Jasper

This lovely layered necklace is made from awesome Blue Moon Bead connectors and Jasper stones from their Stone Age line. 

Jasper is considered a protective stone. It helps to foster intuition and artistic creativity.

What more could you ask for from jewelry?

I made some earrings out of extra connectors I had, drooping chain from them to make fun dangles.

Putting it together was very simple. I added some black chain to give it more dimension. Remember, everything that went in to this is a product of the Blue Moon Beads line. They have loads of cute beads and I love receiving a box of goodies from them every month.

What can you make with metal connectors?

African Vibes

My friend loves Giraffes, so when I found the cutest Giraffe pendant in my box of goodies, I knew I had to make something unique with it. 

I absolutely love the coloring of the Giraffe, therefore I used that as a theme.

I used some fun strung beads from the main Blue Moon line. I also used some metal beads from Urban Warrior line. Then I weaved in some metal spacers and seed beads to complete this look.

The Giraffe has the perfect setting! 

The look reminds me of Africa, though I've never been. I would like to someday. 

This piece will definitely draw the eye.

What do you think?

Jungle Earrings

 So, I've always seen these wire-wrapped earrings and have wanted to see if I can make one. They are actually pretty easy!

I chose some fun colors that went well together and went to town.

All it took was a regular size bead, 26 gauge wire and some seed beads.

They can easily be made longer or shorter, fatter or thinner. It all depends on your tastes!

Bubbles and Champagne

That's the only title I can think of to describe this awesome bracelet! When I got my package of Blue Moon Bead goodies, I knew I had to make something cool with these beads, even though I'm not a huge fan of pink...

This is what I came up with. 

 I like it! I think it would look really cool in other colors as well.

It was just as simple as stringing it all and playing with the random sizes and colors. The beads come from the Blue Moon Bead line.

I got Published!

Guys, I'm so excited because I FINALLY got my book published! Everyone should read it!!! 


Jennifer Carmichael, a lowly secretary and cynical romance novel addict, is ripped from her dull life when she wakes up to find that she is no longer in New York City, but held captive in a fictional world found within the pages of the strange book she discovered on the subway; a Medieval world where women do as they are told and all the men look sexy enough to eat. Jen's sharp attitude and fierce independence immediately attracts the attention of the Prince. He is everything any woman could ever want, a real Prince Charming. However, things are not always what they seem. Desperately trying to find her way home, but flung head first into the middle of a brewing war between the King and the Rebellion, Jen must choose what to fight for: the Prince, the People, or her heart

Heres my story's barnes and noble link for nook! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/there-is-no-prince-charming-c-m-ortega/1116309559?ean=2940148561705

 Here's my story's Amazon link for Kindle!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EBE8MFG

Getting ready for the Steamfest!

Yes, later this month there is a Steampunk fest in SLC! I'm so excited. For those of you who didn't know, Steampunk is like my guilty pleasure, especially creating jewelry in this fashion.

So when I got my monthly box of goodies from Blue Moon Beads, and I found so many cool metal connectors, I knew that I had to create a Steampunk masterpiece to wear to the Steamfest!

 

 The reason Steampunk is so interesting to me is because ANYTHING GOES! Industrial meets beauty equals an awesome piece of jewelry that I guarantee you wont find anywhere else

Anyway, enough of my ramboling. This piece, as you can see, includes many elements. Almost all of it is metal, except for a leather cord that I knotted, to give it more of an uneven and different look.

I used mainly metal connectors and fun beads. Urban Warrior line is featured, as well as the normal Blue Moon Bead line. I especially love the patina-looking beads. I added a little bling as a pendant to give it a girly aspect to it.

Despite all the metal, it is very comfortable to wear

I even made earrings to go with it! Made with connector hoops and simple black beads.

If you haven't tried your hand at Steampunk, I encourage you to try it out. Remember, anything goes, the sky is the limit! Take those nuts and bolts you have laying around the house and make a work of art out of them!

Summer Fun

Summer is such a great time of year. The sun is out, the pool is open and most of all, you can wear fun colors as well as fun jewelry!

This piece is inspired by the essence of summer. All these pieces were brought to you by the fabulous Blue Moon Beads and I had so many charms that I wanted to use that I couldn't fit them all on the bracelet.

The charms include: Watering can, owl, strawberry, flower, camera and some fun metal beads as well as connectors. These charms are so fun to sort and create things with. Blue Moon offers so many different ones.

Hook all those fun charms to a gold chain with some fun connector gems and Viola! You can wear this bracelet all summer!