Let's go to the Fun Fair?

Scene: You have an extremely messy bead table. So many ideas and concepts tried out over a long period, which has left a myriad of beads and components just laying there. You sit and plainlessly fumble around with your beads. It's such an enjoyable process indeed. Then suddenly, you have something you didn't ever consider in the first place. But you like it somehow.

There is something about these earrings that make me think of some kind of fun fair or a merry-go-round from around the turn of the century 1900. Or a spinning top toy. You know the ones where you press a rod at the top and they start spinning. When I look at them I feel like I am happily swirling round and round.

Art beads:
White distressed matte glaze on dark ceramic cones - NadiaTerra
Green and lime glazed on edge raku fired on dark ceramic heishis - Jubilee

Other beads and components (from bottom):
Brass head pins
Brown 8/0 seed beads
Turquoise rubber heishi spacer beads
Gold and white distressed plastic bumpy heishi beads
Turquoise rubber heishi spacer beads
Red rubber heishi spacer beads
Red coral heishis
Opal white gilt lined 6/0 seed beads
Oxidized brass wire, messy wrapped
Brass square profiled rings
Vintaj brass earring hooks

All my best,
Malin

www.beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com

Briny Deep

Spiny oyster shell discs and some plum satiny donuts from Outwest

I like designing with double hole sticks in the case of this coral for a more horizontal design

It's always a challenge with wirework for me. Usually the first one is successful while the second one I have to futz with a lot to get it to look similar to the first.

I haven't had any training with wirework so it's all experimental for me. I'm sure there are a lot of tricks to solve simple problems.

These are quite lightweight and just a bit brighter than my  usual palette

Now have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Kimberly Rogers

NuminosityBeads

Buttoned Up

Very deconstructed Sari Silk in vivid Turquoise blue,

 pulled through one of the holes in this Copper Flower Button.

I added a touch of Red Coral on the earwires.

Handmade Earrings to go with this beautiful Hand Crocheted Sari Silk Purse!!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63131608/crocheted-silk-sari-ribbon-purse

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.com

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy

Cairn

I love seeing rocks stacked one on top of the other and I love to stack beads!

I recently got a strand of little Ostrich Egg Shell discs from a bead store I visited in Reno so of course I had to try stacking them and I love the look!

I really love these bright Faceted Candy Jade and they were the first pair I made.

A friend came over to visit and bought the first pair of these I made but I liked them so much I made another and I'm going to make some for myself too!!

It was fun to go through my stash and see what beads looked good with the stacked shell.

Red Coral, Carved Picture Jasper Leaves and Candy Jade.

Source

Some of you may know how much I like birds,
 so I just had to share this Cairn I found with a bird perched on top!
Love it!

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.com

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy

Coral Blooms

Oh how I adore the color coral! When I saw these art tiles from JLynn Jewels I knew I had to have them...they just popped with color! I wanted to keep them simple since the dog tag tiles are so vibrant, so I just paired them with a faceted coral glass bead and an orange bead that matched perfectly. The tiles are great because they are very lightweight and perfect for earrings.

I can picture them being worn with this fun ensemble....

Coral Blooms by kristyabner featuring summer straw purses

These earrings are available HERE in my shop!

Don't forget our April Inspiration Design Challenge. The reveal will be next Friday April 18th. 

Thanks for visiting our blog and have a fabulous weekend!

Kristy Abner

Kristy's Kreations 

Red, White and Blue

Happy Independence Day!

Perfect for today's barbecue, or any other summer day for a patriotic girl!  

Carved red coral flowers, my torch-fired brass stars, and little, faceted lapis briolettes, all wired together with copper wire and finished with sterling earwires that have been embellished with just another little pop of blue glass!

Flag on my back deck a couple years back!

Star on my backyard fence!

Melissa Meman
Melismatic Art Jewelry
Art. Life. Love.

Leafy Love

There are still a few dark, damp and deeply scared leaves clinging to the trees. Just a few more days remain before the branches release their finery and their knotty fingers reach forlornly to the cold gray sky.

These brass leaf earrings with their embossed veins and their new spring green and aqua color remind me to appreciate the color of green when it returns in the spring. Until then, I am grateful that I get to wear cozy sweaters and earthy hues that can be punctuated by pops of bright color.

I don't have the occasion to dress up that often, but when I do I like to wear classic styles with just a touch of quirk. I would pair these earrings with a brilliant green top that would stand out in the gray days ahead paired with a tweedy pencil skirt. And I am so glad that I never got rid of my leopard print pumps as they are back in style with a vengeance. 

Coral is the perfect foil to all this bright green and makes the green a neutral with its in-your-face-kapow color.

I can be fine with the coming winter as long as I can surprise even myself with these escapees from the Crayola factory.

Of course, I am usually wearing jeans, a t-shirt and cardigan and a pair of flats. But if I were to dress up, this is what I would choose to release my inner goddess.

What outfit would tell your story?

Erin Prais-Hintz invites you to go on a journey of inspiration at her blog Treasures Found :: Inspiration is Everywhere. You can view a gallery of her work and purchase your special wearable art treasure at http://www.tesoritrovati.com/ or find her line of 'Simple Truths' pendants in her Etsy shop.