Showing posts with label helping out. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helping out. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

my helpers

Today I'm sharing a little peak at my jewelry making helpers and a couple of the pieces that they've been helping me with lately.




I often end up moving everything out of the way so that this can happen.
 
Among other things, I've had this rainbow meets neutral idea in my head for a while, and it's been a lot of fun finally putting it together.



These pieces are part of the same line as this bracelet.


While I've been working with the rainbow mix, I've restocked my best selling rainbow button charm bracelet and earrings. Get them while you can because they don't stick around in the shop for long.

I know that I'm not the only jewelry maker who has some little helpers. Feel free to share your stories and/or links to your helper photos in the comments!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

my little helper

Before I get into the main topic for the post, I have to give a big thank you to everyone who voted for my Strawberry Fields Forever cuff in the August EBW Challenge!  For various reasons, the group now has two votes: a public vote (which is what appears on the blog) and an internal vote (which is only for members through our message board).  The internal vote determines who picks the next challenge theme.  I received more votes in both polls that I ever have for any challenge piece.  I ranked in the top 10 for the public vote and tied for 2nd in the internal vote.  I've never ranked in the top 10 before for either, so that was a huge accomplishment for me.  And I wouldn't have done it without you so thank you!

And now on to the main topic for this post:
Angel used to love to watch me cross-stitch when I did that all the time.  Sometimes she would "help" me.  For some reason, she doesn't find beading nearly as interesting.  Normally she completely ignores it, even when she's sitting on the coach with me while I'm working on something.  She decided to help me a lot one day last week, though.  I thought that you would enjoy seeing pictures of part of this process.  I apologize that these pictures are not as good as the ones that I normally post here.  I took these with my Blackberry, which was what I had at hand at the time.


I should note that Angel does not have front claws, which is why I let her do this.  She's never harmed a cross-stitch or beading project of mine by playing with the string.  She's 15 and obviously from her size has never been very active, so we like to encourage her when she is feeling playful.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

the best helper

Angel helped me take some pictures this past weekend.
I'd moved the items I haven't photographed yet out of light box so I could take photos of a couple finished pieces and a work in progress for a new pattern.  Yes, all of those pieces there are finished but not yet photographed.  I still haven't caught up from Christmas.  That pile doesn't even include my newest dagger fringed bracelets that are still in the living room.

When I was finished and went to move all of the not yet photographed items back, she didn't want me to put them away and pawed the felt like crazy.

She even tried to hang on with both paws and bite the felt.  Unfortunately eventually I did move everything back.  The fun can't last forever.  But it sure was nice for a while.