Have you ever questioned your progress towards your goal and dreams? Have you ever[tweet_dis_img][/tweet_dis_img] gotten frustrated when results are not as quick to manifest as you would like? Well I have! One particular day recently, I expressed these feelings to my husband. He encouraged me, of course... but more than that he provided me with an amazing analogy that helped … [Read more...]
Demand Attention! Wear RED
Red does the trick when you want someone to notice you or your online/printed materials. Just be careful how much you use. A bright red dress or suit will certainly attract attention... but did you want THAT much of it? Most of all, using touches of red is preferable. This creates passion and excitement without overpowering others. Wear a red statement necklace, tie, or … [Read more...]
Metal Fusing Creates Beautiful Jewelry
Fusing Sterling Silver and Copper is a process I began using the first few months of my metal work education. Most metal is joined together using solder (with heat) or cold connection (with rivets). Of course I now use both of those methods in many designs But fusing is still the most fun! This process joins the metal by creating enough heat to melt parts of the metal. … [Read more...]
Is White REALLY a Color?
The answer is YES! White is actually all colors combined. They taught us that in grade school. Remember? I tend to forget other things but this fact from grade school is still embedded in my brain " White is the presence of all colors and black is the absence of all colors." Officially the fact is: White contains an equal balance of all colors in the spectrum. When we think … [Read more...]
Does the Color Orange Make You Happy?
Did you know that orange is the only color of the spectrum that is named after an object? There was no word for the color Orange until the fruit first arrived in Europe. Because of the cost associated with shipping from the tropics, orange became associated with aristocracy. Through Renaissance art, the color orange had great symbolic importance as the color of … [Read more...]
