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Monday, February 3, 2014

Forest Dew Drops

Forest Dew

by Thenevah

Sparkling nymphs play at dawn

With the fae laddies they find fair

To dance many a dance in airs

Above the ground or on lea's green lawns

Betwixt forests mystery where bluebells pair.

Beneath canopy even falls violet

Upon branch and nest lay its breast

Awaiting morns sweet suffuse wet

Cooling the heat of noon's bright protest

In honor of Summers sonata in ultraviolet.

Copper Leaf Shield Components, little Chalcedony beads and Headpins by HavanaBeads.

Forest Dew Drops available HERE in my Etsy Shop

Kristi

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Friday, January 31, 2014

A Hint Of Nature's Bounty

It's been awhile since I have been able to post, but here I am. I will be better organized with pictures for the next post, but everything seems to be a mangled mess around here! Lol!

I am just glad to be back making jewelry again. I have struggled with pain in my hands for the last year or so, but I am working through it one day at a time. I look forward to posting many more pairs of earrings in the near future. I created these to be earthy and rustic. I wanted them to go with anything.

Available for purchase on Etsy

Thanks for stopping by!

Marie

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Clipper

I'm guessing I'm not the only one who recently had cause to think about upcycled jewellery designs. For my first post on this blog, I thought I'd share this pair of earrings that I made using paper clips.

I patinated the clips using swellegant - I was delighted when that worked! - and combined them with some button pearls, some czech glass cones and some links from a broken, vintage necklace that belonged to my mother. I was quite struck by the design possibilities these humble clips offer and, with this post in mind, I had a nose around Pinterest to see what other uses makers had found for them. I came across several tutorials. I do love these sweet ice skate ornaments.

How dinky?! These bookmarks are also very sweet - and simple too:

And finally, these flowers have a pleasing vintage look and could make for natty focals.

As I said, this is my first post here, so I'd like to say 'hello' to you all and thank you for having me! My paperclip earrings have sold but you can see a selection of other earrings on my blog and in my shop.

Ta-ra until next time,

Claire

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Garnet Inspiration

Hello Bloggers! My name is Cindy Pack and this is my first posting here on Earrings Everyday. I am a bead maker and jewelry designer with Cindy's Art & Soul Jewelry. I am thrilled and honored to be a part of this wonderful group of artisans.

The earrings I am sharing today feature handmade components. The ear wires are sterling silver with soldered closed loops. I have been obsessing lately about my ear wires and making sure they are closed in some way.

The silver charms were created with pure fine silver. Hand cut from sheet and then textured with fabric, run through a rolling mill.

I added in tiny fine silver hoop rings to contrast with the square charms.

And finally deep red micro faceted garnet stones-- because there is a few days left in January, of course!

These earrings have a lot of style and I imagine them as dressed up. But that's the beauty of silver-- it can be dressed up or casual. Garnets with their deep red color and faceted surface can make a casual outfit feel that much more stylish. These earrings are brand new and listed in my Etsy shop!

I found this lovely collection at Polyvore that I felt was a good match for this set. I love the black, white and red combination. Enjoy!

BR by bodangela featuring a miu miu purse

Helmut by Helmut Lang petite cardigan / Paul Joe black tank / Balmain black velvet mini skirt, $565 / Casadei red heel shoes / Miu miu purse / Plus size belt / Fedora hat / Inspiration - Webfont & Desktop font « MyFonts

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Wild Blackberry Cordial

Wild Blackberry Cordial for sale at my website www.tesortrovati.com

These wine-stained etched and dapped disks from Lisa Liddy of Metal Me This reminded me of blackberries and the color that your fingers get when plucking them ripe from the vine to pop into your mouth. That made me think of how delicious they would be as a drink, a sweet cordial perhaps mixed with a bit of brandy. Good to the last drop.

Blackberry Eating

I love to go out in late September
among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries
to eat blackberries for breakfast,
the stalks very prickly, a penalty
they earn for knowing the black art
of blackberry-making; and as I stand among them
lifting the stalks to my mouth, the ripest berries
fall almost unbidden to my tongue,
as words sometimes do, certain peculiar words
like strengths or squinched,
many-lettered, one-syllabled lumps,
which I squeeze, squinch open, and splurge well
in the silent, startled, icy, black language
of blackberry-eating in late September.

Galway Kinnell

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Welcome New EE Members

In honor of the addition of 4 new members to the EE Team

I've created a treasury featuring all of our members.

Please welcome Nikki Zehler, Claire Lockwood, Cindy Pack and Linda Landig to our wonderful team.

I'm so excited to see what they each create to share with us in the coming weeks!