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Barb Macy
40, Female
Oregon
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How to Make at Bezel Set Sea Glass Pendant
Started Apr 21
Is your Business Successful?
Replied Aug. 27, 2007
What Do You Do For Exercise?
Replied Aug. 24, 2007
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Corvallis, OR
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- About Me:
- I was introduced to jewelry making a few years ago by a good friend of mine and ever since I've been addicted to beads & silver! As I progress into different areas of jewelry making, I've found that I really enjoy working with a torch doing chain maille. I'll always be in love with beads, especially the earthy & chunky kinds! The funniest part of me making jewelry is that I don't really wear jewelry all that often.
- Occupation
- Mother of 2
- Website:
- http://www.accentyourself.com
- Do you have another website?
- http://www.accentyourself.etsy.com
- Favorite Music:
- Right now, my favorite play list is from a George Strait, Jimmy Buffett & Alan Jackson Live concert CD. It is great.
- Favorite TV Shows:
- The Office, My Name is Earl, Simpsons, Anything on the Discovery Channel or VH1
- Favorite Movies
- Any good romantic comedy, like Something's Gotta Give, When Harry Met Sally, etc. I generally like anything that is funny & uplifting. I have a hard time sitting through a suspense, thriller, or downer movie. I just can't spend 2 hours of my life crying over a movie. I want to laugh.
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Flower & Byzantine Necklace
I really enjoyed making this piece after seeing a few other varieties of flowers on the Cagey Crafters Forum by Laurel Peters. This flower is soldered & hammered out of copper wire & sterling silver for the center. The chain is 20 ga. 2.75mm Byzantine weave with a handmade hook & eye clasp.
Posted on September 11, 2007 at 8:54am —
Hike on top of Mary's Peak
The kids & I drove up to the top of Mary's Peak last Saturday to meet my husband on top. He rode his bike up! Crazy man! It was a spectacular day and we did a little bit of hiking. On top (which is a large grassy meadow), you can see up to Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, and down the Cascade volcanic peaks to the Three Sisters. In the distance is Mt. Hood.
Here we are above the clouds. On a clear day, you can see to the Pacific Ocean, which is about 35 mi…
ContinuePosted on September 11, 2007 at 8:43am —
Day at the beach with the kids
I took the kids over to the coast on Tuesday and we had an awesome day. It was beautiful and they had fun playing in the sand & water (brrrrrr!). I'm truly blessed. School starts next week! Woohoo!
Posted on August 30, 2007 at 5:02pm —
Hammered Links
I finished a batch of links this weekend and will be delivering them to the bead shop today. My first batch I took there last month sold out quickly, so I need to get moving and take more in! I finally have found my niche! Thank goodness! None of the other jewelry artists who consign at the shop do any soldered work or chain maille, so I think I'll stick with that style & my simple drop earrings that always are popular.…
ContinuePosted on August 27, 2007 at 11:20am —
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Thank you for the invite, nice to meet you there. It seems a great place too.
Wish you always inspiration in jewelry and joy of sharing.
Friendly your French frog
Nice links. I like to use links alot. But it is hard to find them, unless they are made into a necklace. I have actually bought necklaces and taken them apart to get the links. Thanks again, Gina
I love your 4-1 bracelet. I am trying one of those at the moment, but I doubt whether it will look as perfect as yours.
As for me, I'm working hard on getting more links & rings made for the bead shop & for my Etsy shop. Although it is quite time consuming and repetitive, they have been quite popular, especially at the bead shop. I've added some photos of my latest rings I just listed on Etsy. Pretty basic, but very useful in jewelry. Have a great day!