1/31/2020
REMINDER OF FALL AND ON TO SPRING!
I finished this beautiful color combination of a set last fall, and then of course time sped up and I never did get it posted. The colors are so perfectly fall -- "falling" -- the beautiful heart pendant is unusual with the leaves carved and sitting atop, and the adorable charms -- well, what's better than pumpkins and leaves, since my favorite season is fall! Pendant and charms are from Dana George, New Moon Design. I simply added some beautiful sari silk ribbon from LaShell for the necklace and did a bit of wire wrapping, added some czech glass leaves and rondelles, cube turquoise and swarovski bicones for the earrings and away I went...
Some earrings below I just completed from a Fusion Beads inspiration. The colors of these Czech pearls and round crystals are so incredible together. I embellished the pattern (of course!) and added some chain, Czech leaf caps and swarovski crystal in this incredible AB peach color. Oh my gosh... colors like this make me sing and smile... :)
1/29/2020
INSPIRATION FROM THE HOLLY DAZE!
Happy New Year 2020 everyone!!! I am working hard at not writing 2019 on everything... updating my blog has steadily been moving up my catch-up list. I haven't posted any of my projects from about Halloween through Christmas because it always feels like such a whirlwind. Today, those few months all seem like a blur of magic dust! But, onward I march into 2020 with a smile on my face and peace in my heart... most days! Here are some of my wonderful projects that kept my mind and soul busy during the Holly-Daze.
I'm starting with beautiful original art metal by Gaea - the colors are so "me". A perfect piece for fall, or anytime really. The branch is from another wonderful artist, Dana George, New Moon Design (that was also in my stash), and it fit perfectly with this piece. I wire wrapped farfalle beads as the connector to the branch and embellished the piece overall until I was happy with the look. More farfalle beads, fire polish, czech glass leaves and coins, flower caps and pips. It's just a happy piece. My elderly mother looked at it around my neck and said "is that a picture of you"? Why yes... yes it is! Ha. A likeness in coloring for sure. Thank you Gaea.
An adorable pendant from my stash... not sure where I purchased it, maybe Artbeads a very long time ago. My 5 year old granddaughter Lily loves unicorns and sparkles, so this was a special piece for her December birthday!!
Two original artist pieces were integral to this next project. I feel so very fortunate to have several wonderful artists to follow and learn from. They all take turns in my creations, and my own creations are so much better because of them. I am grateful to have their inspiration! Tracee Dock Classic Bead created the ceramic donut, which was in my stash and was just what I needed to work as a connection between the Eagle Zuni Bear pendant by Nicole St. Laurent (Ravens Meadow) and the necklace. I wire wrapped each piece together and then added some of LaShell's (Design Talented One) beautiful fibers to soften the connection. I love that look! The necklace has many different beads -- some wood, some czech rondelles, czech leaves and metal spacers. So fun! The earrings are 11.0 delicas in brick stitch - my own design coordinating the many colors in the necklace.
The next piece includes a Heather (Humblebeads) polymer clay bird. Her birds are always beautiful and unique and just plain fun. I have to reteach myself on the wire nest wrapping each time, and sometimes that's more of a challenge than I expect... but always fun! The polymer square in the earrings are Heather's as well, which match so nicely with the necklace. I added some czech glass and farfalle bead dangles, plus some painted little bird egg charms. All very light and chirpy!!! :)
more projects yet to be posted. Stay tuned...
I'm starting with beautiful original art metal by Gaea - the colors are so "me". A perfect piece for fall, or anytime really. The branch is from another wonderful artist, Dana George, New Moon Design (that was also in my stash), and it fit perfectly with this piece. I wire wrapped farfalle beads as the connector to the branch and embellished the piece overall until I was happy with the look. More farfalle beads, fire polish, czech glass leaves and coins, flower caps and pips. It's just a happy piece. My elderly mother looked at it around my neck and said "is that a picture of you"? Why yes... yes it is! Ha. A likeness in coloring for sure. Thank you Gaea.
An adorable pendant from my stash... not sure where I purchased it, maybe Artbeads a very long time ago. My 5 year old granddaughter Lily loves unicorns and sparkles, so this was a special piece for her December birthday!!
Two original artist pieces were integral to this next project. I feel so very fortunate to have several wonderful artists to follow and learn from. They all take turns in my creations, and my own creations are so much better because of them. I am grateful to have their inspiration! Tracee Dock Classic Bead created the ceramic donut, which was in my stash and was just what I needed to work as a connection between the Eagle Zuni Bear pendant by Nicole St. Laurent (Ravens Meadow) and the necklace. I wire wrapped each piece together and then added some of LaShell's (Design Talented One) beautiful fibers to soften the connection. I love that look! The necklace has many different beads -- some wood, some czech rondelles, czech leaves and metal spacers. So fun! The earrings are 11.0 delicas in brick stitch - my own design coordinating the many colors in the necklace.
The next piece includes a Heather (Humblebeads) polymer clay bird. Her birds are always beautiful and unique and just plain fun. I have to reteach myself on the wire nest wrapping each time, and sometimes that's more of a challenge than I expect... but always fun! The polymer square in the earrings are Heather's as well, which match so nicely with the necklace. I added some czech glass and farfalle bead dangles, plus some painted little bird egg charms. All very light and chirpy!!! :)
more projects yet to be posted. Stay tuned...
1/23/2020
TALKIN' BOUT SOME SPARKLES!
Some January bling to help keep the mood light and sparkling. An adorable set for the neck and ears - the star is a pattern I purchased from Deborah Roberti, who does such a great job with providing good, easy to follow patterns. And, then I added some snowflakes -- Y E S please, from a Fusion Beads inspiration pattern. I used little star studs for first pair and made ear wires for the rest.
No difficult pattern below...just some fun, "bring a smile to your face" kind of projects. Some metal angels I spotted in a craft store, and thought hmmmmm ..., what can I do with those? So I buffed 'em, painted 'em, sparkled 'em up and added some swarovski crystals and bells. A very fun and light project, and I ended up doing many different color combos, some of which weren't photographed, as they were headed out the door.
and, some more snowflakes...
No difficult pattern below...just some fun, "bring a smile to your face" kind of projects. Some metal angels I spotted in a craft store, and thought hmmmmm ..., what can I do with those? So I buffed 'em, painted 'em, sparkled 'em up and added some swarovski crystals and bells. A very fun and light project, and I ended up doing many different color combos, some of which weren't photographed, as they were headed out the door.
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