Top of the Hill

I found myself in this beautiful Etsy treasury created by Shaina of Quiltedqreations.
I think this is a gorgeous treasury. Stop by and take a peek at all the wonderful work.

'Top of the Hill' by quiltedqreations

This was created using Pounce!Thank you to moongirl for the title!

ZOCALO OF VERACRUZ Denniejewel $55.00	MOMMY & ME -- 8x10 Pr... CourtneyGabrie... $15.00
Fine Art - Romantic dov... reflectionsstu... $250.00	Women evening bag SIVIK $198.00
Love birds wedding invi... sunnydaystatio... $1.80	jewelry box wood TheJewelryStor... $75.00
Plush Soft Alpaca Blend... BrenBooneDesig... $25.00	Transitions Tree of Lif... EmaKDesigns $28.00
Simple Modern Style Lon... LightInYourBox $5.99	top of the hill, 12x8, ... madebymoongirl $17.00
Phonograph Embroidered ... AllNightDiner $35.00	Espresso ButterflyShutt... $7.00
Gaze - 11 x 14 DeirdreT $25.00	Shoulder Bag Goat Leath... INFINITY0000 $45.00
sterling silver, malach... arrabeska $24.00	Wedding Ring Bearer Pil... WeddingLab $32.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

Burns happen

In January I received a serious burn while I was creating a bead. I became so focused on the bead and getting the enamels right where I wanted to apply the color I temporarily forgot about the flame. This is a VERY BAD thing to do. I don't often get so involved that I forget about the flame. You simply can't afford to do this when you are working with a flame that has a temperature in the area of 1500 - 2000 degrees. But it happened. I was working beneath the flame and inadvertently put my knuckle straight into the flame. The words that came out of mouth weren't very nice because I knew it was going to bad. It didn't it even hurt, not even a little bit, not a good sign!

I will spare you the gruesome photos I took in the early weeks. This is what the burn looks like three weeks later. Really not bad considering what had happened.

One of the good things, no I should say GREAT things that came out of this event is that I learned about a product I had never heard of before. It is called 2nd Skin for burns by Spenco. This stuff saved me. Really! My burn was so bad I needed to have it covered, for the slightest brush against anything brought tears to my eyes. Keeping it covered wasn't easy because everything I tried stuck to the wound and caused more pain. I posted a photo of my burn on my Facebook Page and a wonderful fellow lampworker, Bonnie Stow of PuddyTatGlass came to my rescue. Bonnie suggested this product and I must say it worked wonders! It is a gel like covering which I had to secure onto my hand with a band aid or two. I don't know exactly how it works but it FELT GREAT, I was able to actually function with this on my hand and it seemed to help the healing process along. A little gelly miracle.  

You can look around Google and find a price you like. I bought a couple boxes from Amazon for a fair price.

I will keep these on hand but hopefully won't ever need them again.

One World One Heart 2011 WINNERS

AND THE WINNERS ARE......
The winners of my One World One Heart 2011 giveaway are numbers 20 and 71.
Robin of the blog a Robins Nest. 
Connie of Concetta Williams on Etsy.

Robin has won....the enameled tree pendant

Connie has won....an enameled tree bead

I also participated in OWOH on the Fire Divas Blog and the winner of that giveaway is Trisha too of Easily Amused. This is the pendant she won.

I send out many thanks to Lisa of the Whimsical Bohemian for the enormous task of she undertook spear heading this event. I have made many friends world wide. I would have never met so many fantastic people without the OWOH event.

Congratulations to all the winners!

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Transitions ... from shirt to bead

My son found this t-shirt on line. I purchased it for him for Christmas. When it arrived I was wishing I had bought one for myself. I love this t-shirt!!! I still could buy one and so can you if you want. You can find the Transitions t-shirt right here on shirt.woot. The problem is I'm not a huge fan of t-shirts. Those necklines feel like they are strangling me and drive me nuts all day.

Now if you have been following my blog you will have noticed that I am hooked on making tree silhouettes. It was a natural transition for me to turn this t-shirt into a tree bead. I love it!!!

Transitions by Ema K on Etsy

Now maybe I won't keep threatening to steal my son's t-shirt or maybe I will because I have listed this bead in my Etsy shop. He better watch out. :D

Tell Me A Story

A beautiful, fun, bright treasury created by my fellow Handmadeology Etsy teammate (hmet), Annie. You can find her beautiful shop on Etsy, A Spinner Weaver.

'Tell Me A Story' by ASpinnerWeaver

When you look at an item's photo, do you see a story? What does the creator tell you in his/her description? Each of these items was chosen for the story it tells. One of them even comes with a YouTube video! Happy discoveries await..............

Handwoven Recycled T-Shirt R... fiveforty $810.00	Boulder I- an original water... SunnyLeeStudio $140.00
Blackbird Coin Purse--Eco Fr... birdversusbird $8.00	Albaricoque Linen Sundress ednaandwilhemi... $68.00
Yellow Funnel Spout Faux Met... lizcraincerami... $75.00	Sunflower Seed Cuff - Bracel... panthapyre $20.00
Les Paul style Tenor ukulele... celentanowoodw... $790.00	APPLE STORY - Photo Print - YuliyaArt $26.00
Recycled T shirt Yarn - Hunt... MikesTShirtYar... $8.00	Meadow Sunrise - hand painte... MuseSilkPainti... $46.00
Primitive Full Moon Bread Bo... holeestars $62.95	Little Devil daintylikeafox $25.00
Butterfly Wing Focal lampwor... emakaye $20.00	Red and White Upcycled Croch... ekra $12.00
Gingerbread Fox Storybook Tr... Crowsmack $18.00	The Secret Power of Crystals... BoHoArtists $1.99

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Bead Soup Blog Party - What I Received

It is time for me to share the bead goodies I received from my bead soup partner, Elizabeth Freeman.

First of all, take a look at the way my beads arrived. What a fantastic surprise. It was so much fun to open my package and find this.

Now on to the beads. A crafted polymer focal bead for starters. I see a beautiful landscape within this focal bead. I just love it. A few handmade polymer spacer beads along with some beautiful wooden beads.......

Desert Whimsies by Elizabeth

Elizabeth's blog, Turquoise Sky

Lori Anderson is the gracious host of this event. You can check out Lori's Blog and find out more about the Bead Soup Blog Party here.
The reveal day for all the Bead Soup participants is Saturday, February 26th. Stay tuned to see what fantastic creations everyone has designed.

Updated to include 2011 Bead Soup links:
Sneak Peak
What I Rec'd
The Big Reveal 
What I Sent

Bead Soup Blog Party - What I Sent

Here is a shot of the goodies I sent to my Bead Soup partner, Elizabeth Freeman of Desert Whimsies. I packaged and mailed my beads to Elizabeth a couple of weeks ago. She has had some time to consider what she wants to create.
There are only two rules:
Elizabeth must use the focal and she must use the clasp. The big reveal will take place on Saturday, February 26th. I will keep you updated as we go along. You can learn more about Bead Soup, hosted by Lori Anderson here.

My next blog post will be showing off the bead goodies I received from Elizabeth.
You can find Elizabeth and her polymer clay creations on Etsy and follow along on her blog, Turquoise Sky.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Updated to include 2011 Bead Soup links:
Sneak Peak
What I Rec'd
The Big Reveal 
What I Sent