http://gaylebird.com silver wire and gemstone jewellery in development by Gayle Bird Sun, 20 May 2012 11:59:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't figured out a name for these yet... I just imagined them yesterday. They're sort of inspired by these windchimes made by the Inverness Beach Gal. These are made of driftwood, coal, beach glass and limestone, all from Cape Breton beaches! http://gaylebird.com/2012/05/20/cape-breton-beachcombed-necklaces/ My mom was cleaning out their basement - which used to be my grandparents' basement - and found a trunk (possibly more than one?) of things from when we were babies. There are a few entirely adorable bits of clothing that almost (but not quite) make me want to have ... http://gaylebird.com/2012/04/24/i-think-i-know-where-my-love-of-colour-comes-from/ I've added an index of tutorials to this site; you can catch them all at the link at the top or click here to view all the tutorials (so far!). http://gaylebird.com/2012/04/06/speaking-of-tutorials/ This tutorial riffs off the last one. It's twist based so if you can wrap beach glass the way I showed you, you can make these earrings! Enjoy :) http://gaylebird.com/2012/04/02/dangle-earring-tutorial/ I'm still working in the studio to get ready for the Home to Roost exhibition... at first I wasn't digging the fact that I only had time to work on birds, and only birds... but this week I started to get really into it! Check out these wire tributes to ... http://gaylebird.com/2012/03/25/still-making-birds/ A bunch of super-talented local artisans and I are working on a gallery exhibition that opens in about a month. It's all about birds and there are a LOT of great ideas flying around our intermittent meetings. Working with such creative minds is exhilarating... staring down a deadline, a little ... http://gaylebird.com/2012/03/04/home-to-roost/ For the hundreds of people who have gone away crestfallen over the years... I've finally made brooches! These are all I have... when they're gone, they're gone! Available exclusively at the Holiday Spirit Fine Craft Market, TOMORROW, Friday, Saturday & Sunday! No time! Setup is in 12 hours! Gotta run!! http://gaylebird.com/2011/11/30/brooches/ In the midst of unbelievable chaos, I managed to complete a last-minute batch of steampunk flower pendants before the CBCCD show in 4 days! I especially love the one with the red/orange leather, below: I had to make some more because I nearly sold out at my last show! These things go very ... http://gaylebird.com/2011/11/27/steampunkerflowersisies/ Yesterday was SO productive! I worked 8 full hours in the studio, with hardly any lollygagging or shenanigans. It was all about preparation for the four shows I have in the next 5 weeks, to make setup as painless (literally) as possible. I: Covered one of the presentation boards I got ... http://gaylebird.com/2011/10/30/show-prep/ My Arts North end-of-season inventory is back, and I'm pleased to discover that I now have twice as many rings as I thought I had, and nearly twice as many earrings. Phew! This is good, because I woke up this morning realizing this is my last full weekend of production, ... http://gaylebird.com/2011/10/29/busy-as-a-bee/