And the April giveaway winner is.....

MOMFOREVERANDEVER!!!!!
I've sent an e-mail,I'll be awaiting your info:)
Thanks so much to everyone who entered~ we'll be doing it again soon!

Will be back tonight to announce the blog winner!

so tune in tonight!
Enjoy your Sunday!!!!

Weird link

For some bizarre reason, the link to my shop at the bottom of my giveaway is not working. I have checked and rechecked the codes and they are correct...*shrugs*
The link on the right side of the page works just fine if you'd like to peek in the shop. A big 'thanks!' to Jennifer for the heads up on this error:)
Back to baking brownies now...

Etsy Giveaways

My contest is listed on Etsy Giveaways right now. Check it out~some AWESOME giveaways from some really great shops:
http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com/
Just noticed that the WRONG ring is pictured there~not sure how that happened~lol.It's a picture of the light amethyst bling ring. Looks good,though!
Anyways, I am flexible. If the winner prefers another 'bling ring' besides the aquamarine~no problem. Just let me know:D

April Giveaway!

I had a lot of fun with the last giveaway I did,and have been meaning to do this for a while,but life kept getting in the way.
Soooo...to celebrate finally reaching 1000 hearts in my Etsy shop,and to showcase some of the new stuff I have been working on~here is the April Giveaway!
One winner will get one of my new Big Bling Rings~pretty ,chunky faceted glass gemstone beads on nickel and lead free adjustable bases.
This month's winner will get one in gorgeous Aquamarine(one of my favorites)
All you have to do to enter is post here~that simple.Don't forget to leave an e-mail I can reach you at. No Etsy account necesary.
http://www.lucie39.etsy.com/

Quick pics and update...

...because I don't update enough:/
Still working out the kinks on the pendants(when you are self-teaching it's a lot of trail and a whole lot of error;p)The last bunch had serious issues with the backings~this lot seems a lot better.*crosses fingers*
I found some great sellers on Etsy who make the most AWESOME collage sheets..it's my newest addiction..like I needed another~lol.
Anyways...

Glass Pendants

maybe going in my shop if I don't keep them all:)
Bails and chains haven't been added yet, but here is a peek:

New Paranormal Pendants and a new version of the Death pendant...

...cause it's not quite right yet. But it's getting there...

Super quick update..'cause I am just too sick..ugh.... :/

The first Paranormal Pendant

I asked my friend,Susan,the super talented artist behind 'Paranormalbabies' if she wouldn't mind me playing around with a few images of her awesome dolls to make into pendants.Granted I am seriously in need of a new printer~the pic doen't due her doll justice~but it did come out cute,I think.
You can find more of Susan's awesome work at:
www.kittykatsue.etsy.com
and
www.paranormalbabies.com

New in the shop....

...and that's all the energy I have left for typing,or ANYTHING tonight...
Zzzzzz....

Everything is a learning experience,right?

Soooooooo...still working out the 'bugs' with the pendants. I coated the last batch with new glaze that dries pretty hard~'Glossy Accents'(I haven't had any luck finding Diamond Glaze in a store around here) A few dried awesome~nice and hard and glass-like(although I did get a couple of bubbles,but not much)
But a bunch of them cracked~really visible and filling them in again did not fix it.I figure it was a combination of things,but mostly I put too much on at once and maybe how I was popping the bubbles? The cracks did seem to be in those areas.
Anyways,here are picks of the ones that came out pretty good. Sorry,not showing you the crappy ones;p
(oh, and the one on the end is a double-sided'Witchblade' pendant featuring Sarah and Danielle)

Still playing around with the upcycling...

New batch of pendants~for those who wanted to see.
Not finished yet~some trimming,bails to add,maybe seal them again and try to even out the topcoat. I am having a blast putting these together. Still not perfect(poor Supergirl has some sort of blotchy...thing.. going on...I think it was the ink. Still looks cool,though.)They may never reach my store as I now want to keep everything I am making~lol!

Something entirely new....

It's no secret...I love comics.
Yes, I do.
Ever since I was a wee child of about....well, probably since birth;p
I always figured I'd outgrow them someday,but it has yet to happen, and that's just fine by me.
Anyways, I read a lot, and I adore checking out the upcoming comics in catalogs like 'Previews' and 'Wizard',but I don't have the space to store all these extras and I feel so sad when I have to send them to the recycling pile that is picked up on Mondays.
Then I got an idea. I had a bunch of vintage dominoes here, and I'd always wanted to try making one of those cool pendants I see everywhere.And I had that pile of old comics catalogs....
So, an upcycling was born:)
It's not perfect...I wish the top was just a tad smoother~but I think it came out pretty cool.
More coming soon....