Spring is springing!!

Some of us are getting more spring than others but it's getting closer for sure!!

I've made these Hand Painted Polymer Clay Hibiscus Flower pair with beautiful bright Lampwork beads by Patricia Ritchie.

🌞🌝🌞

Kristi

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Playin' Around...

with my BigShot some more...had these all ready to go except for earwires last night.  Too bad I didn't remember it was my post day today until I saw them laying on the table as I ran out the door for work!  I grabbed the earrings and the camera, but didn't get the earwires and pliers!

Oh well...here we have 2 simple pairs...one for upcoming Valentine's Day, and the other to greet Spring in all it's green glory!  Copper  blanks have been embossed and embellished with Czech glass from my stash.  I tried my hand for the 1st time ever using Vintaj Ranger ink on the green ones...what do you think?

These will be up in my shop later tonight...as soon as I can get the earwires on!

Melissa Meman
Melismatic Art Jewelry
Art. Life. Love.

Grungeboard Earrings

Grungeboard is defined by Tim Holtz as a compressed, flexible sheet of dingy material with a debossed texture that can be painted, inked, sanded, hammered, die-cut or grunged. You can even wash ink off with water and start again!

I first tried this technique after reading about it in Margot Potter's book "Beyond the Bead" several years ago. She had a gorgeous example of using it with stamps and I knew I had to try it! All you need are stamps, alcohol ink, and a sealer. I also used my Sizzix to cut out some other shapes like these hearts.

  

The possibilities are endless and it really is a fun project.

You can find the Fleur de Lise earrings HERE and check out some of my other designs using grungeboard.

Thanks for looking,

Kristy Abner

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Embossed Earrings

 

Owl Earrings

I love embossing metal blanks from Vintaj.  It's super easy and a lot of fun to emboss and paint the blanks too. If you have yet to try this technique...it's a must! To learn more about it, check out this page on Vintaj.com.

 

Very Verde Earrings 

I just found this site (thanks to Pinterest, of course!) that has helpful info regarding alcohol inks and color combinations. Check it out!

Kristy Abner

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