Sunday, May 31, 2009

June's Alexandrite

Here we celebrate June's birthstone - Alexandrite. The most sensational feature about the stone Alexandrite is its surprising ability to change its color. Green or bluish-green in daylight, Alexandrite turns a soft shade of red, purplish-red or raspberry red in incandescent light. This unique optical characteristic makes it one of the most valuable gemstones of all, especially in fine qualities. Here we explore this wonderful stone and its many colors with a variety of supplies for the artist. Enjoy!


Friday, May 22, 2009

The Bride - What's Your Style?

Indie Sista's will be on vacation for a week so before leaving I thought I'd leave you with something for the bride. June is the month for weddings and love is in the air so take a look at these lovely items for the bride and her special day. Would your dream wedding be traditional or avant-garde? To view these amazing pieces in more detail just click on the photo or the links below. See you when we return from vacation -- you all be good now you hear!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Handmade Movie Challenge 05.20.09

This is the Handmade Movie Challenge for 05.20.09. For those who have yet to play here's the objective -- you have to guess the movie from the clues below. There are handmade items for each of your clues, the clues may be in the photos or one word from the titles themselves. The movie was made in 1986. There may be a few other clues hiding in the right sidebar under More Favorites. I will not enable comments until the next post where I will reveal the correct answer. Have fun!! If you'd like to see last week's movie challenge it is here and the answer is revealed on the right sidebar at the very top under Handmade Movie Challenge Answers. Good Luck!

Monday, May 18, 2009

May's Birthstone - Emerald

Let's look at this month's birthstone the Emerald by taking a peek at some great jewels, ribbons and yarns celebrating the color of this lovely stone. And while we're at it, we'd like to send out a big Happy Birthday to all of our friends and readers who enjoy a birthday in May! Let us know if you are celebrating your birthday this month and if you love your birthstone!

Vintage Brass Emerald Cab Connectors, vintagebeadery


Cordelia Sock Yarn, knit



Emerald Coral Branches, yankeelady


Emerald Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon, Jamnglass



Emerald Green Nugget Freshwater Pearls, texasuniqueboutique


Vintage Swarovski Emerald Bead Ball, VintageBeadBroker

Emerald is the green version of the mineral Beryl, it was considered to be the talisman of the goddess Venus and represents faith, goodness and kindness. Emerald varies in color from light to deep green and derives from the presence of chromium and/or vanadium replacing some of the aluminum in the mineral's structure.

Friday, May 15, 2009

What's your style?

The answer for the Handmade Movie Challenge for 05.13.09 was Terms of Endearment! Congrats -- you're getting too good at this! From now on I will be posting the answers on the right sidebar.

Now on today's post. What would your bathroom look like? How you would dress it up? Is your style fun, funky, bright and cheery or intimate and elegant like a spa retreat?

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Handmade Movie Challenge 05.13.09

This is the Handmade Movie Challenge for 05.13.09. For those who have yet to play here's the objective -- you have to guess the movie from the clues below. There are handmade items for each of your clues, the clues may be in the photos or one word from the titles themselves. This was another great chic flick that was made in 1983 - which was one of my all time favorites! There may be other clues hiding in the right sidebar under My Favorites. I will not enable comments until the next post where I will reveal the correct answer. Have fun!! If you'd like to see last week's movie challenge it is here and the answer is revealed in this post.



Saturday, May 9, 2009

Janis Joplin Style

The answer to the Handmade Movie Challenge 05.06.09 was Raging Bull. Thanks for playing along -- and now on to today.

I have to say that Janis was one of my favorite female singers back in the day and remains one of my all time favorites today. She could belt out a song like nobody's business and from what I hear could drink any man under the table, now that's my kinda gal! For me she was the very first lady of rock and roll and remains one of the greats. Here are some wonderful handmade items that I think speak volumes for Janis' style and what she might be wearing today. If you'd like to hear a great song by Janis, it's at the very end, Little Girl Blue, one of my favorites because it shows the true beauty of her voice, watch it, you'll get sucked in and be mesmerized -- Janis style, she definitely had 'it' -- gotta love her.





Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Handmade Movie Challenge 05.06.09

This is the Handmade Movie Challenge for 05.06.09 and it's another easy one. For those who have yet to play hopefully you'll be able to get the hang of it and it will be easy to pick up on the clues of the challenge and how the game is played. They will be getting harder from now on. Challenge: Guess this movie. There are handmade items for each of your clues, the clues may be in the photos or one word from the titles themselves. This was another great movie that was made in 1980. There may be other clues hiding in the right sidebar under My Favorites. I will not enable comments until the next post where I will reveal the correct answer. Have fun!! If you'd like to see last week's movie challenge it is here and the answer is in this post.

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