made with aloha, hana,maui

another stencil girl bloghop!

2013-08-09T16:24:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to let u know, hop on over to, Stencil girl talk for another blog hop going on right now, they are giving away some more fabulous stencil girl stencils, so hurry up! aloha, angi in hana

homemade gesso!

2013-08-06T12:51:00.001-07:00

here is a pic of my first trial batch of homemeade gesso! i found the recipe on you-tube(of course) and since it was simple, used all household products, and the artist that had the recipe really did all the leg work, she was very picky and did a great testing of many recipes and this one was her favorite too. equal parts baby powder, elmer type glue, and white paint, i used white acrylic as it was all i had but she used leftover household paint. i used it for the base of the above collage, i always add paper and a piece of fabric to my base layer for texture, i loved the consistency, better than the recent cheap gesso i bought, i am a huge fan of gesso and use it alot, but it is expensive so u can imagine how happy i am! i also found a recipe for modeling paste, i will let u know how it turns out after i try it1 aloha, angi in hana

sunday swap projects!

2013-08-04T13:07:00.002-07:00

aloha! i have 2 swaps to send out this week and i have been working on them this weekend. the one on the left is to be a crown, it has taken me alot of figuring out how i want it to look, i want it to be similar to an actual crown, so now all i have to do is staple my 2 pieces together and add alot of bling, the 3 ATC's will be M,N, and O for an alphabet swap, i did the backgrounds with some stencils and colored them in with prismacolor markers, the letters i will glue on are cut out of cardboard box material, and each one will be a hawaiian word so they will all blend together. but for now i am going to take a break and go sit in my yard in the sun and stare at the ocean dreamng of my next projects. aloha, angi in hana
p.s. all my swaps are with an awesome group over at, "an altered place", if u get a chance, check it out!

really fun bloghop!

2013-07-26T11:10:00.001-07:00

i just spent the morning at stencilgirl talk bloghop, if u get a chance check them out, besides the chance to win one of their awesome stencils, i felt like attended an art class as i learned so many tricks/techniques! here is apic of my 3 mermaids i did for a swap at an altered place, enjoy and live aloha! angi in hana

some new artwork pics!

2013-07-25T18:34:00.001-07:00

here are some of the collages/multi media pics i have been working on, i started doing more of this as i joined a swap group, "an altered place" and i love doing this kind of art, although i keep telling myself everyday i need to make jewelry, but i am having fun and my back does not miss the hammering right now! my goal is to use the collage pics in some pendants, so we will see, aloha for now, angi in hana

winter in hana!

2013-01-23T22:27:00.002-08:00

Doesn't get much cuter! Can you believe this was taken a couple days ago in my yard, it really was the first real sunshine we had in a couple weeks and only lasted about 20 minutes and we had to go inside as it started to sprinkle again, but who am i to complain! This is Kai, our 10 month old grnddtr, aloha, angi in hana

aloha blog party!

2013-01-19T11:09:00.000-08:00

Aloha E komo Mai! Welcome to my little part of this island blog party! I am so excited, i just got on-line, i really do live in a very rural area of maui, 2.5 hours from town! One of the negatives is difficulty with internet/cable, but i am here now! My name is Angi, I am married to a really special person named Hank, we have 4 adult kids and 4 little grndkids, that is vinnie(waioloi) in the photo fishing right across the street from my house, i wanted to show you where i live, hana, maui. I was a registerd nurse for 30 yrs on maui and have always done crafts/ metalmithing for the last 10 yrs or so for mental health! i took early retirement to help with the grdkids and try to do jewelry making and crafting as a small family buisiness, i went in to a major artist block a couple years ago and that is when i became addicted to following jewelry/craft blogs as a way to get inspired and after much persistence and reading many blogs and the artists stories my light came back! So i decided i wanted to start a blog, part as payback, maybe i could inspire someone. i learned there are alot of self taught artists like myself and i have learned alot of great techniques/skills following blogs, and i also found myself wanting to be a part of the special bloggers friendship/support i noticed over and over amongst the different blogs i went to, so here i am! A big mahalo to vicki for hosting this party over @ "2 bags full", i have learned getting your blog up and running is a little harder than i realized so this is huge for me! I can't wait to meet all you new blog friends today and over the next however long it takes, oh yeah i almost forgot i am doing a give away! all you have to do is leave a post and on feb 1st i will do a drawing for a special piece of jewelry, i could not decide which piece of jewelry to use, if you prefer bangle or necklace let me know in your comments and maybe i will decide that way! It will be real nice, i promise! Aloha, angi in hana

sweet little rings!

2013-01-14T19:17:00.005-08:00

Just wanted to show you what i was doing last week, a really sweet boutique in Makawao, Maui placed an order for 50 of these little rings i make. They are a bronze band with a handstamped little picture set in silver solder with some black patina in the stamp. Sweet, simple and real fun to make! I have also been busy with our new fun site," altered paper crafts", started by amy @" the crafty book nerd", a site devoted to just our ATC tag swaps. If you get a chance stop by and maybe sign up for a swap! Aloha, angi in hana

simplicity is the best!

2013-01-07T15:02:00.003-08:00

These pendants have sat on my desk top for awhile, i always have a hard time deciding what to do for the necklace part, so i ordered some nice leather and decided to use the simplicity of the beautiful leather and i love how they turned out! They were all fun to make and once i got over being so worried about the necklace part and added the leather, i love them! simplicity is always the best! Aloha, angi in hana

alphabet tag swap!

2013-01-05T15:16:00.000-08:00

heres a pic of the tag i am sending my partner, elaine@ "craftee owls" for this months letter f alphabet swap. a huge mahalo to amy @ "the crafty book nerd", she is taking over managing our ATC tag swaps and we all know this is a big job, so please support her so we don't loose this fun gift, i just started but i love the connections i am making, so thanks again amy! aloha, angi in hana

grow your blog coming up!

2013-01-05T09:21:00.001-08:00

aloha everyone! good news, grow your blog party coming up january 19th, this is a great chance to meet and add bloggers to your blog, hosted by vicki@ 2bags full, so get ready this will be lotsa fun!

happy new year!

2012-12-31T19:11:00.000-08:00

happy new year to all! hope your holidays have been fun! i am mailing out my first ATC tag i have made with a little difficulty as my printer decided not to work and as the theme is "january cold" finding good pics to work with in a very island home in the jungle, here in hana was a challenge! but i did my best and i hope my swap partner, amy@thecraftybooknerd likes it! heres a photo(not so good photo) and again, happy new year! aloha, angi in hana

more ice resin projects!

2012-11-11T19:18:00.002-08:00

aloha! here are some more ice resin projects i am working on, sorry photos are not so good but i will keep working on that! what is sometimes the hardest part for me is figuring out how i want to do the necklace part after i have finished the pendant. i like real simple but i am always torn when i see some other artist work, like deryn from something sublime, even you have not checked her gallery out you are missing out, great inspiration! enjoy! aloha, angi in hana

love that ice resin!

2012-11-11T10:52:00.001-08:00

well i am back after many months i am now determined to make this blog work, with some help from fellow bloggers like lynn from trash to treasures, thanks lynn! i will start posting what i am up to in my little studio in hana, maui. i am gonna join some challenges etc. like tag tuesdays and even soon to come i will have a give away!! anyways, i love ice resin, i use it almost everyday for anything i can think of, look at these little charolettes i keep making because it is amazing to me how many times i have been able to reuse my easy mold silicone molds! have any suggestions how i should use the figures in my jewelry let me know! have a great day! aloha, angi in hana

another aloha friday!

2012-07-13T13:03:00.002-07:00

aloha bloggers! for anyone that is not familiar with hawaii, every friday is "aloha friday", as the song goes, "it's aloha friday, no work till monday, go surfin' on sunday, and so on, i will try to find the song and post it, very popular and just another reason for people in hawaii to celebrate/party! this has been a great week for me, finally got my etsy store up and running and some jewelry pics on my blog, next i will put a link for my etsy shop and work on facebook, slowly but surely, mahalo to all the bloggers out there with helpful hints and that offer some guidance for all the tech stuff. almost done and then we can start playing and learning together, hawaiian style! aloha, angi in hana

aloha bloggers, big day for this wahine in hana!!

2012-07-05T21:48:00.001-07:00

aloha bloggers! and happy day after america's b-day, my husband reminded me yesterday that it really was not a holiday for hawaiians though since their goal is to return to sovereignty(an independant nation), yeah my husband is hawaiian. anyways my big day today is after many many moons i finally posted some pics of my jewelry! this is a huge hurdle for me! thanks god for my adult kids, could not have done without them or my husband, it was a family affair or as we say in hawaii, ohana . aloha! angi in hana

real hawaiian

2012-06-23T08:16:00.001-07:00

aloha bloggers! i got my first follower!! mahalo to tracy! i also added some music via you tube, still working on posting my jewelry, in the mean time, if you want to hear the best of hawaii, real hawaiian, please listen and enjoy gabby pahanui's music and of course brudda iz is there for all of you to enjoy also! aloha nui loa, angi in hana

just read a great blog!

2012-06-16T10:25:00.001-07:00

aloha saturday morning! just 1/2 way thru a great blog, bluhm studios, when i realized what i needed to make mine more interesting! check out bluhm studios, great photos, inspirational sayings and notes, fun and leaves you with a smile! aloha! angi in hana

2012-06-15T08:34:00.000-07:00

aloha friday bloggers! well i keep adding the blog buttons of artist that i follow to get inspired, that is what got me hooked on blogging, looking for inspiration! thanks to all the jewelry and multimedia art bloggers for sharing and keeping me inspired with their art and supportive words through their blogs! aloha! angi in hana

i did it! first blog button posted

2012-06-09T15:44:00.002-07:00

i did it! i just added my blog button and the wonderful cindyadkinswhiimsicalmusings button, without cindy's free tutorials none of this would have been possible! big mahalo to cindy! angi in hana

my first blog!

2012-06-06T10:02:00.001-07:00

aloha bloggers! what am i doing! i am not tech savy at all! so here i am trying to start this blog on my own, i have wanted to do this for so long, should i just hire someone?? oh well, just stay with me, i promise someday we will be friends and laugh at this! in the mean, any suggestions for beginners! aloha, angi in hana