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Monday, August 31, 2015

GUEST POST :: Janine Lucas of Esfera Jewelry

Hello, lovelies! 

Sometimes we have an extra day or two in a month and when that happens we like to extend an invitation to designers that we enjoy to have them share their unique design perspectives. Today, the Earrings Everyday crew welcomes Janine Lucas of Esfera Jewelry. Janine is from The Netherlands and creates accessories with an eye for color, texture and pattern. I actually own one of her bracelets and a pair of earrings which are quite lovely and long, just the way I like them. She also travels around in a modified Mercedes-Benz truck, which I find completely fascinating! Check it out! ~Erin

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Serendipity, or how a mistake can turn out into something lovely.


These earrings are the result of a mistake. I first created a pair of earrings with those wonderful glass headpins from Numinosity Beads.

They were ready (so I thought) and I laid them out to take pictures. Looking at them through the camera I realized something clearly went wrong in the process of creating. The earrings were asymmetrical. And not in a good way. How did that happen? Where was my brain when I created them. So, what to do? There wasn’t much left of the wire of the headpin to string upon after undoing them.

After several attempts and a big dive into my bead stash I decided to combine them with patina leaves, Czech glass, some vintage metal components, spacer lampwork beads from Lampwork by Amy and handmade earwires from Faerystones. [Sorry, no pictures of the earrings before the redo. I couldn’t bring myself to show them to anyone. ;-) But I’m very pleased with how the redo turned out.]
 









These are available in my Etsy shop, Esfera Jewelry.

I would like to thank the wonderful team of Earrings Everyday for their daily inspiration. And a big thank you for having me as a guest on this wonderful blog!

www.etsy.com/shop/esferajewelry

www.esfera.me/travel/

24 comments:

  1. I found Janie and here wonderful creations seems like just a year ago or so. So nice to see her featured here! Way to go Janie with the redo...they are fabulous!!

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    1. Thank you so much Terri. I'm so happy to be here

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  2. Beautiful Earrings Janine!! So many wonderful components put together in such a creative way!! I find taking the photos always shows any flaws or mistakes not seen with the naked eye, I've re-done pieces after taking pictures too! Lovely to see you guesting here on Earrings Everyday!!!

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    1. Thank you Kristi. And I couldn't agree more. Funny how you see more on pictures than with the naked eye.

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  3. I just love the texture in these earrings. There is something to keep my eye roving on them over and over. I bet they make the loveliest little jingle as well! So happy to have you guest posting with us on Earrings Everyday! Enjoy the day! Erin

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    1. Aww what a sweet thing to say Erin. Thank you so much. And I'm still dancing....

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  4. those are actually perfect in every Janine, I've not see those before lady!!! Love them-♥

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    2. Thank you so much Lynn. Your words mean a lot to me.

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  5. Beautiful Janine! Every detail in these earrings is so interesting and contributing to the beautiful whole in a lovely way. Like what Erin said, I feel I would never grow tired of looking at them.

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    1. Thank you so much Malin for your wonderful compliment

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  6. Nice to see you here, Janine. Love all the detail in these. Sometimes a mistake can be a good thing.

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    1. Thank you Claire. Yes, mistakes can sometimes be a very good thing :)

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  7. Always love your designs Janine - and it's always fun to re-create with re-do's - it's amazing what we find behind the lense of our cameras. So maybe it was not a mistake - but more a divine interference to create what was meant to be :) - truly love the movement, colors and uniqueness in these!

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    1. Aww Janice, what a sweet thing to say. Divine interference does sound a whole lot better than mistake :)

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  8. What a lovely combination of elements and pleased that my little headpins take a place of honor on them. I've had to abbreviate some of my own headpins in the same manner. Hate to see them go to waste don't you know!
    Kim

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    1. Thank you Kimberly. It's always great fun to work with your beads and headpins

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  9. Beautiful! Great colors and textures! Thanks so much for sharing and posting with us today! :-)

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    1. Thank you Cindy. And I'm so happy to be here.

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  10. So sorry ... I didn't type yor name correctly..Janine...

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    1. No worries Terri. My family and friends call me all kinds of variations on my names or totally different ones as a nickname. I kinda like your version <3

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  11. Great to see you here! I love your earrings and find it comforting that there is a way to save art headpins if necessary to take a design apart!

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    1. Thank you Ann. I couldn't bring myself to throw these gorgeous headpins away, so I was determined to create something with them. I'm happy you love the endresult

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  12. These are so lovely, with so many interesting details. I often find mistakes when the little earring is enlarged to the size of my computer screen. Sometimes you can fix things and other times you must start over. You certainly did an excellent job with your do-over. Glad to have you guest posting with us!

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