Men's jewelry

I have been slacking big time on posting my men's jewelry on etsy. I have many,
Just haven't taken pictures yet. I guess I know my plans for the weekend!!

You can still look on my Facebook page and find some or custom orders. Here is one ready to send!

Life is a blur

I will admit, the last few weeks have been a blur! I waited until the last minute for all of my Christmas preparations. Before I knew it, here it was and my family was over. By the way, I will never understand the reason I decided to start Christmas every year at my house! Well, at least it was only Christmas and not Thanksgiving too.

Oh, and for the new cookers out there. Leaving the neck in the turkey is a bad thing... Even if it won't come out. You find a way! Hah fail on my part. Oops?

Aria is sick yet again, coughing and runny nose. Her fever has finally broke, but the girl is coughing constantly. I kept Rainah from her for the first few days, but it was apparent yesterday that it wouldn't last any longer when Rainah would try to use her butt to push through the door when I would open the door to check on Aria. Then she proceeded to scream hysterically and cry calling "Aria!!" when I shut the door on her. Since her fever broke the day before I decided to give in. Now the trouble brews again in the house. =)

Besides being Dr. I have spent the last few days making some orders for clients and revamping my whole FACEBOOK page and adding to the ETSY site. All of my items on my etsy page now have a link from my facebook page to make them easier to browse and buy. Yay! Also, TONS of new earrings, and items are still on sale for the last few days.

Facebook.com/artfulparadox
etsy.com/shop/artfulparadox

A few weeks ago I was reading through my friends blog Threeblindwives.com  and saw she made a tutorial for baby leggings from pinterest. HOW CUTE! I have wanted to start trying different "Pinterest" DIY projects and blog about them. See if they work, are worth the time etc. Sooo, why not start here! I ended up using older socks that were wearing out on the bottoms and didn't want them to go to waste. Still super cute though!

Here is the tutorial.:

http://threeblindwives.com/2012/12/16/diy-no-sew-baby-leg-warmers/

Rainah with her leg warmers =)

Polymer Pendants

So I finally got some feedback on some Matte sealer that can work and got a chance to try it (well something similar to her suggestion). Here is what I made so far. They are not up for sale yet, call this a sneak preview. :)

With the fairy door and leaf/clock gadget pendant I tried the method of cooking them without the bezel then putting them in, not sure how I feel about the outcome of the fit. The last 3 I cooked while in the bezel, still didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to fit, but was a bit better. Have a look!

New items

Lots of new items (mostly earrings) up on my etsy page! Please go look and please let me know what you think.

Etsy.com/shop/artfulparadox

POLYMER

If anyone reads this that does polymer clay I could REALLY use some help. 

Ok, as I showed in a previous post I have been working on some polymer necklace pendants. Everything was going great (though it took quite awhile to make each one) until I tried to seal them. DISASTER... I first tried Sculpey Satin finish because I really don't like a gloss finish. It looked horribly cheap... so I tried Liquide Polyclay, it had the exact same results. After I tried them, they looked like childrens art. I really want them sealed but LOVE the way they look without a varnish. I would prefer to have a pure Matte finish without any shine, but I can't seem to find anything. Oh I also tried to put Modge podge Matte over the top of one (after I varnished it) that was even worse. I am quite frustrated and need help! 

If you could direct me to help or provide me with some I would GREATLY appreciate it. =) THANKS

The Onion

Ok let me be the first (ok, so not the first) to say... The onion remedy has failed. I guess I am crazy. You know that tickle in the back of your throat? That has been me the last few nights, coughing non stop. No sleep for this Momma :( if you have any remedies besides syrup or honey let me know!

Now to the good stuff.
My paintings on etsy are 20% off for the holidays and new items are up
Etsy.com/shop/artfulparadox

This weekend we put up Christmas decor. It's so nice to see as much as I didn't want to do it. And I got to use my panoramic on my phone! It's like you are standing in my front door!
No pics of the outside yet, soon though.

Does anyone watch Sons of Anarchy??? What did you think of the finale??? I won't say details yet for those who haven't seen it yet, but I will next time so be warned! :)

Saturday Events

It has been almost a month since I have started being sick. I have caught everything from everyone else being sick. The joys of Mommyhood.

I read something about onions helping cure sicknesses. Has anyone ever heard of that??? You slice the ends off an unpeeled onion and place it next to your bed at night. I know my fiancé wouldn't be too thrilled with the idea, but at this point I'll take that risk. Has anyone ever tried it? Call me crazy but it's on my to do list.

On a better note, more items up at my etsy store! I will have even more up in a day or so. Go check it out.

Etsy.com/shop/artfulparadox

Day of the Dead

Not much time to type but here is some Day of the Dead makeup I did a few weeks ago :)

What do you think??

Sick baby

I have a sick little one at home. I have been under the weather the last few days and now my littlest has come down with a fever and a runny nose. I will wait a day or two to take her to the Dr. I don't want to be THAT mom. Tylenol it is. feel so bad, I can tell she is uncomfortable... She wants to play but needs her rest! Try telling that to a 1 year old. Sad times.

My oldest has a runny nose and her nose is rubbed raw. Boo to this weather!

The countdown begins

The Christmas countdown begins. It feels like thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet. Maybe because it has been so warm? Who knows.
I ordered a ton of bezels from etsy to make my painting pendants, but when I got them in the mail I realized they are just too small to see the painting. I didn't want them to go to waste, then remembered
what I have wanted to do for awhile.

Polymer clay! I have messed around with it a bit but nothing I really thought worked. I want it to be very sturdy and secure.
I think for my first clay design it turned out pretty well! Better pics soon. I still need to glaze it as well.
What do you think??

Turkey Day

One day before Thanksgiving. Luckily this year my Uncle is having Thanksgiving (I get Christmas). So all I had to make was a strawberry pie and some spinach dip.

Strawberry pie from fresh strawberries
And fresh spinach dip (ok frozen spinach).

I also finally varnished my paintings and made them ready to sell. Now I just have to post them on etsy. I was hoping today but posting an item on etsy especially a new type of item takes a lot of new descriptions and such so it might need to wait till Friday.

Etsy.com/shop/Artfulparadox.
Check just in case I get time tonight :)

My first blog!

Well the time has come to start my blog!

 This blog will be a little of everything. As in my art I don't like to confine myself to one thing. And why should I right?

It might be a little slow going at first, I have a lot to learn on how to use a blog which might take awhile. In my defense I have never done a blog (ok well the things they had when I was a teen was a little different) so I have no idea how to do anything. I also have never been one with words. I opened up an etsy store about a week ago. So far I only have a few items posted, more will come I just need to get the time to take the pictures. I also have a website, but that has been next to impossible for me to figure out!

Etsy.com/shop/artfulparadox

Today has been exhausting and I haven't even gotten to cleaning the house yet! Oh my. My little one (21 months) has been her own sorts of trouble. She has recently figured out how to climb in and out of her crib, so you can imagine nap time. That is basically non-existent at this time.  This morning we had an actual argument about what bow she should wear! What toddler cares about a bow in her hair?!? Clearly you can imagine who won....Maybe next time I will win.

Yea that expression pretty much explains my child =P I love it.

Ok, well enough for today.