Hello Beady Peeps!
Recently I had the opportunity to do a handmade trade with Foxpaw Beads. I chose some items for myself that I had been drooling over, and in return, she sent me some of her favorite charms to create earrings with. Here are one of three pair. :)
Two little carved ceramic owls of different sizes with horizontal holes.
I adore the body pattern on the owls, one had stripes and the other, dots. I really wanted to play on that feature so I did some digging and found some nice pieces in that rich reddish brown and subtle grey.
I used an orphan African ceramic Kazuri bead with stripes and dots. Next, I found some wonderful spacers by Heather Powers of Humblebeads with a feather like pattern and a deep pink base.
I needed to build some height onto the shorter of the two, so I added a large pinkish/grey, rustic vintage pearl. I think it added light and softness to the design, as well as length.
Work in progress shot. A little decorative support to keep them steady. I continued the wire wrapping partially around the frame and clipped off a couple of wires.
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I've fallen for these guys and I'll be sending a piece of my heart back with them.
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This is the next pair I'll be working on.... I'm still deciding my direction - we shall see! I will show you the final design next time!
As always, thank you for stopping by and having a peek!
Loralee xo
