...Candie Cooper's Blog...

FELTING 101...for kids of all ages!

Ok, it's really for kids, but once I thought about it, adults love this class too, so...come if you like!

-KIDS CRAFTY SATURDAY-FELTING COLLAGE CLASS-

Here in good ol' Wabash...  Email me for details!

Birds and Bead Bloggers...

   

You may've eyed a cute little bird bead in the last post...That was made by the delightful bead artist, Heather Powers of Humble Beads.  She's got oodles of fun stuff in her Etsy shop and lots of inspiration for using the beads here.  Have fun!

Art Bead Scene
Catherine Witherell Visits Art Bead Scene!

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy has gathered up a load of jewelry making links from all over the web covering related news, contests, and more.

Bead&Button Magazine
Check out Tea's blog about BeadAndButton.com/15 and their 15th anniversary content!

Carmi's Art/Life
Carmi makes a fabric skeleton pin to wear trick or treating.

Carter Seibels for Divali Glass Jewelry
Carter unveils some new designs for Fall!

Check out Katie's cute halloween decor!
Katie's festive pumpkin captures the the feeling of fall.

Jennifer Jangles Blog
Holly Jolly Christmas Designs

Jewelry & Beading
Cyndi's taking a look this week at all the informations she's gathered on steampunk style jewelry.

Savvy Crafter
It was a dark and not so scary craft night....

Strands of Beads
Melissa thinks about snakes and circle links

Meet Me in North Carolina!

 

For a FELT AND METAL EXPLORATION CLASS at the lovely ORNAMENTEA.  We'll felt the wool and work the metal like never before!  I'm super excited about this class and all the possiblilites of fusing felt with metal. 

 

No need to have a load of skills--as Cynthia of Ornamentea wrote, "adventurous beginners" jump right in.  Students will make a bracelet and pair of earrings.  Expect torches, wire work, hammering, felting, and giggling.

 

November 22nd!  Hope to see you there!  Class details are here...

Squash Soup...

Yesterday I made some butternut squash soup.  Nothin' says fall like squash...or orange food with nutmeg and a dash of cinnamon.  If you decide to give the recipe a go, it's worth reading the comments first.  Lots of ideas to suit your pallet.  It wasn't sweet enough for moi, so I took one reader's thought and liquefied an apple, and added it to the cauldron.  Perfecto.

The peace sign in the background was made by my friend Ryan.  He calls it, Reflections of Peace.  He made it with bike reflectors he's found riding through the reservoir trails.  Love me some folk art.  

It was a dark and scary night...

Ok, it wasn't.  At all. It was really a dark and fun night out at my pal Katie Hacker's house.  I took a pocket full of Halloween-ish parts and pieces for some jewelry making R&R.  It all started with these goth-like resin pendants from Plaid...

Throw into the cauldron some playful polka-dot beads, sneaky silver skeletons, some wicked star toggle clasps, creepy polyester chain, and a couple-a-tricksters...

And you have a real treat of a night and necklace...

P.S.  Thanks Craiger (Katie's husband Craig) for supplying us with a yummy dinner and good brew.

Here's a sneak peek at Katie's hands in action.  Check out her blog to see the finished necklace.

 

Happy Autumn!  My Aunt left this happy pile of gourds for me...such a treat.  I've got a couple butternut squashes to make some soup with also.  Ah, Fall is here and I'm thankful for the change in season.  Things with my dad's health are on the mend.  Work is moving along.  I've still not unpacked all my things, but that's ok.  Winter is long, so there will be plenty of time to arrange and organize (remind me I said this).  Soaking up the gorgeous scenes in nature, time around the campfire with friends, and being with my family...that's my plan for Fall.

Carmi's Art/Life Blog
Inspired by a tree pendant, Carmi creates new buttons.

Carter Seibels for Divali Glass Jewelry
Carter takes a walk down Divali Glass Jewelry Memory Lane

Jewelry & Beading
A special group of friends is showing off the work inspired by Cindy McCornack, and raising money for the American Lung Association at the same time.

Savvy Crafter-Candie Cooper
Tic-Toc, Candie shows a sweet beaded clock...

Snap out of it, jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean becomes an armchair traveler and lets a book take her away to exotic places when she reviews Bead Journey...!!!

Strands of Beads
Melissa creates a word bead based on T.S. Eliot's "The Naming of Cats"

BeadStyleMag.com
Did you see Sara Snow's Living Green video on CNN.com?

Art Bead Scene
It's a dark and stormy night at Art Bead Scene.

Imagine Peace Tower...

Got this link from a blast from the past---Ian Stallings.  It's been neat reconnecting with lots of folks on Facebook ever since the big 10 year reunion.  Thank you Ian for sharing the video link.  It is wonderful and so I wanted to share it with all of you.

Tic-Toc...

 

copyright DRG/Simply Beads 2008

The new Triple Take projects are up on the Simply Beads website.  That's my clock, Katie's purse, and Madge's necklace.  We used the yummy Ranger Ink products to create these little gems.

If I remember right, I paid $3 for the clock at the dollar store and then painted and bedazzled the socks, er hands, off it...

 

Free instructions for all the projects are here. 

Some Links...

 

Morning Dolls!  Lots of Halloween Jewelry love in the links this week, so I wanted to also show you some super sweet skeleton lights I got at (ready, drumroll) Kroger!  

About.com Jewelry Making
Yippy! Tammy is thrilled that another resin experiment is a success. This time she's making Halloween style resin cabs.

Art Bead Scene
A Not-So-Scary Jangles Bracelet.

Barbe Saint John - New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts
Book Review of Simply Modern Jewelry-its simply GORGEOUS!!!

Bead&Button Magazine
Tea gets inspired about beaded shoes

Jennifer Jangles Blog
Jennifer's been playing with resin, see what's new

Jewelry & Beading
After being named Darth Pyro by her family, Cyndi wants to know what your darth beading name is!

Katie's Beading Blog
Katie went a little crazy buying beads...take a peak inside her shopping bag!

Metal Lid Pendant
Carmi cuts up a thin sheet of metal to make a pendant

Savvy Crafter--Candie Cooper
Check out Candie's piece, Migration, in the new Fall Issue of Stringing...it's been quite a trip!

Snap out of it , Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean cheats a bit--this tiny creation isn't exactly jewelry unless you wore it as a pin. Which would be quite a conceivable thing to do!

Strands of Beads
Melissa finds inspiration at Kid Robot

 

All the limbs move and make a clinky sound!  Oh, it's the little things...

Ugh...

This Orphan Works Bill is so discouraging.  I almost can't believe the Americans are even thinking of passing it.  Such a creative and innovative country and we have come to this---not valuing our people's skills and talents.  I have lived in a country where nothing was protected, any image up for grabs...it's not a pretty sight.  Please help to fight this, there is tons of info online, sign the petitions, call your state rep, fight. 

Thanks Margot for the link to the video.

Bead-witched...

 

Cutie beaded witch projectby Mary Yaeger over at Beading Daily.  Free until Oct. 27th!  I'm a sucker for striped socks and I love the cape on this chick.  You could make a single one and slide it on some stripey ribbon or ball chain for a fun necklace too. 

Lovin' on these guys...

 

Vampire Weekend.  I know they've been around for a bit, but I'm just now catchin' on.  Better late than never. 

And my pal, Jay Musler's work:

 

I met Jay down at Penland school of crafts.  One cool guy.  Jay Musler.com  for a peek and if you're in the Chicago area, run on over to Marx/Saunders for an up close and personal experience.

Stringing Magazine...

 

surprised me!  Thank you Interweave Press and the editors at Stringing for including my necklace on the cover of the Fall issue.  What an honor!  The piece is titled Migration and I made it long before I decided to move home from China.  Makes me wonder...  Do you ever make something and it goes together really smoothly?  This was one of those pieces---granted I'd been thinking about it long before I ever picked up the pliers and beads.  Definitely like to let the soup simmer before I dig in with the spoon.  This was the first time submitting to Stringing, so being on the cover is just ultra sweet...or should I say "tweet."  (corny.  I know.  very corny.)

Stringing out Oct. 7th in newsstands...