New Earrings

Almost as soon as we get back from #thebeadandbuttonshow I have an art show to do. So while the kiln was cooling the other day I made some fun little earrings. 

A new necklace.

If you are in Tucson this next week you can come and see this new necklace that has taken almost a year to make.  Last year when I was the featured bead maker for the Art Glass and Bead show in Madison I had in mind to make this piece to show off what I would do with the bead. 

I will be in suite #110 at the Radisson for The Tucson Bead Show.

Bracelet Helpers

I have a new batch of bracelet helpers ready for the spring shows.  Maybe if I put one of these in my jewelry box I would wear bracelets more often. 

Another color combo.......

 ........in a spiky necklace.  I told you I was having fun making spikes.  I actually have extras that I will be bringing to my next few shows as fancy glass headpins.

 The purples in this just sort of asked for some new spikes with added frit speckles.  If you take a close look the spikes you will see the ones on a white base with multiple colors of purple on them.

As always I made earrings too and I think I need to make more of these. 

I hadn't made ........

 .............spiky necklaces for a little while.  Then a customer asked for a commissioned piece and I got carried away making spikes.

 This necklace hangs a little differently than the ones I have done in the past and I really like how the big cluster looks.  That pop of red in there just had to be. :-)

Of course there had to be earrings to go with.

A new crochet, glass.......

 .........mixed jewelry set.  I love these big beads ( the front ones are about an inch or maybe a little bigger around) mixed with the crochet circles.

 I think it is the smooth look of the glass with the soft fiber of the circles that intrigues me. I just had to make another collection.

 This time I used ivory with silvered ivory dots and turquoise circles.  I thought they all needed to be on the copper findings. 

 This pendant just called out to have it's picture taken twice..........

.........and of course I made earrings.

Lovely Fall inspired Jewelry Today

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 I love love love this amber and mineral green combo.  I have made these beads many times and I always have to make some jewelry out of them.

 This time I was aiming for enough big almost focal size beads to make one of these glass and fiber necklaces.

 I actually got carried away and made enough and then some so I still have a few on my work table.

 I couldn't help myself and made a whole series of necklaces and earrings. I made a few bracelets too but you will have to wait for another day to see those.

 I have to try and find some more of these post findings I love them so and have had them in my collection long enough I do not know where they came from.

Okay if you are getting really tired of looking at this lovely coppery goodness this is the last picture for today.  Hope you like them.  If you would however like to see them in person I will be at Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg IL this coming weekend and you can see them there.

A customers lovely work.

Look at what one of my lovely customers from Minneapolis did with a couple of the leaves that Jeff and I make.  Cricket Beebe-Byrd from CricketsCachetInc on Etsy  made these great earrings.  I love the crystals with the copper they just seem to pick up all the yummy colors.

New Necklaces for the spring shows.

 I have started a new series called "Stone Age" and this is the first piece in the series called "Saber Tooth". 

 It changed as I put it together as often things do.  But it lays really nice and is a fun piece.

 This is the next piece in the series and it is called "Wilma Steps Out".  I have had the most fun making hollows this last few months.  I started last fall and I just can not seem to stop making them.

 The center front beads are a good inch and a half across if they are not closer to two inches. 

There are several shapes.and for some reason the lumpier they are the more I like them.  Of course I made earrings to go with both necklaces and will have some of the beads next week in Tucson.

I won an award.

In September when we were at the Sidewalk Art Festival in Sioux Falls South Dakota I won an award for this piece.  It is called "Jabberwocky" and is part of my Alice's Garden Series.

The award was just an Honorable Mention but it made me feel great because there are about 125 artists and not that many awards.  Each artist is only allowed to enter one piece and I always seem to be scrambling to decide which piece to enter.  This year I had no problem deciding.  Hands down this was it. 

I have to also say that this piece found a new home while we were at the show in DesMoines IA last month.  A fabulous customer fell in love with it and I am sure she will have fun wearing it. 

Sorry that I haven't found time to tell you all this news before, we have just been busy, busy.  Now I get to think about what I might work on next.  What the new big piece will be. 

Busy Sunday

 As always we had a busy weekend around here.  Jeff worked outside as much as he could with all the rain we have been having and he worked on our little house.  We will have to call the plumber once again.  Someday we might get all the leaks fixed. (previous owners left the water on with no heat)

 I spent Saturday making beads and Sunday finishing up these Flower Power Pendants and .......

 ..........earrings that I had started last weekend and had sitting here on the table all week.  After my last show I did not have a single one of these left so thought I had better get busy.  I also want to list at least one pendant and one pair of earrings on Etsy. 

I also made up a couple pair of earrings to go with this necklace.

New Necklace

 Another fun necklace using some of my Alice's Garden beads.  The beads in this piece hang like a pendant from a chain. 

 It sits at the base of the neck and make a real statement.

And I love the little fringe pieces that look like the flower stamens.

A new Poppy Necklace

 A new Poppy flower necklace finished and ready for my summer shows.  These red poppies are always one of my favorites.  I just love the red and black together.

I made use of the double flower bead that I have been showing off this past year. 

New Pendant

I just wanted to show you a pendant made from one of my new Modern Art face beads. 

Work Table Wednesday

 

I made a necklace similar to this one back in June of 2012.  You can see it here.

 I really liked the texture and how it sat just below the collar bone.  So the other day I decided to make something just about like it but of course had to make some beads first.  I just got it all finished up.

 I of course made a pair of earrings to go with it.  I so love the red and black and for some reason these earrings feel sort of Oriental to me.