Belle Adorn

Studio 10 in Richmond, MO

2009-03-02T12:50:00.000-08:00

Belle Adorn handmade jewelry is now being featured and sold at Studio 10 beauty salon in Richmond, Mo. Studio 10 is located on the west side of Richmond on Main St. which is also business highway 10.

Amy Wirsig is the owner and talented stylist. She knows all the latest trends for stylish haircuts and is very reasonably priced.

Walk-ins are always welcome to view the jewelry or get a haircut, but if you don't want to wait then be sure to make an appointment.

Bluebird Houses Made of Antique Rustic Barn Wood

2009-02-21T17:40:00.000-08:00

We've enjoyed such success in attracting bluebirds with our own bluebird houses that we decided to offer them for sale as well.

Yet these lovely bird houses are not only useful, they are also beautiful being made from antique barn wood from our own farm. The wood has been weathered and grooved over many many decades. The old farm house on our property was built in 1910 so we suspect that the old barns are atleast as old, making this wood nearly 100 years old!

The pattern for making them came from the Missouri Department of Conservation.

The houses can be directly screwed onto a post outdoors or a picture hanger can be attached for hanging in your home as decoration.

If you prefer to have the bottom protuding wood pieces cut so that the bird house can sit flat on a mantle or shelf, please let us know and we will be happy to cut that for you. These houses are available for purchase in my etsy shop at www.belleadorn.etsy.com

Children's Crocheted Necklaces ~ Custom Order

2008-12-14T15:26:00.000-08:00

This group of crocheted necklaces was a special order for 4 girls. What a fun project it was too. Each of the girls had their favorite colors and the rest of it was up to me for stones, colors of wire and glass seed beads.

One chose turquoise and so I put three different types of turquoise beads on silver. Finished with sterling silver findings of course, Classic!

Another chose purple so I went with purple wire and amethyst beads. Some were chips, some were smooth rounds and some were faceted rondelles. With all the purple going on I decided to add in some multi peacock colored seed beads that were lined with gold. The gemstone chips give it a youthful funky feel while the entire combination is overall stunning. Can I say that about my own work? Well I can't help myself. They are so pretty and each unique! I finished this in copper findings.

The third necklace was requested in blue. We already did turquiose so this one got dark blue, with semi-transluscent iolite in both faceted barrels and smooth discs as well as smooth rondelles of lapis. Gorgeous on copper wire. Wow. This was also finished in copper findings.

And the last but not least is pink for the youngest who is 4 years old. I used rose quartz diagonal cubes, pink cat's eye, faceted coral, light rose swarovski crystals and some multi colored seed beads which added a lot of dimension to this dainty piece. Wire color of choice was gold. So findings are gold filled. It's so soft and sweet in those pinks on gold. I call it cotton candy, which is what the rose quartz looks like to me.

Pony Riders at the party.

2008-11-28T12:23:00.000-08:00

All the kids that wanted pony rides got to ride Grady the pony the day of Joey's graduation party. Joey graduated this summer, but we were so busy with the farm and other resposibilities it took until Nov.1 before we had time to celebrate. There were so many riders, but I have to pick the best 5 pics. It's too bad I didn't get any group pictures, because it's so hard to show everyone that was there.

Jacob was really good to help by walking Grady with a lead rope so everyone could ride.

We have several ponies for sale. Please contact me if you are interested. Tina @ belleadorn . com (remove spaces).

Joey's Graduation Party

2008-11-25T11:48:00.000-08:00

It turned out to be such a nice day for this party. In the morning there was a terribly thick fog, but it finally burned off and warmed up. Lots of family and friends came. Besides food and visiting we had hay rides and pony rides for the smaller kids as well as a small bon fire for smores later in the day. Joey's friend Troy helped to finish it off right by spending the night and playing video games with the guys! Altogether we had so much fun. It was well deserved for all the hard work it took to finish up high school. Above is Joey with his special cake my sister Jamie made for him and his cousin Lauren. Above here is Joey's Grandma Doris, his uncle Wally and his uncle August. Below he's with his Grandma and Grandpa, Carolyn and Jim.

The hay riders.
The gamers, lol. Joseph, Jacob and Troy.

Heirloom Tomatoes & Squeezo Machine

2008-09-24T03:54:00.000-07:00

My Favorite tomatoes for slicing and eating plain are the heirloom varieties. They are flavorful and come in so many unusual colors. Aren't these green ones gorgeous? They are fully ripe and this beautiful bright green color. The best tasting though, this year, was the dark ones that had a purple/black skin with a reddish pink flesh called Pierce's Pride. It's pictured here on the plate with the green variety and a delicious yellow tomato.

We also like the big tomato varieties for sandwiches, such as Big Boy or Beefsteak.

And the best for cooking into a sauce are the Roma varieties. This year I found an Amish tomato that was like the Roma only much bigger. The reason the Roma tomato is good for making sauce is because it is a fleshier tomato with less juice and so it thickens beautifully. With the amount of tomatoes we grow though almost every variety ends up in my tomato sauce.

I use this squeezo strainer to remove skins and seeds from the pulp. Mine is very old (at least 50 years). One can buy them new for over $200 new, but I did see quite a few up for auction today on ebay starting for a lot less money. It's a very handy machine for making tomato sauces as well as apple sauce. There is a crank on one side. Out the other side of the squeezo comes the skins and seeds, which we toss into the compost. The large funnel at the top is where the blanched product goes in, and then there is a spout out the front where the pulp comes out. We attach it to our picnic table because it can be quite a juicy mess.

Nothing can be simpler than cooking down this sauce and processing it up for winter storage. Every modern canning book will have picture instuctions for how to can or process tomato sauce. These books can be purchased any place where canning jars and other canning products sold.

Here the the girls and Noah are helping to make applesauce last fall. We get our apples from one of the many orchards just south of the Missouri River. We usually combine a juicy sweet Gala or similar type apple with some tart Jonathon's for our applesauce, which I also process for winter use. Look here to see my canning recipes for the best salsa and old fashioned cucumber relish.

Latest Critter Catches ~ Bunny, Bull frog, Praying Mantis

2008-09-21T05:47:00.000-07:00

My husband, Jim, caught all these critters over the last couple of weeks. He's so great about showing new things to the kids. Of course, Noah (being 3 years old), is enthralled with new things and especially new animals.
Keera is holding the wild bunny she named Fluffy. Fluffy scattered with her siblings as their nest was being mowed over. None were caught by the blades thankfully. She was big enough that we hope she was able to make or find a new nest.

This beautiful bright green praying mantis was surprisingly slow when we let him out of the mason jar. They are wonderful for eating undesirable pests in the garden, so all are welcome here. :)

Noah was very sad when his large bull frog hopped away with huge leaps. Isn't it gorgeous with it's beautiful spots underneath it's body and it's webbed hands and feet?! We suspect it was a female as we now have many little frogs all over the garden. Too bad the gardening season is pretty much over. Regardless, we always have frogs in our small ponds, evident by their loud croaking in the evenings. It's a welcome sound heralding the spring after a quiet long winter.

Stormy Larvakite Dragonfly Necklace with Aquamarine & Onyx

2008-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:00

I was looking over my bead stash three days ago, searching for a good combination for some gorgeous citrine nuggets I have. Nothing seemed right or good enough for them though, and so I may make them up into something all on their own.

Then I came across these beautiful Larvakite smooth rounds. They are dark gray, black and white with some chatoyancy of blue and white flashes. My first thought was keep it simple, make it a knock out classic like a Jackie O. strand of big fat pearls. So I tried putting them with only onyx, then added some black horn rondelles. The plain black did not do them justice though.

Finally I put them with some aquamarine and that was the perfect union. I still kept the design simple, but simple doesn't mean that it comes out fast or easily! It usually takes a lot of trial and error even to get a simple piece right. The aquamarine chips give it an edgey chic look. I kept the small onyx rounds for a nice contrast, added in bali silver daisies and finished it with a sterling silver bali dragonfly toggle. The overall effect is very appealing. It is 17 inches in length.

With all the grays and blues coming out in fashion this season, it should work very easily into a basic wardrobe that needs some good jewelry. This item can be viewed in my etsy shop here: Stormy Larvakite Dragonfly Necklace

More Swarovski Starfish Earrings In More Colors

2008-08-26T17:19:00.000-07:00

Some more eye candy; Swarovksi Starfish Earrings.

We have here Burgundy Starfish with long dangles of brown pearls and smoky quartz, another Burgundy Starfish pair wire wrapped with a burgundy pearl and bicone crystal, Indicolite (Blue) Starfish with Paua shell, Golden Shadow Starfish with natural mother of pearl, and Crystal AB Starfish with pink keshi pearls.

All earrings are made with Sterling Silver earwires and findings. I will be adding these to my etsy shop soon. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing them before they are listed.

Peridot Swarovski Starfish Earrings with lime green coin pearls can be viewed and purchased here. Silk Swarovski Starfish earrings with pale peachy pink coin pearls can be veiwed and purchased here. And a Burgundy Starfish Necklace made with burgundy pearls and sterling silver can be veiwed and purchased here.

Belle Adorn

Fun, Beachy, Vibrant and Sassy Beaded Jewelry :)

Burgundy Starfish Swarovski Crystal Necklace

2008-08-18T18:15:00.000-07:00

This necklace is strung with rich burgundy freshwater pearls, sterling silver, bali silver and has a beautiful burgundy swarovski starfish pendant as it's focal. I've finished it with a sterling silver bali toggle and it is 16 1/2 inches in length. This piece is available here for purchase.

These starfish are so lovely, they always make me smile. You'll see more starfish coming up and in more colors soon; in earrings and another necklace. Matching earrings for this piece are also available.

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

2008-08-16T10:06:00.000-07:00

2 Dozen Large Jalapeno Peppers

1 lb of SHIMECAS ITAILIAN SAUGAGE OR BOGOULIAS Cooked

3 CUPS OF SHREDDED PARMASEAN CHEESE

2 BRICKS OF CREAM CHEESE

AND MINCED GARLIC TO TASTE

Slice peppers in half, clean out insides, mix remaining ingredients together and stuff inside pepper halves, bake for 20 minutes in a 375 degree oven. Serve with ranch dressing as a dip on the side.

This recipe is so good and simple. It takes a little time to get it prepared unless you have help, but it is well worth it and perfect for a football season half time snack.

It came from my husband's cousin's wife, Debbie. I substitute any italian sausage that I like as I am in the country and don't have this brand available.

Best Old Fashioned Cucumber Relish Recipe

2008-08-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

4 cups chopped, unpeeled cucumbers (about 4)

1 cup chopped green pepper (about 2)

½ cup chopped sweet red pepper (about 1)

3 cups chopped onion

3 cups chopped celery

¼ cup salt

3 ½ cup sugars

2 cups white vinegar

1 tablespoon celery seed

1 tablespoon mustard seed

Chop all vegetables with a food processor, place in plastic bowl and sprinkle with ¼ cup salt let stand 4 hours. Drain thoroughly in colander, squeeze with hand to get all liquid out of veg. Combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed and mustard seed. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir in drained vegetables. Simmer 10 minutes; add a few drops of green food color. Pack into jars to within ½ inch of top. Put on cap, screw brand firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath 10 minute. Yield: 5-6 pints.

This is another recipe from my mother in law, Doris. It is an old recipe from her old Ball canning book. It's not in any of my canning books and I could not find relish recipes anywhere on the web with celery. It's a wonderful recipe worth sharing and a great way to make use of all those cucumbers coming out of the garden. Enjoy!

The Best Salsa Recipe for Canning

2008-08-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

30 tomatoes peeled and chopped
2 green bell peppers
2 red bell peppers
10 cups chopped onions
10 cloves garlic
4-5 yellow banana pepper or 1 cup chopped jalapenos
1/2-3/4 cup sugar
2 cups vinegar
8 teaspoons pickling salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 large cans tomato paste

Simmer 1 1/2 hr, stirring often, at the end of cooking time add 1/2 bunch of cilantro if desired.
Jar and process, 35 minutes for pint jars and 45 minutes for quart jars.
Makes 17 pints

Enjoy!

This recipe came from my mother in law, Doris. She got it from her Canadian friend Fran.

We use less sugar and more jalapenos. Either way it is delicious and a great way to make use of all those garden tomatoes.

We use this salsa in place of rotel for a cheese dip, also added to mashed avacados with lime juice for guacamole and my hispanic friends like to eat it on rice. And of course, it's used as a dip for tortilla chips or topping on other mexican dishes.

6 Things About Me

2008-08-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

This looks like fun :)....... I got tagged from my pal Jamee at Jonara Blu Maui.

Here are the rules:
1) Link to the person who tagged you
2) Post the rules on your blog (this is what you are now reading)
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below)
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry or post is up.

6 Random Things About Me:

1. I was raised in Kansas, got married in the Netherlands (Holland) and had our first child there. We now live in Missouri where my husband was born and raised.

2. We have 5 kids, 3 sons, 2 daughters. Thier ages range from 20 down to 3.

3. My favorite movies are period movies, like Anne of Green Gables, anything Jane Austen, Atonement, The Painted Veil, Pirates of the Carribean. I love the clothing, horses and carriages, scenery, etc. I also like foreign movies.

4. We live on a small farm and have some critters. One dog, three cats, one bunny, 9 ponies, 1 rooster, 9 hens, 15 chicks and a ground hog we can't catch, lol. Who knows how many wild ones really....lots of racoons too etc.....

5. We do vegetable gardening and canning. We put up 500 ears of corn yesterday and some dill relish. I don't care if I ever see corn again, lol....and we've got about 500 more that will be ready tomorrow!

6. When I get a free moment I love to make jewelry! I have always been interested in gemstones and pearls. Now I'm also enjoying metal beads, mostly sterling silver and hill tribe silver, swarovski crystals, carved wood and bone. Collecting an assortment of beads in different colors, shapes and sizes is great fun for me.

I am tagging:
Merel, my dutch daughter (she has her own parents too, but I claim her!), at Tapoles~Tales and Poetry
Trisha, my cousin with new twins!, at Good Things Come In Pears
Lesley, a mod and hostess from The Bead Stash at Bead Genie Creations
Dee from The Ivory Magnolia
Camille from Watercolored Mermaid
Robyn at The Daily Jewel

I know we all have busy lives, so no pressure to do this. This is just for fun but it's also a good way for your blog visitors to get to know just a little more about you :)

Have fun!

A Blue Bird Nest With Beautiful Blue Eggs!

2008-08-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

I must admit I am amazed by the popularity of little finch egg nest filled with speckled blue eggs. I watch traffic on my blog with feedjit and so many people find me with that post!

I personally love bird nests with eggs myself, so getting a chance to snap a picture at these blue bird eggs was a real thrill for me.

Someday I hope to get a picture of a hummingbird nest with eggs. Once a hummingbird made her nest in a waste paper basket on my inlaws porch! Maybe it will happen again someday.

This is their little blue bird house that my husband and sons made. It's nailed to my clothes line, lol.

Missouri Wildflowers Queen Anne's Lace

2008-07-28T13:20:00.000-07:00

All of these are photos of Queen Anne's Lace and taken in Warsaw, Mo.

This one is a bit pinkish in color.
An interesting black bug on this flower below.

My daughters both entered a photo contest at the local library with a theme on bugs. This would have been a good one, but it was not for adults to enter, ha ha. Unfortunately they did not win a prize, but they enjoyed the process and are taking note of the bugs more than usual, as is their mother.

Missouri Wildflowers Part III

2008-07-24T12:55:00.000-07:00

This is a group of chicory in the meadow on our farm. I love this wildflower!
Chicory close up.
Close-up of red clover. Horses and cattle really love this sweet stuff, and so do the bees!

Queen Anne's lace, another favorite, so graceful and delicate looking.

Tree Frogs

2008-07-20T10:47:00.000-07:00

Every Winter we forget how quiet it really is until Spring arrives. Our frogs make so much noise at night beginning sometime in March. It is a welcome, happy and lively sound along with the crickets at night and the song birds during the day.

We have a blue heron that visits the ponds and I'm sure he gets plenty of frogs to fill his belly. This bird has a huge wingspan and almost looks prehistoric when it flies by. Someday I hope to get a picture of it too.

Noah, my little guy, is absolutely facinated by the frogs, toads and lizards and will play with one for hours. He's learned to be very careful after one of his little frog friends got squeezed a bit too hard.

Double Stranded Jasper Necklace Tribal Rainforest

2008-07-17T08:09:00.000-07:00

I was inspired here by my recent custom order necklace which was made of leopard skin jasper. I had my pendants and seed beads out along with the green stones and so couldn't resist making another double necklace for my shop.

As it turns out my hair stylist has said she would like to have some of my pieces in her salon, so I think I will put this piece in there rather than my etsy shop.

It is made of ocean jasper, olive opal, fancy jasper, matte glass seed beads, swarovski crystal accents and sterling silver.

I'm very pleased with the combination of so many different shades of green together. There is deep forest green, olive green, blue green and grass green along with some white and gray in the ocean jasper. Very earthy and tribal looking to me.

If you are interested in this piece please contact me Tina @ belleadorn.com

Baby Chicks Just Starting Out

2008-07-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

This is how tiny our baby chicks were just a month ago. We ordered them from the cackle hatchery in Lebanon, Mo. http://www.cacklehatchery.com/ and picked them up from the post office early in the morning after the post office gave us a call to let us know they had arrived.

We got Aracaunas, New Hampshire Reds, Barred Rock Plymouths and two roosters called Partridge Rock, for their interesting colors. They've already grown quite a bit, so I'll post some current pics later.

This is how big they are now only after a month! The hens should be laying eggs by this fall.

How Does Our Garden Grow?

2008-07-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

It's doing quite well with all the rain we've had. Our hay on the other hand is a whole other story. It was finally cut, but it has been rained on twice. My husband is turning it over. Hopefully it will dry out enough so it can be bailed up.

Butternut squash.

Corn.

watermelon or cantelope.......

Green Tourmilated Quartz with Blue Topaz

2008-07-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

Green and Blue is a favorite combination of mine and they came together very nicely in this bracelet. The faceted coin tourmilated quartz is separated from the faceted oval blue topaz by small olive green potato pearls. It is adjustable in length and finished in sterling silver. Please contact me if you are interested in this piece as it is not yet in my etsy shop. Tina@belleadorn.com

Missouri Wildflowers Part II

2008-07-09T18:00:00.000-07:00

This orange flower is so vibrant isn't it? It might be lantana growing wild. The bees sure did like it. There is a honey bee in the second photo.
I don't know if this fern produces a flower or not, but it's pretty enough for a photograph anyway.
Another one I don't know the name of, sorry!
More fern.
These were all taken in Warsaw, Mo.

Missouri Wildflowers

2008-07-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

These wildflower photos were taken down in Warsaw, Mo. There are so many photo opportunities with all the wildlife and greenery of the beautiful wooded area where my mother and father in law live.

I believe this first one is called crown vetch. I've noticed it's being used as a ground cover quite commonly. And why not, it's so pretty! It has purplish pink flowers and a fern like leaf.

This could be called butterweed. The tiny yellow flowers are so bright and cheerful.

This white one may be called a fairy wand.
One of my favorites, spider wort. It's just about finished blooming for the year.
This pink one is very sweet and I have no idea what it is. I'm going to check the library for a wildflower indentifacation book and will update this post when I find out for sure.

*update~Unfortunately I was not able to find a good field guide for wildflowers at my local library. If you know the name of a wildflower I have pictured here, please contact me or post a comment and let me know. Thanks Tina@belleadorn.com
I have so many photos I will have to do a couple more posts with wildflowers. One will be dedicated to Queen Anne's Lace exclusively. I got some really cool shots to share.

Kelsey's Haircut

2008-07-08T05:00:00.000-07:00

Kelsey wasn't quite sure about cutting off all this hair when her sister and I went for haircuts last month. She finally did decide though that she was ready to not have all that hair to take of.

Amy the beautician at Studio 10 in Richmond sent in her hair as a donation. I was so tickled that she did that for us.

Thank you Amy! And thanks for the great hair cuts too!

Grandma and Grandpa's

2008-07-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

We took the kids on a mini vacation last week down to Warsaw, Mo and stayed with my inlaws. They have a place surrounded by oak trees that overlooks a pond and it is so pretty and peaceful there. My mother in law feeds hummingbirds, orioles and all kinds of song birds, deer and turkeys. I didn't get pictures of the birds or deer this time though. I took pictures of all the wildflowers and will have several posts showing all the ones I could find.

My husband's sisters and their families were there as well and so we were a crowd of 18 people all together! There was lots of cooking and lots of helping hands too, thank goodness for dishwashers and inflatible mattresses! The kids had a blast with their cousins and the weather was so mild we had the windows open with fresh air in the house.

Missouri is usually very hot and humid by the end of June. The muggy hot air was here on Sunday to greet us when we arrived home. I think it will be here to stay for awhile too.

Here's a picture of the children with their cousins just before we left.

Double Strand Leopard Skin Custom Order Necklace

2008-06-26T17:29:00.000-07:00

This piece is a recent custom order I made. It was a lot of fun to do. It was made to match a leopard skin jasper bracelet that I had made last year. She also wanted a magnetic clasp because she loves her magnetic clasp on her bracelet.

It is a double strand necklace with leopard skin jasper, emperial jasper, fancy jasper, ocean jasper and matte glass seed beads. She's very happy with it and that puts a smile on my face too!

Potted Flowers on the Porch

2008-06-10T05:00:00.000-07:00

I haven't potted flowers for 3 years, since my youngest, Noah, came along, lol. Walmart had geraniums for $1 each, so I decided to go for it this year. I have plenty of lovely compost, so here they are! I'm really into the intensely bright colors this year.

Kelsey helping with the watering. We're really enjoying their beauty and color.

Geraniums are my personal favorite for a potted flower. They come in many colors and are either vining or regular plants. They do very well in part sun/part shade.

Petunias and impatients are also very nice. Petunias need direct sun and will tolerate part shade. Impatients should not have direct sun and can do well with only shade. If I don't have a vining geranium then I like to add in some trailing type of flower or foliage such as vinca or sweet potatoe vines.

Take notice of your growing conditions before you buy. Do you have morning sun, all day sun, afternoon sun, shade, a covered porch? Your local nursery can help you make a good choice.

Belle Adorn

~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

www.belleadorn.etsy.com

Colorful, Fun, Playful, Beaded Jewelry

Purple Pearl and Carved Bone Bracelet with Hill Tribe Silver Accents

2008-06-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

I call this piece Neoclassic Heather because it has a sort of antique feel with the pearls and carved bone,but there is also a modern edgey element with the hill tribe silver toggle and discs and swarovski bicone crystals. Carved bone has come back into fashion recently and is used by many beading artists.
At first the thought of carved bone might seem unpleasant, but the idea does grow on you if you give it a chance, ha ha ha. If you think about it; it was no doubt one of the more available materials that could be used for jewelry from the beginning of mankind. I'm sure rocks and shells and pearls (which also come from animals) have always been admired for their prettiness, but look at how this bone can be carved into a beautiful pattern. Interesting!

This piece is available here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8601149 and will fit a smaller wrist; about a size 7 or smaller.

Belle Adorn

~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

www.belleadorn.etsy.com

Beaded Jewelry, Antique, Modern, Edgey, Exciting

Purple Finch Nest with Blue Speckled Eggs

2008-06-08T05:00:00.000-07:00

Me and my eggs, I know! But isn't this cute? A little finch wanted to make her nest in my hanging flower pot. I love this picture so much, it's the background on my computer.

*update ~ I am amazed at how many people all over the united states find my blog with this little post. Please leave a comment and let me know how helpful this picture is to you......I would love to hear others' stories too.

Brazilian Amazonite, Opal and Bronzite Silk Cord Necklace

2008-06-07T05:00:00.000-07:00

This chic necklace has a longer length and has beautiful smooth blue green marquis shaped Brazilian amazonite, Blue Peruvian Opal puffed squares and round bronzite, all hand knotted on blue silk cord and finished with a sterling silver clasp and extender chain. If you like the natural ,rocky look of real semi-precious gemstones, you will love this piece.
This piece is available here:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9684348

Belle Adorn
~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry
Beaded Jewelry, Silk, Semi-precious Gemstones, Sterling Silver
www.belleadorn.etsy.com

Elvis lives!!!

2008-06-06T05:00:00.001-07:00

That is, our rooster Elvis! He has such an Elvis hair doo, Elvis strut and Elvis coolness, lol! Isn't he a pretty boy?
He's a barred rock plymouth chicken, my sister Jamie brought to me from Independence. She found him on craig's list. One of the aracauna hens is standing behind him here....It may be Robin or Nosey. Hard to tell from the back side, ha ha ha.

Belle Adorn

~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

Beaded Jewelry, Semi-precious Gems, Swarovski Crystals, Shells

Black and White Geometric Mod Set

2008-06-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

This playful set is made with white mother of pearl shell, black onyx, smoky quartz and sterling silver. It was inspired by some beautiful fabric which was black with white and ivory circles.

I just saw Target advertise their new mod dresses....perfect! This set is not yet in my etsy shop. Please inquire if you are interested.

Belle Adorn
~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry
Fun, Mod, Beaded Jewelry, Shell

Vegetable Gardens, Herbs and Plants

2008-06-04T05:00:00.000-07:00

Herbs, vegetables and flowers ready for planting.

Young tomato plants.

Maybe we will have our gardens planted by the time I publish this post. Jim is tilling again, to help the soil dry out for planting. This is a borrowed tractor and tiller from a neighbor.

Crocheted Crochet Beaded Wire Necklaces

2008-06-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

Smoky Quartz Crocheted Wire Necklace is available here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9686662

Purple Flourite Crocheted Necklace is available here:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9836784

Turquoise and Copper Crocheted Necklace is available here? http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9597273 These are all made with high quality artistic wire. The top necklace is made with smoky quartz on silver wire. The second piece is flourite, swarovski crystals and czech glass on amethyst wire. This last one is made with copper colored wire, turquoise, and swarovski crystals. Very fun and unique pieces of jewelry.

*Update ~ I've noticed quite a few searches for children's crocheted necklaces coming to my site. Please contact me, tina (at) belleadorn (dot) com, if you are interested in a custom piece. I do make children's jewelry and this artistic wire is available in lots of colors.

Belle Adorn

~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

Fun, Semi-Precious Gemstones, Art

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Wild Purple Garden Phlox

2008-06-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

This purple flower is growing wild in our fence lines. Isn't it pretty?! I should move it to my yard but there is too much poison ivy nearby. My sons cut these for me and put them in a vase. Wasn't that sweet?! They are thoughful boys.

New Swing

2008-05-31T05:00:00.000-07:00

Jacob fashioned up this swing for his little brother and sisters. The kids love it! They are out here under the mulberry tree all the time now. It has been a favorite spot since we moved here as it is also their climbing tree.
My husband removed the barbed wire fence so that the kids wouldn't hurt themselves on it if they fell. He also trimmed up some of the branches for easier mowing. The kids were not too happy about the trimming. They miss the fence too as it helped them with their climbing! But I think they will get used to it and it's better to have that old fence out of there.

Yellow Orchid Pendant with Citrine Beaded Necklace

2008-05-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite pieces, this is a real orchid that has been preserved. I think it's lovely with citrine and gold filled findings. It is adjustable with an extender chain. This necklace is available here:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9122366

Buttercups

2008-05-29T05:00:00.000-07:00

Aren't these so sweet looking? They remind me of my Grandma Dickey. She liked her buttercups, petunias and clematis vines. She loved all sorts of flowers, but that's what I remembered at her house when I was little.

Keera and my nephew Caleb picked these for me last weekend. My parents brought him and his little sister to come play while their parents moved into their new home. All of my nieces and nephews love to come play at our house. I really love that.

Swarovski Crystal Starfish Earrings with Coin pearls

2008-05-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

These interesting crystal starfish are so pretty. I love how they are not perfectly symmetrical because it gives them an organic look with character and the beauty of high quality swarovski crystal is shown off in them so well.

This second pair is in the silk color which is a soft pale peachy pink color. I've matched them up with some lustrous sunset colored coin pearls. They are wire wrapped with sterling silver and hang from sterling silver earwires. They are available here:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8805840
The green set is made with peridot swarovski crystal starfish, lustrous lime coin pearls and crysolite swarovski bicones, wire wrapped and finished with sterling silver earwires.
This pair is available here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8798227

There are more colors of Swarovski Starfish earrings that can be viewed here, in blue (indicolite), golden shadow, crystal aurora borealis, and burgundy.

There is also a necklace with a large Swarovski Starfish Pendant in burgundy can be veiwed here.

Belle Adorn ~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

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Honey Locust Trees

2008-05-27T05:00:00.001-07:00

Our honey locust trees have been blooming in the woods behind our house. Can you see the white blooms? They fill the air with their heady sweet fragrance.

Plum Forest Purple Sugilite Beaded Necklace and Earrings

2008-05-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous Sugilite in large smooth graduated rondelles beaded with pietersite, hill tribe silver and green ocean jasper. Finished with a beautiful sterling silver toggle. This necklace is available in my shop, here....http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9631935

Wire wrapped earrings to match are available in my shop here....http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9634664

Fresh Eggs

2008-05-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

These eggs are just gathered and washed before I put them up.

The blue and green eggs are from our Aracana chickens. Aren't they pretty?!

The brown eggs are laid by our black australorps and yellow buff orphingtons.

We are getting more chicks this week from the Cackle Hatchery here in Missouri. The little peeps are so sweet, I'll be sharing them in a future post.

Bright Turquoise Beaded Jewelry

2008-05-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

This bright colorful necklace was made with faceted and smooth, green and blue turquoise beads, hill tribe silver, and has as it's focal a beaded pendant made of dyed howlite, faceted turquiose rondelle and a pacific opal swarovski crystal. It is also adjustable with a two inch sterling silver extender chain and lobster claw clasp. It's available here.....http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9126650

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~Adorning You Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry
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Keera Got a Haircut!

2008-05-25T05:00:00.000-07:00

You can see how long it is here while she's helping to pot up some flowers for the porch.

It's a layered bob with no bangs. We're very happy with the outcome. I got my hair cut too.

Anklets For Summer

2008-05-24T14:42:00.000-07:00

This ankle bracelet is made with glass coral seed beads, padparadcha swarovski crystals, faceted coral and coral pearls. Finished in sterling silver, it's available here....http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9799082

This ankle bracelet has white pearls, champagne pearls, golden swarovski crystals and golden glass seed beads. This piece is available here at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9774771

If you would like to see more colors and styles please check out my shop on etsy. http://www.belleadorn.etsy.com/

Plowing The Fields

2008-05-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

We had some of our fields plowed about a week ago. It's been rained on twice now which is a good thing so that the dirt will settle and hopefully help the grass to rot underneath. It will have to be disked again after the ground dries out before we can do any planting.

Sunset Pink Mermaid Necklace

2008-05-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Shimmery, lustrous pearls with swarovski crystals add just the right amount of sparkle in the colorado topaz 2x ab color all of which accents this lovely pink oyster shell pendant on a hand knotted silk cord, finished in gold filled findings.

Necklace is adjustable from 17-19" in length.

This piece is available for purchase here.....http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11889497

The Wishing Flower

2008-05-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

Such a sweet clip of Noah with a dandelion, I had to share.

"I wish, I wish, I wish.......to get my tractor."

Storm Clouds Before the Tornadoes and Children

2008-05-16T07:30:00.000-07:00

I snapped a picture of the strange pouffy storm clouds we had last week. I've heard before what they are called, but can't remember anymore. I do know that when this type of cloud shows up we are in for strange weather and these occured the night before we had all that terrible wind and quite a few tornadoes around the Kansas City area.

So many natural disasters have occured in the last few weeks around the world. It's very sad to see.

Here are the children. I took this picture of them before the meeting at the same time we took the cloud pictures. Aren't they a good looking bunch?! Well, I am their mother. :)

Spring Activities on the Farm

2008-05-06T11:22:00.000-07:00

We have had a lot of work on our small farm this spring. We are removing old fences in our west pasture in order to plow the meadows and grow some crops.

It's also been a challenge getting our garden planted as it has been so wet.

Some trees from the fence lines are now moved to our yard as well.

We have a new rooster that my sister brought to us. He's a beautiful Barred Rock Plymouth. She found it on Craig's list.

He was not getting along with another rooster at his previous farm. We had only hens before he came so he gets along just fine here.

For the first two nights though he went missing and we thought for sure he had not survived. But low and behold, he was with the ponies in the barnyard! I came to find out at his last home he was in a pen next to horses.

So he's our chicken horse...at least that's what he thinks. He's staying with the hens now and doing very well.

I taped my youngest son gathering eggs last week and quite a little ordeal with a hen that didn't want to move from her nest. She was pecking and squaking up a little tantrum like I've never seen our hens do before! Her name is Goldie and she is a Buff Orphington.

Lovely Paua Shell Pendant with Pearls on Silk Necklace

2008-05-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a piece of jewelry inspired by spring. Our weather has been so beautiful this past week. We had a very cold winter this past year here in Missouri and are so happy to see some warmer days finally.

And what says spring better than the purple crocuses, lilacs, hyacinths and green grass? I love the color combination of purple and green.

This is a lovely paua abalone shell pendant in the go go shape and has amazing swirling colors of green, purple, blue pink and black. The rice pearls, potato pearls and coin pearls have all been hand knotted into place along with tanzanite and olivine swarovski crystals on a purple lilac 100% silk cord necklace. The crystals add such a nice subtle sparkle through out the piece. The necklace is finished with sterling silver and is adjustable from 17-19 inches in length. Paste and copy this link into your browser if you would like to see it in my shop. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11148199

Belle Adorn

Adorning you Beautifully with Unique Artisan Jewelry

Beachy Bright Colorful Summer Jewelry

2008-04-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the blog of Belle Adorn Unique Artisan Jewelry Adorning You Beautifully!! I make beaded jewelry in various mediums and styles. Here is my website http://www.belleadorn.etsy.com/

I will be updating with more comments and pictures soon. :)

Tina