Earrings Everyday: kristibowmandesign

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Snakeskin

Incredibly beautiful Lampwork Headpins by Janell Nelson with Copper "Snakeskin" Bails.

Lampwork headpins are one of my favorite things to use and I'm always looking for ways to use Snakeskin in my copper work.

Super cool and unusual!

These earrings are available here in my etsy shop.

*Snakeskin Earrings*

Kristi

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Friday, March 30, 2018

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

Monday, February 19, 2018

Hoop, there it is

Copper Hoops made with my own texture, paired with amazing Lampwork

by Regis Teixera of MagmaBeads.

I also added a little bit of Sari Silk to these wonderful components, along with cool ceramic flower caps, a beautiful Red Glass bead on top and lots of messy copper wrapping.

Colorfully fun and Rustic at the same time!!

These earrings are available

⇛ HERE ⇚

Kristi

Made in SnoCo Summer Festival

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Black and White

I'm preparing for my first local show of the year, lots of earring making going on!!

I remember during my last few shows I had a few people request black and white so I decided to be prepared for that this time around.

Black and White Headpins and beads with a copper ring in between.

Fun Black and White Lampwork by Felicia Wartnik, I've added some Pyrite nuggets, metal dangles and a tiny splash of color at the top!

Cool Black and White Beads with touches of Turquoise.

Black and white with a little subtle Rainbow Action by Lea Avroch, I've also added some of my favorite little Glass beads in bright Turquoise.

Quite a bit of color but based in Black and White.

Amazing mismatched coordinated Lampwork Beads by Carla Mahan Graber with fun Metal Genie caps on top and tiny red glass accents.

If you are in the Snohomish WA area on July 16th please come check out the

Kristi

Monday, May 22, 2017

A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

A collective name for a group of butterflies is called a 'Kaleidoscope'.

However others have called it a 'Swarm' or 'Rabble'.

I think a Kaleidoscope suits these beautiful creatures don't you?

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Lampwork by Marise Den Hartog

Rainbow Wings

Rainbow Lampwork Beads by Patti Cahill.

Beautiful Wings

Lampwork Beads by Janell Nelson.

I thought it would be fun to share creations from other lovely artists with you too!!

Lara Levy Linkmeyer of

Garden Gal Jewelry

Monice Pryor of

Feminine Genius

Michelle Mikalski-Thompson of

Be You Beautiful

My wings are painted Copper (PMC) coated with Ice Resin.

They have the look of enamel but they are Ice Resin.

I have a show coming up June 2-3 on the

LBA Galleria Showcase

I will have lots of Butterfly Wings and more to share!

Thanks so much for spending some time here on Earrings Everyday!

Kristi

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Dotty Peacock

Sometimes a particular component, in this case Lampwork Beads are so beautiful they need very little added to them to make gorgeous Finished Jewelry.

I think these amazing beads easily fit in to that category.

I simply added some AB coated Faceted Hematite beads, vivid Turquoise Glass Beads and pretty Faceted Purple Czech beads on top.

Done!!!

Kristi

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Leafy Stacks

These Copper Leaf Components are a little different than the leaves I usually make. Instead of a hole in the top I brought the sides around to create a little bit of a tunnel.

Then I went through all of my beads that had holes big enough to fit through and created these earrings. I used cool Lampwork Rings made by Paradise Beads on the earrings above, also adding Freshwater Pearl buttons and touches of mixed metal by using tiny silver beads in 2 ways.

The above earrings are available HERE.

These leaves were actually the first pair I made, they are a bit larger and although I like them I'm not completely happy and I have an idea in my head to change them. So they will probably be taken apart and re-worked.

The smaller Leafy Components will be available during my next online show starting Saturday Feb 4th along with lots of other new painted components.

As always thanks so much for joining us here on Earrings Everyday!!!

Kristi

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Winter Solstice

I found a beautiful leaf during on of my recent walks and realized it's been some time since I've used natural leaf textures in my components so I decided it was time to make more. This is the first pair I made and I decided I need to throw some paint on them and see how it looks.

As soon as I put the first 2 colors on them, I immediately thought of these beautiful Lampwork Beads I had in my stash and they turned out to be a perfect match. I've added some faceted Labradorite rondelles and Druzy like beads on top and wrapped lots of messy Copper Wire around wherever I could.

Even though there is lots of color in these they have a very wintry quality so I had to give them a wintry name.

Winter Solstice!

Lampwork Beads by Paradise Beads.

These earrings are available HERE to purchase.

Thanks so much for joining us here at Earrings Everyday,

we are always grateful you visit us here!

And Happy New Year!

Kristi

Friday, December 30, 2016

Winged Things

Some of you know I am a Bird Enthusiast and I also love Butterflies, Bees and Bats and any other Winged Things. Truth be told, I am a fan of Nature in general.

I've been wanting to create painted wings for some time and I finally found the right ones that would allow me to paint them and I've also recently been playing with Ice Resin. So the 2 have come together beautifully in these Blue Wing Earrings. I hope you agree!

These earrings available to purchase HERE

I'm making them in lots of different color combinations and they will be available in my next online trunk show. I hope you can join me HERE on Jan 6th. There will be lots of wings and much much more!

And I'll be giving away this Wing Pendant!

In the last few days, Lynn and Norbel have given you retrospectives of the past year. I've so enjoyed seeing all of their beautiful earrings and we will miss Lynn who has a very exciting 2017 coming up and we will miss her but we are so happy for her! But I decided to to look ahead at what's coming in the near future for me. I've had a rough few years and I'm dealing with a rather serious health issue at the moment. I think being able to stay creative has saved my sanity many times over. Rather than look back I definitely wanted and needed to look ahead at what's coming. I'm looking forward to getting past all of these lingering issues and being the healthiest I've been in many years in the new year.

Here's wishing everyone out there a wonderful and Creative New Year!! May your days be filled with Health and Happiness in 2017 and Beyond!! We are so very excited to have 2 new lovely ladies joining us here on Earrings Everyday. Thank you all for being with us along the way!!!

Kristi