Challenging Yourself....

I've been participating in a Flickr challenge to make a "ring a day" some folks are doing the whole year, but I thought I'd start with January and see how it goes. ;^)
What I've found to be fabulous is it's keeping me workshop focused and helping me think outside the box a little. My latest "Terminator the Early Years" is a combination of sterling, polymer and silver clay (we'd watched a re-run of Terminator) & parts of Robbie....from my broken bits box.
Without the motivation of the "Ring a Day challenge" Robbie might never have been born, he'd be just some more molecules in the next ingot to roll our of the metal refiners (rather similar to the original film, lol). I'm really enjoying all the other designers ideas too, it makes you look at your jewellery in a different light and play with the designs again.
Above is Kathyrn Riecherts - Rabbit Ring, it's a FORK, and it's gorgeous! Now if looking at such creativity doesn't inspire you - then what would?
How about RubyGirlCreations Lego Ring? I haven't wanted a toy so much, since the boy down the road got an Action Man Eagle Eye, and I had to have Pippa, because I was a girl! Traumatised for years by that, until I bought a vintage Eagle Eye off Fleabay (it's never the same when you look back is it...) Note to Santa: Next year can I have a Lego Ring please? (I'll be really good, I promise) Oh and Santa, please can you include the sexy knight on horseback too? There's something about his come hither grin.....Thanks :)
Anyhow, all of this has made me want to post how GRATEFUL I am that there is a blogoverse, and a Flickr and forums and the whole host of other places that like minded folk can find other like minded folk and get inspired and motivated by them.
I hope to find lots more va-va-voom this year, participating in Gift exchanges, Challenges, competitions & virtual visiting with all my blogger, forum & facebook friends!
~ The best ring of all
is the ring of Friendship...
Nic x