30 January 2011

One World, One Heart 2011!



Self-portrait, Philadelphia, July 2010
Welcome to One World, One Heart 2011! I'm so happy to be participating in this year's event, which organizer Lisa says will be the fifth and final one, and I warmly welcome all of you who are so kindly visiting my blog! I discovered many wonderful blogs during last year's event and am inspired, amused, uplifted, and just all around happy to be part of Blogland or the Blogosphere or whatever we call it these days. I have been blogging since 2002 (yeah, I'm Old Skool), when I started a blog to post pictures of my baby boy for faraway family and friends. In 2007 I started this blog to connect with other people in the jewelry making community, and more recently I've also been blogging about my rediscovered passion for photography. One thing I've learned from blogging is that there are SO MANY creative, talented, interesting, and kind people out there, and connecting to you all through words and images helps me keep my creative spark alive.

These connections and events like OWOH are especially important to me because I live in a remote, rural area of western New Mexico and don't have the events and shopping and other amenities of civilization that most of you do. (I know all about these, having grown up around Philadelphia and later living in southern California for 7 years...) So, being blessed with wonderful real-life friends and family (my dad lives with me now, and my kids are with me alternate weeks since my ex and I share custody), I am also happy to live in the Internet Age so I can maintain old friendships, make new friends, go back to school (I hope to finish my Masters in marital/family therapy this December), and of course shop, given that the nearest real-life bead shop is 100 miles away!

Again, welcome -- and yes, I have some door prizes!! At the end of this event, on Feb. 17, I'll use a random-number generator to pick 3 winners from among those of you who leave a comment here; just make sure you either use your Google ID or leave an email address so I can contact you. This year's offerings, shown below and selected from my jewelry creations, definitely follow a winter theme and also, of course, a heart theme. Enjoy the event, visit lots of other OWOH participants' blogs, and I'll see you around Blogopolis!

507 comments:

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Wendy Taylor said...

Love your Blog and love love love the bird earrings - I am stamper and have a new stamp set with a bird jsut like this - love it! :-)
Thanks!
Wendy in Tucson, AZ, USA
azsmistygirl@aol.com

Wendy said...

Hello and it is wonderful to meet you. I would love to be entered in your wonderful door prize.
What beautiful gifts. Please stop by when you are traveling around Blogland.
Wishes and Whimsy
Wendy from wonderland

http://candydelane.typepad.com/curiosities

Her Art Nest said...

I am loving your beautiful white items. How amazing. I would really like to be included in your giveaway and thanks for a chance to win. Enjoy this blogging adventure! Take care, Nancy

Teri said...

Your jewelry is stunning! Have fun bloghopping!
Teri from Michigan
abella4@att.net
http://designforty-8.blogspot.com/

Susan said...

Wonderful giveaway, your very talented! Please stop by for my blog giveaway too! Susan pedolbailey@msn.com
http://seasonalwhimsies.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

oh to win such lovely jewelery. and your self portrait is wonderful, too. please enter me in the draw!

Kelley said...

Your work is really lovely! So nice to meet you and check out your blog. Please stop by when you can! Happy travels!

Shannon Chomanczuk said...

I have been following you for a bit and have never been disappointed by your pictures! Love your self portrait.
Shannon

Elena said...

What wonderful creations! Please stop on by in your travels.
Elena of MyQuest

RobbinB said...

Hi Anna,

Love your jewelry. I checked out those beachcomber bracelets and was blown away. I haven't seen anything like them before. Beautiful work.

Please enter me into your drawing and please stop by my blog and say Hi.

RobbinB

Rmb21@cox.net
http://robbinb.blogspot.com/

...Darlene said...

Anna,
Beautiful jewelery and photographs. I would love to have a chance to enter your gift give away.
darlene


http://creativelylivinglife.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011.html

Chris Hansen said...

Anna, what a delight to "meet" you and view your work! Your jewelry is simply luscious - I adore how you combine the different elements! Happy OWOH, and do please stop by my blog - I'm giving away a mixed media pendant.

xoxo, chris
intuitivesparks.blogspot.com
OWOH #704

Jennifer Pride said...

Seems like you've got your hands into everything like I do. I dabble in knitting and sewing, but it's mostly jewelry for me.

Hope you'll visit my blog..
http://jewelry-by-jp.blogspot.com

Sharli said...

Those are beautiful! Thank you so much for the giveaway!

entrelibros_blog at hotmail.com

TinaB said...

Just stunning!!! Fantasic blog too! Please enter me in to your draw. I would love you to visit me too! My blog is Tina's Crafty Place
Thank you and hugs Tina xx

LucindaBee said...

Hello from New Zealand - I love your blog. Please enter me in your giveaway. I'll be back to look around some more after I finish my OWOH adventure. I'm #226 on the Flight

Teresa aka Tess said...

Greetings from Kansas, I love your jewelry. The drop necklace is soooo pretty. Do stop by my blog sometimes please.
tkm1960@cox(dot)net

Jamie Cox said...

Very nice to meet you and thanks for being part of OWOH. Stop by and visit me if you get a chance, I'm #411, http://scrapping2it.blogspot.com

Please enter me in your drawing.

Thanks
Jamie

KROSI EN SANI said...

Hi,Anna nice to meet you Wow, I love your blog, gorgeous,
I will enter for your give away
I am from The Netherlands
I hope to see you also on my blog:

http://krosiensani.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011.html

http://krosiensani.blogspot.com
http://moi-kapelka.blogspot.com


krosiensani@gmail.com


Cheers,

Aisha

Unknown said...

This is such a fun event, I love your jewellery!

Shena Meadowcroft said...

Beautiful jewelly ~ Good luck with OWOH - I'm at www.byshena.blogspot.com
drop by for a visit ~
Thanks,
Shena from Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
byshena@shaw.ca

arbrastuce said...

A French Bonjour from England,

I am really pleased to have discovered your lovely creations today. It made me realise that I do have a lot of progress to do in my jewellery projects !!!
Can I please take part of your draw ?
Don't hesitate to come and visit my blog.

arbrastuce@yahoo.com

bohemiannie! art said...

your heart jewelry is beautiful!

Come see me...I'm participating in OWOH too!

annie!
bohemiannie@gmail.com

www.bohemiannieart.com
www.bohemiannieart.blogspot.com

Michelle L. said...

Hi, Anna! Your items are gorgeous and so is your blog! Remote New Mexico sounds so good to me...I live in L.A. and am pining for the wide open desert. One of these days...thanks for participating in this cool event, and so nice to meet you! Michelle

ALTERED ARTIFACTS said...

Love it all! ¯\(°‿o)/¯
alteredartifacts@clearwire.net

Janet said...

Your jewelry is lovely. I like playing with mosaics too, but haven't done much.

Annie said...

Nice to meet you. We both live in New mexico! I think we might have more than that in common. Lovely giveaways. Come visit Blissful Bohemian. xoxo

Lolly said...

What lovely creations! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed here in cold Virginia!

~Lolly

Diana Meade said...

What a lovely giveaway. Hope I am the lucky winner. I too have strayed from photography and it can be so satisfying.

Good luck with everything going on. Hope to connect with you in the future.

Happy OWOH and come see me at #19 energizeyourcreativity(dot)com

Unknown said...

Nice to meet you.
My post is at:
http://messmuddleandfun.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011.html

Your jewellry is gorgeous. Looking forward to exploring the rest of your blog and all the toehrs.

Kim Reid said...

I'd love a chance to enter!
Thanks :)
kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

Sue Young said...

Such beautiful pieces!I would loveto win any of them!thanks for the chance!Sue

joy said...

Such beautiful jewelry you have made for this event! And, your blog is very interesting!

Anonymous said...

Really nice art works! Love the birdie earrings!

greetings Petra

Mandy said...

what a wonderful giveaway...i am having a ball going round to all the blogs...this is my first and i am going to try and get something together to join in on this wonderful trip...but my internet usage has been used up, too slow to upload my blog and pictures...would love to be in this draw...
take care
http://mandyeightisenough.blogspot.com/

Kay Lynne said...

You do very beautiful work!

http://kayzquiltz.blogspot.com/

Holly Days Closet said...

WOW you do some wonderful work It's all so beautiful I love it.
Holly
hollydaycloset(at)yahoo.com

Red said...

Hello Anna - Your pieces inspire me. Thank you for sharing your creativity. Come visit me at www.redsartistcottage.blogspot.com.

Love,
Red

sammeh.oh said...

beautiful jewelry, I'm especially fond of the earrings :)

Bren Graham Thebeau said...

Love your work and will enjoy revisiting your blog.

hellerlittle said...

Hallo from Germany! So pleased to meet you! Great blog and wonderfull Artworks. Love your Giveaway and do fingerscross to win. CU hellerlittle (owoh #773)

Suzie Button said...

how amazingly beautiful your jewelry is! thanks for a chance to win! Suzie purrpage3 at verizon dot net

Willnnabel said...

Wow what a lovely giveaway! Please add me to the list !Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Willnnabel@catel.net

s hyler said...

I would love to be enter in your wonderful drawing
Sandra

Create With Joy said...

Dear Anna

What a pleasure to meet you and tour your wonderful blog! Your jewelry is fabulous! I hope you'll join me for a tour at Create With Joy as well!

Ramona, OWOH #13
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

The Doctors Wife said...

You are very talented. Beautiful work.
Hello from Texas
annewithany2 at hotmail dot com
http://spiceandallthatsnice.blogspot.com/

*jean* said...

oo your jewelry is beautiful! i hope you'll pop by my blog as well!!


*jean*

Esme said...

Your crafting is gorgeous. I would be honored to have a piece. Hello from California.

chocolate and croissants at yahoo . com

Lesley said...

Hi there. I am hopping around and thought I would stop by to say hello.
Your blog and jewellry are amazing. It is a real eye opener to see such creative peeps online. Without OWOH it wouldn't be possible.
come drop by my blog if you have chance, I am #435 on the list.
Enjoy OWOH.
from Canada

Colleen said...

Greetings from snowy New Jersey. Your work is beautiful. I love both your photography and jewelry. I'm enjoying browsing blogs and meeting artists. If you have a chance, please stop by my blog, OWOH #313.
Blessings,
Colleen

Happy Thoughts said...

I'm so glad to be here! :)

Check out my OWOH post.

Simply Debbie said...

So very nice to meet you Anna,
STUNNING JEWELRY...you are very talented.
I hope you do obtain your masters in martial counseling...this world will need you as they are soooo very quick to divorce.
Have A Sugar Sweet Day
Simply Debbie

tich said...

I live on a remote island off the Scottish Mainland, so know exactly how you feel. Your jewelry is gorgeous.

Paula said...

You do such beautiful work! The items pictured definitely embody winter; which I love.
Paula
pmcfee@roadrunner.com

BrendaLea, the Prpldy said...

Hello Anna,

So nice to meet you. I wasn't able to participate this year as I have in the past. Looking forward to coming back and visiting more after the even is over.

BrendaLea A. - Purple Lady
prpldy (at) comcast dot net

Emily@theNest said...

Beautiful work, and a great post! Hope you get a chance to pop by mine- I live in the middle of nowhere in Ireland!!!

Ginny said...

Gorgeous jewelry! Totally something I'd wear!!!

Gale Blair said...

Just lovely, all your art!

laurel said...

Beautiful items Anna. Count me in. I look forward to perusing more of your work and your blog.

M. Estes Zywar said...

Greetings Anna!
You do lovely work!
So happy to meet you!
:O)Mary #787

Tracey Leeder said...

Wow I love your give aways and your blog! Beautiful, please count me in!

Leslie A. Hawkins said...

Beautiful just beautiful. Thanks for entering me in the contest.
www.beckoningoflife.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Greetings from BC, Canada! Nice to meet you! Very nice giveaway! I enjoyed my time visiting your blog. Come enter my giveaway when you get a chance. #788
Shauna
www.whisperingmists.typepad.com

Eleven33 Designs said...

What a wonderful event you are participating in! I loved reading your intro. I have been to New Mexico to visit a couple of times.

Your giveaway item is lovely I cannot wait to view more of your page! I would like to be entered for a chance to win. Thanks so much!!

I love to meet fellow crafters so if you have time stop by for a visit!

Sarah
http://roughseasdesigns.blogspot.com/
roughseasdesigns@gmail.com

moonstar said...

really beautiful. enter me please, melandriaromero(at)gmail(dot)com

artangel said...

This is my first year participating and I'm loving meeting so many wonderful and creative people! Your mosaic work is great, and your prize is just amazing - those little birds are adorable!
Angie

Leslie said...

Your giveaways are beautiful...I LOVE the bracelet. Had a look around your blog...you have some wonderful photos.

http://leslie-mylifeandtimes.blogspot.com/

Kelly said...

All of that jewelry is so beautiful! Definitely year-round appropriate. :)

krtrumpet [at] aol [dot] com

Sean said...

From the Florida Gulf Coast
I am entering for my daughter Melanie, she had wanted to participate in this year's event, but a fire changed her plans... I thought I would surprise her and do this for her..
Visit the site I set up for her on my blog #579.. and enter her name in the contest, thank You

USA

Susan said...

Such lovely jewelry! And so very wintery! They remind me of frost on a windowpane - not that I see that a lot here in the south!

Birgit said...

Hi Anna,

Congrats -- you now have 100 followers, and I am your newest one. :)

I really like the vibe of your blog -- great photos, interesting things in general. How could I resist to sign up to follow?

Thanks also for the chance to win one piece of that exquisite jewelry -- the winners will be very lucky! :)

Greetings from Germany
(and greet New Mexico from me because there's still a part of my heart),
Birgit
# 66

Barbara Olivo Cagle said...

Hi Anna, had fun visiting your blog. I hope to win a piece of your jewelry. Beautiful work! Please visit my blog, too. I am the author of "16 x MOM: A Mastery of Motherhood." My give-away is my book and a couple of 4-leaf clovers.

http://blog.barbaracagle.com
barbara@barbaracagle.com

Sarah said...

Great giveaway! Please enter my name! Thank you for a chance to win such a great offering!!

Sarah said...

Lovely work and a generous giveaway! - count me in. Enjoyed your blog - thanks for sharing! Hope you can visit me at 662

Sarah
http://blueboxbabe.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011.html#comments

Valerie said...

Greetings! Love your mosaic work.

Pls count me in. :)

Crimson Heart Studios said...

Hi Anna, I work in polymer and tempered glass. I stopped by because I love your blog name. I'm way at the bottom #845. Cindy

Joe Madl said...

hello! your blog is beautiful and i'm enjoying looking around at all the wonderful things you are creating. i would enjoy having you drop by my blog and take a look around. please place me in your drawing while you are at it. enjoy the one world one heart 2011 event!

namaste'
joe
http://manhandledthreads.blogspot.com

angelself said...

All of your work is just lovely, Anna =) This is my first time participating in OWOH, and I am loving it! Stop by and register for my giveaway, if you like. Kathryn, from Florida

http://new-art-angelself.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart.html

email: luvkathy@tampabay.rr.com

Betwixt Baubles (aka Iris) said...

Ooooh yes please!
I'm offering as well though just sent in my info today but here's me and I hope to be listed as soon as Lisa gets to it :-)http://msnovembertuesday.blogspot.com/2011/02/owoh-2011.html

Lucy said...

Beautiful Stuff Sweet Giveaway~Hello from Ontario Canada. Please count me in for your giveaway.
canadianmadeskyy @hotmail.ca

Please visit my OWOH giveaway:
http://creativeskyyphotographydesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-world-one-heart-2011-giveaway.html

Amy Gethins Sullivan said...

~Such lovely jewelry~I have really enjoyed visiting here~& do plan coming back.~I live in Richmond now, but for the 1st. 14 years of my marriage, we were in the country.~& boy, I know~ so many good things about it & then so many hard things.~I am glad we lived there, but am thrilled to be around other artists & civilization again.~We could talk I'm sure~lol~

Carol said...

Beautiful work! thanks for being part of the OWOH!

joeyandaleethea said...

So nice to meet you, you're very creative! Please enter me to win your lovely giveaway - and here's mine: http://joeyandaleethea.com/blog - thanks for the chance to win!

Lauren said...

Hello! I'm so glad I found One World One Heart and was able to visit your blog! I'm pretty new to the blogging world and I love seeing the different ways of blogging. I hope you will check out my blog and maybe find something useful there. I'd love to be entered for your door prize, thanks for adding my name to the list!

Barbara said...

The Laughing Raven, I cant tell you how much I enjoyed reading about your life now in Rural Western New Mexico. I know Albuquerque all the way to Gallup very well, so I know what you mean no bead shops for 100 miles. Where in western NM do you live? I hope you get a chance to visit my blog Blossoms Bloomers and leave me a note I also make jewelry, not to good on photography but I do love. You have some great photos.
Barbara
Bar

Anonymous said...

Wow - you're a master blogger, having been going for that long! Your jewellery is beautiful and I'd love to be entered into your drawing. Please feel free to visit my blog too.

Laume said...

Lovely wintry pieces. I've followed your blog, hope to come back again, your jewelry and your photography are both stunning. I suspect we'd have a great time wandering about together with our cameras in hand. What part of New Mexico do you live in? I used to live in Albuquerque and had family up in Santa Fe area. Long ago and many life times in the past it seems. I still miss the blue that only appears in a NM sky.

Anonymous said...

Ooh those are so pretty! I'm so excited about this OWOH event! I love it, glad u've joined! =)

Gracey is not my name.... said...

The jewelry is lovely...I especially like the bird earrings....I just joined at the last minute...

Anonymous said...

So nice to meet you! What beautiful jewelry you make! Thank you for the chance to enter!

Jenn said...

Beautiful!

Tammy Freiborg said...

Lovely jewelry! And your "treasures from withing" mosaic is wonderfual. Come visit me - #875.

Everyday Kathy said...

So nice to meet you! I'd love to win your lovely giveaway!
Outrageous joy,
Kathy #655

kswmccleary said...

Love your jewelry pieces!! Chec out my blog at http://eat-sleep-create.blogspot.com/

Laurie said...

Sweet giveaways! I love the silver and "ice" look, and the little birds. I hope you enjoy OWOH and that you'll come by and visit my blog and enter my own giveaway, #45, too.

Fleurby said...

you have a beautiful blog your work and photography are amazing
xx

janil said...

Wonderful work!!!
cal_rubies at yahoo dot es

Unknown said...

Lovely work and love this event! Thanks for the chance to win!
daffydill47@gmail.com

Tammy Freiborg said...

Happy Valentine's Day! Love your creations and pictures! Please visit BonsaiHabits.blogspot.com #875

mom of 3rd culture kids said...

Hello from Thailand! Wow! your jewelries are amazing.. please count me in your giveaway!

Here's my OWOH post..please click here.. :)

laetriciajaniel (@) gmail (dot) com

Lululiz said...

Absolutely stunning,I would be so happy to win one of your gorgeous pieces. Thanks for the chance. Liz (831)

Nancy Markosky said...

Beautiful gifts that you are offering- and look at all these comments! I think you win the record. I don't know if I could stand it to live 100 miles away from a bead store- that would be hard. Please add my name to your generous give away and come visit me at lucky #777 on the long list.

Damla said...

Thanks for the great giveaway. Best wishes...

annabell_lee_dk (at) yahoo.com

Dale Marie said...

Such wonderful OWOH prizes!! I would love to win:-)This event has been a wonderfull opportunity to see new crafts and meet new people.

http://shuttleandthread.blogspot.com/

Thornton Berry Shire Press said...

Geez! I don't know where to begin! I've been all over your blog, your etsy, (where I have marked several items...I'll wait to see if by chance my number comes up to figure out what I will go back to buy for myself) Super super work! Your Flicker slide show, which had some of the most spectacular photos ever! Do you sell any of those? And for me the inspiration from your mosaics...well suffice it to say...does plagiarism mean anything to you? ha ha...I may have to take an idea and move it around to fit my style...it was something I had used with a different medium before...but you fine tuned it...(and I'm all about the broken mirror thing)...well you are an all around natural "arteest"...I'm a follower now! Thx for the inspiration...I can't wait to get back to work...luv, june # 75

ziggy stardust said...

lovely giveaway! thanks for a chance to win! please add me to the draw!

xoxo
ziggy

Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kells said...

WOW! Beautiful work! Thank you for your generous giveaway!

And greetings from the Pacific Northwest where I am sliding in late and saying, yes, please add my name to your drawing!

I'm a writer who blogs at Book of Kells, www.ofkells.blogspot.com

Thanks again for participating! I'd love to win!

Wishing you all good things,
Kelli

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