Wings of Speed

Wings of Speed, originally uploaded by psychopooch.

Finally got to finish another project! A friend of mine made a special request for his BFF. She's training for the NYC Marathon and it's his way of showing support. I hope she likes it as much I as I enjoyed making it. Just wish I had completed it sooner. I'm really back logged on projects. Sometimes I feel like I need a set of wings myself to speed me up. Hope to have more of these made...soon. I liked this so much I think I'm going to offer it in mylittlestore on Etsy. Maybe other folks have a marathoner they want to give this to as well ^_^

Oh, and like my dessert necklaces, this started out with a digital illustration. As you can see, the design was simplified along the way and two versions were sketched out. My friend left it up to me to decide whether or not to make it with wings. I'm glad I went with the winged version.

Clarissa

Clarissa, originally uploaded by psychopooch.

Not my design. Just something I did for a fellow designer friend (who happens to be a pretty awesome artist). :D

He did a sketch of a flower for his little girl. I took his sketch, reinterpreted it slightly and created this little set for her. One she can wear when she's older and the mini for (dare I say it?) her future American Girl Doll. Or she can wear the mini charm on a bracelet. I need to thank my friend be being so patient with me in getting this done. ^_^

Bling Bling

Bling Bling, originally uploaded by psychopooch.

No Christmas present to myself this year. Instead, I made something for my boyfriend's 4 and 5 year old nieces.

One of them asked for a "diamond" ring this Christmas so I whipped this up for her and her cousin. We think they would have been perfectly happy with Ring Pops but figured this was a better alternative. Plus, I happened to have the beads lying around and never quite got around to using them. I hope they like it. The bead spins and I made the band expandable so they can still wear as they get bigger. I kinda wish I had an extra bead so I can make one for myself. ^_^

Regift

Regift, originally uploaded by psychopooch.

Ever since my friend Anna and her husband moved to Korea, they've been traveling all around Asia (Anna's blog). On one of their trips to Saipan, she brought back some beach glass and bits and pieces of coral for me. She definitely knows my weakness for collecting beach stuff.

For Anna's birthday I decided to make a little something for her with some of the beach glass she's given me. Had fun making this necklace since it's a little different from stuff I normally do. It's also gotten me motivated to work on some more projects. Hopefully new stuff will be posted soon!