Rainy Day, Wicklow Harbour, Caught My Eye #21

Caught My Eye  is a series of blog posts showing scenes I found interesting, odd, curious or just beautiful. Sometimes, but not always, they generate an idea for a piece of jewellery or an ornament. I am not a photographer, so please do not expect top quality photography :-). But I invite you to enjoy a glimpse of the world through my eyes.

 On one of the few rainy days we had in August, I visited Wicklow town and harbour,  30k South of County Dublin. There are lots of places to walk, along stony beaches, around the harbour or atop the cliffs. I loved the ghostly ambience surrounding the ruins of this medieval keep on a rainy day.

From this angle the ruins look to me like two heads talking. Do you see it too?

This secluded beach is covered in really pretty, marble stones, but I did not find the bounty of seaglass I'd come in hopes to find. Never mind, I came away with plenty of inspiration, which is worth all the sea glass on the Eastern Coast....almost...

More September Treasuries

It's Treasury time again! Treauries are promotional lists of Etsy items beautifully put together by fellow Etsy people. They are an art form in themselves. Thank you for these wonderful showcase lists. As always I am very grateful to be included:

'16 WAYS TO FEEL LIKE A QUEEN!' by lynncorr

Look Fabulous!Feel Fabulous!Be Fabulous!

Paris Photography- La Concie... PetitePastiche $30	Shiny Colourful from dark bl... linarekl $209	Cat Print - artprint page bo... ArtElem $7	Vintage Malachite Necklace, ... thesecretcupbo... $45
NEW SEASON Handmade knitted ... GoldenYarn $420	Mermaid Queen, Original Mixe... AmazingPink $120	HALLOWEEN SALE Felted Tunic ... feltinga $58.5	Childs hooded sweater, hoode... JaminaRose $36
Connemara Marble Claddagh Pe... HandmadebyAmor $69	Ring keepsake Gift Box Star RFColorfulCrea... $16	Fine Crochet Lace Centerpiec... NutmegCottage $17	DIY Bath and Beauty Gift Bas... HeavenlyBubble... $30
Pumpkin Pie & Vanilla Silk S... Sparkleflycand... $35	Tea Teabags 25 Gingerbread H... teaman $6	Hand Knitted silver grey cap... earflaphats $38	Infinity Scarf Crochet Green... hatsbyanne1942 $43

Thank you Lynn I sure do feel like a queen seeing my Connemara marble and Claddagh pendant in this pretty treasury.

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'Totally Teal' by ACAmour

Supplies Handmade Six(6) CR... artefyk $9	Ceramic Tile Coaster Set - G... CasstheCrafter $6	Teal Seaglass Keychain. Iris... HandmadebyAmor $14	CUSTOMIZED Mason Jars Etched... EtchedExpressi... $16.2
Original Wearables - Tree of... danamarieart $38	Teal Green Glass Earrings, D... TouchOfSilver $22	Little Man Banner Mustache ... AshleyAnnaMari... $18	Fingerless Gloves Long Blue... LaimaShop $39
ACEO Seahorse Love / teal, b... kellybermudez $5	Green Boat - Funky art deco ... SeferArt $70	Large Focal Glass Heart 35mm... LaserBeads $2.31	100 Caribbean Blue Mix Mini ... DiscountMosaic... $2.75
Carnival Photography, Ferris... SuzanneHarford... $15	Vintage Collectible Franklin... MandBdesigns $12	Chasing Butterflies, 5 x 7 a... TheWhimsicalFr... $9	Cool Butterflies Single Togg... PopGoesTheColo... $6.95

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Teal is my favourite colour so I'm so happy to see my teal sea glass keychain in this gorgeous list by ACAmour

Honey Drop Citrine Earrings Inspired by September Sun

This unexpected September sunshine may be making a fleeting visit, but it's oh so welcome! Inspired by the golden light, yesterday evening I made up a pair of Citrine earrings.

Honey Drop, citrine gemstone earrings

Citrine is the birthstone for November. To read a bit more about this liquid gold gem, click into my previous post:  Citrine, November Birthstone

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Guess My 80s Character!

 

A bit of fun now. Early September I posted that I was going to another Murder Mystery party, this time set in the 80s.  All attendees were sent a profile of their 'character' in the game. The party is tonight and I'm putting my costume together right now. I can give you a hint as to whom my character is (rather loosely) based on because I think we're alone now ;-) Get it? Get it?

Techno Battles Won

I've had a right day of it as far as technology is concerned. In the same day that I switch from Broadband via ethernet on my durable but tired, circa-2007 PC to superfast wifi, I have been working out how to use my new wee laptop and find my way round Windows Apps for the first time. Ok, I'm showing my age now aren't I..but I'm not as old as I sound! Really. 

Artists can be funny. Some of us don't always remember to keep up with electronic goods and gadgets until they break. And we are allergic to reading instruction manuals. I fall into that category of artist who is not naturally techy minded. But any Etsy seller and blogger will tell you how you are forced to become more tech savvy and ready to work things out when you launch yourself into the world of online sales, marketing and blogging. I will not be beaten by a bit of hardware, software or anything downloadble, uploadable,  pluginable or anything-else-able. So there!

 I'm finally up and running again and proud of myself despite a few close calls where it was a choice between pulling my hair out or banging my head against the wall. I've got a little bald patch now. But all is well with my online world again....just need to work out why I can't upload photos from my camera now...it can't be that hard.....

You Can Never Tire of Blue

Only yesterday I posted a thank you for two beautiful blue treasuries featuring pendants I made (click HERE to see the them.) Today my turquoise jasper and copper pendant featured once more in a blue list...this time a stunning bluey-green mix by one of my favourite Irish artists on Etsy, Trudi

'"Blue & Green should never be seen " I disagree !!' by ARTbyTRUDI

Blue and green should never be seen, unless there's something in between." a phrase i heard in childhood & which I could not understand as the Irish landscape looked stunning in its many variations of both blue & green !

Large Painting. Nature. Moun... madareli $70	Little Bird - Ceramic Dish w... lemonglaze $20	Dandelion photography fine a... mylittlepixels $25	whimsical bird Art, humming ... LightheartedDr... $17
Big Blue Sky : 24x20 origina... elisaannlindst... $410	Bonsai Landscape painting-Wa... Ireart $19	Original Green Abstract Pain... rinamiriam $67	Un oiseau à l'oreille AnnePatay $320
The Terrace laurenparadise $80	Split Lemons - Original Acry... TheQuirkyArtis... $50	Matted Art Print - Home Swe... SiobhanJordan $35	Art print. A4 . 'Between... earthangelsart... $25
Original Watercolor Painting... SusanSorrellHi... $475	Buy 3 Get 1 FREE Blank Greet... lynnefrenchdes... $4	SALE Long Turquoise Stone Pe... HandmadebyAmor $22	Fused Dichroic Glass Barrett... Chris1 $26

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Thank you so much Trudi for this gorgeous list. It is a piece of art in itself and I'm proud to see my wire wrapped pendant in there with fabulous works of art.  If you click into her shop ARTbyTRUDI you can see Trudi's love affair with blue and green Irish landscapes.

It just occurred to me that it is very hard to tire of blue, especially these greeny, aqua shades. Perhaps it's because it is such a calming yet uplifting colour and so very easy to live with. 

To view blue jewelry and gifts from my Etsy store please click HERE