Night Sky at the Cafe Terrace

Look up on a clear summer night. The parade of stars and the moon light up the evening sky and turn it from a flat black to luminous shades of midnight blue. I can see that night sky represented in the lampwork glass beads I chose for these earrings.

 The midnight blue glass has swirls of yellow green in it, that remind me of the night sky in van Gogh's painting Cafe Terrace at Night. 

The ceramic flower beads accent the yellow green swirls. Semi-hidden under the flowers are midnight blue Swarovski crystals and then, suspended from the crystals, is sterling silver chain with Swarovski crystals dangling at the end. Bold, without being gaudy. Sexy and elegant.

Thanks for visiting Earrings Everyday. Maybe I'll have some Easter earrings for you when I come back in 2 weeks. 

Linda Landig Jewelry

The Pepper Mill - Inspired by Van Gogh

Over at the Art Bead Scene we select a work of art for our readers to interpret using art beads and turning that inspiration into an accessory of their choice. I attempted to do all 12 of them last year (I think I managed 10) and this month marks the first time that I have had the time and been inspired to create something in 2012.

I call these earrings "The Pepper Mill" and they are inspired by a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

{the pepper mill - available on etsy}

I have had these little coppery gingerbread vintage stampings in my treasure trove for years. I bought them when I first started going online to buy supplies from B'Sue Boutiques when she was on eBay. It has been so long ago (maybe 2006?) that I purchased them that I am not even sure that she sells them anymore, but there are other propellers and pinwheels that I found on her site today! A lot has changed for B'Sue Boutiques, a new website coming soon and selling on Etsy, but her fun and quirky style and a vast collection of vintage stampings still exists. Recently I went a little nutty with ceramics from Marsha Neal and lo and behold I have several baggies filled with her charms and pendants. I truly need to use what I have! When I saw these little pinwheels next to some ceramic trapezoid earring charms from Marsha Neal Studio, well, it was a match made in heaven!

Here is the painting that we are inspired by over at Art Bead Scene this month.

{le moulin a poivre - the pepper mill - vincent van gogh}

 We have a monthly blog tour that I curate on March 30th. There is plenty of time to get inspired and join us!

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.