New Year and a Vacation

Wow, we're in March already, that was so fast. 

It seems like just yesterday I left for our casa in San Felipe.  On January 20 I headed South to go stay at our Casa while some work was being completed, an extension on the husband's garage, hopefully there will be room for a work bench for me...and after 6 weeks, hope I still remember how to make jewelry.

While in San Felipe, we decided to have an archway built onto the gate, I always wanted to do that.  I decided that I wanted some kind of a design.  I decided on a cactus and as I was drawing it, I decided that it should be the total length of the gate.  I was so pleased with the way it turned out, the young man who welded it did an excellent job.  This is a video/slide show of some of the work and my first Vimeo video.  I was just having fun with this...not too professional, but I hope you enjoy it all the same.


http://vimeo.com/88318095

Cuff Bracelet

My first cuff bracelet inspired by San Felipe, where they like to say, "No Bad Days".  I'm going to start a Baja Jewelry Collection, so much inspiration there.  And not just the surroundings but, how you feel when you are there...relaxed...a slower pace...one with the desert and ocean...nothing fancy...just natural and earthy...





Copper Cuff Bracelet



"No Bad Days" Copper Cuff Bracelet

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Dog day afternoon on beach at Pete's Camp, San Felipe, Baja



Juan's Copper Jewelry

This is Juan's booth at the Santa Semana Festival in San Felipe, Baja California.  He is on the main street that leads down to the Malecon, the ocean front boardwalk, which would be a more ideal location.  Lots of jewelry at this festival, but not like Juan's.  There is not alot of copper jewelry here and his is the only wire wrapped jewelry that I saw at the festival...have a look at Juan's wonderful work.  He also made the framed display.  Juan is from Rosarito and has also sold his jewelry on Olvera Street in Los Angeles.  Photos taken and shared with permission from Juan...thank you Juan!