This week's Focus on Life prompt from Sally Russick is Capture Our Hearts. Sally's email included the following:
"Have you ever taken a moment to notice all the hearts that come into your life everyday? From candy hearts, patterns on clothes, a paper heart you make yourself or heart shaped spirals made from the ornate rod iron fencing that you may or may not have ever noticed on your walk around the neighborhood, hearts are hiding everywhere."
I was excited to receive this prompt - I actually carried my camera with me when I was out running errands ( I never do that)! I looked everywhere - including my wrought iron fence, as I was positive the scrolls on my gate would form a heart SOMEWHERE! Nope! I refused to take a picture of a bag of candy at CVS, or the numerous hearts in the Hallmark Card aisle. This made me a little sad!
So, the only place I found hearts were in my jewelry...again (I have got to expand my horizons and come up with another venue to express myself other than jewelry)!
Before I show you the pictures - which I did have fun editing in PicMonkey - I want to thank all of the artist for their inspiring posts, especially last week's (Create Art). I was in awe - truly! Oh - and Sally - I am so happy to report that I was contacted by someone to design a necklace - I actually did a sketch of the design and sent it to her - I was so proud of myself! I would never have sent her that sketch if I had not gone through these past few weeks of blog posts - you are helping me to attain FEARLESS! Thank you!
Okay..here are my hearts...
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| Sweet little lampwork hearts by Unicorne |
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| I bought the Unicorne Heart Beads months after I bought the marble rounds and was pleased that they matched so well! |
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| A single Unicorne Heart bead surrounded by gorgeous boro beads by JavaBead. |
And beautiful hearts they are too, Patti! And, congrats on your special order AND of making a sketch of it! I too feel that Sally is helping me to expand my horizons.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful designs! I really like how one is in red and the other in blue. I too created a necklace with a heart bead from Unicorne Beads. Congratulations on the custom order-that is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Expressing yourself primarily through your jewelry is just fine. I had to smile because I don't have a lot of heart-shaped objects in my life either, other than the panoply of Valentine's advertising outside my door.
ReplyDeleteThose are both gorgeous! I am still in awe of your wire skills -- the wire wraps look so good with those gorgeous beads. Congratulations on your order. I know your customer will love what you end up making.
ReplyDeleteoh that blue bracelet is just so so beautiful, Patti! if all roads lead you back to jewelry, i say : you are on the right road!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the necklace custom design...you are tackling your fearless year head-on :-)
Mmmmm, lovely hearts in lovely jewelry! Love to see a blue heart, tradition with a twist!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your sale, Patti! Beautiful bracelets....:-)
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful! I absolutely love the blue beads. Congratulations on the order and being Fearless!
ReplyDeleteYou must always follow your heart, Patti, and if it leads you back to your jewelry box, then it was meant to be! =) Beautiful beads and beautiful designs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful jewelry, Patti. And congratulations on the custom order. This has been a great challenge for growth and stretching beyond our normal boundaries.
ReplyDeleteThose heart pieces are beautiful Patti and it sounds like to me you are expanding your horizons each week, between the photography and carrying your camera with you, to doing a sketch and sending it off for a special order. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteThe blue set is stunning!
ReplyDeletePatti, seems we don't have to look far to find hearts when we peek in to our bead stashes, right? :-) Your wirework and lampwork bracelets are beautiful! Congrats on the recent custom order - that is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteHome is where the heart is and I am happy you found hearts in your jewelry box and made more gorgeous pieces to share. Great job on the sketch and custom order too!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hearts, Patti! Congrats on the custom order - I was so happy to read about your becoming 'fearless': keep going!
ReplyDeleteLoving the deep blue boro beads and swirls of color. Lampwork beads just make me happy and your bracelets are beautiful. Wirework sets it all off so nicely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of some "sweet hearts!"
ReplyDeleteif you can capture creativity in such beautiful jewellery, why worry about any other way??
ReplyDeletei've actually got a jewellery photo this week :)
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Love those red hearts. I found it hard to find hearts in my world that I had not made too. But you know how much our work and are hearts are one. That's the best part.
ReplyDeleteLove you hearts. I did, in fact, take a picture of the candy isle in Giant......but do have another to supplement.:) Congrats on sending the sketch. You.Go!
ReplyDeleteThose glass hearts are beautiful. I still have some plants that are green this winter and found hearts in my garden. My favorite place to look for hearts.
ReplyDeleteHey, sometimes those little hearts are right where our hearts are, right? Love the beads and your shots, too. I especially love the blue ones the best. Enjoy your day, Patti!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful hearts they are! And good for you to sketch for a client!! WOOT! be fearless :)
ReplyDeleteOh such lovely pieces, well done with the custom order, too!
ReplyDeletejenni
Beautiful. I love the blue set! And hearts are where we see them...sometimes not where we think...Thanks for the lovely post!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - you always have the most amazing beads in your jewelry!
ReplyDeletePatti your pieces are gorgeous! Congrats on sending a design to a customer!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely! You've "captured" me.
ReplyDeleteLove the pieces Patti and congratulations on the special order!
ReplyDeleteLovely hearts indeed.
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Patti! I'm so proud of you, too!!! We are gaining more of ourselves with every post! As for the hearts, even if it is a picture of your jewelry, it's a heart and beautiful one's at that. I have too tell you I found two hearts this week, both times didn't have my camera! Really NO CAMERA! Last night we got out of the car to go to eat dinner and the parking lot was covered in snow, there was a shoe prints from whoever was there before us and a heart was in the middle of the shoe prints, me... no camera! Watch you will be finding them all week because now you aren't looking for them. :)
ReplyDeleteThe heart beads are gorgeous as is the jewelry you made with them.
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to end up taking a photo of hearts in Hallmark either. I'm glad you were able to find a few in your jewelry.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful heart bracelets! Congratulations on your custom order too!
ReplyDeleteLove,love those beads...and your always beautiful bracelets...and way to go on the custom order!! those are always so fun to do!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI kept seeing hearts everywhere I went ... when I didn't have my camera... finally gave up on 'real' hearts and went with the what captured my heart! i HAVE SOME LOVELY HEART JEWELLERY BUT IT'S NOT TRAVELLING WITH ME!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lampwork, and your creations as well!
DeleteOMG Patti - Those are stunning! Beautiful bracelets!
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous jewelry you have created!! I love both sets, but I'm really loving the blues! How cool that you were contacted and became 'fearless' enough to do a sketch and send it to your perspective client - that's awesome! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteHi Patti,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful earrings and bracelets. My favorite is the blue one.
Therese
Really love these, those lampies are gorgeous
ReplyDeleteYour jewelry is stunning as always!
ReplyDeleteLovely designs and beautiful heart beads Patti - particulalry love the blue - yum!
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