Artsy Sightseeing in Oslo
Had such a wonderful day of sightseeing in my dear Oslo. Me and my husband walked from Majorstua down to Frogner and finally back home. With the wonderfully sunny weather and about 5 km of walking, we’re ready to take off for new experiences!
Funky Jewelry Tips from Rachel Ray
One of my favorite TV-shows are The Rachel Ray show. I love the her wonderful cooking as much as all of the other useful tips. It’s always fun to see Rachel wearing so much funky jewelry at the show! She is very fond of big jewelry, so one of the highlights to see how she...
Shell Necklace
Here is the beaded shell necklace I made today. I’m so pleased to work with a mighty shell flower pendant such as this one! In this Shell Necklace I’ve added irregular agate nuggets and shell chips. I was inspired by the fact that all these beads came from the nature. It’s something special about that....
New Hot Lava Beads
Found these new “hot” Lava beads in Fire Mountain’s Jewelry makers Catalog of Best Sellers 2009-2010 They look something like some bits of coal with little cavities in them. They have different shapes but all of them have the colors of burnt black or brown. Lava beads makes excellent original necklaces or bracelets with bigger...
Summer of 2009 in Oslo
So far there has been such a great summer here. A few weeks of really hot weather and at that time all you want to do is to spend it at the beach… or on a roof top. The one we have here is so nice, it’s huge, green and full of nice neighbors I...
Large Pendants on Sale
Found all these large pendants on super sale -70% here in Oslo They’re pretty large, I like that. Think I will combine these with some irregular gemstone beads in green jasper and agate. I also just got Fire Mountain Gems Catalog of best sellers for 2009-10. I’m looking in it now for inspiration, their gemstone section...
Men’s Beaded Necklaces
This project started out so great, and then my husband dropped my bead board just as I had beaded 2 of the 3 necklaces… And of course I hadn’t put on my bead stoppers! (I always do!) We did have a crazy moment trying to find them around the house and in the fluffy carpet...
