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The items I posted today are not on Artfire as yet, but if you have an interest, please e-mail me through the blog! Thanks again. Anita

COPPER, COPPER, AND MORE...

I promised an update this week of my current projects and this is it! I have incorporated hammering, wire wrapping, stringing, and using a dapping block into these items. I don't have them posted to Artfire yet, but hope to soon. Please post a comment and let me know what you think of my newest creations! The glass beads were made by my friend, Jeanne (AKA gammiebrat) and I love the color of the beads with the copper. Thanks, Jeanne! Jeanne and I also invested our dollars together to purchase a kiln and are hoping to make some good use of this learning to use PMC (precious metal clay) and perhaps some other glass items. Thanks for looking!

WELCOME 2010 - A YEAR OF POSSIBILITIES

This is my first post for 2010 and with it comes the hope for a better future for our country, our state, and our local community. And I should add, for the world, most especially Haiti, right now, during its time of great need. Find a way to give through your church, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, or any other organization that you support that can reach out to the people of Haiti.

Keep in your prayers, our leaders, our military, and our mission to stop terrorism in the world. Pray for our children and teach them well, so they can lead our country with integrity when their time comes, preserving the freedoms we value so highly.

Until later - I have NEW JEWELRY TOOLS (thank you Christmas), including a dapping block, disc cutters, alphabet punches and design punches. I have been trying them out and will try to post again by the week's end with pictures of my newest jewelry pieces. STOP BACK SOON!

Have a BLESSED, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY 2010! Anita

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE AND WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR ANNUAL FAMILY DINNER - CALAMARI SAUCE, ITALIAN SAUCE W/MEATBALLS, SHRIMP AND SMELTZ, AND OF COURSE, WONDERFUL DESSERTS AND COOKIES. IT'S A TIME OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP AND FAMILY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST AND HIS MESSAGE OF LOVE!

WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR!

ANITA & JAY

NEW ITEMS POSTED ON ARTFIRE

Today I began to add more products to my Artfire site, including some of the items seen on this blog. Added items include copper bell earrings and matching bracelets, snowman earrings, copper and mauve lamp work bracelet, and snowman necklace. I plan to add more over the next couple of days, and don't forget, everything is still on sale at 20% off through December 15th. If you see an item on the blog that is not yet listed, please e-mail me to see if it is still available! Again, thanks for looking!