FAILURE DOES NOT EQUAL DEFEAT (Or is that the other way around?)

Wild Things I

It's amazing what you can and cannot see about a piece when you photograph it.  Yikes!  LOL...  Okay, I NEVER claimed to be a photographer. Clearly I need a better camera or a clos(er) up lens.  This camera advertised close up capability but forgot to say - If yah wanna get real details you have to be satisfied with the chic blurry look. Oh well... live and learn.

Tiny meltdown.... Breathing deeply, 1,2,3,4,5,6... I am not defeated! I am not defeated! Everything happens for a reason! Everything Happens for a reason! I am exactly where I need to Be. I am exactly where I need to be, I am exactly where I need to be.....    Breathing, breathing, calm, cal, calmer now....

Back on track... in addition to taking bad pics and seeing a couple of flaws, courtesy of my new friend, the all seeing camera, a wing broke off one of my little birds ( a new clay I was trying out). Ouch! Better now than later, eh?

Uhm... I'm going to have a bubble bath and relax and allow the next steps to emerge. It's all good! The brooches will have to become pendants because the pin backs were defective and a new bird will have to be made. That's all there is to it... No problems.

Wild Things II

 "Wild thing...you make my heart sing...

You make everything
Groovy
I said wild thing...

Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on, hold me tight
I love you

Wild thing...you make my heart sing...
You make everything
Groovy
I said wild thing...

Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So come on, hold me tight
You move me."

Wild Thing ~ Written and sung by the Troggs in 1966

Peace out Peeps! 

;-)*

HERE COMES THE LOVE...

Finally, some new pieces are finished; I am taking pictures and will list them as quickly as possible. I had lots of fun making a series of  seven brooches. Each one evoked a song or triggered a story from the imagination. I see I'm going to have lots of fun for a long while... the new theme is LOVE ~ my favorite thing!

Love is definitely in the air here. My favorite niece and her fiance (who live on the West coast and were mentioned in my store post)  have finally set the date and she is all abuzz with her DIY Indie/Boho Wedding plans. She sounds sooooo happy, which in turn makes me soooo happy. I feel honored that she calls almost every day (I live on the East coast) to fill me in on what's happening and to consult with me about the arrangements. I've really enjoy pouring through the internet looking at venues, wedding dresses, shoes, cakes, flowers and all the other accoutrements one considers when planning such a great event. I find I can't even go to the supermarket now without thinking about  food for the wedding! I was at Michael's craft store the other day just to get "a couple of things" and spent almost three hours looking at every single thing that might be able to be used to decorate.  I'm lucky I got away with my credit cards intact.

This wonder-filled experience has certainly gotten me into the Valentine's Day spirit!

Here is my first Valentine piece for 2011 ~  Naturally it's a heart - a brooch in fact
I've called it "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" after the title of a song written and sung by the Bee Gees in 1971.  Hum the tune a little as you look at the heart, you'll see what I mean. It is a simple raw sentiment presented with a simple solution.

Awww, get out your sewing needles ladies, give him another chance. If he's a little slow on the uptake, send him the link to the store as a hint.  Who knows, you may end up with a dozen red long stemmed roses and some steamy make-up romance this Valentine's Day!

The heart  it measures 2"x2", has a metal pin back; and will arrives gift wrapped with a little gift card tag inside with the lyrics printed on it.

"How can you mend a broken heart?

How can you stop the rain from falling down?

How can you stop the sun from shining?

What makes the world go round?

How can you mend this broken man?

How can a loser ever win?

Please help me mend my broken heart

And let me live again."

BeeGees ~ 1971

(To purchase just click on the photo, which will take you to the store.)

More lovely Valentine Hearts coming soon... stayed tuned!

L.