B'Sue Boutique Creative Group on Facebook's January Challenge is a color story of Tangerine, Aqua and Chocolate. That color combination screams "retro" to me, so I broke out some adorable vintage-looking TV charms. They are perfect for little resin pendants and what better images to put in the old fashioned TV than the iconic I Love Lucy?

I'm addicted to playing with nail polish and resin in bezels, so I was off to my neighborhood Walgreens for the perfect shades of orange and blue to coat my little teevees.

Next came rummaging through the workroom for beads, old and broken jewelry and charms. These are two of my favorite colors, so this was pretty easy to accomplish. There's so much loot and I want to use it all, so I'm thinking a big chunky charm bracelet will do the trick!

Man made beach glass beads, vintage earrings, brass charms, Swarovski rondelles, and little Czech crystals in yummy colors.

Next comes finding images and wire wrapping the beads.

Teeny tiny Lucys.  :) — Teeny tiny Lucys. :)

Decoupage time!

Are you humming the I Love Lucy theme, yet?  xD — Are you humming the I Love Lucy theme, yet? xD

Resin mixed and time to pour.

I love how the poured resin domes over just like the old TV sets. LOL! Oh, and I'll let you in on a little trick I've discovered pouring resin. I always get a drop that spills onto the surface of my wax paper no matter how careful I am. I use this as my "tester" for where the resin is in the drying stage. Better to mess with the little droplet than have a big smudgy fingerprint on all your hard work.

Time to cover the pieces, leave them alone and let them cure overnight.

(There are two extra pieces shown - pendants that were waiting for my next batch of resin.  Waste not, want not.) — (There are two extra pieces shown - pendants that were waiting for my next batch of resin. Waste not, want not.)

Dry and lookin' good! Time to put the pieces and parts together.

Ack! I love chunky charm bracelets, but I think I went overboard. Can you have too many charms?

Hmmm.... I threw this together too fast and I'm not happy with it. I'll have a rework tomorrow. *sigh*

One more close up before I start dismantling.

I'm liking this version better. I edited out the blue beach glass beads, and some of the charms, all of the peach and light brown beads. I also decided to put the Lucy charms back to back. Additions include some chocolate ox hearts and dark chocolate beads which makes the orange and blue pop a little more than all that brass. I'm pleased!

So there you have it! This was a lot of fun and if you are into jewelry making and haven't done so already, check out B'Sue Boutiques Creative Group on FB. You'll meet our the fabulous Brenda Sue Lansdowne of B'Sue Boutiques and so many talented, nurturing and fun artists who share their creations. Join us!

Hi y'all! Well, I have a blog. Now what?

My reason for starting this whole thing is to document some of the creative work I've been doing for the past 6 months. January 2012 was a turning point for me. I was bored. At work, I had lost all interest in what I was doing and something had to give. It took half a year of that whole "what do I want to do" stuff to determine that I was creatively starving and needed an outlet from the day to day stress of my current work.

Oh, and I drank wine. Lots of it.

Which leads to wine corks. I can never throw one away so we had mounds of them that I've collected for years. I'm also a lazy organizer - things are behind closed doors so it looks pretty, but open a drawer, cupboard or pantry in my house and you'll find complete and utter chaos. I'm sure that's a metaphor or something, but I digress. xD When the mess starts spilling from the enclosed areas, it's cull time. I would be okay about getting rid of everything else (thank you, A&E Hoarders!) except those damn corks. I had seen lots of stuff made from corks that left me 'feh'.. until I saw a pin about wine cork ornaments on Pinterest. Bingo! Now, those looked like something fun to do! A few trips to the craft store later (I had nothing but corks and needed wire, beads, pliers, etc ) and I was hooked. Six months later, I have a cozy workroom and more beads and supplies than I know what to do with and having a ball making all kinds of fun things. Welcome to my blog and PLEASE leave comments if you feel inclined. I would love to hear from you. xoxo

See?  I knew I was keeping these corks for a reason. — See? I knew I was keeping these corks for a reason.