8.27.2008

long time no type...


PINKLIGHT 3
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

well.
i won't even try to catch up.
as of now i just arrived in Portland.
i'll be here for 3 weeks!
i'm staying with my aunt.
in the sweet 2nd story of an amazing house.
(pics to come...)

this one is from PinkLight Bazaar 3.
go to myspace.com/pinklightbazaar
to see what that's all about.

i only got 2 hours of sleep last nite.
so now it's nap time.

I'm going to try to keep my blog going for this trip.
that would be awesome.
we already ate at this killer little place the Tin Shed earlier.
I had the most amazing sweet potato french toast.
yummmmmmmm.

hope everyone in internet land is doing good.
sorry i bailed for a bit!

xo.Jess

7.10.2008

avocado nest.


avocado nest.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

my avocado pits are sprouting!
i used to do this as a kid...
my mom kept them in the window sill of the kitchen.

i just moved again.
(maybe more on that later.
maybe not.)
so im working on some new jewelry tonite.
i made some killer leather & button necklaces.
i don't think i blogged them yet tho...
go to my flickr to check them out.

bout to go work on some more stuff!

hope everyone is wonderful in internet land...


xo.

7.05.2008

sparkler.


happy 4th.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

happy 4th.

7.03.2008

life.


Jake Thomas Messina : 6
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

is so complicated.
then you hold a baby.
and realize, that's all it's about really.




my new cousin: Jake Thomas Messina.










sorry for the lack of blog.
i'm having a hard time of late...


namaste.

6.18.2008

new photos.


imperial.
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

so i got to photograph some new goods for etsy.
they came out pretty sweet.
im in the process of flickr-ing them now!


i especially like how this one came out.
the bracelet looks killer.
and i love how the colors pop.

sometimes it takes just as long to photograph
my stuff as it does to make it...
i enjoy that part just as much as i do creating the pieces.




i still need to do another resin pour.
just had a busy week so far.
my gramma had her last radiation treatment
for breast cancer yesterday!!
so we went over and hung out with her for the evening.
i went over early, and while my papa was out getting
some lunch, my gramma and i saw a hummingbird in her backyard.
now maybe that doesn't seem like a big deal, but,
understand that, hummingbirds are by far one of my gramma's
most favorite things on the planet.
she has alot of hummingbird decor, jewelry, etc.
so this little guy hung around for at least ten minutes.
came right up to the window where we were standing,
checked out all the new flowers my grandparent's had
recently planted, and even landed in a tree for a quick break.
it was cool, i don't care who you are.

but for us it was was way more than cool.
it was a good omen.

so that was amazing.


going to have dinner with M & V tonite.
venison & steak!
i love my brother the carnivore! haha.
i'm sure some wii-ing will follow,
possibly some alcohol consumption.
and hopefully photographic evidence!


xo.



o, and new STRAY goodness available on etsy today.

6.16.2008

right now.


me : 6.16.08
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

this is me.

in the midst...


japanese owl!
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

of working on resin jewelry.
i want to get it just right...before i unveil it.


found this amazing japanese owl jar
at sal. army.
isn't she wonderful!
the perfect addition to my studio.
her and the deer lamp have become fast friends.
and the little wren isnt alone on the window sill.

new stray goodness up tomorrow...
and a second resin pour.


xo.jess

6.10.2008

cast away...


resin & bone : 2
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

so here is the latest stray creation...
not complete, yet.

i cast squirrel bones in resin,
to make pendants.

they look amazing so far!
they are curing overnite,
and tomorrow ill have more pics!
i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited about this.
i have been wanting to try using resin for a long long time.

i also have these amazing pieces of flint from the lake my parents live on.
it's beautiful.
i think that will be a great addition to my resin series.


i also spotted a dead wasp in the driveway today!
he is now on my window sill...
awaiting the next pouring!
haha.



(by the way...
no animals were harmed in the making of this jewelry!
everything is a found object...)

meeting of the minds.


meeting of the minds : 1
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

bones getting prepped for my latest jewelry endeavor.

6.09.2008

[layer] series.


[layer] die : 1
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

yay!

new stuff going up on etsy as i type!



i've started a new series: [layer]
super simple.
necklaces that look killer alone or.....wait for it.....layered!
mostly things i've collected that are awesome in their own right.
they just need a little help to become a sweet piece of jewelry.


i also just got everything i need for casting resin!
sooooooo excited about that!
i have big plans for my collection of animal bones!




hope all of you in internetland had a good weekend!




xo.