Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Something Missing

SOLD 
Fall is here, and winter will be approaching sooner than we think! This Red Sequence winter scarf is  made of wool and acrylic fibers. It is a two inch wide infinity scarf (one big loop) that is able to be wrapped two or more times. It is wrapped three times in the picture above.
 
The price of this item is $30 (shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under the scarf is ONLY for this red sequence scarf.  There will be posts following with other scarfs available to purchase, and the return policy is the same as that for Exo31 Art, LLC jewelry. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale. 

Thought For The Day:
Before I know it, it will be 9pm. Today I have managed to get a few things done. I have even managed to fit in an hour long walk, which was much needed to put some things in perspective.

Before my walk I put a post on FB that simply said this, "Life is good! Not perfect, but good. The sun in shining, Daidi and I are cool, I have family and friends that I love dearly and they love me the same, business is picking up, and my social calendar is full. But it's the strangest thing, it feels like something is missing."

That's where I was, and to some extent, that is where I am at the moment. It's almost like there is this void that is unfulfilled, and I just can't figure out exactly what that void is...if indeed there is one. I feel okay. I don't feel sad or angry. I just feel a little perplexed.

I have felt this way before. I am unsure of what I did (if anything) to make it over this feeling. I think I surmised it to be just that...a hump. A hump that I would eventually bulldoze over or smooth out. A hump that wasn't all that significant, since I can't remember how I managed to get over it. It just proves that once over one hump it's easier to get over the other humps.

So I am determined to demolish this hump that I can't quite identify! The bulldozer is cranked and ready to ride!

Thanks for reading, purchasing, commenting, subscribing, following!  Until next post...

On My Work Desk:
This weekend I had the pleasure of doing a live painting at the All In Café Night. It was hosted by the music ministry at Victory in Christ Christian Center in Deptford, NJ. I happen to be a partner, but was honored that I was asked to lend my gift for the evening.

I was a little frazzled about what I was to paint before the event happened, and didn't get clarity until about 3 hours before the event started. And even then, it wasn't total clarity. I had bits and pieces. I was supposed to paint this a while ago, and I neglected to. As I sat quiet before God, He brought to my remembrance that He is the vine and we are the branches. His glorious roots grow deep so that we may bear fruit. Here is the outcome!

I will be making prints of this painting.



Pearls Of Wisdom:
There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.
~ Ricky Williams  
 
Be blessed!
Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Fall

 






The price of this item is $14 (tax and shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under the earrings are ONLY for these Feather Quartz Earrings.  There will be posts following with other jewelry available to purchase, and in the event it is needed, a return policy is at the end of this post. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale.


About This Piece
These earrings are new! All of the components come from other broken earrings. The gem at the top is light gray quartz.
 

Thought For The Day:
The fall season is quickly approaching. School has started, the weather is cooling down, and allergies are wreaking havoc on folks sinuses.

In the past, fall hasn't been my favorite of seasons. It reminds me that winter is right around the corner. And honestly, I could do without the winter season...at least the snow. This go round I wrap my arms around the fall season like a lover embraces their object of affection. It marks a fresh start for me. I am letting go of some things, people, and thoughts. I am adopting and implementing new habits that will become mainstays.

This morning as I was leaving a client the leaves were on the ground, which to me is a sure sign of fall. It reminded me of a few things.  Here in the NJ it rained. As the ground started to dry, the wet fallen leaves were the last to dry, leaving a wet ring that surrounds them. It reminded me that in this new season, I am covered. Like the leaves, God has surrounded me with just what I need to make it through this upcoming season. There is nothing that can change that. And when I have completed this season and ready for the next, I will be carried by His fresh wind to the next part of the journey, just as a the dry leaf is carried to its next destination.

Pearls of Wisdom:
Through the years I have been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn through the seasons!
~ David Ortiz

Be blessed!

Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.



Friday, September 14, 2012

Random Thoughts

 Front view

 Front view

Back view




The price of this item is $25 (tax and shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under this bracelet is ONLY for this Peace Begins With Bracelet.  There will be posts following with other jewelry available to purchase, and in the event it is needed, a return policy is at the end of this post. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale.

About This Piece
This is a new piece that has lots of mixed pieces. The metal circles on the front of the bracelet are part of a chain belt. The attached bronze chain pieces inside the circles come from a necklace, and the piece of chain on the sides connected to the toggle come from a belt as well. 

Thought of The Day:
A few days ago it was September 11th...the anniversary of such a tragic event that killed plenty of folks 11 years ago, and all I can think about are random thoughts. Truthfully, I am not even sure the random thoughts would make any sense to anyone other than myself right now!

I guess for the most part my mind drifts towards my resolve to do this thing I call my purpose.

I am taking you on a ride through transparency lane. Sometimes I am not sure if this world will catch on to what God has given me to give. Sometimes I am not sure if I have the stamina to create until that "yes" comes. Sometimes the feeling of stability can't come fast enough, although I am unsure if being comfortable is something that is good for me.

At the end of the day...I JUST WANT TO CREATE! I want to create without thinking about anything else, but creating. I don't want to have to think about where funding is going to come from. I don't want to have to worry about coming up with a savvy sales pitch so that folks will buy, and I don't want to have to think about customizing my creations so much that they are no longer my creations.

All that may sound a bit unreasonable, unrealistic and perhaps even a little lazy in some aspects. It's so true though. I simply want to share where I have been, where I am, and where I am going through this creative outlet that God has given me.

Pearls of Wisdom:
God grant your children the ability to see clearly each individual tree, which compiled make up a forest. Let us appreciate each individual blessing that eventually serves to set the stage to allow us to understand the big picture.

Be blessed!


Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.




Sunday, September 9, 2012

Blankness


 




The price of this item is $18 (tax and shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under these earrings are ONLY for these Wire Wrapped Gray Earrings.  There will be posts following with other jewelry available to purchase, and in the event it is needed, a return policy is at the end of this post. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale.

About This Piece
These earrings have also been here before. The metal piece come from a broken belt, and the stone in the middle is a light gray quartz.

Thought For The Day:
Sometimes blankness...the blank canvas to a painter, the blank screen to a writer, the blank face to a makeup artist, the blank crowd to an entertainer, the blank mind of the creative, and so forth and so on, can be so intimidating. Okay, let's say a lot intimidating.

Blankness hasn't really incapacitated me for a while, but as any artist knows, a blank state of mind can happen at any time. It's true! Since I haven't been in that space in a while, I thought about what I have done in the past to get over that hump, and what I would do in the future when it happens.

I think the solution came pretty clearly. Then, I just continued on, and when that place comes again, I will do the same. I read a blog post by another blogger by the name of Kathleen Roeth over at tapestry316. She reminded me that there should be nothing to hold one down from creating. "Seriously... don't let *stuff* keep you so busy that days pile into weeks without time to create." She gave several great ideas of what to do in order to overcome brief moments of creative brain farts. You can read her listed ideas on the post Out of the Art Box and on the Table.

It all boiled down to the famous NIKE saying...just do it! So today try something new and create new brain pathways!

Thanks for reading, commenting, following and purchasing! Until next post....

Pearls of Wisdom:
You might not create something spectacular every day, but you can always edit that lackluster thing. You can't edit something that is blank!
 ~ Inspired by a quote by Jodi Picoult


Be blessed!

Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.


Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Increased Production


 




 
The price of this item is $40 (tax and shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under this necklace is ONLY for this Square Serpentine Chain Necklace.  There will be posts following with other jewelry available to purchase, and in the event it is needed, a return policy is at the end of this post. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale.

About This Piece
This is another piece that has been here before. The chain portion was a broken belt. The bottom chandelier portion is from a broken bracelet that I decided to cut to get the effect you see. The square wavy stones are green serpentine, and the small round stones are semiprecious rulite quartz. I am partial to this piece. I have been looking for a way to use these particular green serpentine stones for a while, and now was the perfect time.

Thought For The Day:
I have taken the plunge. The TV in my bedroom is gone! 

The first night was extremely peaceful, and this morning I woke up feeling refreshed and was really productive. I made some necessary calls, went through mail I haven't opened in months (I know... pretty pathetic), and did a little bit of organizing. 

I rearranged my room a little to accomodate the missing tube. I now have two bookcases where the TV used to be. So I wake up looking at books, which is a good thing.  I actually like book stores and libraries for this very reason. It's nice to bring a little slice of what I deem serene to my bedroom!

I will keep you all posted!!!

Thanks for purchasing, reading, following and commenting! Until next post...

Be blessed!

Pearls of Wisdom:
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.
~ Thomas A. Edison

Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sacrifice


 




The price of this item is $18 (tax and shipping not included), and please remember that the paypal button under the earrings are ONLY for these Chain Chandelier Earrings.  There will be posts following with other jewelry available to purchase, and in the event it is needed, a return policy is at the end of this post. If you are looking for other items that are for sale, please hit the for sale label on the left side of this blog. That will bring up all the items that are currently for sale.
About This Piece
These chandelier earrings have been here before! I didn't sketch a concept for these earrings out in my journal, although I sketched it out plenty of times in my head. The execution was pretty effortless, and the finished product was what I hoped it would be.

The main oval shaped piece hails from a belt that was purchased from a broken lot of jewelry. The chain pieces came from a necklace (shown above) that was in the lot of jewelry given to me by one of my mentors.

Thought For The Day:
I am convinced that everything great comes with some sort of sacrifice!

Before this season I thought I knew what sacrifice was. The reality is though, I had no clue what the word meant. It was just a cute word for me to say to put up a front for others that I was putting things away that were preventing me from growing in life, but mainly my purpose.

In this season of sacrifice, I am thinking about sacrificing the TV in my room. I almost don't believe that I am saying that, but I am. In the past few weeks I have done without cable for the most part. I had to get rid of DISH. It didn't fit in the budget for this new season of sacrifice and was just another bill that was robbing my pockets and my time.

So in getting rid of DISH I thought that it would be great to get rid of the TV in my room altogether. I have always heard that it was best to use your bedroom for sleep only, and I think that I am ready to try that theory out in some form or fashion.

I really do get more done without mindlessly watching TV. I am more creative and even more at peace. I will have more space for the mountains of items that I have, and when I do watch TV it will be with purpose.

Let's face it...there are several other TVs in my home, I still have Netflix, and the internet if I want to watch something special. Ultimately I do believe that I am probably setting myself up for a wonderful marriage free of the TV in my future love nest! What a lesson and more importantly, what a sacrifice!

Ready to make that change!

And while I am on the subject of sacrifice, I want to thank a couple that is special to me. They sacrifice much, and today sacrificed greatly! God hears the cries of His children, often answers in mysterious ways, and when we least expect it!  I love the Stewards, and am so grateful for them on so many levels!!!

Thanks for reading, commenting, purchasing and following! Until next post...

Pearls of Wisdom:
“Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.”  
~ Mitch Albom

Be blessed!
Exo31 Art, LLC Jewelry Return Policy
If you are not satisfied with your jewelry, you may return it for an exchange or credit ONLY. Any item purchased at a retailer other than Exo31 Art, LLC cannot be returned to Exo31 Art, LLC for an exchange or credit. Please contact the retailer your items were purchased from.

  • Your exchange or credit must be requested within 7 calendar days of receiving it. Please notify us via email (exo31art@gmail.com) before the return.  Your package must be postmarked within 7 calendar days of receiving it.
  • Jewelry must be its original, new, unworn, and undamaged condition to be eligible for exchange or credit. 
  • All return shipping charges are the customer's responsibility and cannot be refunded. Please return jewelry in its original package. When shipping please make sure that the container is well padded and ship using UPS or USPS. Shipping insurance is not required, but recommended. Exo31 Art, LLC is not responsible for damages or loss incurred in return shipping.
  • Information as to where to return items will be sent in response to your exchange or credit request email.
  • Once your jewelry item has been received and examined, your original method of payment will be credited within one week, not including the original or return shipping costs. You will receive an email confirmation of your refund once it is processed.