Pomegranates and Marmalade

Pomegranates and Marmalade

I textured these hearts with a mid-century coin from Hong Kong, and adorned them with Czech glass in pomegranate and speckled marmalade.

If I could wear orange without looking like I was dying of H1N1 (or dying of food poisoning on Christmas Day caused by an ill-advised chicken-based pub dinner, whatever the case may be) this is what I would wear with these earrings:

pomegranate and marmalade by lunebijoux featuring sleeveless prom dresses

Lovely copper bracelet  above by Cindy Pack.

You can see more at my Etsy shop HERE.

Frosted Gingersnaps

{Frosted Gingersnaps - available in my Etsy Shop}

I love the sweets of Christmas.

Each year we go to my sister-in-laws house for Christmas eve and she always has the most amazing assortment of frosted, sprinkled, sugared and dipped-in-chocolate confections. That is my favorite part of the graze-a-thon. I want to try one of everything but there are usually like 20 different kinds of cookies and sweets!

One cookie that reminds me of older times is the gingersnap. I love the spicy bite that they have. I like them frosted, or just plain rolled in sugar.

These little ceramic disk charms from Marsha Neal Studios reminded me of gingersnaps. I wired them up with a loop of chocolate-y nugget pearls and wrapped the excess wire around the top for a spicy little detail.

Frosted Gingersnaps by erin-prais-hintz

Lands' End cowl neck sweater / Wood Sign Made to Order - MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 12 x 12 / Brown Leather Crossbody Bag with Black by StudioWaterstoneBags / Tesori Trovati Designs / Frosted Gingersnaps - Marsha Neal Studios...

Wherever you are today, no matter what you might be celebrating, I wish you the joy of giving,  the warmth of family and friends and the peace of the season.

Merry Christmas!

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 popular line of 'Simple Truths' in her Etsy shop.

Inspiration...

So I was watching the television show "How Do I Look?" and the host, Jeannie Mai, had on a really cool pair of earrings. It was hard to get a good look at them, but I could see a large pearl and some chain. So I decided to try my hand at making a similar pair and this is what I came up with. They are one of my favorite "go to" pairs. You just never know when inspiration is going to hit you!

I'd wear them with this ensemble, of course being 5'9 I would never wear heels that high!

Night on the Town by Kristy Abner on Polyvore.

These earrings are not for sale, but check out my website to see more of my work.

Thanks and have a wonderful holiday!

Merry Christmas

Kristy Abner

 

Kristy's Kreations

 

Crazy long colorful earrings!

I posted a free-form wire fibula tutorial over at Art Jewelry Elements this past Saturday...you should really check out AJE if you don't go there regularly...lots of cool stuff in the works, but I digress!  Playing with the wire got me thinking about some other fun things to make with free-form shapes, and I came up with these earrings.

The wire components were all ready to go, and I knew I wanted to incorporate these juicy red-orange Czech glass slices I got from ArteBella Surplus, but really wanted to do the unexpected.  After perusing my lampwork box of goodies, I spied a couple of borosilicate beauties I acquired from my fellow Frederick artist, Julie Delaney.  A very cool, sea green with hints of rusty brown!

Okay...I couldn't think of a name for these...maybe you can suggest one in the comments!

Find these and more at my shop on Etsy...Melismatic Art Jewelry! 

Inspired by Lime and Purple

I'm usually inspired by nature but for these earrings Pinterest lead the way. I am constantly seeing wonderful photographs of inspiration there, and saw this beautiful Bedroom in Lime and Purple.
I love all of the different textures- they are classic but romantic just like this room. If you would like to purchase these earrings, they are for sale in my webstore. Thank you for stopping by today!!

Asymmetry

The Japanese are masters of using asymmetry in design. You see it in their lithographs, their architecture, and in their gardening techniques. Using asymmetry is one more element that can create interest within the composition of your design.

In these earrings, I use rusty brown Czech glass nuggets and transparent brown nuggets along with copper in an inverted asymmetrical design.

Monochromatic by bohobeader featuring leather handbags

Alice + Olivia summer top / Miu Miu / Paige Denim super skinny jeans, $345 / Sergio Rossi suede platform pumps / BCBG Max Azria leather handbag / Weston Scarves silk scarve, $275

Gloria Ewing

Chrysalis Too on Etsy
Chrysalis Jewelry on Artfire
Chrysalis for the Curious Blog Spot

Giveaway Winner

The winner of Humblebeads' Nest Earrings from this weekend's Gift Guide Giveaway is Stepha from Rainy Day Designs.  Congrats Stepha and thank you to everyone who played along.  Now to get busy wrapping all those gifts before the big day!