Jackson Square West

I've been slacking with my blog posts simply because I've been working really hard getting ready for my first Arts & Craft booth! The Lake Charles Kiwanis Club puts on an Arts & Craft show every year, but this year it's all NEW. The Jackson Square West Arts and Craft Fair will be held on Nov. 6th, 7th, and 8th. Elton Louviere is this year's featured artist, along with a kids crafting area and Entertainment Stage! Friday November 6th, 6pm-9pm: Sneak preview, Gumbo Dinner, and Silent Auction. Saturday November 7th, 10am-6pm: Kid's crafting area, Kid's entertainment stage & 5K run Sat. morning. Sunday November 8th: show opens 10am-4pm. The name of my booth is "Smitten", and I will be selling large multipurpose windows that I've handcrafted with recycled window panes, along with a large selection of my jewelry. So, get out of the house, come have some fun, and most importantly come support your local artists! :0)

Louisiana loves LSU

Let me start out by saying that I am a McNeese student and I am dating a guy who played MSU football for five years. I love McNeese, and I was always that person going into stores wondering why they hardly sell MSU gear. After my "Gameday Earrings" post I have sold many LSU earrings and NOT ONE McNeese earring. So my question why the stores don't sell hardly any MSU gear has finally been answered. It does not matter who you are, if you are a student at LSU, or if you even go to college at all; pretty much if you live in Louisiana you are a total Tiger fan. LSU is definitly a part of this awesome Louisiana culture we live in. I want to contribute, so I found these SUPER cute purple and gold acrylic beads and added antique bronze fleur de lis charms to create that southern touch. Go Tigers!! (and Pokes, I won't forget you)...I also want to say these acrylic beads are pretty rare which means I may be limited to how many I can purchase. I HOPE ALL OF YOU TIGER FANS (every Louisiana resident) LOVE THESE!

BOO!

Well the cheesey inside of me is out, and YES I made some Halloween earrings. I LOVE them, and they are perfect for teachers to wear for their Halloween classroom parties!!! They are made with both orange acrylic and black glass flower beads, black czech crystal, and silver plated findings. I hope you like these not so scary Halloween earrings :0) (This post is a little later than I expected, but I've been waiting for these beads to come in.)

Gameday Earrings

I love football season! It not only means nice cool weather, but it also means CHRISTMAS is right around the corner!! I LOVE LOVE Christmas, but we will talk about that later. Christmas talk will take up an entire post alone! Anyway, in order to celebrate our favorite college football teams I posted some pictures of some great gameday earrings!!

GO TIGERS! These are made with purple glass flower beads and yellow czech glass gemstones.
Style #lsu004
Go Pokes! These were made with blue mother of pearl oval beads and yellow czech faceted beads. Style # msu002

That's another Cowboy FIRST DOWN! Style #msu001

Purple mother of pearl with yellow acrylic beads and a silver plated fluer de lis to add a little Louisiana flare!! Style# lsu001

Lava Rock Beads!

A couple of years ago in Lafayette I discovered these rare lava rock beads. I thought they were REALLY neat, but because I wasn't sure of how I was going to use them I only bought a couple of the beads at that time. I haven't been able to find them anywhere since. Well guess what!?...We meet again because I've found them, AND I found them here in Lake Charles. Who would have thunk it? I think I did a little dance in the isle when I realized they were really there :0) I absolutely LOVE these beads. They are so unique! As soon as I bought them I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do with them. So here are a couple pictures...YAY!!

Style #009 These are GENUINE black lava beads made with antique brass findings and green glass beads dangling from the bottom. Grungy yet so elegant...