Week Sixteen : Back in the "Metal" Again

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 "Trinkets & Tokens" metal line. This line gives me the chance to explore the use of simple shapes & delicate fretwork with decorative chains, beads and fun finding. I really like this line because I get to create beautiful pendants that are simple, yet unique. Keep Watching for new installments on this line in upcoming blog entries. Also, I have updated my "What's New" page at www.alnbcollections.com with all of my upcoming shows. There are still a couple more shows I'm waiting to hear from. I will add those new dates to my site as the information becomes available.

Take care and Keep Creating!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

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 using drops in my design. Mariah says I always try to go a step further and play with the designs she teaches. I feel that the things they teach us jump start our creative spark. This bracelet was fun to create. I love to weave beads together rather than just stringing. I love coming up with different ways to create new patterns with the different combination of beads I find. I just want to thank Mariah M. for sharing her knowledge. Hopefully we can all get some inspiration from her class. Enjoy!!!!

Take Care

Allison B

www.alnbcollections.com

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 designs here at this show so I have to "Get the Cracking" on new designs.

At my place of employment there is always something new to learn. I would like to work with more seed beads in some of my designs and I love the look of adding "little loops of seed bead" to some of my bracelets so I thought I would give it a try. My boss calls this technique "loopy fringe". It's fun to do but it is a little time consuming. I will be working on a couple more for this upcoming show. I also have 2 (maybe 4) more shows coming up in September. I really need to buckle down and get to work. So Many Designs! So Little Time!!! Oh well I LOVE IT JUST THE SAME!!! Enjoy the week and Keep Creating!!!!!!!!

Take care

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

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 FINDING THE TIME TO CREATE. I have taken on a second job as an art counselor and I still have my job at the bead store as well. And I have just found out that I have been accepted into two shows that I applied for.

Hooray!!!

Now I have to work on my inventory .

(This is the part I LOVE!)

Well I have started to play with more metal components for my bracelet designs and I really like working with these pieces. I love finding way to create the look I want. This is a great way to gear me up for the upcoming metal pieces I want to work on for these up coming shows. I will let you all know about the shows soon.

Take care Everyone and Keep Creating!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

Week Twelve is on FIRE!!!

Welcome Summertime and

Week Twelve!!

Hello Summer!!

Hello Sun and Fun and hello to hot bracelets to heat up your summer fashions. I don't design a lot with Red as the main color but I must learn to get out of my comfort zone( which are greens, browns and aquas) and embrace the hot colors of summertime and summer fun. I know I have to try some pieces with orange and yellows next but at this time RED will be my "Fling with Summer Heat!!! Happy Summer , keep cool, and have a wonderful week!!!

Take care

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

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 been working one a lot of bracelets lately to get ready to launch my new sell site for my bracelet line. It's always fun for me to work on these pieces. They're like little puzzles I get to to figure out and I enjoy creating these fun bits of art. Well I will show my progress in this area as I go along. 

Remember Take Care and be Creative!!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com

New way to Display your Work!!!

Hi Everyone!

I always looking for new ways to display my work out there in the world. This might not be new to all of you but I thought I would share it with you all in the hopes it could help others with their marketing needs as well.

Take Care!!!

Allison B.

www.alnbcollections.com