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blue hour designs
bluehourdesigns.blogspot.com
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My blog contains reflections and musings of my life designing and creating as a metalsmith. I'd like for people to see my daily creative process as well as interests that influence my work.
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the first week

  Hello!Finally, I know.Ever since we first landed it has been a bit of a sleep and whirlwind induced haze.The first night we were here I think I slept a total of 13 hours!! The night befor...

1 day ago

IMPORTANT announcement

Good morning, everyone(or afternoon, or evening depending on where you are in the world!)Alrighty, so heres the deal:Weve been working our a$%es off this entire spring in preparation for not only thi...

15 may 12

giveaway~

Quick Update:We are giving a way a pair of Peacock Hoop earrings, this month, over on the facebook page.Head on over for details....AND, I have a super important blogpost coming up within the next fe...

12 may 12

Semi-Annual SALE....and a day in Santa Fe

I finally uploaded and edited some of my Santa Fe pictures from our trip to New Mexico.But, before that, Id like to tell you that we put both of our online shops on Sale.We generally have two sales a...

24 apr 12

weekender...

We visited Steamboat over the weekend.It was a quickie, but goodie.Nothing like escaping for a bit to the mountains to refresh and just plain get the heck out of a town for a bit :)These photos are e...

23 apr 12

announcements and flowers

Aprils giveaway has just gone up this morning on our facebook page.We will be giving our wrapped wire Encircled cuff this month.Its super comfy to wear alone, but I have been loving pairing it with a...

11 apr 12

re-issues

Recently, I made some changes to a few designs in the shop.Theyve been MIA for a bit while getting upgraded and revamped...I just re-added this list of babies back to the shop this morning.The Seven ...

10 apr 12

springtime baubles

Rolling it out:large versionsmaller  versionwith brasswith peridotIm going to start listing right after lunch...and post it all on the FB page, like usual.And just for fun:This is sooo me ;)Shar...

27 mar 12

update.

So....I added more pieces. Just like I predicted. ;)I dont ever want to stop that flow of creativity, so I went with it, and I am really, really glad I did. I love the result!I completed most of the ...

24 mar 12

mini update...

Ive been a bit silent here, lately.My daily photos are piling up in my computer...I havent even had time to get them on flickr. I think there are about 10 days worth now, sitting and waiting to be up...

19 mar 12

A week in pictures - Project 366

This week has been a little low key.Weve been spending a lot of time outdoors welcoming the abundant sunshine and warmth that is coming our way.Spring has arrived.One important piece of information b...

09 mar 12

shield

The Topaz has arrived:The Shield ring will now be made to order!You can find it here and here.And since I havent done this in a long while.....how about some music?New music, at that. ...

07 mar 12

A week in pictures - Project 366

I am going to start a new way of sharing my daily 366 project with you. I got the idea from this inspirational photographer. Ill be posting my daily photos, every week or two, with a short descriptio...

02 mar 12

independence

Today is Estonian Independence Day.Why would a little New Mexican girl like me, care?Well, you see, my husband --the other half of blue hour designs-- just so happens to be Estonian.He was born and r...

24 feb 12

source

I found these feathers, on a path nearby, while taking a walk last fall.They gave me the idea to do this:Amazing, the places where inspiration can be found.It is everywhere.Share |

22 feb 12

rollercoaster

This has been a tumultuous week.And when I say tumultuous, I mean, rollercoaster.But first, a few highs:Norbert and I celebrated Valentines a few days early.I had no idea what events he had planned f...

20 feb 12

rings

There are six of them:One of the changes that I will be making this year starts today.More frequent listings.In smaller batches.This is one of the things that Norbert and I promised ourselves at the ...

14 feb 12

colorado winter {part two}

It is like a dream here, right now.Everywhere the edges are blurred and the landscape is saturated in white.So not tired of this winter, yet.These are my daily views.And I love it.Share |

10 feb 12

colorado winter

First:The lovely Bliss is currently hosting a giveaway of our 14k Gold necklace over at her website.Click here to enter in the drawing....she will be choosing the winner tomorrow (Wednesday)!&nb...

08 feb 12

the everyday...

He tells them stories often and they love it.The lost art of storytelling.....This is what I step over. Often.I smile when I see it because I realize it is a perfect capture of their phase in life at...

03 feb 12

announcing some announcements

There are multiple things I want to tell you today.1. We are bringing back our weekly sales. Our Duality ring is the first one this year and can be found here and here.Second, many of my older design...

31 jan 12

Images from my morning...

I love gladiolas.I never realized until we started frequently buying them and putting em in our house.Boy, they sure do look majestic in my living room.Brings a smile to my face every time I spot tha...

27 jan 12

New Work - The First of Twenty-Twelve

EDIT: I forgot these two in the original posting...Listings will start going up here and here, this afternoon.I will link each listing to my facebook wall as soon as its posted.:) !!!Share |

24 jan 12

edit mode

Working, editing pictures:listening to music,listening to loud monkeys in the background (their songs are intermingling with Pandoras :),and smelling Norberts cooking wafting in from the kitchen.Blog...

24 jan 12

Call for Pictures - Winners

We are minutes away from the weekend, but before its time to check out and celebrate, I want to announce the winners of our Call for Pictures giveaway.We randomly chose three winners from our list of...

21 jan 12

up the mountain

We just had a whirlwind of a visit with Norberts brother, and his girlfriend, who came in from Finland.They arrived on Friday and Norbert is just heading back now, from the airport.Their visit was sh...

18 jan 12

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