'Tis The Season For Inspired Ideas

Need a little inspiration?  When I taught at ArtBliss, one of my students was an adorable, sweet, creative woman named Amy Powers.  She was a thirsty learner and soaked up everything I poured out.  I quickly learned she's the publisher of a wonderful e-magazine called, you got it...Inspired Ideas.  It's bright, colorful and well...inspiring!  Being the freak for all things Christmas that I am, I'm really excited to be included in her holiday issue.

Wanna make this crystal icicle ornament?  The idea for these chandelier crystal ornaments has been glittering in the back of my mind for a long time.  I'm imagining my Christmas tree drenched and dripping with them...sparkling! I finally created it, especially for Amy.  Take a look inside Inspired Ideas and you'll find a full tutorial.

You'll also find articles from some very talented artist friends:  Charlotte Lyons, Amy Hanna, Teresa McFayden, Pam Garrison and more, including Mary Engelbreit.  You can also see the autumn issue, here.  Enjoy!

Comments

[Gena]

OMG Your stuff is so gorgeous! Love your open house and all your jewelry. Would love any freebie!

[zhang]

Love this new feature! love this page.

[Rebecca Bogan]

Fabulous blog! This is a really greta article. Thanks for sharring.

[Tammie]

completely charming and festive~ Lovely to find you in yet another magazine!

[sandra]

beautiful! thanks for sharing this

[Beth Bricker]

Love the icicle, the e zine is wonderful, your new look is fantastic! Now I want to decorate for Christmas and overhaul my blog.

[Judy Keefe]

Love the icicle ornament! I have some old beads..you inspired me to make them for my Christmas tree (or even just to hang around!)
Nice blog Deryn, love the color and setup, great banner!

Judy

[Jackie]

Love your icicle ornament - I hope to make quite a few of those!! Amy's beautiful magazine has so many talented ladies involved with such great Holiday ideas!! So glad you were a part of it!

[Renate]

Lovely crystal ornament, Deryn. Will you share a photo of your tree dripping with sparkles?

[Lori Bergmann]

As a fellow Christmas freak, I have to say that I love your icicle design and can't wait to see it in Amy's holiday issue! I collect different glittery icicles and ornaments each year for my tree, and I think these would be just the thing for this year! ;-D

[sharon]

Your ornament is gorgeous Deryn! Thanks for the info about the magazine and the publisher!

[Linda Sinish]

I love your Christmas ornament. It is beautiful. I'm going to make some for my tree and perhaps for gifts. Thank you for your tutorial and for letting us know about this fantastic magazine.

[diane cook]

Gotta love chandelier crystals! They fit in everywhere...especially on a Christmas tree or hanging from garland strung above your windows or on your staircase banisters!

[Crystal Neubauer]

Niiiiiiice!!

[Carol Myers]

Right up my alley! Very creative! BLING!

[Cindy]

Deryn, how fantastic that you have a tutorial in Amy's AMAZING Holiday issue of Inspired Ideas! I am grateful that I had the chance to meet her as well...her exhuberance for everything crafty is so contagious. Your icicle ornament is gorgeous and will surely make your tree the most sparkly on the block!

[Deb]

Can you imagine the sparkle in my eye? I can see a grouping of these icy crystal ornaments hanging over an oil lamp of mine for Christmas. Beautiful, Deryn.