Merry Christmas!

And Happy New Year everyone! I've been so busy this month, I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long!
We had a trip to California a few weeks ago for an early Christmas with Ricky's mom and my parents and brother. It was so much fun and I took a ton of photos--I should probably post some, hmmm?
Day after tomorrow we leave for Texas to have Christmas with my family--the temperature's supposed to be in the 70's!! YAY!
I hope everyone's having a great holiday: stay safe, stay warm, and best wishes to you all!

Beads, Buttons, Baubles...

Here's the necklaces I've made recently with all the bits and pieces I've accumulated over the years--glass beads and findings from old broken necklaces, cool buttons, beads that I found in button lots, scraps of felt, buckles, etc, etc.
I made them for myself, mostly because I wanted new jewelry but don't have the money to spend on it! Also, I needed a brown necklace, and another green necklace, and amber is a good neutral color.
I love the pieces made with old Czech glass beads--those beads have such a wonderful quality. And at last a good way to use some of those buttons I've amassed!

Two New ACEO Prints

Here are two new prints that will go up in the shop on Friday. I sent a batch of four ACEO's away to be printed, but I was really unhappy with two of the resulting prints--the colors were off and the images looked washed out. These turned out well, though--how does that happen?

The Love Letter
2.5 x 3.5 inches

"Medusa Kept Her Snakes Under Her Hat"
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Also, should I have prints made in larger sizes (maybe up to 5 x 7 inches)? It wouldn't be of anything I've printed up to this point--I'd feel like I was cheating because all these are closed editions. Just a thought...