More than a year ago, I fell in love with these heart-meltingly beautiful resin wings by the wonderful Joanne Louvaine Bell of Twinkiedinky:
They're perfectly made, with gold veins and just the right amount of sparkly gold dusting, fading into a beautiful padparadscha pink-red-orange color to die for. I held on to these beauties for a long time, working on other projects, but I kept thinking about them...and I finally asked one of my favorite bead artists, Beth Mellor, to make some beads to go with them. And did she ever!
Beth's two-color hollow beads are perfect, with their swirls and streaks of gold over a delicious color that's a close match to the little padparadscha Swarovski crystals right beneath them. The fiery colors, the lines, the heat of the earrings remind me of the title character of The Firebird, one of my favorite ballets:
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| Ballerina Misty Copeland as the Firebird. |
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| The Firebird. |
Thanks for reading, all!
I'll be back in a couple of weeks. 💗
xoxo
Meridy
Ooohhh! I LOVE these! The colors are gorgeous and I'll bet they have some movement that would make you think of a bird in motion! Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Kathie! Yes, they're really lightweight and do move beautifully...like wings! 💗
DeleteOh Meridy, I can imagine you fell in love with these butterfly wings. They are simply amazing. The beads Beth made are a wonderful match. These, together with your talent created magic.
ReplyDeleteJanine, thank you so kindly! 💗💗💗
DeleteOh, Mer! These are SO beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, my dear Mer! 💗
DeleteLove them, Meridy! ❤
ReplyDeleteThanks so kindly, Vincent! :) xoxo
DeleteLove them, Meridy! ❤
ReplyDeleteGorgeousness xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeanne! xoxo
DeleteJust mesmerising. I can recall once making a necklace for the Firebird ballet - you did a great job Meridy x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lindsay! I wish I could have seen your Firebird necklace. 💗
DeleteBeautiful earrings x
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly, Nicola! 💗
DeleteWOW! I love Misty Copeland (my daughter is a dancer). She is the most amazing artist, combining power and grace. You did a great job with these earrings. The wings are spectacular and the color makes me swoon! Enjoy the day! Erin
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Erin! I adore Misty Copeland too--she is such a powerhouse! I studied and danced as a child and a young woman and am still limber today because of it (though a tour jeté is way beyond me now, LOL!). When I was looking for Firebird photos for this blog, I also discovered that there is a Misty Copeland Barbie doll, much to my surprise--and I bought one for my granddaughter on the spot. (She loves it!) 💗
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