tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280286492024-03-08T13:15:43.132+11:00Creative Outlet<p>I am a person determined to live and earn money through creative and entrepreneurial means. The payoff for this joy is the multi-tasking required. Follow my journey as I learn to organise myself and make my way in the world.<br /><br />
<a href="http://mezziGcreations.etsy.com/"><b>MY JEWELLERY SHOP</b></a>,
<a href="http://www.soulscapeartistry.com.au/"><b>MY WEBSITE</b></a> and <a href="http://www.ourgv.com/Business/BusinessMainTemplate1.asp"><b>MY OURGV SITE</b></a>mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-84485397645050331672012-08-13T15:00:00.000+10:002012-08-13T15:46:38.557+10:00Updating JewelleryAs I've stated before I love to revamp people's old pieces. A friend asked me to put on some new clasps to a heap of her necklaces a couple of months ago. In with the package was a simple gold tone piece. My friend says, 'Oh that's just a Vinnie find'. So I asked if I could play and make it into something more wearable. With permission granted I made this:
into this:
Personally I lovemezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-80223395118789918782012-08-10T16:09:00.000+10:002012-08-10T16:13:45.363+10:00Oatley 101 Society of Artists IncOn the weekend I spent my time with beading friends and making some new friends at the Oatley Society of Artists. They put on several art shows a year. August is their main show where the members not only display and sell their works but are judged and awarded. I went with a friend last year to check it out and was impressed with the quality of their work. The society asked a couple of my beadingmezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-89590515184732700402012-04-21T18:16:00.000+10:002012-05-18T00:03:18.049+10:00In Loving MemoryI don't talk much about personal things on this blog because it wasn't set up to be a personal diary. This entry will be personal.
My beautiful sister passed away on March 30th. I've talked about her once before, here. I loved her very much. She was loved by pretty much everyone who met her. She spent her life giving. She battled anorexia in its various stages for 30 years. Anorexia isn't just mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-5560762260955023982011-06-24T16:21:00.014+10:002011-06-24T16:44:40.972+10:00MandalasBecause I was in a little 'nyah' period last year, I bought myself the book 'Beading - the creative spirit' by Rev. Wendy Ellsworth. The first project she gives is making mandalas. So I set to. I made one with the seed beads I had using size 8 beads. It's actually really fun. Here it is.Well the idea is to make several 'geometric' mandalas so you have time to get into the zone and play with mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-79085552522744473412011-04-09T15:44:00.002+10:002012-04-21T18:20:59.886+10:00My Beautiful SisterI drove my sister to Newcastle yesterday. She'll be staying there for a few weeks. We stopped off at one of the suburban shopping centres for lunch. As we made our way to the ladies, a cleaner saw my sister, recognised her and said hello.
I asked my sister how she knew the cleaner. She replied that it was probably because her clothing is distinctive and then told me this story.
She said that a mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-47652516890448235932010-06-26T16:00:00.008+10:002010-06-26T17:15:43.714+10:00WaterWhen I was in New Zealand I took most of my photos looking at the textures and colours. The fabulous scenery was purely the bonus. Here are some of my pictures of the water. It's amazing how many different textures and colours there are.A crater lake:Acid pools:Huka Falls:I love photos and Valerie from Everyday Inspired puts words and photos to inspire and help with creative ideas regularly on mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-61981544897412438902010-06-13T15:25:00.004+10:002010-06-13T16:45:08.928+10:00I Won!!One of our enterprising Australian beaders has begun a series of design challenges. These challenges are run through a Facebook page called Australian Beaders. The challenges are run very similar to the Design Quests that I enter except that a focal piece is included that must be used. This first challenge was named 'Bushranger's Bounty'. The focal was a Hummingbird. Here is what I came up mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-53029795820955024732010-05-27T20:15:00.008+10:002010-05-27T20:58:56.374+10:00Photo InspirationsAlso while away in NZ I took some photos of patterns and colours in nature - bark, flowers, leaves etc. I don't know if I ever will use them but I'd love to incorporate some of this beauty somehow in my jewellery. There's no rush. Here are some of the things I spotted.Julie from JulieChats also uses photos for inspiration. Last year while stuck for ideas for her scrap booking, Julie photographed mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-44688780837751962632010-05-24T17:01:00.008+10:002010-05-24T19:41:07.927+10:00Playing with PhotosWhen I was in New Zealand recently for a holiday I took so many photos. I have such a great camera (Canon Power Shot). Most of the time I just guessed what I was shooting as there was so much glare I couldn't see what was in the window. With the setting set onto landscape I took photos of my holiday.Most of the week was spent at Rotorua. One of the days my friend B and I drove around the lakes mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-78216462378661810362010-05-17T11:27:00.003+10:002010-05-17T11:48:41.420+10:00Rose QuartzRose Quartz is such a pretty stone. If I wore pink, I'd make so much from this delicate pink crystal. You may remember a couple of years ago I came second in a Designer Quest. That pack included three lovely double drilled rose quartz pieces. You can see a picture of it here. One of the favourite pairs of earrings I have made are also rose quartz. I wire wrapped them with sterling silver mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-26607114489795866262010-05-12T10:45:00.005+10:002010-05-12T11:11:02.181+10:00Re-Using and Re-PurposingI love to take apart older pieces that are no longer worn and remake them into things that I love anew and give new life to the old. I've already shown a couple of things I've made for others from pieces they've been given and not worn that I've remade. You can see them here and here.I still have lots of my mother's old stones and pendants that I want to make into pieces that I will wear. I also mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-19801253737431565232010-05-11T12:19:00.004+10:002012-08-10T16:14:57.414+10:00My Latest Designer Quest EntryAt long last I'm in enough semblance of order to put up a post. How long this will last, who knows. The first term and a half of the year has been one of the busiest I've known. I'm not even sure why but I've not kept up with anything I ought.
Just before the Easter holidays the first of this year's Designer Quests was due. I bought myself a pack and it sat there for so long as I had no idea mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-84058366259740446322009-09-05T15:01:00.005+10:002009-09-05T15:27:14.975+10:00Dichroic Glass Pendant NecklacesWendy from Guru Creations has been changing her focus and therefore selling off a lot of her work. I have managed to buy quite a bit of stuff that I'm looking forward to using over time. Here are two necklaces I've made recently. Both are simple but still a little different.This first one is an experiment. The circles of colour needed to be featured but I didn't want them to be over taken. What ImezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-19322969011565529972009-08-31T15:11:00.003+10:002009-08-31T15:43:39.735+10:00Pattern and ColourI have discovered over the years that I simply love pattern and colour. I love scrapbooking paper with all the patterns and different materials. I'm particularly fond of geometric shapes and muted colours.You can imagine what I thought when I saw all the wonderful materials used by Melanie of Bags by Melanie. Melanie sews beautifully. Her work is simple yet eye catching. My aunt makes bags and ismezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-70964456968649766472009-08-24T11:02:00.004+10:002009-08-24T11:45:02.501+10:00Happy Childhoods and Inspiration for CreationI ducked over to Rae Anne's blog today. She has a blog that is so fun to read. She is raising two kids who she's obviously adores buckets and the grins on the kids speak volumes. I loved the caption on this picture. It reminded me of the care free days out I used to have with family and friends. None of all that health and safety stuff that becomes so exhausting now-a-days. Just days in the sun mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-37482410936484730522009-08-12T12:20:00.004+10:002009-08-12T12:33:16.780+10:00ExperimentationI have all these buttons at home. Some are from old sewing projects, some I bought simply because I liked the look of them. I want to make things with them but am often at a loss as to what to do. I make things and then just don't like them. Here is a ring that I made recently that is not too bad. It will need to be worn by an arty person being large and purple and orange (the colours I always mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-2724416201224833502009-07-19T17:26:00.010+10:002009-07-19T23:22:22.616+10:00The Importance of Little ThingsEvery now and then I remember to take some time out. After a tough couple of weeks I sat down on the porch in the sun with a cup of tea. As afternoon gradually became twilight I watched a couple of Kookaburras on the lawn in front of me having their dinner. As the shadows lengthened these two beautiful birds would sit in the tree branches waiting and then land on the ground and kill whatever it mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-79690534320647177662009-07-16T18:33:00.004+10:002009-07-16T19:03:51.741+10:00Using my KumihimoA couple of posts ago I showed some of the necklaces that I'd managed to incorporate my braids into. I have also made a couple of bracelets. The first one is incredibly simple but then the braid itself is so pretty it didn't warrant any other detail really. It was with this one that I made the coil that makes for a very simple end that makes the braid very usable and also keeps the attention on mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-84709825665571389692009-07-12T15:44:00.002+10:002009-07-12T16:20:58.535+10:00Wonderful packaging ideas...Packaging and presentation of your work to buyers is always important but not always thought through. Susy from Earth Expressions has given some very simple and practical ideas on her blog. You can read her suggestions here. Susy makes a whole range of things. Lots of paper is used, vintage findings and wire. Her work ranges from bookmarks to pendants and earring and decorating other objects. I mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-3666632448768219142009-06-29T21:24:00.002+10:002009-06-29T21:50:24.954+10:00Full Family LifeAmanda has a busy family life. She keeps a blog with pictures and stories at Confessions From HouseholdSix. I have to say that reading it reinforces my love of life with only the kids I teach and can hand back with lots of time to myself. Amanda obviously loves her family though and lets us laugh and groan with her day to day life. Somehow she also finds time for a little bit of crafting and I mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-72708504288050918702009-06-22T12:55:00.014+10:002012-08-13T15:02:44.290+10:00For FriendsI was having dinner with some friends of mine a few weeks ago. One of them asked about my jewellery and how it was going and I ended up with a couple of requests. One friend, Meryl, asked me to string some pearls. "Of course", I said, so I've taught myself to string pearls. I had fun. I bought all the proper silks with the needles attached and made use of my embroidery knotting skills. I started mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-73864224898329087112009-06-21T18:36:00.003+10:002009-06-21T18:58:12.106+10:00For the Love of Paper......I have always loved paper and stationery. I have always made my own cards and loved wrapping presents. Kim is a woman after my own heart. She sells paper products she designs herself. Her work is simple and effective and wonderfully personal. I recommend taking a look at her store. Kim's blog is a comfortable insight into her life as a WAHM (work at home mum). She looks at her discoveries and mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-67027923705731178132009-05-18T13:53:00.004+10:002009-05-18T14:02:46.970+10:00EtsyI have a shop on etsy but haven't updated it for ages. With moving and house shopping and many other reasons and excuses I haven't kept it up. I popped along to Jenny's blog today and she is very involved in etsy. There are challenges she is entering that I didn't know existed and she participates in a great way that helps promote her own work but also the work of others. The last challenge she mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-31333166462721349902009-04-13T14:22:00.006+10:002009-04-13T14:42:05.195+10:00Braiding - TwoBecause I was experimenting with different materials that I had around the house I also tried the braiding with different wire combinations. Some I used wire only and for other braids I combined wire with different widths of satin cords. The picture below shows exactly the same satin chord used with the same wire/cord width and show the different effect that is created. The wire, once braided mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028649.post-72101104466995683932009-03-02T18:22:00.006+11:002009-03-02T18:39:30.377+11:00Braiding - OneMy house is up for sale and it is difficult to sit down and bead and craft. It always makes a mess and I need the house ready at the drop of a hat. What I started just before this though was braiding. Japanese braiding or 'Kumihimo'. I have had tremendous fun using bits and bobs I've had around the place, experimenting with textures and widths.I have only really tried with two basic patterns. I mezziGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904610630563657923noreply@blogger.com0