Kalaya Steede

So much has happened these past two weeks I don't EVEN know where to begin . So let me start off by saying... dun...dun...DUUUUN... I have been accepted into RHINO Contemporary Crafts Company.   RHINO stands for R ight H ere I n N ew O rleans. I am so excited to be a part of this tribe. Looks ominous, right? This was how it looked on my first day. Along with learning the ropes I had to also get my work in there.  Wait...what? I have to have inventory? So I desinged some volcano earrings to mark the occasion because I'm going to be  EXPLOSIVE!!! LOL!  I just had to say that.   These were made with antique roofing copper and fresh water pearls. Which led me into making a silver pendant. Freshwater Black Pearl Flip-side So that is the big news of the past couple of weeks. I just finished making somemore volcano earrings with labadorite AND they are wicked cool!   Well, to me they are.   ...

I have NO IDEA! I searched and searched for some cool historical fact to tell you but came up with NADA!!! Except for it has evolved for 2000 years...blech. I think it says a lot about a person though.  I wonder what social cues it gives off and if it gives off the WRONG ques? I just finished listening to 'The Will To Adorn' on NPR.  I would have liked it to be about why we adorn ourselves with jewels but no luck. Anywaaaay...here is the last few processes of the buckle from last week. Above I have from left to right, liver of sulfur (LOS), baking soda, and water.   I do the three dump method... Patina (LOS) Baking Soda (to neutralize) Water I used to use the solid LOS but my envirnonment is just too humid and the stuff goes bad real quick.  So I use this gel LOS.   Liver of Sulfur  Extended Life Gel Buuuut...sometimes I use solid LOS just because. Here is the buckle all ready to be riveted. All together now wit...