Check this baby out!

I had to hold onto these pictures for a little while because this one was being given as a gift and I couldn't ruin the surprise! Well, the flashy hunk of amethyst and silver you see below has happily found her way home so now I can share!

Isn't she a beauty?! It's a good thing it was claimed before I even built it otherwise I surely would have kept this one for myself. 

♥  

I've got my nose to the grindstone trying to pump out some work for the big Etsy Vancouver show coming up in a month! And filling orders. Be advised that I may have to put the shop on vacation for a short stint so I can focus solely on building stock. But we'll see... 

Keep an eye right here and on my FaceBook page for some sneak peeks of work that will be available at the show. 

Slacker!

Oh boy... it's been a really long time since I've blogged!

But I promise it's not because I'm lazy. We've had so much going on!

My parents came to visit over spring break and we had such a beautiful time. 

There were picnics:

Educational field trips:

 (sorry, you know I can't resist!)

And theatrics!

Although apparently neither the girls nor Stephanie were impressed ;)

 Tough crowd.

 (but they sure are pretty!)

Since my last update I've also made (a little) jewelry:

(Chrysoprase and Sterling, in the shop now)

And I worked on a large custom piece that took a whole week of studio time to complete (and was so worth it! I'll share pictures when I can).

AND I revamped the Buffalo Lucy website. Check it out and let me know what you think!

I do have one other piece of exciting news to share! This spring I'll be participating in my first show! I'll have a booth at the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair! Click on the "blog" link on the top right corner of their page and you can see their blog feature on me as well as a bunch of the other artists that will be at this show. I hope to see some of you there in Kansas City on June 1st and 2nd!

That's all for now! I'm checking major to-dos off my list left and right (taxes? check! midterms? check! Post midterm papers? check!) and will have new work for the shop shortly. I've got a leather and mookaite bracelet near completion on my bench right now--hopefully in the shop this weekend or on Monday).

Ta ta for now!

xo

At this moment...

These adorable little hands are tucked under that adorable little chin while tiny snores escape that adorable little nose.  All snuggled up under my arm right here on the couch (I'm typing one-handed).
♥

I made a couple of things last week.  I actually worked on three (plus some made-to-order wedding rings), but the porcelain  jasper necklace didn't quite get completed. It should be ready sometime next week.

So this week was all turquoise, baby!

A nice big, chunky ring:


And some swishy swashy feathery earrings:

(sold)

Oh, and I have a new friend!  His name is Tonka (short for Tatanka). Here he is celebrating Kansas' birthday last week (taken with my iphone):

He's kind of a party animal.

Speaking of parties... who's watching the Super Bowl today?

not me

The Making and The Being

Some days in the studio, when things go just the way I will them to, when my saw makes my silver sing, when metal responds to fire without melting (except when I want it to), when solder flows and parts align... some days in the studio are really, really good.

Yesterday was one of those days.

It's hard to describe the feeling of seeing something I imagined, and then sketched, coming to... be. And some days it all happens so effortlessly.

Yesterday, I finished this ring. 

It's hard to say which part feels better: the act of creating a thing, or holding it in your hands afterwards and basking in "I made this..."

Sterling and New Mexico Apache Rhyolite. 

Size 8.5 (wears best on a middle finger) and available in the shop now. 

Finally Some New Work!

I know, it's been a while! I've been busy working on custom work, caring for sick kids, and, well, other stuff. But I finally have some new work ready for the shop. And more coming. 

Here's a preview:

Vintage Orange Glass set in sterling silver with hand pierced leaves sprouting into a dainty sterling chain

Carnelian and Sterling (size 6)

and finally, moonstone (size 7)

All will be in the shop tomorrow.

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

xo

Hot as Heck!

I remember pretty much every 4th of July since I moved to Kansas (14 years ago!) as the turning point for unbearable weather. From here until about the first week in October (I moved here on October 3, 1997 and I still remember the feeling of walking off that plane into the stifling heat and humidity like it was yesterday) we don't really spend much time outside. Thank goodness we're heading to Northampton in a few weeks and will get to hit the beach at least a few times!

In other news, I've added a new made-to-order ring to the shop. 

Textured and oxidized sterling and one tiny garnet.

1/2" wide band (but can be made smaller if you wish). Made to order in your size. In the shop now. 

Don't forget, the giveaway is still open until Friday the 8th! I'll accept entries until noon CST and I'll announce the winner here Friday evening. 

Have a safe and fun weekend, y'all!

xo

A New Ring

Well, I didn't finish all three pieces, but I did manage to squeeze in enough time in the studio to finish this one:

Winter Forest Ring

Medicine Bow dendretic agate and sterling silver. I really, really ♥ this ring! Wish I could keep it for myself, but the shop is looking a little bare these days.

It's there now.

Happy Sunday!

xo

Bring on the New Year!

Well, hello!

I hadn't really intended to take a blogging break during the Christmas break, but as it turned out my camera cord got, uh, damaged (see last post) AND my laptop is giving up the ghost AND I've been busy spending time with my girls. So there hasn't been much computer time around here (thank goodness I can Facebook--has that become an official verb yet?--from my iPhone).

So, since my laptop is taking a good hour just to upload ONE photograph, I will wait and post my big ol' it's-been-too-long-since-I've-posted-and-I-have-so-much-to-share-with-you post until I can use a different computer. (actually, it's hard to believe it's only been a week since my last post! So much has happened: Christmas, my and Foxy's anniversary, my oldest daughter proving to be a sewing prodigy, the completion of a decade... Whew!)

For now, I'll leave you with this one photo that I was able to get uploaded. It's the ring I made for Foxy for Christmas. It's the first time I've used gold! It was quite a thrill! And I think she loves it. ♥

I will post a picture of her modelling it. It's quite big. Goes across three fingers.

I also have some pictures of custom pieces I've made in the past few months that I wasn't able to post because they were gifts for people who might have happened upon them if I'd posted them here sooner. So those are coming too. I haven't had a chance to make anything new for the shop yet, but I hope to get back in the studio and re-stock the shop over the next few weeks. I'm officially pronouncing 2011 the year of the Buffalo!

Here's to a year of health, love, happiness, and soul-feeding creativity to all!

And I'll be back with a bustier post soon!

xoxoxox

Perfectly Content

I was busy in the shop last week working on a few custom pieces:

And I made some changes to this piece and listed it in the shop!

Over 6 feet of sterling and leather and semi precious stones! Super versatile; can be worn as a bracelet or a necklace (long or short).

And then I had the most perfect weekend I could have asked for! I took Friday off of work because Aidan was out of school so we had a breakfast date and then ran some errands together for the rest of the morning. Her dad ended up getting off for the afternoon so he came by and picked her up and I got 3 uninterrupted hours in the studio before the rest of my lovely family returned home. Bliss!

Saturday the four of us went to a really fun Halloween party. I'll save the picture for Halloween but we all dressed up. I think the dressing up part was just as much fun as the party itself!

Yesterday was dedicated to house cleaning and cleaning out our car (ooh boy! did we need to do that!) but it feels so good to have it all done now.  I know, doesn't sound like all that much fun, but it really was a perfectly relaxed, perfectly family-filled few days.

I'm ready to face the week!

New Work!

Finally, I have some new jewelry to share with you! I'm really proud of this one as it's easily the most complicated piece I've attempted so far. It's three layers of silver in parts. And as always, each component is sawed by hand (by me, of course!).

Built of sterling silver and chalcedony and designed to shield you from dirty looks, rainy days, nasty rumors, and heavy traffic.

(well... you'll at least feel better about these things if you're wearing this ring!)

This one should be making an appearance in the shop tomorrow, hopefully with at least one other item!

Happy Friday and happy weekend, lovelies!

New Jewelry!

But first... the pictures I promised from our drive to see Edward Sharpe last Wednesday evening. I promise you, it was absolutely this breathtaking:

I bet you didn't even know Kansas was beautiful, did you?!

Okay, and now the jewelry! I found a fantastic deal on some small(ish) rectangular stones a couple of weeks ago so I've decided to use them to make some smaller, simpler pieces to add a few more affordable items in my shop--for those of you who are dying to own a piece of Buffalo Lucy jewelry but are unable to justify shelling out the big bucks ;)

These two rings are the first of these pieces. There will be some necklaces coming soon also:

Yellow Korean jade and sterling silver in size 5.5 and a gorgeous blue green (but mostly blue!) amazonite with beautiful depth, also simply set in sterling silver, size 7.75. The jade will be appearing in the shop momentarily and the amazonite either later this evening or tomorrow (I need to take a few more pictures).

It's almost Friday!!

xox