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Week Twenty Five of My Weekly Creative Challenge

"Tag You're It" is Week Twenty Five of My Creative Challenge Well I'm back on track and this week has three entries for all of you to take a look at. I love working on this line a lot. It is fun to come up with different images that can fit into this set limited space. I want the fretwork to be de… Continue

Added by Allison B. on November 24, 2009 at 3:29am — 1 Comment

Week Twenty Four of My Weekly Creative Challenge

I'm "Entangled" in Week Twenty Four of My Weekly Creative Challenge Well I thank everyone for letting me take a break to get ready for this past week's 3 Day Art Crawl in Webster Groves, MO. The show went Great and I was very pleased with al the feedback I received on my new pieces. Iworked on ten… Continue

Added by Allison B. on November 10, 2009 at 5:54pm — 2 Comments

Weekly Creative Challenge Break / Show Announcement!

Hi Everyone! I'm getting ready for my last major show for the year and so this week I decided to let you know where to see all my new works I've been working on. I will send out my next installment of my weekly challenge latter this week! Take care and keep creating! Allison B… Continue

Added by Allison B. on November 3, 2009 at 6:03am — 1 Comment

Week Twenty Three of my Weekly Creative Challenge is "Nature Inspired"

Nature's Answer to Week Twenty Three of My Weekly Creative Challenge ! Working on new pieces is always fun. I wanted to get back to basics and I choose to go back to my love of nature. This piece was fun because of of the little wire wrapped pieces (Woooooooooo). Many of my drawings that I have w… Continue

Added by Allison B. on October 28, 2009 at 6:45am — 1 Comment

Week Twenty Two of my Weekly Creative Challenge is "Dreamy"

Week Twenty Two makes me feel "All Dreamy" Well Week Twenty Two is the beginning of staying on course with the create process that will spark 2010. I have been working on a series of drawing that will launch my creative process for 2010. Sometimes you have to get back to basics and drawing out my pi… Continue

Added by Allison B. on October 20, 2009 at 1:50pm — 1 Comment

Oooh La La! Week Twenty One of My Weekly Creative Challenge

Twenty One Weeks! I feel "Creative and All Grown Up!" Week Twenty One has me realizing that I have I still have a lot of work to create before the year is out. I cant wait to take a tally of how many pieces I worked on since I started this challenge earlier this year. On Thursday of this week I wil… Continue

Added by Allison B. on October 12, 2009 at 5:04am — 1 Comment

Week Twenty finally of My Weekly Creative Challenge!

Week Twenty! Finally I made it to Week Twenty!!! Well I know I have fell off the edge of the world these past weeks. I have been working on new pieces and I participated in 3 shows these past 2 weekends. This is the reason I fell of the blogging map for the past 3 weeks. I have to say they have been a… Continue

Added by Allison B. on October 4, 2009 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

Week Nineteen Smell Like a "Rose"

Week Nineteen Smells Like a "Rose" Well I'm back from Detroit and it's time to get back to designing. I have to admit I had a bit of a bus man holiday because while there, of course, I worked on a couple of pieces. This bracelet was one of my favorite so I thought I would fea… Continue

Added by Allison B. on August 25, 2009 at 3:32am — 1 Comment

Week Eighteen of my "Weekly Creative Challenge"

Week Eighteen! So Much to Do...... So Little Time!!! I have come to the realization that TIME moves far faster than I can. I can't believe that we are almost half way done with August already. I had to take a little break after the Big A$$ Indie Art and Craft Show. It was gre… Continue

Added by Allison B. on August 11, 2009 at 2:46am — 1 Comment

Week Seventeen of my "Weekly Creative Challenge"

Week Seventeen!...... Wow the Beginning of the "Fall Show" Series. Well, the notifications are coming in and I feel very excited about this 2009 Fall - Winter show schedule. As all the information comes in, I began to think to myself "Wow, now I have to create work to sell a… Continue

Added by Allison B. on July 27, 2009 at 3:48am — 1 Comment

Week Sixteen of My weekly Creative Challenge!!!!

Week Sixteen finds me "Back in the Metal Again"! Well everyone it time for me to get back to my love for the Metal. I have been wanting to start working on this new line for a long time and I finally started getting it together. This is the first installment of my new "Trinket… Continue

Added by Allison B. on July 21, 2009 at 3:24am — No Comments

Week Fifteen! of My weekly Creative Challenge!!!!

Week Fifteen !!!!! I Love Learning.... I love Free Classes and learning something new!!! At my wonderful job. ( I must say!) my coworker Mariah taught a class that showed us how to create this fun bracelet. She calls it the "Wagon Wheel" bracelet. I changed it up a little by u… Continue

Added by Allison B. on July 13, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

Week Fourteen is in a Purple Haze!

Week Fourteen Has a Purple Haze! Well it's Week Fourteen and I have to start getting ready for upcoming shows. I have a show coming up this month at Mad Art Gallery here in St. Louis. It's called the Big A$$ Indie Art and Craft Show. I wanted to introduce some of my newer des… Continue

Added by Allison B. on July 7, 2009 at 2:57am — 1 Comment

Week Thirteen All ready!

Week Thirteen All Ready! Well Hello Everyone! I must say that staying dedicated to creating is tougher than you think. For me, it is not finding new things to create. I have soooooooooo many ideas I want to work on that it is driving me crazy! It is more of the problem of FI… Continue

Added by Allison B. on June 22, 2009 at 5:07am — 3 Comments

Week Twelve is onFIRE!!!

Welcome Summertime and Week Twelve!! Hello Summer!! Hello Su… Continue

Added by Allison B. on June 15, 2009 at 2:51am — 1 Comment

Week Eleven is Like Heaven!!!

Hey I made it past Ten Weeks!! Hooray!!!!! Hello Everyone! I'm sorry I'm sending this blog entry on Monday instead of Sunday but I had to get ready for my new summer job as an Art Counselor at Laumeier Sculpture Park here in the St. Louis area. Well it's Week Eleven and I have… Continue

Added by Allison B. on June 9, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Well I Made It To Week Ten!!!

Well I made it to Week Ten ! Hi Everyone! I know I missed last sunday but I went home to Detroit to visit my family. We Need Family! I did though still have a piece to show you all. It already has a home / sold but I wanted to share it with all of you anyway. This piece is calle… Continue

Added by Allison B. on June 1, 2009 at 1:45am — No Comments

Week Nine! So Fine!

Week Nine! So Fine! Well week nine has been a "Learning Experience" Literally. I love taking classes and participating in workshops. I think that it truly helps me to expand my creative process which helps me to create original designs that are truly unique. If you don't try new… Continue

Added by Allison B. on May 18, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Week eights goes "Bollywood"

Week Eight goes "Bollywood" Well this piece was a lot of fun to create. Combining India's beauty, the warmth of brass, and the rich colors of red jasper into this little gem was labor of love. So welcome to the family "Bali Beauty". I have been working on some new sketches and a… Continue

Added by Allison B. on May 4, 2009 at 3:32am — 1 Comment

Week Six of my "Weekly Creative Challenge" -

It's "Art within Art" Time! Week Six already. Whoa! I have had a lot of fun working on some of my new additions to my "Art within Art" line. I like to get the chance to work on drawings for my "art centered" jewelry designs. Well this week's addition is "Isabella's Aqua Fantasy".… Continue

Added by Allison B. on April 13, 2009 at 5:49am — 1 Comment