Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #20

I have once again,

in my wanderings,

found another

superb craft. I have

seen a few handmade

yarn sites but, I

personally think

this one is especially

wonderful. This one is on Etsy and from the

looks of the number of sales it's owner

doesn't need my few encouraging words.

All the yarn

on this site

is handmade.

and I have

to say, in the

most beautiful

colors.

Vibrant, rich colors, like I have not seen

before. Some with almost a tie dyed look.

Also, she knits some of the most beautifully

and unusual pieces.

These are some

of the fab knitted

pieces I was

talking about.

I crochet but

have never been

able to catch on

to knitting.

The stitch in this

cape looks so

delicate and the

design is wispy

and soft.

The name of this shop is

"No Two Snowflakes"

http://www.notwosnowflakes.etsy.com/

Swing over to

this great little

shop, if for

nothing else

than a look.

You won't

be wasting your time.

http://www.notwosnowflakes.etsy.com

Also I have been in a Collection on

Artfire. See it on artfire at my site

Stop by and have a look at my site.

http://www.jannadu.artfire.com/

Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #19

Look what I found, whileskimming through the

directory on LinkReferal!

These adorable pieces of button

jewelry. Really, who would ever

have thought of something so simple? Not

me but, they are soo cute. How

great is it

to have a never ending number

of fun and terrific crafts to look at

and purchase for ourselves. Right

at your fingertips is an entire

world of new products and fab

ideas, just like this one. This first

pair of earrings are so clever and

sweet and as

we look down the line of photos

the more amazing they become.

I am happy to

introduce those of you who

haven't had the pleasure of

seeing Edith and Lulu's button

jewelry at

http://edithandlulu.etsy.com/

to take a peek.

I suggest that all of you check

out this fun site. It is really

unique and fun.

I also suggest that you stop by

my Artfire shop and browse

all the new items listed.

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

Please take the time to

comment and check out the

my facebook page.

http://facebook.com/JannaduPhoenixRising

Art & Artists - Me and My Friends #18

I have found

another craft

that I have

fallen in love

with and would

like to pass on

to anyone

that's

interested.

I picked it up

pretty easily

so if I can do it

anyone can..

I've been playing around with fabrics and, unfamiliar to me,

techniques, when I came across off-loom weaving.

The first picture is a close up photo of one of my original

pieces of material. You can make a dimensional or flat

piece. You can use your imagination as what you would

like to weave. As you can see I have used beads, yarn,

embroidery threads, fringes, ribbons and more.
I think I just ran out of colors matching what I had

already used.

Here is a picture

of the Clutch I

made using my

new handmade

fabric. The clutch

itself is purple

and lime single

crochet, with felt

lining. It has 2

pouches inside,

one just

for the shoulder

strap.

This is a

crocheted

Purse I

made. I

attached

Brass rings

to hold the

matching

shoulder

strap.

There are 3

rows of

purple ribbon laced through the top 3 rows of the purse

and ties in front. I made a 6 layer lotus flower with a

built-in stamen. This purse is lined in a rust colored lining

material. I love this yarn's colors. They are rust, purple,

amber, and a medium dark green. So colorful! So pretty!

So spacious, and at a great price.

Here is the

first attempt

at felting. I

went out to

a second

hand shop

angora sweater.

After I felted,

it was really

beautiful but,

it was also

half the

original size.

I had alot of

fun designing

the bag after

felting was completed. This one is called The Flower Garden.

There are crocheted flowers, ribbon flowers felted flowers,

layered flowers, felted leaves, crocheted leaves and yarn

stems, beaded stamens, etc. Gosh, did I have fun with one. I

even got to color all the felted flowers and leaves.

I hope everyone that reads my blog really enjoys my new

ventures and will leave a comment. I love reading them.

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

http://Jannadu.etsy.com
http://jannadusblog.blogspot.com
http://phoenixrisingglassart.com

Art & Artists - Me & my Friends #16

Welcome to the World

of Sylvia Kubilus-Elam

Sylvia has been

beadweaving since

1992. She is also a

teacher of the craft.

Her work has been

featured in 2 published

beading books, one being

The Illustrated Bead Bible.

I found Sylvia while

playing around in

Artfire. I think that

her work is stunning.

A few years ago she

taught herself to

Bead Crochet and

Knit Crochet which

are exampled here.

She and another share a shop on Artfire.

Beadacious1221 is her shop's name and you will

love her unique and earthy style.

I have truly

enjoyed looking

at and writing

about sylvia's

beautiful

jewelry. She is

a true artist.

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

http://Jannadu.etsy.com
http://jannadusblog.blogspot.com

Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #15

Welcome to the Mystical Treasures

of Willow Walker Designs

I found this artist

while using Plurk.

I visited her Artfire

Shop and was so

impressed with

her glass and wire

work I just

couldn't resist

sharing with everyone.

Her work,

as you

can see,

is unique,

fanciful,

bright &

colorful.

If you are

familier

with me,

you know how much I LOVE color.

She started glass work at 8 years of age.

She is a second generation glass artist and

teacher. She is a mother of 2 and lives in

Oregon. Willow Walker's jewelry is mdae

of beautifully wired dichroic glass art.

Take a good

look at these

4 samples.

Her wire

wrapping

is very

intricate.

You can find her on Artfire.com

under WillowWalkerDesigns.

Check her site out and enjoy!

Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #14

Another New Medium to Share

Well, I have made it back

to my blog. I've been away

for some time. I have another

new medium that I've

been playing with.

I have always loved to

crochet and now there

are so many fun yarns

out there to pick from.

Take this neck warmer

for example, I was able

to mix-n-match several

different yarns.

Or this skinny scarf.

I used three different

colors of the same

fancy yarn. Though,

the yarn is very thin,

I doubled up to thicken

up the stitches.

I have three or so more in the works.

I'll put them up on Artfire shop asap.

You can find the items shown above

in my Artfire studio. My shop designs

and creations are for the Rubenesque

Woman. I believe that whatever shape

a woman is deserving of beautiful

jewelry that looks great and fits

properly, luscious and great fitting

outer wear and dazzling accessories.

.

http://jannadu.etsy.com/

http://jannadu.artfire.com/
http://jannadusblog.blogspot.com
http://phoenixrisingglassart.com

Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #13

I have a follower

of my blog that I

didn't recognize.

Ohhh, another

shop to browse.

Yay!

When I got to looking at the jewelry

I began to drool. What lovely symmetry

it had and an unusual balance.

As I was observing

the color combos

the pieces began

to look very

romantic and

quite pretty.

I just had to tell

the world about the beautiful bracelets.

She does her own

lampwork and as

you can see she is

quite good. The

bracelets are big

and chunky. Just

my style.

Example after

example she is

consistent. One

nicer than the

next. But "Who

is She. I have to

admit that I

personally don't know much.

Her profile was was very short.

I know she lives in Lake Havasu,

AZ, (my home state),that her

Birthday is on June 13th, Happy

Belated Birthday, and her name,

Pam.

The name of

her shop is

Klassy Joolz.

I hope all

who read this

will go on over

and give her a

look see. Her URL is

http://klassyjoolz.etsy.com

From a 1 to 10 I give her an 8. She's

worth it.

http://1000markets.com/users/phoenixrising_

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

http://jannadu.etsy.com/
http://jannadusblog.blogspot.com
http://phoenixrisingglassart.com