Hustle and bustle of the holidays!!!
by Kelli Pope
Hammered copper, with ceramic beads by Gaea and Mary Ann Carroll
Hammered sterling silver with ceramic beads by Mary Ann Carroll,
For most people, holiday hustle and bustle means shopping, baking, wrapping, decorating, caroling, holiday plays and concerts, visiting, traveling, ... etc etc etc........... For me, it means making jewelry, making jewelry, making jewelry, art shows, making jewelry, and OH! did I mention, making jewelry? :) After Thanksgiving at my Mom and Dad's, I headed straight out of town to my sister's house for the long weekend to "hole up" and, yes, you guessed it - make jewelry. She has this INCREDIBLE place in the country; roaring fire in the fireplace, 3 big snoring dogs laying around. Just a WONDERFUL atmosphere to be creative. No distractions, no obligations, just imagination and creativity to occupy my time. It was a very productive weekend. My last show of the year is this weekend, and I wanted to go out with a BANG!!! (THEN, I get to start the shopping, baking, wrapping...............etc.)
Here are a few of the weekend's creations..................
Hammered copper, with ceramic beads by Gaea and Mary Ann Carroll
Hammered sterling silver with ceramic beads by Mary Ann Carroll, silver stars from Hip Chick
Hammered copper with patinated chain links from MissFickleMedia and
ceramic beads by....... yep, Mary Ann Carroll
Hammered antiqued brass and copper with patinated links and chain by MissFickleMedia, and wood fired bead by....um..... hmmmmmm.. oh yeah! Mary Ann Carroll.
Hammered sterling silver, antiqued brass and copper with patinated 
Hammered antiqued brass and copper with beads by, yep, her again :)
Hammered copper with patinated chain links from MissFickleMedia and ceramic beads by....... yep, Mary Ann Carroll
Hammered antiqued brass and copper with patinated links and chain by MissFickleMedia, and wood fired bead by....um..... hmmmmmm.. oh yeah! Mary Ann Carroll.
Hammered sterling silver, antiqued brass and copper with patinated chain from MissFickleMedia
Hammered antiqued brass and copper with beads by, yep, her again :)(I'm kinda partial, can ya tell?)
Hammered sterling silver, copper and antiqued brass with bird by Mamacita, and ceramic beads by Gaea and Mary Ann Carroll, ceramic pendant from Susan Burge.
These may be my FAVORITES!!!!!!!! Lovin' the rich golden yellows!! Hammered antiqued brass with Mary Ann Carroll beads, ceramic pendants from Susan Burge and patinated links from MissFickleMedia.
Hammered copper & antiqued brass with beads by Mary Ann Carroll, pendants by Patina Queen and Susan Burge.
Hammered sterling silver, copper and antiqued brass with bird by Mamacita, and ceramic beads by Gaea and Mary Ann Carroll, ceramic pendant from Susan Burge.
These may be my FAVORITES!!!!!!!! Lovin' the rich golden yellows!! Hammered antiqued brass with Mary Ann Carroll beads, ceramic pendants from Susan Burge and patinated links from MissFickleMedia. Hammered copper & antiqued brass with beads by Mary Ann Carroll, pendants by Patina Queen and Susan Burge.Hopefully, I'll have something for someone on everyone's Christmas shopping list this weekend!!
