4/10/17

Retiring the Blog


I'm so sorry you guys! I love you but I can't force myself to do things even if I want to, and the last few entries on this here ol' blerg were me forcing myself. I mean. You can have almost all the same stuff if you go to my Instagram or my Facebook. I'm going to start trying to be better about actually going to Facebook and replying to comments and stuff. Cuz I love comments so why wouldn't I? (Why do I have a Facebook phobia? I think it's cuz I feel like someone's going to force me to go to a school reunion while I'm there and I get all embarrassed when confronted with people from my past for some reason?)

Like all these pictures are recent posts of mine. Here's my most recent shop update pix.

And lookit all these goodies I got on my recent Uruguay trip!

There's tons of this stuff I haven't even posted it all yet.

And I babble about PMS and everything.

Also sometimes cute family pix or video from my time in Uruguay:

And if you wanna see what I think is funny plus cute animals with a bit of sjw stuff sprinkled in, follow my Tumblr. Examples:

Or whatever this is:

Also lots of memes popular among folks much younger than I who'd probably tell me to butt out of their young-people fun.

lieutenantfish:
“ pinkdryad:
“Context: Sims … 3? hat mod. Wear a bathtub as a hat. you can put a person in the bathtub because its still technically a bathtub. and then give them a hat.
”
tf2 in like three years
”
The sims this year"Context: Sims 3 hat mod. Wear a bathtub as a hat. you can put a person in the bathtub because its still technically a bathtub. and then give them a hat."

See? GOLD.
So I'm not leaving I'm just going to be at a different URL. See you there!

2/25/17

Less Blogging

OK, all y'all's comments had me choked up. I love you guys. On the other hand... sigh. Just adding all the pictures into this blog post was a pain in my hinder. So I guess the conclusion is Imma blog less. And this is less. But that also means each entry will be five thousand pictures long.
Minimal art bead earrings- handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices -Rustic Contemporary series.
Here's something new for me- working in series. I ever-so-imaginatively call this my Contemporary Rustic collection. Look at my babies! Look at the precious little solder blobs!Minimal art bead earrings- handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices -Rustic Contemporary series.
I fucking love these simple hooks with one or two of my beads (which I also fucking love) but they have not been selling?
Teardrop art bead earrings- handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices -Rustic Contemporary series.
They're even quite ridiculously inexpensive ($18 - $24) compared to everything else in my shop and usually when I price things cheaply they fly out the shop. 
Look at these amazing teardrop findings I *ahem* found. The only thing is they're gold plated which I never do, maybe that's what my buyers object to?
But look at these precious little chain drapes!Teardrop art bead earrings- handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices -Rustic Contemporary series.
My peeps maybe aren't used to minimalism from me. 
Teardrop art bead earrings- handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices -Rustic Contemporary series.
But I love minimalism! I just can't ever achieve it.Handmade artisan earrings with art beads by fancifuldevices- Bobble Bauble seres.
I call these Bobble Baubles cuz how they bounce around. 
Handmade artisan earrings with art beads by fancifuldevices- Bobble Bauble seres.
Making these has made me re-fall-in-love with my beads. But it's cool whatever doesn't sell I'll give to my cousins when I see them in Uruguay in a month.
Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices- ooak handmade pendants
I just now put up an assortment of resin charm/pendants in the shop. I've been experimenting with making them using beads as walls for the resin.
Which left me with resin everywhere so next I tried using this putty slime to make the walls.
Which worked pretty well, except that the slime shrinks as it dries so next I'm going to try actual silly putty since it's not water based. That way I can set everything up one day and do the actual pour the next if necessary.
Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices- ooak handmade pendants
In any case, been really enjoying making them.
Handmade resin earring pairs by fancifuldevices- ooak handmade charms
Here I used brass teardrops for bead pairs.Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices- ooak handmade pendants
Clear bubbles for my bathing beauty. All the beads pretty well combined to the pic, except in my Mary and child they look wonky on the right side. Oh well, still good.
Handmade resin bracelet cuff connector with beaded frame by fancifuldevices
You know I gotta make a bracelet connector despite all the inherent difficulties. It's just so perfect for a long image that you'd hate to break up.
Then of course photos are a bitch.
Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices
Here are some of my originals that are already sold.
Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices
Of these actually the hand in the upper right is still available. I liked how it looks like it's gripping the ring that will go through the hole.Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices
And of these, nipple hand is still available. Whoda thunk?
It's from this famous painting I'm sure you know:
And finally, this sold out group right here is what taught me that I didn't actually need to bother with brass backs if I'm using other stuff for the walls. 
Handmade resin charm pendants with beaded frames by fancifuldevices
So basically I'm developing a new rustic resin bezel and will soon make my own tute obsolete since this is much easier. Which means Imma hafta make a new tutorial! Crap.
I even found a way to use my palm prints to mattify the surface so I don't have to spend years buffing! At one point I thought using the heel of my foot was even better- you can apply the force directly- but my bare feet or socks are way too dirty. Ended up having to buff away grime instead!
Large handmade art beads with hollow core, crackle texture and iridescence- Dark Treasure series
I also just now listed these sets, with hollow aluminum foil cores.
Large handmade art beads with hollow core, crackle texture and iridescence- Dark Treasure series
These are very fat babies. I wasn't going to list these until maybe the first pairs of earrings I showed abovesold out, but then they never sold. Even though I think they're fucking awesome.
Large handmade art beads with hollow core, crackle texture and iridescence- Dark Treasure series
Whatever. I know what I like and external validation feels great but isn't so essential.
Yeah those rings also have crumpled aluminum cores and were a pain to make.
Resin and honey opal necklace, rustic art jewelry by fancifuldevices, “Smiling at Grief”
Look at this pretty girliness with the shaded honey opal heishi. 
This is actually the face of the nipple pinch painting.Handmade Fang lariat necklace in pale ivory cream by fancifuldevices, “Barghest”
Fang= tough guy, crotchet lace cap= girly girl.
You know me and the yin yang balance of opposites thang.Dark rustic art necklace with dichroic glass- “Nocturne”
Ok this is actually a remake of a pendant featuring a dichroic glass cab. I realized the gleam and wonder of the glass was too... available. 
And my whole thing is looking through the first matte layers to the gleam undernearth. That's what my starry shards tute is about.
So I sanded the crap out the surface, then added some blotches of paint. I'm thrilled with it. Also that thick chain was a handmade gift from InLumina. Also vintage garnet and my own polybabies.
Handmade assemblage necklace in hot pink, berry red- “Ardor”
The medallion here was once the top of a trinket box.I switched the cheapo cab for a big sexy rhinestone. So but this sold. But guess who bought it? My MOM! Idk, I think she's getting into my stuff cuz she sees it so much more since my Instagram feed shows up on her Facebook. But all her jewelry is super conservative? She also bought the big necklace with the compass and fang which I really don't see her even wanting to pull off but ok.
I had so much fun making some small simple earrings.Handmade rustic earrings by fancifuldevices, "Peccadillo"
 I think this is maybe where my minimalist kick started.
Rustic handmade artisan earrings, "Velleity"
I love these. They're all sold.
Little handmade artisan earrings, "Sisters of Joy"
Check the nail decals all sorta piled on top of each other.
Handmade artisan earrings with ancient beads, "Twins of Time"
The blue beads are some kind of ancient.
Red enamel earrings, handmade artisan dangles, "A Dalliance"
I think I already shared these enamel discs by InLumina which I added nail decals to.
Pink enamel earrings, handmade artisan dangles, "A Dalliance"
Eeep!
Stacked spotted globe earrings, handmade artisan jewelry by fancifuldevices- "Exulansis"
Spotted balls all gifts from Teapotsandtelephones, except for the artisan caps.
So yeah I got all into the minimalism and made this series first.
Which, again, I adore but have not been selling great.
But again, I know I love them so lack of tons of external validation will not kill me. This time.
Handmade artisan earrings with polymer clay art beads- Wood and Metal series by fancifuldevices
I'm still squeeing over the little details.
Handmade artisan earrings with polymer clay art beads-  Dark Treasure series by fancifuldevices
Something about smallness lately. 
Handmade artisan earrings with polymer clay art beads- Wood and Metal series by fancifuldevices
Have I been staring obsessively at dollhouse miniatures lately? Yeah, what of it?
Rustic art bracelet, polymer clay bangle by fancifuldevices- “Guise”
OK this one is special because it was a total experiment. I took all these different polymer veneers I've managed to come up with and applied them to this vintage bracelet base. Hinged! (Thank you SacredCake for the gift.) Thing is the pitted faux ancient veneer you have to develop after you apply it, and then finish it when it's all cooked which could mess up the veneers to either side so I didn't know what to expect. But it got a great reaction on Instagram-external validation! Also it was my first attempt at mica shift- that gold section that looks ridged but is actually flat.

Phew that's a lotta stuff.

Oh I listed these but then decided they'd make great minimal earrings so I took them down. But now that things aren't selling I don't know. On the other other hand I could use these for cousin gifts.
I've been posting some WIP
Random filthy studio shot.
I spent three weeks taking care of my parents' cats with Mr. Devices while they visited their California grandbaby. Learned I'm actually super allergic. But how can you refuse these faces?
What else? Went to a rally. (It's true there's a liberal bias in cat news.)
So I made this sign. Mr. Devices said it was dumb so I was a little self conscious about it. Then I got there and I was photographed like a thousand times. It was a huge hit and I felt like a rockstar. I was ready for the next demonstration so I could show off my sign some more. Later he tells me the reason he thought it was dumb was because it didn't rhyme! I'm like you idiot that's the chants. Signs aren't supposed to rhyme, chants are! My poor baby is such a dummy. On the other hand the back of the sign reads HUMAN DECENCY but until Mr. D pointed it out, it read HUMAN DECECY and I'd been looking at it for hours. My poor self am such a dummy.
So then I posted this which included a comment I'd gotten on the previous post and my response. And poor nearlylost trapped in this serious conversation with her ridiculous comment!
OK, this was such a long post I'm not actually gonna add any animals it's too much ...
Well, maybe just these...
And these are so cute I can't resist...
And you have to watch this it's very important.
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