Rustic Dangles

When I saw how perfectly these 2 components complimented each other

 my first instinct was to try to put them together as one unit which I do all the time

 but I wanted to step out of my usual so I went with Dangles this time.

These amazing Rustic Bone and Teal Lampwork beads by Lori Lochner

 and Enamel Copper Beads by Maryann Carroll are a match made in heaven!

Rustic Teal by kristibowmandesign featuring high heels

Calypso St. Barth / Maison Scotch / Acne high heels / Beach tote bag / Balmain , $600 / Handmade Rustic Teal Jointed Lampwork and by KristiBowmanDesign

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy

Autumn Cometh on Tiny Cold Feet

Autumn's Herald

There's been a chill in the air here the last few days, under brilliantly blue skies--the trumpets of autumn, heralding the impending arrival of the equinox! I love this time of year. I often find those glimpses of the season ahead strangely exhilarating. Except for winter. That feeling is more like dread than exhilaration. Except for that first time every year you are surprised by an icy toilet seat. That is actually a little closer to exhilaration.

I desperately wanted to use these sweet little stoneware charms by Karen Totten, so I started with those and designed the earrings around them. They're paired up with faceted iolite ovals, and copper earwires wrapped with tiny faceted Czech glass in "carnelian." I love how the charms remind me of frosted ginger snaps. Tiny little cookies.

One of the things I like about autumn is you can start to wear sweaters and corduroy again without looking like a sissy. I love corduroy. And tweed. Here's some tweed to wear with your new earrings!

I think it may be time to go sweater shopping again, my sweaters are all six years old and they're getting Funky. Half of them are embedded with steel wool cockleburs, and the other half smell permanently like Chest of Drawers.

You can see my other earring creations at my Etsy shop, HERE.

Autumn Splendor

I created these leaf beads after finding some leaves that were slightly translucent - they kind of had a glow and I wanted to capture that using transparent clay.  The light makes the earrings glow as it passes through the mulberry stained color.  Tiny flower bead caps hold Czech glass and crystals.  The top of the wire is
shaped like a leaf.

You can find the earrings in my Etsy shop.

I happen to be sporting this outfit today. Minus the $300 shoes, I'm just not there yet in my fashion journey, but oh how I would love to find a knock off with the silver tips.  Snazzy! 

Mulberry Autumn by humblebeads

 

Birdwings

Your grief for what you've lost lifts a mirror
up to where you are bravely working.

Expecting the worst, you look, and instead,
here's the joyful face you've been wanting to see.

Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes.
If it were always a fist or always stretched open,
you would be paralysed.

Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding,
the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated
as birdwings.

~Rumi 

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09.11.01

Always remember.

Never forget.

Life goes on. 

Amphitrite

Amphitrite was the Greek goddess of the sea and consort to Poseidon. These gorgeous Czech glass coin beads reminded me of the sea. I paired them up with some hammered copper washers (I am currently obsessed with hammering copper and using liver of sulfur on it..OBSESSED) and patina-ted rings by Miss Fickle Media.

Did you know that there is a bronzed statue of Amphitrite underwater just off the Cayman Islands?

                                                                     Photo on Panoramio by Rick Cordary

To see these earrings and lots more check out my website!

Thanks,

Kristy Abner

Kristy's Kreations

Sea Flowers

I haven't been doing much creating lately...the last week has gone by in a blur!  My son started middle school, then Thursday, he had the audacity to turn 11! Imagine that!  Then it was Labor Day weekend, and my birthday, and now a week later I am back at my 9-5!

I was surfing around Pinterest and found this pretty fabric swatch from JoAnn.com with chartreuse and blue flowers.  I thought, "hmm...this is really pretty. I think I have beads in those colors...what can I make?"

These are what I came up with...

Czech glass beads in pretty shades of blue and chartreuse green, sterling silver and some fabulous Hill Tribe silver ornate caps I forgot I had!

Fabric swatch from JoAnn.com, via Pinterest

These colors are so calming to me...colors of the sea!  As ready as I am for Autumn weather and the rich colors the season brings,  these earrings are a reminder that summer isn't quite over yet!!

These and more of my eclectic jewelry can be found on my website, Melismatic Art Jewelry, or in my Etsy shop!

Bleu

a. MisterFinch

b.  Unknown source

c. Something White and some color

Inspired by the beautiful blues in the above images, taken from Pinterest. Blue and a hint of brown, soft tones with beautiful patterns in the painted wood beads. I love mixing patterns such as in these wood beads, and the bronze heart charms from TheaToo. The blue glaze on the ceramic components from Elaine Ray, is the most perfect shade of blue. You can find these earrings in my web store.