& so, the first step is taken...

After a full day at work and a cancelled gym trip (we women are complicated creatures), I went to Michael's and splurged with my V-day gift certificate! I got, for a grand total of $24.52...

A 6 piece set of jewelry making pliers
2 8yrd rolls of 20 gauge silver wire
4 packages of Sculpey (2 white, 1 yellow, 1 purple)
One texture sheet
A cabachon to practice on
...& a mini green neo-victorian frame because it was adorable and I just had to.

Things Michael's did NOT have, FYI...:
1. Diamond Glaze
2. Liquid Clay
3. Selection of Resin (one kind only)
4. Brayers
5. Selection of Alcohol inks (limited variety)


However, here is the loot! I was psyched!

Now I just have to wait for what I got online to come in the mail... eeeee :) :) :)

So of course the second I got home I had to turn my cabachon and wire into something, to feel productive. So here is my very first attempt at wire wrapping a pendant! I'm excited about this... I want to get lots better so I can add them to the Etsy shop!

I think I need to figure out in more detail what all my pliers are for, because they must help shape wire, right? The only pliers I used in the making of this were the bent nose pliers (I think) to cut the wire. All the twisting and knotting was completely by hand.. no tools. I feel like knowing my pliers will help me be able to do more intricate designs/twists/knots with the wire.


In other news, I painted a couple signs with phrases, kind of young looking, but I think maybe they'd be cute for the right audience. I want to do a whole series with different background colors and phrases. I might hang them in my kitchen, or put them in the shop. Ideas?

Here are the two I've done so far...

That's about it for today! Hope everyone had a lovely, inspiring, happy, Tuesday!
-Mackenzie