Shop Freshies

Hello,
We are blanketed in a nice coating of fresh snow.  It has snowed over two feet in the mountains this week.  Santa is really coming through for the skiers in Gallatin County!

Here are a few goodies that I have already posted in the shop.

sterling & turquoise

sterling & coral

sterling & chalcedony

hand painted whitetail deer antler

antler detail

I painted these ones too.

sterling & turquoise

This ring flew to it's home in NM,

but will be vacationing in HI over Christmas.

One lucky ring!!!!  Thanks JB.

sterling feather on backside

Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!

Happy Holidays,

Bisquit

El Trabajo de Mis Manos

Howdy Doody,

Please excuse me for my bliggity blog absence, I am not sure where the month of May went? Maybe down the stream with the rest of the rain that has hammered us. No compaints on rain, we are green as can be. I would just appreciate a bit more sunshine. These weekend promises to be sunnier, we can't wait.

I have been keeping my torch hot, but not crazy hot! Here are some goodies that were smithed up from scratch in my little shop.

Manly Bangle in sterling.

Sweet Swinging Hoops in sterling.

Antique vintage glass and pierced floral design.

A first in piercing designs.

14k white gold wedding band,

also a first in using 14k gold white.

Mommy neckace of

14k gold and sterling.

My first little owl,

crafted in sterling and Mokume.

Laura snatched this one up, right quick.

My second hand crafted owl,

of sterling and Mokume.

He hasn't flown far from

MY neck since his birth.

Mixed Metal Luxe Earrings,

of sterling, copper, 14k gold and turquoise.

And introducing feather earrings...

by the gobs.

Thanks for browsing. Stay tuned for more bombshell news this week. Fletch are I have about two weeks to COMPLETELY move out of the house. The tenor of change is resounding in the Fletcher house. I will let you know of our plans soon.

With gratitude,

Biz

Plata Brillante y Nuevo

Good day to you,
Here are some freshly smithed jewels for the new year.

And now I am getting on my metal crate and am standing up straight, eh hem. Some might call it a soap box.

I had a realization the other day that was profound. After a few years of metalsmithing jewelry of the handmade sort and really trying to flesh out ideas that represent myself and my roots, I have developed a western flared style that suits me just fine. Rather than constantly searching the interwebs for inspiration, I find myself looking to the real world for inspiration and then go to my sketch book to document the ideas. I would like to come clean on a stickler point. This used to bug the shit out of me. Why not just let the flow of ideas develop through your design as it is crafted (my old way of fabrication)? Well, it doesn't work for me anymore. As time has passed and themes within in my designs are built upon, becoming more involved, a sketch book holds my many thought tangents. One other thing I will also divulge. I couldn't understand why certain smithers refused to browse jewelry on ETSY. This too puzzled me. Plume, we conversed about this at length. Rather, you answered my myriad of questions, thanks. As time answers many questions, I realized this worked for me, as well. While ETSY is an amazing marketplace, it is also a huge source of copying and borrowing others ideas to be your own. I am not saying that you shouldn't do this, it just doesn't do it for me. In fact, it gets me heated and I realize, what I had written just a few sentences ago. Focus on your own design elements and build upon those, while drawing inspiration from your everyday experience. As my work flow has changed, so has my way of creating, which has allowed me to take baby steps. Because really for me, it just one big science project.

Great, now I am really sounding like an artist. Crap, I am just more of a fabricator. Artists have dreamy studios with the light gleaming in on fresh cut flowers. My work space is a shop...dirty, dusty, woodstove burning, damn it's cold in the garage, shop.

Okay, I stepped off my box now. Thanks for listening.

Maverick Earrings,

sterling silver

Panache Saddle Ring,

sterling silver and copper Mokume Gane,

in the shop now

This Panache hasn't left my finger since I made it.

Panache Saddle Ring,

sterling silver and copper Mokume Gane,

for me

Double Horseshoe,

sterling and copper,

a custom order of Cousin Morgan,

Thanks!

El Gran Suerte

made of sterling silver,

a second version, also in the shop.

Have a swell evening,

with gratitude,

Kristin

The Gems of Late

Hola!

This makes twice today that we may meet

for a visit.

I am playing blog-catch-up.

Without further banter:

Cuff of sterling, chalcedony and chrysocolla,

a custom order.

Meet Sancho Panza, your new sidekick.

A spiffy cuff made of sterling, turquoise, and

chalcedony.

In the SHOP now.

A birthday present for Robyn,

sterling and aquamarine.

A custom order for Abby.

Made of sterling and beach glass found on our

trip to Cabo San Lucas.

A custom stacking set

made of sterling, copper, and brass.

Mirabelle Pink Champagne

Fresh Water Pearl and

good luck sterling feather necklace.

And another...

Enjoy your evening.

We rained all day here.

Yours truly,

The Almost Soggy Bisquit

Hefty Shop Update

Good day to you my friends.

I would like to thank you all

for reading and obliging me,

even if only for a short moment of the day.

I do appreciate it.

The Women's Expo was

a success.

I had a ton of fun and sold some goods.

What else can you ask for?

And as it looks,

my marathon pace to complete as many

items as possible by burning the

candle at both ends and sleeping

so little....

was worth it!

But gosh darn it,

I started thinking.

This rampant pace reminded me of

last summer when a full time job and

two farmers' markets of jewelry selling,

really put a damper my life.

I am lucky to have an understanding husband,

but something has to give.

Thanks, Hubby, for putting up with me these last few weeks,

you are the best.

The plan for the summer now, is to make time

to ride my mountain bike, camp, hike,

mushroom hut, cabin,

and whatever else I need to

keep the sails full and my marriage swell.

It sounds executable now,

but I have got to do it.

Work hard and play harder!

Without further banter,

IN THE SHOP NOW,

with more to come:

(please see the ETSY listing for details)

Talk soon,

Biz-dazzled

PS. Has anyone heard of Vagazzling (besides Jess or Kmac)?

If you have, email me...

snowbisquit@hotmail.com

Newbies

Happy Monday to you!

We returned to Bozeman from

Portland late Saturday night to

SUB-ZZZEERRROO temps.

Darn, shoot, mcgillicutty,

it is WICKED COLD!

I have been burning fires in our 1950's

wood-burning-furnace,

of sorts, in my shop and

have finished up some work.

Mommy necklace

Sterling and Labradorite

(custom order)

Double-Decker Horseshoe

Sterling

(custom order)

Purple Drusy Ring

Sterling and Natural Quartz

(for upcoming shows)

back of ring

Sterling and Tourmaline

Necklace

(will be in Etsy shop by morning)

Sterling and Turquoise

Necklace

(for upcoming shows)

Have a swell evening

and a

great Tuesday.

With frost,

The Chilly Bisquit