soon after I make the jewelry that's in my head.</span></div></div>JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-71121181892309474592010-11-08T21:40:00.000-07:002010-11-08T21:40:24.172-07:00A minor setbackWell, it's official. I broke my pinky....it was a pretty ugly break, so they had to go in and put pins in and everything. Naturally it's my right hand, and I am the least ambidextrous person you've ever met. There goes jewelry making, and art journaling, and even just being able to type with two hands. Some days it's hard not to feel like Charlie Brown, or Ziggy. Remember Ziggy? It's SO frustrating, because I was finally getting to be somewhat competent with my shoulder replacement I had in June and now this had to happen. I promise, I'll start looking for a silver lining.....tomorrow.JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-24482376969416282822010-10-20T11:48:00.000-06:002010-10-20T11:48:40.431-06:00A Few New Designs<span style="font-size: large;">Just a quick blog-and-run today because I made some new pieces and I wanted to show them to you. They are a continuation of my first blog post, about Making Memories' Vintage Groove components. I was so excited when they started carrying these at the Michaels in Brighton, Colorado. It's a bit of a trek, but it is such a superior Michaels, with such great stuff (like Vintage Groove) that I don't mind the drive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally had some time to play a little more, and this is what I came up with.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedwKdlp0hmwy-3ovmZhWmEK-JjF7W3aYpP1DLxwvNaoga7Gwg6Xa5N8mzIiJc0M8ja-XdyBuodphQu7Q2z4MNevplqyoO9c9i7hwtZDnptJU2ebOjkBk9Gwn49q0hEwK_5eFRJGeipy0/s1600/crystal+text+earrings+closeup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedwKdlp0hmwy-3ovmZhWmEK-JjF7W3aYpP1DLxwvNaoga7Gwg6Xa5N8mzIiJc0M8ja-XdyBuodphQu7Q2z4MNevplqyoO9c9i7hwtZDnptJU2ebOjkBk9Gwn49q0hEwK_5eFRJGeipy0/s400/crystal+text+earrings+closeup.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I really like these, with the crystal pendants and the text charms. I'm wearing them right now, feeling just that little bit more sophisticated than I do with unadorned ears. Gotta be the dangles.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, crank your head to the left because, no matter what I do, this picture shows up sideways.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These earrings have big gray pearl pendants with light, sort of lime-green glass charms. A</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">definite walk on the wild side for me, but I like them.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78-jaYjt4xB43WsWXoHeuA6-cGkAH6OmrzPO_hqeiaMx8mBbvpJweslCMQC3nfhdcSk9Fi29phmENyQUME-n8k7DZy4KgY2LD5ivcpJSz55cjFV62E6o8Tw3AMJnCcWRqhekNlSZD3fU/s1600/joy+necklace.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78-jaYjt4xB43WsWXoHeuA6-cGkAH6OmrzPO_hqeiaMx8mBbvpJweslCMQC3nfhdcSk9Fi29phmENyQUME-n8k7DZy4KgY2LD5ivcpJSz55cjFV62E6o8Tw3AMJnCcWRqhekNlSZD3fU/s400/joy+necklace.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here is part of the "Joy" Designer's Pack, used in a necklace with some turquoise and some chain.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Definitely a fun look!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And I just wanted you to be able to see the "Joy" piece, because--well, joy is such a big deal and such a big part of </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Oh, and just to end on a happy, seasonal note, I'd like to present a vintage picture of my daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for checking out the new stuff. I hope to have more soon.</span>JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-72117794218643148552010-10-04T13:57:00.000-06:002010-10-04T13:57:18.341-06:00Jewelry Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Good evening. Actually, I guess "Good morning" would be more correct. I am such a night owl! Since I'm not sleeping anyway, I thought I would share some more jewelry, which led to a slightly panicky search which finally produced the disk I was looking for. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb01DKerMg5paUiAUYXtcUx-y6Ev-ysBSm936Cp73JbYOBabIhRoUj9gelMidvyaM9p6hzpNqTQqJWGKWgxO81OkWHGs0YJun0ekwI4U3quUpD41x9fC_lyzrvmdTdkw7n3-3gTC_abdU/s1600/beadwoven+neckpiece+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb01DKerMg5paUiAUYXtcUx-y6Ev-ysBSm936Cp73JbYOBabIhRoUj9gelMidvyaM9p6hzpNqTQqJWGKWgxO81OkWHGs0YJun0ekwI4U3quUpD41x9fC_lyzrvmdTdkw7n3-3gTC_abdU/s400/beadwoven+neckpiece+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The above is a freeform beadwoven piece, "Blue Nuance" that took quite a while to make. It was a very soothing and meditative practice, and I just made it up as I went along. Here's another pic. In retrospect, I should have chosen a different background color for the photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think this next one was my first piece. It's called "Ooh! Beads!" and it was inspired by my virgin trip to the bead store. All the colors! I was hooked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This piece has wirework and lampwork on it, and is much bolder than most of my earlier work. We'll call her "Spiral Lampwork Goddess".</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The back of the spiral goddess piece is pretty, too. (This closeup is of a spiral goddess on a different necklace). I wish I could remember the vendor who made the goddess pieces, although I believe I have several different goddesses left in my stash.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Thank you for letting me show it to you! Goodnight.</span></div>JoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486911155805680277.post-60527969725236184162010-09-28T14:05:00.001-06:002010-09-30T15:07:38.970-06:00A Tribute to Pooh Bear, RIPMy wonderful kitty, Pooh Bear, died of cancer many moons ago. A very generous artist and new friend, Maitha, has offered to do some drawings of him to help me in my art journaling process of letting him go. This is the first of the drawings, and I think it turned out just amazing. Thank you so much, Maitha. You have such a good heart. I will post a link to your blog when I can find one. Could you send me one again, actually? Thanks.<br />
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Now that I have a blog, I'm feeling a little tongue-tied. What do people want to read?<br />
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I am getting more and more into vintage stuff lately. I've always loved vintage jewelry, and I had the occasional vintage clothing item in college (I miss you, cutaway tailcoat, wherever you are!) but now I am consumed by the quest for cool vintage stuff--in person, on-line, wherever. Savers is my new favorite store, and yard sales the new recreation, and I can surf the internet for hours looking at everything and nothing--Artfire and etsy can be like a yard sale without the heat or the bugs.....I'm hooked. Let me know if you have a hoarde of great vintage sites. It's not just a hobby any more; it's an obsession.<br />
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I'm even liking some of the faux vintage stuff that's out there. At first, I hated that vintage was becoming the new "it" thing, since those of us who've always loved vintage have so much more competition for bargains now, and it makes my heart hurt to think of some of the beauties I've lost out on in a bidding war that may end up thrown away or otherwise abandoned once the bloom is off the "vintage" rose, and the trend shifts to whatever comes next. But then I realized that I might as well embrace the good that comes with this trend, which is some really cool faux-vintage stuff out there. I used to be a snob about only honoring "real" vintage treasures, but I'm over it now, because it's all just supposed to be fun. I wear my vintage treasures I've been collecting for 35 years alongside some pretty neat new stuff, faux vintage and otherwise, and some hybrid stuff--a blending of old and new elements, such as the Steampunk trend. I love me some Steampunk!<br />
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Making Memories, which is well known for scrapbooking, has a very cool faux-vintage line of charms, pendants, chains and strands called Vintage Groove by Jill Schwartz. There is some very cool stuff there, and I got to see some of it 3-D when I helped them put up a display at the Michaels in Brighton, Colorado. I had to leave Michaels before I got any shopping in that day, as my helper needed to get to work, but I can't wait to get back there tomorrow and make some deliciously agonizing choices about which components to buy. You can see their line at <a href="http://www.makingmemories.com/vintage_groove_jewelry_by_jill_schwartz">http://www.makingmemories.com/vintage_groove_jewelry_by_jill_schwartz</a> ---there is so much cool stuff under "hard embellishments" (and under everything else, too--the site is packed with drool-worthy ephemera and paper collections, too) that you will probably get almost as obsessed as I am. As it is, I've made two Vintage Groove necklaces to show you here, if I can figure out how to insert a picture. I desperately need more Vintage Groove stuff!<br />
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I thought they turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself.<br />
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Well, better get some sleep. Tomorrow is the first time I'm going to the monthly meeting of a book arts club, where I'll actually get to hang out with some fellow altered art people in real life. I'm so excited! As of now, all my art buddies are online, except for one. I still need to pack up all my supplies and such, and get it together to be there at the crack of dawn--well, okay, ten o'clock, but that's pretty early for me. I have it on good authority that dawn actually happens much, much earlier, but I'd have to see it for myself to believe it.<br />
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So--welcome to the new blog. Thanks for listening. Please let me know if you have any good vintage info, either online or in Colorado. Thanks! JoaniJoaniBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236691520461328882noreply@blogger.com17