Sarilyn CraftsWhen you hear hoofbeats…dream of zebras!

This weekend my husband and I decided to play with our little microwave kiln and make some new fused and dichroic glass pendants and such for the upcoming craft season and to restock our Etsy store.  These are the fused, but unfinished jewelry pieces that we did this weekend.  Some needed some minor retooling (due to being dropped by our daughter), but they all turned out very well.  Now we just need to get to work on the wire wrapping and possibly the silver clay that we are going to finish them with.  I will also be making another series of dichroic and wire serving pieces to sell during the holidays - our stock of those has completely sold out!  They make absolutely wonderful gifts!Sarilyn  will be carrying supplies for glass fusing, including microwave kilns such as we used to produce our pendants pictured above.  Keep checking back if you are interested or contact us via email and we can quote you a price for the microwave kilns.  Ours are larger than most you can find in the craft stores but still easily used in most microwaves.  You will find our prices are quite similar despite the larger size.

I love art, all art.  I love viewing it, I love making it, most of the time.  I have no certain medium that I work in, although I do have a few I work best in.  I find my must to be the ability to move from one type of project to another, to another, and then back again when I feel I am ready to continue with the first.  There are so many different types of arts & crafts that it is impossible for me to choose just one.  This mirrors my life exactly.  I can go from wallpapering the kitchen (Sadly, still not done) to working in the garden to painting a room or tea dying curtains for the kitchen.

Most artists and crafters I have heard speak say that found their one thing by accident and knew it the minute they started working or playing around.  Some say the took a class in order to learn something different and never looked back.  I cannot say this, at least not as of yet.  I work with Jewelry Making, Ribber Art Stamping, Polymer Clay, Warm Glass, Paper Crafting and Painting, using several different mediums to name my current favorites.

They are my salvation from the everyday drudgery of my job.  I sit at my desk and from nowhere, completely unbidden, ideas start to show themselves, sometimes with such force I find it hard to stay in my seat until  5 p.m.  I carry an art journal with me so when one of those overwhelming ideas do come, I can put them on paper.  When I do get to leave, it’s home to make dinner, spend time with the family, then some laundry and housework.  Hardly any time is left for my creative side, which is screaming for attention by this time.  Right now I am working with my husband to get the websites up and running (one of which you are currently at).  The technical aspects for the store alone are mind boggling!

I plan to be up and running, able to work from home by the time school starts in the fall.  I will be able to cater to my muse and my family.  I will have studio time while I am home alone, with limited interruptions and family time where I do not feel distracted by the many things that have been left undone.  In the meantime I will keep my drawings and ideas fresh in my journal.  This way I am in no danger of forgetting them. 

Stay with us as we grow.  Rest assured there will be growing pains, although hopefully mostly behind the scenes.  In the meantime, don’t forget to stop by and say a quick “Hi” at http://www.bellaonline.com/site/rubberartstampingwhere I am the Rubber Art Stamping Editor for Bella online.  There you will find lots of techniques, how-tos, reviews, and a forum for you to join in the fun!