Check this out!

Have you seen the new Handcrafted Jewelry magazine from the editors of Beadwork ?

So beautifully done and one of my favorit artist painted the backgrounds of the pages,
Cori Dantin. Find Cori's work at http://www.corid.etsy.com/ .


I love that they added such a mixture of arts.Oh and not to forget that I also have a project in there.You'll find that on pg.77.
This bezel is featured and I just added more of them to our etsy shop http://www.zoaart.etsy.com/ .

I will also be adding some of the bone links later today.I still need to take pictures of them.
Go now and get your copy of Handcrafted Jewelry.............

So far.........

I got my camera back and so far so good. Lets keep our fingers crossed for the metal shoot later today.

Anyway here are a few pics I just shot.

Zen and Lucy all snuggly together.........

And my very messy studio........lol......I've been workin.

More pictures soon..........

Arrrrrrrrr!

Once again I'm without my camera.
I've really been stuggling with my new camera and even taken it back to Best Buy several times for them to poopoo my struggles.Well yesterday I'd finally had enough,knowing it wasnt me but the camera. The "Geek Squaud" took it and said it would be a couple of weeks to send it off and then get it back?????? WHAT! This bit of info left me more than irritated. There is definitely something wrong with the camera and I bought it that way so just give me a new camera! But no......I just love the customer service these companies provide.This is one of the number one reasons we should spend our money with small businesses. We may spend a little more but its so worth the customer service you get back.Never again "Best Buy" never again..........
Just had to vent today...........

Etsy Shop Sale!

Hello everyone........From august 5th to the 12th we will be having a sale in our etsy shop www.zoaart.etsy.com .Everything is marked down $5.00.So when you see the price its already marked to the sale price and on august 13th the original prices will return.

And then next week my goal is to have finished jewelry in our shop.

Oh yah and that giveaway!..........I'll have that posted by this weekend.So be looking for it.......

Untill then.........

I'm Back!

Back from a long week away.

It's nice to see family and old friends but totally draining.We had a crazy week running here and there and everywhere.

Here I am with my Dad.

The girls..........This little stawberry blond is my little sister Erica's daughter Lyric. She could'nt wait to play with her cousin's.

Here is my sister Erica and my girl Ashleigh.They are so beautiful........

Ash and her Pappy........

We all had a great time and can't wait to visit again.

Cousins.................Nathea and Lyric.

So coming up next week will be another giveaway and I'm thinking an etsy sale.

I really want to work on the website and add a shopping cart so I can seperate finished jewelry pieces from componets.The components will be for sale on the website and finished jewelry will be in the etsy shop. A lot of work for me ahead but one I'm ready to jump into. So we'll see what happens........

Okay to work I go........

Working

Silver,bronze,copper and some shibuichi..........

I love these bumpy domes.

I'm taking a road trip next week with my girls.

We are on our way to PA. Most of my family has not seen Ashleigh in years. And they have never meet her girls. So I'm excited that we get to go visit and have a girls trip. Lets see a 9 hour road trip.........Hummmm......Wish me luck.

YaYa's girls...........

And The Winners are.......

Oh did I say winners?
Yes I did!
We had so many comments that I thought there has to be 2 winners.So there are and those winners are..........
lilibulle http://www.lilibulle-illusions.blogspot.com/ and
Vivian http://www.desertbloom.typepad.com/

Thanks so much to every one who commented and keep checking this blog and dont ever give up on me. I know I fall behind sometimes and I'm a little slack on posting but I'm trying to do better.Its a goal........Now if I could only get Tony to post more again.You all know his posts where fun.I have an idea.......On this post why dont you all make comments to Tony to encourage him to write.


Those of you who have never got to read any of my husbands post have really missed out.When we first started this blog thing Tony did all the blogging,I was terrified of the computer.And he had quite the following...........Yea he's good.

Well thanks again and I am already picking stuff for the next giveaway.I promise it will be as good or even better.Lets just say I'm gonna get real creative............

So Lili and Vivian send me your info to zoaart@yahoo.com and I'll get your goodies in the mail.