Daydreamer,thats me.

Daydreamer:Someone who indulges in a dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.

Thats me.

Have you ever seen another artist work

and your heart feels

as though it is going to explode

out of your body.

Thats how I felt when I first saw

the amazing work by

mixed media artist

Susan Lenart Kazmar

and then I saw her jewelry line...

Industrial Chic

at Michaels Craft Store.

 I was in a complete and utter state of

Daydream.

      When I first found out that there was a call for designers
at S.L.K ICE Resin

I lost my breathe.

Oh my.

What if.

Breathe Cat.

So when I received the email from Kristen

that my application had been accepted

I started crying.

I started laughing.

I knew in my heart

that this

is

my

official

Go ahead Card

to

Nonstop

Daydreaming.

I am so Excited to be on this new

and wonderful Journey.

Thank you so much Kristen

for your always beautiful kind words and

for believing in me.

 And now here are the members of

Lesley Fisher & Michael Putnam

Cat Kerr(heehee)

JoAnnA Pierotti

Andrea Ring

Tina Schiefer

"Only as high as I reach can I grow

Only as far as I seek can I go

Only as deep as I look can I see

Only as much as I dream can I be"

— Karen Ravn

As always,
thank you so much for stopping by

My New Sista,New Pieces and Tweet Tweet

Some time ago I came across a Chris Kerr in Belle Armoire Jewelry.

Not only is she an amazing jewelry artist, but as you can see...we share the same last name..

So while visiting her blog for the first time she had a post about these amazing pendants she created with the

 Kerr Family Crest

Sero*Sed*Serio

Which reads "Late but in Earnest"

I immediately left her a comment,introduced myself,and told her that her pendants where a Knock-out!

She later emailed me

and we became Sista's at once

and she told me that she would send me one of her etched Pendants.

You are so sweet my new Sista

and I love my new Pendant!!

I also squeezed in some more solder play...

At the last minute I decided not to patina these..they were calling for a crisp shiny look.

Sweet Paris with Etched Brass covered in Resin

"Pink Love" Soldered Pendant filled with fuzzy yummy cuddly felt.

A Sweater for your Finger..

Now on Etsy!!

 Now for some very Exciting News....Ok..ok..its not that exciting,...I just wanted to rev you guys..heehee..I have signed up for Twitter and hope that some of you will click on and follow me.

Come on...

you know you want to.

As always,

thank you so much for stopping by,

Cat Kerr

"Happy Little Mistakes" with Soldered Boxes and Filigree

As a proud Momma one has to brag..My little guy saved for 3 1/2 months so that he could get this Wii game..I am so proud of him..Great job Josh!! Momma loves you.

This week I have been playing with filigree..Attaching it to long soldered boxes..

at first I was unhappy with the solder flowing over the filigree..

my initial idea was to have the filigree show..

...but I quickly started to like the look of the solder covering it and still leaving some holes peaking through..

One of those..Happy little Mistakes..

..and once the pieces were finished I added some patina to give them that overall "old" look.

"Create","Found" and "Reminisce"

created with brass sheets,filigree,trinkets

and a resin.

Now in the Shop.

I also had a chance to finish up a mini journal..It was in need of something special hanging off to the side and so I filled one of my soldered boxes with something different..

a fabric bead...

Ooh I just love that hard metal with the softness of the bead.

"Emerge" can be found Here.

"Only as high as I reach can I grow

Only as far as I seek can I go

Only as deep as I look can I see

Only as much as I dream can I be"

— Karen Ravn

As always,
thank you so much for stopping by

E Pluribus Unum

"Out of many, one"

Here are a few things we  can do to remember 9/11

http://responsiblemarketing.com/blog/author/patrick-byers

1.Remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks

2.Thank a firefighter

3.Donate to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

4.Support our troops and veterans

5.Give blood

6.Thank a police officer

7.Read the 9/11 Commission Report (Full report, 2.3 MB, 585 pages

Executive summary, 344 KB, 35 pages)

8.Buy American

9.Support environmental responsibility to reduce your dependence on foreign oil, at home and at work

10.Fly your flag

As always,
thank you so much for stopping by

Family Ties

 My parents were both born in Colombia,South America,as were my 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Otilia & Eduardo Benavides

 (Mom & Dad)

(Mom,

Bill,Ingrid,Sandy,Eddie)

Not me though..I was the first born here in the states..

And now we have new generations here..
But family ties run deep and strong and Colombia
will always have a special place in my heart..

Here I am sitting with Abuelita (Grandma)

I have always felt a strong connection with her

She had a beautiful name..

Belen De Carvajal

and a beautiful heart...

she has stayed me with all these years..

and so

when I came across these Colombian coins...

...that I had in a drawer somewhere...

waiting to be found and

treasured again...

I decided to make myself something nice.

Enjoying some more practice time with soldering Rhinestones,

I added these tiny deep red ones Hubby found for me at a garage sale.Finishing it with a coating of resin and a hammered brass band.

 I spilled some solder on the side,but overall I was happy with the way this ring came out.


And my love for felt found its way into this double loop bracelet.
Isn't that coin amazing?

"For Love is Immortality."

-Emily Dickinson

Happy Friday Friends.

As always,
thank you so much for stopping by