Studio: Before & After

I started the day off at 8 a.m. with a fresh and organized studio; ready to "wrap the day away.

Twelve hours later - my fingers are all cramped up, my studio is a disaster zone, and I have a teacup full of sparkling gemstone creations.  A great day!

Pink and Red

I have a feeling there will be a lot of pink and red prettiness in the shop next week .....

Emerald. Pantone's 2013 Color of the Year.

Pantone is calling emerald the color of the year for 2013.  What do you think?  Me?  I love emerald green!

Here's their forecast of color trends for Spring 2013....

Pantone's Spring 2013 Color Forecast

Frosty

From top left: Icicle cave (pinterest), Cerussite (mindat.org), Snow (pinterest), Adelyn Earrings (kristinahenning.com)