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A while back I was creating little Tweetees. If you follow H/C then you know I seem to get addicted to making the beads which means, it takes a while before I get the pieces turned into wearable art to sell in my shop. (I need to try to cover the cost of my art making supplies some way!)
Tweetees, The name reflects the cuteness of these little bird dangle drops. Pretty sure Tweet and Tweety might be copyright hence the spelling deviation. My beads are created to design earrings, bracelets, necklaces and such. Today after much work on a variety of bead styles slowed down, I finally got to post my first Tweetee earrings in my Etsy shop A Bergie Creation.
Is it winter where you are? Well here in Thunder Bay Canada, it isn't official but it is cold enough to make me nose cold, causing me to consider carrying on with the Needle Felting Journey I began a year or two ago. Makes sense then to wan to sin my fingers into soft and cuddly Merino wool. Thought I would share the few videos that I made in the beginning. It just might spur me on to begin using the plethora of roving that I purchased back then. It is worth learning about if you like learning new art making skills.
Maybe I will have some new needle felt pieces or learn with me videos soon. Oh right, once I get those new jewellery pieces created for my Etsy Shop and the rest of the beads and mini figurines that I was thinking of creating.
For Now /here are some links to my earlier needle felt video posts. PurrrrFect Kitty Click here
So excited to share this discovery with you. Just as I keep finding, that nail art tools are very compatible with polymer clay, I found another handy and better still, cheap tool to help us with polymer clay! So watch the video about it and how you can drill holes and file polymer clay for under $3! (no, not sponsored)
Watch Now!...
Where Can I Buy This? I don't have the exact shop link on Ebay, but click here to go to the exact cordless nail file drill that I am using. Always check out the sellers feedback before buying from them. You won't be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Thursday guys! If you have been following ABERGIECREATION on Instagram (ABC is my main name for social media and my Etsy shop), then you’ll know I have been working on making beads and dangle drops with alcohol inks and translucent clay. My plan was to create a tutorial as well as talk about using alcohol ink refill ink and not just Adirondack and Piñata inks. Well, haven’t stopped long enough to edit the video and I am still creating more and more beads. Thought I would share some pictures from the last weeks until I get the tutorial made (Should be up by Wednesday or sooner).
It is So fun mixing colours and incorporating glitters, powders and glow in the dark powders too. Hope you try it. Talk to you soon. Thanks for stopping by!
Being an artist I have always wanted to earn a living making art. After much contemplation and initially struggling with the idea of Patreon and after wanting to become a patron of other creators, I finally decided it was okay to set up a Patreon account, just to present it as an option to anyone interested. Yes, It feels weird even to talk about the idea of anyone giving any amount of money to support my creativity. Heck, I'm Not even comfortable telling people prices for my art work or setting prices in my Etsy shop. So please know that in no way do I expect anyone to make a pledge or sponsor what I do. No matter how this adventure goes, as long as the Good Lord puts breath in my lungs, I will continue to create and share in whatever way possible. What made me jump in? I have concluded that if I enjoy learning from or like what other creators do, even though it's their choice to produce what they do, that to support what the do not just by giving them a thumbs up or positive comment, along with sharing their link - by offering a dollar a month (or however much), then it helps encourage them even a wee bit to create more great content. Or it just helps to say thank you for what you do, I am watching/reading your stuff. Earning A Living For many these days, creating you tube videos, tutorials and/or blogging is how they want to earn a living, hoping to leave their day job. Definitely, I can relate to that. As an artist myself, I know the time and energy that can go into planning, filming, writing, editing, producing, and not to mention the equipment and software costs needed to provide quality visuals with good audio. (Obviously, that's not my content- yet! :0) So when I sign up to be a patron, I am simply trying to encourage them to keep doing what they do. That it may mean they can devote more time doing what they are so good at instead of having to stop creating or producing, to work at a job they don't love, to pay daily living expenses. Most folks are creating in their spare time for fun, which is great. For me, I started sharing on the internet what I do for fun, because I love talking and I really love teaching what I know, especially art making.
Me at age 13 at Sick Children's Hospital after scoliosis
surgery (and yay, my aunty Cleo!)
Not to mention, because of my life experience - living with a physical disability, and becoming a Christian, my heart feels lead to share what I have learned to hopefully encourage and help others. Makes sense since the lives of others encourages me. Then ways became available to earn a little (for some, a lot) extra money doing what I love as a bonus. That's how I see earning platforms like, Google Adsense (it took me about 4 years to earn $100) and Patreon (brand new to that one). Even though it works out to .068 cents a day, it was still a rush receiving that deposit for doing what I enjoy. It definitely helps to encourage me to try harder and work even more. What If... When people Like, share and subscribe, as well as leaving positive comments on our pages and channels, that is a huge way to show support that I am thankful for. And these days, now having the possibility of receiving financial support to do what I love, is an added bonus making it possible to earn a living for some. If it is meant to be, and I am blessed with any support, depending on what happens, my hope aside to help contribute to our living expenses, but also (my dream list) to obtain better equipment to record quality video tutorials and vlogs as well as editing software and such. Having a means to record videos and photos in a better way, have lighting, and a microphone, proper editing software and such would mean it would be possible to create a more enjoyable viewing and listening experience. Not to mention improving our internet speed/equipment for uploading the videos for our channel. If it didn't get so frustrating trying to upload, I would post more of them. In fact, the video for this post took about 4 attempts and a total of 5-6 hours to finally get it uploaded properly. Not sure why but on average, it takes about 2-3 hours or more to upload a 10-25 minute video and we are unable to use the laptop or our smart tv while it loads. As well if support is received, it could fulfill my life long dream, which is to earn money on my own, working at what I love and can do, being an artist. You may already know the progressive neuromuscular disorder I was born with, Spinal Muscular Atrophy 3, has meant depending on the help of others physically and financially (like my husband's retirement pension supporting us). I shared my thoughts and experiences on that topic in the video below. Watch the video below. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 So if you want, please Watch the video right here below
The Rennaisance
Strawberries by me, Anita Berglund
The whole Patreon thing reminds me of the Renaissance period.
Once, about twelve years ago, I was blessed with an Ontario Arts Council new works grant. It was an incredible encouragement to actually receive government funding to earn a living (for that period of time), painting! They not only provided funds for art supplies but ask you to place a value on your time. That way the council encourages art forms by basically paying an artist to make art. Otherwise most artists have to work at non-art jobs to eat and pay for shelter and expenses, meaning not much, if any time to create. It kind of mirrors the Patron days back when Michelangelo Buonarroti and Da Vinci had Patrons like the wealthy Medici banking family who wouls sponsor them to create their art. The artists had patrons. I assume that is what Patreon has modelled itself after. Thankfully, even a dollar a month helps an artist or creator. We don't have to own banks to support the arts! Once I realized all of that I began to conclude it would be ethically okay to to join Patreon.
Either way, I look forward to continuing creating! Take care everyone! If you want head Straight to my Patreon? click here. Thanks for stopping by.
