Hello friends!

I hope this finds you enjoying a beautiful summer day, Friday the 13th and all!  I feel a bit drained from being in the sun all day but can’t complain because there was a great breeze on the beach and it was barely 80 degrees.

Are you ready for a little Creative Spark?  I was able to squeeze in some time to finish a project inspired by last week’s Creative Spark!  If you have not heard the buzz yet and would like to join in, Becky of  The Gritty Bird shares a new creative theme, color scheme and phrase every week.  Becky’s sparks are an inspiration for everyone – jewelry designers to mixed media artists.    Here are the sparks we worked with over the week this time around (and you can select any or all of the “sparks”):

**CREATIVE SPARK ONE**

•Artistic Theme•

Woodland

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**CREATIVE SPARK TWO**

•Theme Words or Phrase•

Trees, Birds, Fly, Clouds, Moss, Grass, Twigs, Mist

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**Creative SPARK THREE**

•Theme Color Palette•

I think I captured that woodland theme and those misty colors in “Believe in Dreams” .  This bracelet features a metal focal that I hand cut, filed, stamped, oxidized, polished and tumbled. 🙂   Just look at those gorgeous lampwork beads by Jena Fulcher and spacers by Lori Anderson…all in a soft, muted palette.  The detail in the beads are just incredible, some are encased and that one pillow bead  – oh!  the flower on both sides is just so pretty.  I wire wrapped the beads with a nice substantial sterling silver wire – 16 gauge, and added some beautiful sterling Hill Tribe bead caps and flower charm.  If you think you might need a reminder from time to time that you should believe in your dreams, this one is available in my Etsy shop.  Sold, thank you.

I’ll be taking a little blog break as we head on a road trip…so I’ll see you when I return!