Recently I have been participating in more and more networking opportunities on the web. In reality it feels like Im playing games. And Im having fun, and I want to play more!
I am enjoying the interaction. So far things are small-short term participation event. I am only currently participating in one long term guild/ etsy street team thing. Everything else has a limited shelf life.
RAW: ring a week
THaW: Thing a week
OWOH: One world one heart
and the random share my blog give aways.
I want to play more!
Ideas Im finding, things to look for:
charms swap
give aways
destash swaps
mystery goodie box destash
pay-it-forward swaps
collaborative construction
dos a day/ a week
dare I sign up for local meet-ups in crafts?
dare I organize a swap?
hmmm the ideas are endless
the participants are out there
hmmmm
Ok I need to go make something now
wish me luck, I hope its cool!
Monday, January 31, 2011
One World One Heart
For those of you you found me via OWOH: WELCOME!
My name is Laura, and I am an eclectic crafter. Or rather, I attempt to be one. I share my crafting misadventures and what I am currently up to here. Please poke around, and leave a comment. Remember to leave your blog address!
For those of you who are not familiar with On World One Heart:
One World One Heart
One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers only. It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world. In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way. Think of it as a GIGANTIC open house allowing you to travel without ever leaving your home........going from blog to blog(in various countries) seeing the wonder each one has created and meeting all the fabulous people behind those blogs. As a bonus each blogger participant will offer up a "door prize or prizes"....just for dropping by, saying hello and seeing their world. It's really that easy.
This looks like fun so I am participating! From Jan 31 to Feb 17 2011.
My "door prize goodie" is a fairy door.
A lovely unique door for an indoor fairy. It can only be open by the fairy it belongs to.
This is going to show up on my Facebook, since I have linked the blog to it, please visit the blog to comments and participate.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Just as Im talking about give aways...
Stumbled across this little gem of a prize
Metal stamps.
Hey I bet I could find a use for them.
I also like the method of getting the prize. Networking the blog post.
So if you are interested (I know I am!)
go here
http://lorianderson.blogspot.com/2011/01/metal-stamp-giveaway.html
and visit Lori Anderson's Pretty Things blog
Friday, January 21, 2011
Give aways give aways give aways
So, one of the things that is supposed to drive or lure traffic to your blog, and thus expose you, your work/product is give aways.
What does one give away on a craft blog, especially a selfish craft blog like this one?
Would you, my 14 followers be interested in back issue crafting magazines, such as Step-by- Wire jewelry, or Bead and Button?
Or would you rather it be random hand made goodies? Or both?
Let me know what you think in the comments, pleeeezzzzzzz
What does one give away on a craft blog, especially a selfish craft blog like this one?
Would you, my 14 followers be interested in back issue crafting magazines, such as Step-by- Wire jewelry, or Bead and Button?
Or would you rather it be random hand made goodies? Or both?
Let me know what you think in the comments, pleeeezzzzzzz
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Learning new skills
I am using my participation in Ring a week (RAW) and Thing a Week (THaW) as a concerted effort to build skills. One of the ways I am doing this is to actually follow some project how-to instructions from magazines. I certainly have enough magazines!
This week I ended up practicing book/magazine instructions for both RAW and THaW
This week's Thing is a pair of coiled earrings using copper wire.
I had intended on making a chain bracelet, but I did not have enough of this spool of wire. I did have enough to finish the spool up and have some earrings.
I made this pair of earrings following directions from:
The Best of Step by Step Wire jewelry 2010. Egyptian Chandeliers by Jeanette Ryan.
After following the directions I modified a tad because the directions in the magazine included crystal drops -I just used swirls, and the way the two middle pieces hung, they fell off and did not lock onto the main ring.
I ended up putting one on facing the other direction. Visually you can't tell a difference, structurally it keeps the dbl spirals hanging and not falling off.
Check out the other amazing jewelry pieces being created for THaW 2011
I need to practice making coils, and my needle nose pliers are crap, they torque out of position with a simple twist, not good, will replace.
This week's RAW was "Hi I'm Bob"
Bob- big obnoxious bling, named so by my daughter after I created my first ring using this rhino head mold. We came up with a bunch of silly ring titles for a series, as if they were 1960's movie title "Bob" "Return of Bob," "Son of Bob" and so forth.
This one is is "Hi, I'm Bob" inspired by the blob-type character Bob from Monsters vs Aliens.
Hes a little too textured to be transparent, but that was the goal.
Wire wrapping techniques from Dale Armstrong's book, I combined the cocktail ring base and prong set the head.
Yes I prong set a resin rhino head!
Check out the other fabulous ring creations at the RAW flickr pool
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