Treasures, Old and New

Recently when I was cleaning in my office, I was putting things back on shelves, taking things off shelves that didn't belong there, and straightening things on the shelves.  At some point, I stopped tidying and started looking through the drawers and boxes of artisan-made ceramic beads I've collected over the years.

There were so many beautiful pieces, from delicate porcelain charms to large carved and vividly colored tribal style beads.  I really did have all the best intentions of finishing up the cleaning I'd started, but I found myself picking up beads I hadn't seen in a while, turning them over in my hands, reacquainting myself with them.

When I got to my stash of beads by Karen Totten (one of my favorite artisans), I saw a pair of beautiful green spiral connector beads I'd had for quite a few years.  I turned them over and looked closely at them and wondered what if I paired them with rustic, whimsical ceramic faces I'd bought from artisan Judie Mountain in Tucson this past winter? 💗 

From that point, it was on.  Once I'd finally determined what all the components were going to be (Karen Totten's green spiral ceramic beads, Judie Mountain's ceramic faces, an oval copper connector, a scalloped ceramic ring also by Karen) all that was left was putting them together.  I really had fun making these rustic and whimsical and asymmetrical pretties.

Thanks so much for reading!  I won't be here for my next scheduled time (October 24) because my husband and I will be in Hawaii to celebrate our son's wedding. 💗 But I'll be back.

I hope you and yours are all well.  Have a Happy Hallowe'en!

xo
Meridy
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Ammonite Bloom

I've combined work from 2 of my favorite Ceramic Artists,

Beautiful Flowers from Karen Totten of StarryRoadStudio

And Rootbeer Ammonite drops from Diana Ptaszynski of Suburban Girl.

Wrap them all up with Copper Wire and throw some Silver Seed Beads around the center to finish them off!

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.com

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Boho Strings

I'm really into the Boho look, and while I was hammering these copper teardrops I just knew they would end up being key to my next pair of Boho style earrings.  These earrings feature ceramic charms by Karen Totten (Starry Road Studio), Czech glass beads and waxed linen cord.

I think they would go well with this casual tunic from Sundance catalog (Oh, how I love that catalog!)

These earrings are available HERE on my website.

Thanks for looking and have a fabulous weekend and a Merry Christmas!

Kristy Abner

Kristy's Kreations 

Smitten

I just love these pretty ceramic flower links by Starry Road Studio. I paired them with Czech beads and faceted Carnelian gemstone beads for a pretty color combination. Perfect for this time of year!

I think they would look great with this pretty scarf by MoonSun on Etsy.

 

 If interested, you can purchase these earrings here or you can check out more of my designs by visiting my website.

Thank you....

Kristy Abner

Kristy's Kreations