a koi new year

Kingyo brownpaperbaga... $20.00	koi fish pendant designoptions $38.00
Good Luck Koi Fish ... chinmayo $77.00	koi desk clock (ora... milkshakecraft... $25.00
Turquoise Blue Koi ... Botanic2Cerami... $24.00	Koi Pond Freeform B... anuart $27.00
Sanke Koi Necklace MutagenStudios $20.00	ORIGINAL Large Abst... ModernHouseArt $1374.00
Koi Men's Cool ... apesnort $14.95	Tie Dye Onesie Fish... ConnieandAndre... $19.00
Koi Appliqued Sweat... threadhead99 $58.00	Shoes painting -Koi... WhatShop2329 $159.00
Koi by Shanna Trumb... trumblydesigns $20.00	Koi Concrete Wine B... WabiSabiCowgir... $20.00
Kingyo Ceramic Fish... NomadClayworks $42.00	15% off Koi Fish Un... idillard $8.00

Generated using Treasury HTML code generator by Whale Shark Websites.

ensure the happiest new year ever with a koi!

day 10: design something every day

im working on a project involving  vintage charms which i am having cast in sterling silver. inspired by the birds who have surrounded my heated bird bath this winter, this sterling silver hollow ring welcomes a little (currently plastic) bird hovering above a domed acorn bird bath. so, i am surprised i have made ten days in a row of designing something every day: cheers to me!

day 9: design something every day challenge

on the ninth day of my design something every day challenge, i designed a sterling silver ring with an abalone setting.

see-worthy.

design something every day: day 1

smashing magazine recently challenged designers to design something every day: take 15-20 minutes usually spent surfing the web and use it to design something-anything-everyday. so, true to my new year's resolutions, i designed something...a ring inspired by the plastic aerator from one of my vintage watering cans and all of the lob-lolly pine needles covering my yard: it fits into my herban elements collection of nature inspired art jewelry. the ring shank will be formed from a lost wax cast tree stamen; the aerator will be replicated in domed and drilled sterling silver and real pine needles (at least for the photo) will adorn it. everything else will have to be worked out in the shop. cool...day one is done.

new year's resolutions

i dont usually make actual new year's resolutions: i did a "mission statement" years ago after pestering from "seven habits of highly effective people" author steven covey. the mission statement serves as a road map for lifelong goals, and keeps my disorganized self on the correct path, according to me. i re-read it every month and update it at the new year. it works for me, so i stick with it! but, this year-2010-i am making a few short term goals and taking on some individual projects.
1. finish the construction drawings and begin construction for the renovation of my little 110-year old farm house
2. landscape design plan for same with an emphasis on edible plants/shrubs/trees
3. daily stretch
4. design something new EVERY DAY for 365 days
5. post daily to all four of my blogs
6. attend to my sad little dawanda shop
7. work on herban elements and high contrast: my two etsy shops
8. improve the master gardner app for iphone and itouch
9. improve my cooking knowledge/techniques
10. fabricate new line of jewelry monthly
so, i also have to lose a bunch of weight, but no need to actually write that one down.

happy new year!

I'm starting the new year off right by sipping a bloody Mary while watching a looney toons marathon!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone