# 16

Sweet!! Swanky!! Stylish!!
This pair of earrings is JUST LIKE the pair of earrings that I've been wearing lately... I LOVE THEM!! Textured, sterling silver, shimmery chain that moves with you, attached to a sterling silver Bali bead, with a copper ring for a *touch* of mixed-metal appeal... They are dressy and they are casual, which makes them very versatile!! (Did I mention that I love them?!?!)

Enjoy!!

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Five Bracelets... All with my favorite Sterling Silver Toggle ever mass produced!!
This bracelet format, using these materials and colors, are something I've been doing for about 5 years... The designs are sometimes fairly symmetrical (like these) and sometimes very much asymmetrical, but they are always strong designs made with sturdy materials, which stand up well to everyday use!! (Oh, and they are also very lovely, which jewelry should be!!) ................ P.S. Single pictures of each one coming soon, in the meantime I want to get these posted!!

Enjoy!!
- Dawn :)

Busy working on bracelets

Hope you all had a GREAT Thanksgiving, filled with good health, good friends/family, good food, and lots of ***JOY***

I've been busy working on new bracelets to post soon... revisiting some trusty, tried & true designs... and doing some fun, new techniques as well...

Stay tuned...!!

Enjoy!!
- Dawn :)

Interested in something??

Soon, you'll be able to peruse & shop at your leisure in my new on-line shop... In the meantime, please keep in mind that all of the items posted here are either still for sale, or can be re-created at your request. If you'd like more info on purchasing any items, please contact me!!

Thanks for your interest & your support!!

Enjoy!!
- Dawn

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***Dazzling Dangles***
5 Pairs of Earrings with Longer Dangles, all on Sterling Silver Wires and Chain

Beads include Semi-Precious Gemstones—Smoky Quartz & Labradorite, Freshwater Pearls, Swarovski Crystals, and some Exquisite Glass resembling old Carnival Glass

I love working with these beads, every little precious one of them!! I love the way they look and the way they feel… Carefully forming wire-wrapped loops, attaching to sterling silver chain that is so delicate, yet quite strong… Kind of like some women I know!! ;)

Taa Daa !!

Photos!! At last!! Photos now correspond with the posts I am making!!

Thank you Chris!! ... It's a GOOD Day!! :)

Enjoy!!

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***Short & Sweet***
5 Pairs of Earrings with Short/Medium Dangles
Beads include Stones/Glass/Ceramic/Sterling Silver
All on Sterling Silver Wires

This style of earrings is one of my personal favorites, and have been some of my most popular selling pieces for several years. I love to sit down and make a bunch of these earrings… Choosing good “matches” of beads for a pair… Coordinating them with other beads… Forming quirky wire-wrapped loops to attach to the earwires… When I look at a group of them together, they are like little “candies” to me… So sweet!! :)

100 Different Pieces of Creative Work in 30 Days

Design Goals & Challenges # ONE
November 21 - December 20, 2009

Unique Jewelry & Calligraphy & Mixed Media
The challenge is called “100 Different Pieces of Creative Work in 30 Days.” I will make, and post photos of, 100 Different Pieces in 30 days!! This includes ***Unique Jewelry (Earrings, Bracelets, Necklaces, *Oh My!!*) ***Calligraphy & Lettering ***Paper Arts (Greeting Cards & Handmade Books) …and perhaps some other *Mixed Media* Serendipitous Creations…

Planning to use mostly materials that I already have in my studio, this will be a wonderful way of *exploring and enticing* new ideas, and *re-visiting* some old favorites (also *re-using/re-cycling/re-purposing* which will be both good for the environment of our world, and for the environment of my studio!!

I look forward to sharing this process (and these products) with you all... And, of course, I’d love for you to contact me with any thoughts & questions you may have about my creative work & process, and about your own as well!!

Enjoy!!

- Dawn :)

It's all about the Joy...

Joy... The Joy of creating... The Joy that I get when I am being creative, designing something, producing something... Artwork, crafts, and more... The Joy that I get when people like my work... The Joy that people get when they like things, and when they are creating things themselves... The Joy that we all get when we share something we like with other people...

It's a cycle... I find Joy in creating... I create my work from a place of Joy... I share my work and my Joy with others... People share their Joy with me... and the Joy keeps going... It’s wonderful, it’s happy, it’s healthy... It's natural...

"Creating for Joy" is... Sharing & Encouraging Creative Pursuits... Creating & Selling Unique Jewelry, Calligraphy & Word Art, Mixed Media, Art & Craft... Teaching and Learning all these things and more... A place to share my own *creative* journey, and to inspire others to also *create* for Joy, for Health, for Love, for Life, for Peace, and more...

En-JOY!!

- Dawn :)


Note: This photo is from my archives... It's a close up of part of a Mixed Media Painting I did in 2004 called "Colorfall"

The Space Between

Although it’s been almost a month since I’ve “posted” here, I have been *working* on my blog, I just haven’t been *posting* about it!! I guess I just kept thinking that I would post once more work was done!! Hmmm… Like photos—my biggest hesitation to post my next few posts is because I don’t have corresponding photos yet to post along with the words… But I realize now that I can still go ahead and post anyway… Afterall, one of the purposes of a blog is to “capture the journey”… be it with words, or photos, or both!! ... Aha!!

So, here’s a re-cap of the past 4 weeks or so…

Blog Design/Banner—Changed the format template so that the “blog” part is on the LH side now, and the “info” part is on the RH side now… ***Still working on a Banner/Heading*** … and plan to remove the pink stripe that was embedded in the original template…!!

Blog/Posts—I’ve written some drafts of future posts… and I’ve given a lot of thought to what kind of things I want to include in my blog, and how I want it to relate to my creative business (and to my creative life!!) … and I am really looking forward to sharing the journey with you all…!!

Project—Okay, so, I realized that it would be much more practical, at this time, to change the scope of my project a bit… Instead of being 100 pairs of Earrings, it will be ***100 pieces of Jewelry*** ... This will allow for much more variety, and will also help me to build up inventory in my new online store (more info on that in the next few weeks!!)

Photos—My official jewelry photographer (aka my wonderful boyfriend Chris) has been working hard to capture photos of my work to post on my blog, and in my new on-line shop. This required a whole set-up to get the lighting just right for photos that clearly represent the piece of jewelry in a realistic way… ***Thank You, Chris!!***

And ***Thank You to Denean*** for all of your help and encouragement getting started with my blog!!

And ***Thank You to those of you*** who are following along!!***

Enjoy!!

- Dawn :)