New Jewelry Piece Coming Soon!

When you are a designer, or like me, an "Up and STILL trying to come" designer, ideas seem to block themselves out of your head sometimes! For example, get a blank piece of paper to draw on and a pencil... what are you going to draw and make it look wonderful? Any ideas. Now do that 30 times... there's when the mental block comes in!

Fortunately, I have a pretty cool new item that I will be creating as soon as we get this stinkin house moved out of and cleaned... which will be today and tomorrow. I will be making... dum dut da dum...... Painted Pendants. Not just any painted pendants. Pendants the size of scrabble tiles, with teeny tiny watercolor paintings that will be miniature yet EXPRESSIVE! Sometimes we all want to expressive our inner passions, but the retail world seems to be constricted in a box. A box that I, for one, do not live in nor do I ever want to. Why have constrictions on your passions? (and yes, you can have more than one passion. I'm proof of that!)

To make tiny watercolor pendants, you have to paint a miniature painting on watercolor paper, seal that for protection, decoupage it onto a blank bezel, and cover it with a hardening glaze. Then, glue a bezel on the back, attach it to a chain, and VIOLA! Then, you have a beautiful painted pendant necklace that expresses you! Here is an example (I did NOT make this one!)

Those were painted by some pretty talented artists, because you can imagine how challenging it is to paint on something smaller than a quarter and make it look like anything other than a blob of paint!

For Christmas, I received FOUR amazing art kits, and I love them all. In one of the sets, I received a full set of watercolor paints and pencils, which I've grown to love! It's hard to manipulate the water to create exactly what I want, but the challenge is the fun part!

I painted one pendant myself. Here's how it turned out... but it was with acrylic paint.

That's like my third one... but we will leave out the other two that I "practiced on" before I got a set of tiny model car paint brushes. Blob of paint... that would definitely describe them!

I've been searching for ideas to paint on the new items, and here's what I have so far:

1. Monogram/Initials

2. Baby Bump/ Pregnant Mommy

3. Chef/ Cupcake pan

4. Snake dangling from a tree

5.Anything Awareness

6. Medical Alert

7. Flowers with falling petals (like my big painting)

8. Polka dots

9. RIP/ Memory

10. Just Married

11. Bride/Bridal Party

12. Cake on a cake stand

13. Rainbow

14. Colors for Christ

15. High Heel Shoe

16. Chair on beach

17. I'm a Christian

18. I'm a Child of God

19. Mom/Grandmother/Sister

20. Pink Browning Symbol

21. Chinese Symbols

22. Foreign Language Sayings

23. Animal Print

24. Mustard Seed

25. Whimsical Theme

26. Damask Print

27. Camera

28. Occupations

29.  True Love Waits

30. I'll Wait For You

31. Military

See, I need more ideas! And I'm not talking about writing those words... those are merely theme ideas. I want to paint symbols and pictures of something that represents those things. I really need more suggestions, and more than that, I need you to buy one! Remember, ALL of the profits go toward my "Race to Erase MS" Fundraiser that I'm holding right now, so you will be helping out a great cause! Each necklace will be $20 (the supplies are kind of expensive... and I actually want to be able to raise money for MS). For more information or to submit ideas of a necklace you would like to see (NO obligation to buy, Ideas welcome!), either comment at the end of this entry or go to my facebook account and comment by clicking on the link below. 

https://www.facebook.com/makeupandmudboutique

I LOVE to paint, but my house is being overrun with paintings! So, I'm going to start doing mini's! Here is my most recent painting!  

Jewelry Boxes and Inspiration!

Hello! Lately, I've been working really hard to narrow down what I will offer in my little shop. I have mingled with quite a few different types of crafts, but I'm sad to say that some crafts were more than a burden to create than a pleasure. And I'm not looking for a burden... I'm looking for something that I will definitely enjoy creating over and over and doing custom orders for.

One thing I LOVE to create are boxes, any kind, any style, any size, any theme. My absolute favorite thing to do is "upcycle" a jewelry box that has been discarded. I should add that I do love taking a plain brand new wooden box and creating a beautiful treasure sometimes too, though.

Obviously, I'm going to be creating jewelry and accessories. With wedding season and Valentines Day rapidly approaching, I'm PRAYING that my jewelry sales increase quickly! In addition to designing jewelry, I'm going to also focus on creating one of a kind unique jewelry and keepsake boxes. I've already made a few, but unfortunately I do not have before and after pictures. I'm going to start doing that for you to see the creation process as well.

I've already done a few custom orders for personalized keepsake boxes, so I think that will be an avenue I'll be traveling down quite often. I LOVE special boxes to keep special items, because I'm a tiny special keepsake hoarder... and I have quite a few boxes of my own as well.

If you're interested in making your own custom order, please contact me via facebook, and I'll work with you to create the perfect special box for you. The link to my facebook shop is:

https://www.facebook.com/makeupandmudboutique

In the meantime... Here are a few I have already created! Take a peek!



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The following pictures are of one side of my craft booth a few weeks ago. The other side had jewelry on it. While I do not currently have some of these boxes still available, if you see one you like just ask me, and I'll let you know if  I still have it. Most of my oval boxes are SOLD, but the ceramic jewelry/trinket boxes and wooden trays are still here! This will just give you an idea of what I can make!!

 

New Stamped Metal Jewelry Line!

Hey everyone! I am so excited about the new jewelry items that I will be offering very soon!! The new items are part of my new STAMPED METAL JEWELRY! I am so excited, and this is something I've been waiting quite a while to be able to offer. Thanks to my sweet Daddy's wonderful Christmas gifts, I have now started my metal stamp collection and I have three fonts available already!

My fascination with metal stamping started when I was trying to find a medical alert bracelet for Multiple Sclerosis. Then I realized that most of the ones I found were big, bulky, or rubber, not exactly matching my other jewelry. Even if I didn't want a medical alert bracelet, I still would like to be able to raise awareness for different diseases like Multiple Sclerosis or Breast Cancer without just wearing the awareness color.

So, I ran across the art of metal stamping, and I decided that was the route that I wanted to travel. THEN, I realized how expensive the hobby was to start, so I put the idea on hold until I opened my first three sets of metal stamps and my anvil this past Sunday! I was squealing with excitement, and I am still so anxious to get started!

Wearing ribbons and pins is a wonderful way to raise awareness, but I also like the idea of actually stampong and spelling out what I'm representing, which as you know is Multiple Sclerosis. The color for breast cancer is pink and the color for multiple sclerosis is orange, but that doesn't always match what I'm wearing that day. By spelling out the awareness, I'm still able to represent a huge fight for awareness for a fight I'm making everyday.

As I continue to grow my jewelry sales, I'm still saving money to be able to buy new supplies to offer a bigger variety and more unique jewelry styles. In the future, I hope to be able to offer a certain portion of each sale to actual organizations responsible for trying to find a cure for any disease without a cure. Until then, I'll keep working and stamping to build my tools and supplies. I have a goal, and luckily I already have a few orders of people who also want to help raise awareness and one boutique that has offered to carry medical alert/awareness bracelets and necklaces. I love it!

Even if you aren't interested in wearing medical related jewelry, I will still be able to offer many other stamped styles, which are swiftly becoming more popular. So, please message me on facebook if you are interested in placing an order or for prices! Thanks!!

Here is the link to my facebook page...
https://www.facebook.com/#!/makeupandmudboutique