Spirited Earth Studio

Cool cold connection tutorial

2012-02-21T09:26:00.000-08:00

http://fancifuldevices.blogspot.com/2012/02/connections-tute.html

macrame bracelet tutorial

2012-02-18T13:19:00.001-08:00

http://smittenbyaknot.com/2011/01/01/easy-macrame-bracelet-tutorial/

wire wrapping cord tutorial

2012-02-13T07:07:00.000-08:00

A Jewlery Accord had this link :
http://www.lythastudios.com/123bead/wire-hook-n-eye.html

chocolate granola

2012-02-12T07:45:00.000-08:00

I've been thinking of making my own granola for a while..Lorelei discovered this yummy recipe..http://mylittlecelebration.com/food/chocolate-granola/

Wabi Sabi

2012-02-06T05:59:00.000-08:00

Rustic, Spontaneous,Scumbled, Sketched, Wabi Sabi

I've often described my beads as being in the Wabi Sabi style, but sometimes, I've wonder, if that is in fact a correct use of the word..

I came across an interesting article explaining in detail the origins of the term wabi sabi..

Much like the word Raku , with westernization,both have taken on a somewhat different understanding from the original meaning. http://www.nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm

This about sums it up

2012-02-04T05:55:00.000-08:00

Now that I have your attention..

The first thing I read this morning was an interview with the actress who played Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, this one segment moved me..I know it will color my day..in the very best of ways

Mary Badham on being Scout interview:

What do you think the movie -- and the book -- still have to say to us?

It just has everything to say about intelligence and getting a good education and trying to live a positive, good life. We're still dealing with issues of ignorance, which, to me, breeds things like bigotry and racism and intolerance and hatred. So I think it helps us to reach up, beyond that. And this is a very important treasure house of what we can do to live a better life and to make this world a happier place to live in. If more people would try and reach up instead of going to the lowest common denominator, I think we'd be a lot better off.

Oh by the way, that is not a photo of me..but of a friend, playing around ..I just happen to love that photo..it makes me laugh..a good way to begin any day don't you think?

and she will absolutely kill me if she ever sees this ..shhhh

also > Design tutorial from Fanciful Devices
http://fancifuldevices.blogspot.com/2011/07/entropyorder-chaospattern.html

2012-01-28T07:44:00.000-08:00

OPA best in Show 1992

Ellen Fager

Clay is the most wonderful material: it waits for you; it is humble and expendable; there is no end to the things you can do with it, up to that point where it quietly, steadfastly, asserts its limitations; it accepts the mark of your hand, and in that mark you see yourself and the path you have travelled
Ellen Fager

I could not think of a better way to express how I also feel about clay..thanks Ellen

wire wraps and casual style tutorials

2012-01-26T10:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=222 ring
http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=206 beads

http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=204 macrame bracelet
http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=57 stringing beaded bracelet

Multi Strand Tutorials

2012-01-24T07:33:00.000-08:00

From Fusion Beads
http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=26

Tutorial on Picasa Collage Banner

2012-01-24T06:16:00.000-08:00

Saw this link on Lori's FB post. I've seen some wonderful collage photos in the Blogs and would love to try this.
Please check out this tutorial over on Clover Lane Blog

http://www.memoriesoncloverlane.com/2009/08/tutorial-on-how-to-make-blog-banner.html

Quick Gifts Idea

2012-01-05T09:21:00.000-08:00

Discovered this polymer clay tutorial over at Heathers blog..great idea and could be expanded to other things
http://humblebeads.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-minute-gift-project-wordy-bobby.html

Artist Helping Artists

2011-12-23T08:23:00.000-08:00

Several artists in the blog community have decided to band together to help a fellow artist in need. Each one is conducting a silent auction to help raise funds during this time of hardship. All money raised will go directly to the artist in need. Since I'll be without Internet connections during much of this auction, Andrew Thorton has kindly offered to host my Silent Auction donation.

Please click on this link below to be taken to Andrew's Blog to bid on this rattle and also to see both his beautiful donation and Maria Richmond's lovely necklace.

http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/2011/12/artists-helping-artists-silent-auctions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcePb+%28Andrew+Thornton%29

My Photography Skills are Nil

2011-12-01T09:01:00.000-08:00

I don't have any Photo game..none, zip, nada..
But there may be hope, Cerebral Dilettante's shared her secrets on photography ..so I'm sharing those secrets with all the other photographically challenged folks who are in the same sinking photo boat.
http://cerebraldilettante.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-photography-secrets.html

nest Necklace Tutorial -Art Bead Scene

2011-11-16T14:39:00.000-08:00

http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2011/11/simple-nest-necklace.html
This looks so cute- can't wait to try it out.
Thanks Heather for sharing this- great for Holiday Gift tutorial.

Big Kick and Metal

2011-11-12T00:07:00.000-08:00

I saw a write up on one of the blogs about this little machine and it really caught my imagination. Tonight I came across this great post and found it very helpful. Go over and check this out.http://treasures-found.blogspot.com/2011/11/free-tutorial-oh-so-faux-enamel.html

Art Bead Scene Holiday Ornament Blog Hop

2011-11-08T07:45:00.000-08:00

The Art Bead Scene is having a Holiday Ornament Blog Hop>This should help get us in the Holiday spirit. If you would like to join in head over and check it out.http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-ornament-blog-hop.html

Paper Clay from Beads of Clay Blog

2011-11-06T05:33:00.000-08:00

Beads of Clay has an interesting post this morning on making Paper Clay. I've always been curious to try it, but a little lazy about mixing up a batch..Laguna Clay Co. carries a variety of premade paper clays but it's difficult to find in my area.Below are a couple of photos of wall hangings I'd like to work up in the paper clay.

IF you find that you are curious to learn about mixing up paper clay please head over to the Beads of Clay Blog and check out this great visual how to ..it's encouraged me to give it a try.
http://beads-of-clay.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-clay-experiments.html#comment-form

Bead Table Wednesday

2011-11-02T06:50:00.000-07:00

Getting ready to take photos( please sun, cooperate)..then editing and Etsy listing ...packing and shipping as well are the focuses for the day.
Wish I had a personal studio assistant to help me..However, I find having someone else in the studio mostly a distraction and one of the very few people I Can have in the studio lives in Hawaii..I live in Texas..so assistance in the studio is not happening..better stop whining about it.

I'm discovering these new glazes are requiring some refiring ..learning which designs work best with them and how to wipe the glaze off before applying the next layer is proving a little tricky. Sometimes they are knock out gorgeous, other times ,certain pieces seem a little spotty.

How Many Blogs Does One Need?

2011-10-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

This is Blog #3 for me..The first, Spirit Rattles was just something to play around with and learn on..one that I intended to chop at a later date, #2, Nan Emmett Studio was going to be a type of easy, hands on,website for my non- production work..and my primary Blog..haha..right..it sits neglected most of the time.
However , as typically happens,things took on a life of their own and Spirit Rattles Blog bloomed into a beading blog...with a misleading name. My Etsy shop name is Spirited Earth,nicely general and appropriate for all manner of clay work..that was the second try with the Etsy shop title..I forget what junk name was on the first one..does that ring any bells with anyone else.

Over the last year or so I've become increasingly disenchanted with rattle making, from a purely business stand point ,my profit margin on rattles is Zip, Nada, Zero..for the amount of work involved in each piece, they should be bringing in almost double their wholesale price..sad but true.. Especially after building up a nice business over 20yrs with numerous galleries across the country. There are also other factors
(family issues) involved with putting my rattle production in deep freeze mode..

Thanks to the Bead Soup Party, created and hosted by Lori Anderson, I've fallen in love with bead making and jewelry..
The question arises on what to do with the blog(s)..Well ,of course, start yet another blog..one that will tie into my Etsy shop name ..we'll see if I can switch over and make this my primary beading blog...
( don't think spell check is working today..sorry for any spelling errors)