Friday, February 18, 2011
Spicy Textured Polymer Clay Beads
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Hand Turned Exotic Wood Ornaments
For my 39th birthday, my sister Kerry and her husband, Ed gave me this beautiful hand turned wood ornament. My brother in-law Ed, works with all kinds of wonderful exotic woods and had been saving this particular piece for awhile and was not quite sure what he wanted to transform it into.
I've always loved receiving handmade gifts and so he and my sister decided on one of these beautiful ornaments, made especially for me in mind.
Little did he know, there was a little something very special ingrained in the wood, something that would have significant meaning when it was uncovered.
Look very closely...do you see it? Do you see the bear paw print? When I opened this lovingly and thoughtfully made gift I was near tears. You see, I work as a Team Leader for victim services with 16 volunteers working under me. One of those volunteers, whom is not longer with us, always called me mama bear. She said I was like a mama bear watching over her cubs, my volunteers.
I did a little research on what the Bear Paw symbolises and found in many cultures it stands for power, direction and connection to creator.
I believe there are no coincidences in life and that everything happens for a reason. Ed chose this piece of wood for me without knowing the significance behind it. Chance? I think not.
If you're interested in purchasing one of Ed's hand turned ornaments you can email him at info@coins-n-things.com or visit his website http://www.coins-n-things.com/
Each handmade wooden ornament has its own distinctive warmth and beauty. In the talented hands of my brother-in-law, each individual unrepeated turn differentiates each ornament from the next, producing a lasting heirloom.
Many people keep some of the best and most expensive ornaments they have as keepsakes and collectibles and even pass them down in their families as heirlooms to enjoyed year after year.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Mala Meditation Bracelet
The Police Wife Life, An Urgent Cry For The Support of Law Enforcement Officers, by Melissa Littles
The Police Wife Life, An Urgent Cry For The Support of Law Enforcement Officers, by Melissa Littles This article hit home and is a worry for all of us who are husbands and wives of police officers.
Friday, February 11, 2011
A Little Luxury just for Me...from Me!!!
The girly girl in me couldn't help herself, I first saw this soap displayed at a local pharmacy back in December and i just could not get the gorgeous scent out of my mind! I knew I had to have it but thought I should wait until after Christmas, you know how that is. Well it's February and I finally decided to treat myself. There were four different scents and they were all so divine. It was hard choosing just one. I would loved to have purchased all of them but they are a luxury soap and each bar retails for $8.99. Well worth it I'm sure.
After quite some time, I finally settled on the ROYAL LILY AND NARCISSUS (Giglio del Granducato e Narciso). It's fragrance of the white velvet petals intertwine with the sensuous scent of Narcissus is just heavenly.
I would love to try the others...I'm hoping Nest Dante will send me a few of their products to review on my blog and my twitter! I'll let you know what happens !!!
Anyhoo, it's time for me to go. I've got the bath water is running, candles lit and a glass or red wine waiting, soon I'll know just how luxurious this soap really is! Stay tuned for updates!!!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Feather and Stone Necklace and Bracelet
These commission pieces were inspired by our Canadian Native American culture. They have a spiritual earth feel made with warm, rich colours and earthy elements.
The necklace is made with wood, stone and clay beads attached to a brown leather cord fastened with a loop and wood bead. A partridge feather has been wrapped in non-tarnish silver wire and hangs from a round wood pendant wrapped in silk threads.
Namaste Necklace
An adjustable necklace that's designed to flows with you own energy patterns. A handmade silver tone clay pendants hangs from an adjustable black leather cord. $26.95
Namaste is a Sanskrit word. In recent times the term "namaste" has come to be associated with yoga, spirituality and meditation. It means "I honor the Spirit in you which is also in me." or "The God in me salutes the God within you." It is used as a greeting.
Custom orders welcome. Please inbox me for details or visit my One Artsy Chick Studio FaceBook Storefront at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/One-Artsy-Chick-Studio/119946684714951
and click on the SHOP NOW tab at the top of my page!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Braided Wrap Bracelets
Silver Fray Triple Wrap Bracelet $13.95
Can also be worn as a necklace!
Multi Colour Double Wrap Bracelet $12.95
Breezy Blue and White Double Wrap Bracelet $12.95
Leather Braided Triple Strand Bracelet $14.95
Leather Braided Ocean Blue Ceramic Bead Bracelet $14.95
Custom orders and colours welcome :) Inbox me for details!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Girlfriend Gratitude Birthday Hat
L is for Lisa
I love making my friends feel special on their birthdays. Making this pretty little number, was my way of expressing a little "girlfriend gratitude". Sure, I could have saved time (3 hours to be exact) by taking a trip downtown and buying her a factory made hat. The truth is, I was more than happy to take the time and make the effort to make something special for her, a gift that could only come from me.
The perfect opportunity to send out a special birthday wish just for her...to always be surrounded by good friends!
And the second part to that wish is "Abundance and Love"!
Me and a few of my closest girlyfriends...can you guess which one is Lisa? A little birdie told me she wore her fancy party hat to the office that day! I'm so thankful i was able to give her a little special sparkle on her day!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Imperfect Me
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. Carl Gustav Jung
Can we learn to love our imperfection? To find out how, read Love Your Imperfections written by Cynthia Hanson for Life and Beauty Weekly.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Zebra Print Vinyl Record Cuff Bracelet - Custom Order
Isn't this bracelet wild? I made this by using a recycled vinyl record and hand sketching a zebra stripe design. This was a custom order piece. If you would like one of these stylish cuffs for yourself, please contact me with your wrist size and design ideas.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Stella & Dot
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wild Side Feather Earrings
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Razzle Dazzle Necklace
A "razzle-dazzle" piece for a day or evening look.
This is a commissioned piece done for a vibrant creative spirit. She's very artistic and loves color. Her wish was to have a whimsical piece of jewelry that was fun and youthful. I feel I've captured this in my design. This necklace can be worn long or wrapped around for a chunkier more dramatic look.
To create this little lovely I have woven together variegated soft fuzzy blue yarn, silk embroidery threads, glass beads, an exotic flower brooch, with soft flowing petals attached and a modge podged hand painted Paris France button as a clasp.
Friday, December 31, 2010
No New Years Resolutions for 2011
This year I've promised myself not to make any new years resolutions. I figure I'm already too hard on myself, why add one more expectation to the long list I've managed to make already? Nope, I'm going to try something a little bit different this year. I've decide to continue on my journey of getting to know myself, who i really am in spirit and beginning to appreciate me for me. No new expectation, just being myself, the way I am right now, and being ok with the me i am.
You're welcome to come with me on this journey!
Just being ourselves will take courage, faith and a conscious commitment. It's going to be a process of stripping off the layers of false beliefs we've wrapped around our true selves. Things that we've told ourselves, like we have to look a certain way, know the right people and impress them with our wisdom, saying the right things, have the best experiences, all so we can be happy and successful in life. Just being ourselves may be scary and may not fit into what we want to believe about ourselves, it will not be easy and may even put us off kilter at times, heck it may leave us feeling a little lonely. However, don't you think being our authentic selves will be liberating, even exciting? So much of the stress, suffering and worry will simply fall away when showing our truest of selves and having the courage to be who we really are, without apology or falsehoods.
This is not going to be easy, we're going to slip up once in awhile, but that's ok. We're only human, what's important is we're making a conscious choice in getting to know who we really are, doing our best to live life as our authentic selves.
Here are a few things we can do to help us deepen our awareness, show the world our truest, bravest authentic selves this New Year.
.•Find love and acceptance for who you are. What do you love about you that has nothing to do with your external you? not what you do but who you are. the more we're able to uncover what we love about who we are, the more confidence we'll have to show the world our true colours and live in a place of peace and self-love.
•Be truthful to yourself. How much self-worth do you base on your actions, who you know, and what accomplishments you've made? Let go of defining yourself by your external self, it will give you the freedom and power to experience your purest truth. Getting honest with yourself may bring you to the realization, you really don't know who you are without your external layers. Yikes...this going to seem a little scary at first, but it's good and may even give you the tools to understand and experience the true spirit and soul of YOU.
•Practice just being YOU.. You may not like this but we've had alot of practice at being phony or being someone we think the world wants us to be. This is going to mean making alot of conscious decisions, just be the real you and bringing only your truest of reactions to outside situations. You must be aware by paying attention to your true feelings, your thoughts, what you choose to say, honoring your authentic self. This is about letting go of who you think you should be and just letting the world see who you really are in the moment.
Lets not take this too seriously, lets have fun with it, share it with the people we trust, being gentle with ourselves on this journey—this will be a big step for most of us. I'm excited to meet myself and soooo ready to introduce ME to the rest of the world. Wishing us all the best of being ourselves this 2011!!! Peace, Light and Hope to you all :)
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Pretty Three Piece Set of Pearls
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Insight Course
Insight Course
This course is beyond price! It helped me realize that it is actually okay (and safe) to love everyone. That was a really powerful insight for me. Thank you. ~ Ursula D.
A little inspirational Christmas gift from me to all of you! Hope you'll join me in this on-line course :) Merry Christmas, Joella
This course is beyond price! It helped me realize that it is actually okay (and safe) to love everyone. That was a really powerful insight for me. Thank you. ~ Ursula D.
A little inspirational Christmas gift from me to all of you! Hope you'll join me in this on-line course :) Merry Christmas, Joella
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Christmas at the Notte's
Having a real christmas tree has come to be our holiday tradition. Our tree has no sense of colour coordination or theme, but holds ornaments crafted by my children, ornaments given to us by friends and family, some even hold photos of my children celebrating christmas' past.
My kids cringes when I ooh and ahh over their handmade ornaments but I know, years from now, they too will look at these as christmas treasures and the sentimental value they hold.
Starlight Starbright...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
GIVEAWAY...celebrating 388 fans and followers !!!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Three Pretty One Artsy Chick Neclaces
Jolie Fleur (Pretty Flower) Necklace
Beaux Pétales (Beautiful Petals) Necklace (SOLD)
Coeur Romantique (Romantic Heart) Necklace
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Nine Oh So Pretty Necklaces
La Fleur Romance Necklace (SOLD)
The Purple Haze Diamond Heart (SOLD)
Snow and Ice Diamond Heart Necklace (SOLD)
Romance Heart and Pearls Charm Necklace
Industrial Chic Necklace
Silver n' Pearls Necklace
Flower in Diamonds and Pearls
Elegance in Silver
Industrial Chic N0. 2 (SOLD)
Long n' Lovely Necklace
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