Funkii Hemp Designs : 2012

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Shake The Lake ~ My first summer festival ~

Shake The Lake happened in Sylvan Lake. It was a three day festival of various bands and events.

This event was my very first event having a booth. I have to say I really loved it. I plan to go again next summer.

a couple of people ran around in these awsome suits. They were hilarious!

The Shine Fm radio station had a booth right next to mine. It was great to get to know the DJ.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Sunday, 12 February 2012

This summer I hope to travel to a few places. Making jewelry has inspired me to do this because of the new ideas and things it has helped me to discover.

I hope to travel to some of the places where precious stones are mined. I think it would be so awsome to find these beautiful items where they are created and use them in my designs. Amethyst, crystal quartz, jasper and many of my other favorites. I have now become a collector. when I find a new stone I love I make a peice of jewelry just for myself! So far I have 2 crystal quartz necklaces and one Amethyst one. I still need to make an Agate one.

I'd also like to go to the ocean and the sea! Finding seashells and sea glass would be so great. Ive learned to wire wrap so they would be added into m jewelry aswell

Morocan/ Indian style necklace. Something new!

I decided to try some thing new. I came up with this design. Its sortos a morocan / indian design. A variety of wooden beads and ceramic beads mixed together . Let me know what you think of it. I really enjoy coming up with new ideas and designs. Sometimes I will look at other jewelry and mix themes and ideas together. Sometimes my jewelry has a story behind it. I really like this design. I think others will aswell!

Peace Keychain

Peace is the answer right. I plan to make more of these keychains. Fun!

Turtle Hemp Necklace

Turtle Hemp necklace

This necklace I mixed black hemp and brown hemp together, I really liked the effect.

Red Deer Online farmers Market

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Red Deer Online Farmers Market

I have a website / social network called The online farmers market for Red Deer and Central Alberta. Basically it is a social network aimed at bringing vendors and home business to one place where they are easy to find on a year round basis. I really love it. I started it in November and there are about 50 members on it as of now.
When people get to the site they sign up and create a profile. Its free to start a profile and use the site pretty much as if it were their own. People can post blogs, videos, and more. They have access to making groups which they can use to network their business and use to keep track of their customers. The groups they create have a spot on them where they can link their websites etc.
It really seems to be working out. Its growing and people are just learning how to use it.

There is also advertising avalible for 15.00 a month. Advertising is avalible to anyone and they jsut have to contact myself for more information at bfunkii@hotmail.com

Make sure to check it out!
The address to the site is http://onlinefarmersmarket.ning.com/

Stones and gems

Stones & Gems

Finding new gems & stones is one of my passions! They are all so beautiful. I am still learning about them and discovering new types.Over the christmas season I found some great stones that were bagged. Unfortunatly, I don't know the names of all of them but they are perfect to be wirewrapped ( which Im gonna do)

Some of these are Amethyst, Jasper and I'm not sure what the others are.

I love these Corals. I once was going to stop using coral but then I was informed by a shop that alot of corals are farmed and not taken from the coral reifs. Which is great!

Jewelry with these stones will be coming soon!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Red Dragon Coral and Hemp

Red Dragon Coral mixed with hemp

Red Dragon Coral on Hemp

I love working with corals! I've recently made a few items with a gemstone called Red Dragon Coral. Isn't it Funkii!!

It comes in all kinds of shapes so I have gotten quite a few ideas . One of my favorites is the item bellow. The coral wrapped in hemp as a hemp bracelet.

Who knows what else I'll come up with.

Wrapped Red Dragon Coral Hemp Bracelet

Buy it at this link!

Red Dragon Coral on Thick Hemp Buy it at this link!

Messily Creative

Monday, 23 January 2012

Messily creative !

I love getting new beads! How exciting. When I get then though I take them out of the package and mix them all in a giant container. Some would think that this would lead to a state of the caotic, but in my case I find that it helps me to come up with new ideas and designs.
Mixing them helps me to see which beads go best with each other and totally inspires me to be fully creative. I think I've gotten some of my best ideas by just having a large pile of beads laying infront of me on a table waiting to be chosen.

Some new Designs

Monday, 9 January 2012

Late hours n lovin it

I am a night owl. I function best at night, Have the most energy at night. I do most of my work at night.
I used to think that there was something wrong with that but now I don't. How many night people are there in the world? Tons! So I have decided to continue in my night time hours and I am totally content in that.

This is one of my latest designs:

How to Seal Your Hemp Jewelry

How to seal your Hemp Jewelry

When I first started making hemp jewelry, sometimes I had problems with the knots on the ends coming apart and fraying.
I met a lady who told me she would use clear nail polish to stop the fraying in her nylons, so why not try it on the hemp jewelry. So I did , and it worked!

When you are finished knotting your item, Put a dad of clear nail polish on the knot and it will hold.

In the bracelet in the photo, I put clear nail polish on the knots on the ends and in the centre.

It will smell until it drys. Then the smell goes away.

It works perfect and never comes undone. Making perfect jewelry!

Christian Jewelry

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Christian Hemp Jewelry

I make christian jewelry as well. I have a Christian Hemp Jewelry fan page on facebook. If you enjoy christian hemp jewelry make sure to click like on my page so you can receive updates of future designs. You can find a link to it in the right hand side of this blog.. Just scroll down!

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Big Valley !00th Anniversiary

I was in Big Valley a few weeks ago selling my jewelry designs. It was the 100th anniversary for the town, there was a bunch of different events during the course of the day. BBQ, Music, train rides and more. I set up my table outside Big Valley Antiques and was there for a few hours. I sold Hemp necklaces and bracelets and also some items from inside the shop like gemstones, scarves and more. It was a great day. If you have a chance check out Big Valley Antiques. They have a lot of great items there.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

American Money

Saturday, 4 February 2012

American money

So, last night I was paid my first American 20 dollar bill for a necklace. I had to ask the guy if it was real money because I really have never seem an American 20 dollar bill before.

Gemstone Hemp necklace, Seashells and Roses Hemp Necklace, Rugged Branches Hemp Necklace

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Gemstone Hemp necklace, Seashells and Roses Hemp Necklace, Rugged Branches Hemp Necklace

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Cats Love Hemp To

Cats love hemp to

In an old apartment I used to live in my neighbors cat was sitting in the hallway listening to us talk. It just sat there. I had a hemp anklet with one bead on it. I decided to give it to the cat, because he looked really bored and I thought he would have some fun with it.

So, I put it on the floor, He looked at it then batted it with his furry black paw....

Then in a wild haze he took off... with the hemp anklet

Loving every momment of it. His eyes were huge the same as what cat nip would do to a cat..
He took it to the kitchen and played with it on the lenolium for who knows how long, becasue I'd gone home.

After this experience Ive come to the conclusion that hemp makes cats high. So I've been working on some cat toys. Keep checking back for new cat toy designs!