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

Kristy's Kreations Jewelry

 

Leafy Greens

I had a really cool earring idea that I have been working on all week for today's post and last night after they were out of the tumbler, I put them on.....well, lets just say I need to go back to the drawing board...they didn't hang right and just didn't work in the way I had envisioned!  So, in a panic, I pulled together these sweet leafy green earrings!

I have been chomping at the bit to use new Czech glass beads I indulged in from ArteBella...if you read my personal blog, you know that I am a bit obsessed with them!  I have been focusing a lot on my torch-fired enameling as well, so I decided to use these brass leaves I had just gotten and enameled them with 2 of my favorite shades of green - bitter and mint!  They remind me of some variegated hostas in my yard that are just now unfurling their lovely leaves.

The combination of the candy-like Czech glass flowers and the enameled leaves just pops.  I used copper wire and some sweet little copper lever-back earwires, which are a bit of a departure from my usual style, but I thought these were so cute!

These and more of my designs can be found in my Etsy shop and my new website.

Hippy Tree Surfers ~

You know my love for birds...

I had this funny idea for summer....

that birds surf....

did you know?? 

Around PA they surf the trees instead of the seas ~

 well, at least the birds here at my farm do..... 

Please don't try to follow me...

this is a perfect example of how my mind works...

useless and yet satisfying thoughts ~ 

These are my groovy

 "Tree surfers clad with dangle ornaments and bent knees"

So they slide across those trees and look cool....

When I'm working in my studio I have so many types of birds coming to my feeders...

The birds are nesting now that's it's Spring...

Soon they'll be teaching their little ones what they know, 

but the little birdies will just roll their eyes at their parents...

as they already know how to tree surf.....

and will be much cooler than them you know :-)

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Sari Silk and Buttons

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.Etsy

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Spring Lilies

Some lilies seemed appropriate for this early spring day--calla lilies, tightly wrapped, on the cusp of opening. These are in copper, with roughly tumbled aquamarines like giant water drops. The copper was textured using an old Mexican coin from the 1960s. I've been experimenting with these slender, rolled shapes, and have a little pile of them waiting on my work bench. Some will become earrings, like these, and some will hold ribbons or strands of beads in a necklace.

I can't help picturing these with the pale slate blue sari silk ribbon I just bought from Mudhound Studio:

I think that will perhaps be my next project--a large copper lily, with a waterfall of palest blue aquamarine, and some slate blue ribbon.

See more at my Etsy shop, or get a peek behind the scenes at my blog.

Spring Blooms

This pair of earrings was inspired by the exuberant and playful nature of spring!  I can't wait for the world to come alive with flowers again.  The blooms have begun to poke from the winter-worn ground and it just brings a smile to my face!  I created the leaves from polymer clay and paired them with copper wire roses and these lovely stone flowers that I picked up while traveling to Puerto Rico last month. 

Come on spring - I'm waiting!

Until then I will be stalking my favorite flower painters on Etsy, like The Wheatfield.

Labyrinth

Walk, turn; walk, turn; walk, turn....

So goes the path of a labyrinth, a medieval stone maze often set into the floor of a church and used as a prayerful and contemplative journey inward by penitents for centuries.

The most famous and oldest surviving labyrinth is found in the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres in France. This 13th century marvel of architectural engineering still has most of its original stained glass windows intact and the facade with the famous flying buttresses is much as it was when it was built over 800 years ago.

{photo courtesy of Wikipedia}

As soon as I saw the pattern on these ceramic tile charms from Marsha Neal Studios I felt that they looked like this ancient labyrinth. The devoted will bow their heads and walk the lines putting themselves in a meditative state. The twists and turns spiral ever closer to the center, closer to God. They make the journey inward rather than outward, and there is much to be discovered within. Finger labyrinths are also popular and can be used in much the same way. Perhaps wearing these earrings, with their little ceramic tiles would remind me that there is much to be discovered within if I am patient and devoted to finding my own truth.

{the journey within - labyrinth - treasures for your ears available on Etsy}

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 at http://www.tesoritrovati.com/ or purchase her new line of 'Simple Truths' in her Etsy shop.