Am I the only one? I bet not. For as long as I can remember I’ve had a bad (?) habit of putting projects off till the last minute. Sound familiar at all? Case in point… every summer I like to create new jewelry to wear to Bead & Button and the ISGB Gathering. I know I don’t “have” to but it helps me push my limits, makes me think outside the box. And usually that creativity really blossoms about a week before the events!
Another example of creating under pressure was my collaboration piece with Lori Greenberg. We had months to work on our piece and ended up squeezing it in and putting it together in less than a month. Could we have spent more time planning it out… yes. Would it have turned out as well… who knows?
My Red Tentacle necklace came together about two weeks before I needed it. I found a great dress that could handle a crazy necklace for my cousin’s wedding and out to the studio I ran. I have to admit I stole this idea from my friend Paula Canant (who needs a website in the worst way).
So the Gathering is only a month away now. Time to begin figuring out what I’m going to wear (can you believe it?) so I can make sure I have fun, new pieces to coordinate. I’ll be gone a week… that means I have some work to do! I’ll be able to use the necklaces I wore to B&B, but that leaves me with four new necklaces to design. Time to wrap up this blog and get going!
Nancy Sells Puffer is a lampwork bead/jewelry artist from Grand Rapids, MI. She blogs from time to time and has a website as well… But her true obsession is Facebook!
Kaye Husko says:
Nancy, I adore your necklaces…statement in the making
and the one you wore to the wedding is the bomb! wow! I would love to sit and make jewelry with you some day 
June 19th, 2009 at 11:40 am
nancysellsglass says:
Thanks Kaye! Maybe I’ll be able to make the TN hoedown someday and then we’ll be able to play!
June 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Erin Prais-Hintz says:
Creating under pressure is the only way I get anything done! I am now so under pressure that I am assured of cranking out some greatness! Love your work. Very stunning examples of the beauty of glass. That red one is amazing! Enjoy the day! Erin
June 19th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
dee says:
creating under pressure is my middle name! I love the red tentacle necklace, two weeks…that’s good time, I’m usually working on it the night before!
June 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
mallory says:
I saw you wearing your red tentacle necklace at the Bead and Button Show! It was awesome! It’s an amazing piece of jewelry!
June 19th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Nancy says:
I figured there were more of you out there! The only reason I got the Tentacle necklace done so early was because I wanted to wear it to B&B the week before the wedding.
Again, thanks for the compliments. I’ll pass them on to Paula!
June 20th, 2009 at 7:22 am
My Etsy Shop is Open!! « Nancy Sells Glass says:
[...] finally did it! After months of procrastination (see my post on Watch Me Create), I finally had time to get some of my jewelry listed over on Etsy. I’m still a little to [...]
June 20th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Lori Anderson says:
Love love love it all, but particularly the second one! It’s so “me”!
June 21st, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Nancy says:
Thanks Lori!
June 21st, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Louise says:
All three pieces are gorgeous! And I understand the working under pressure thing, it’s funny how the best ideas can come when we’re down to the wire!
Beautiful beads and jewellery, congratulations!
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 am