These are a few of my favorite things

 I have some things I just love to share with others. Some are just little bits of goodness, others are must haves.

I love google images. Here are some my favorite searches.

Moroccan pottery: Just try it. You will get an explosion of colors, designs, and beautiful shapes.

Seed Pods: Well duh. Yep I am obsessed with pods and their shapes. Can't get enough of them. I mean look at this! Yummy.

 Russian Onion Domes: Ok yeah they look like fancy pods but they are still super cool. I have used several images for references in my work.

Fiber. Love the colors, textures, and feel. Lately I have a love of recycled sari ribbon. My favorite shop is closing but their are several on Etsy that have the ribbons. I found one called 
YarnAndFiber

Then I have a favorite thing to do with it. Make Sari Bangles! I sold all of the ones I did so I have to make more. Humm I guess I need to buy more ribbon, imagine that.  The lovely Missficklemedia
has a great tutorial.

I wish I had more time to play with metal. I see all the new stuff our lovely Love My Art Jewelry artist are making and it just blows me away. 

I did play with it and one of my favorite tricks I learned was to use Vinegar and Salt potato chips to make a lovely green patina. Yep you heard it right. 

You take your copper piece and super clean it (I used a fine steel wool). Dip it in salt water and put a layer of crushed up vinegar and salt potato chips in the bottom of a small bowl, put your copper pc. on top then cover it with another layer of chips, put the lid on and let sit for a hour or more. You can even spray vinegar on top for a faster result. It's so much fun.

Course these are just a couple. Do you have some favorite things? Let us know!