Crazy Love

I picked up this strand of Crazy Lace Agate on impulse--I love the random mauves, lilacs and cinnamons in it. I had to combine it with copper! It's accented with little glass beads in violet.

I picture something classic and feminine with this:

crazy love by lunebijoux featuring cross body messenger bags

I'm taking a short break, but you can see more in my Etsy shop in a couple weeks!

Feeling Springy...

I live in western Canada and for us Spring doesn't really come until mid-May, just in time for summer to be on its heels.  However, we do have the luxury of enjoying chinooks in our region and with that we welcome spring-like breaks to our usually chilly winter days.  The last several days we have enjoyed beautiful sunshine, melting snow, wildlife has been out bustling around and the opportunity to set aside our bulging parka's for a light spring jacket.  This unseasonal weather has left me yearning for spring this year and rushing it here sooner than we will actually receive it.  So, I've been finding myself grasping onto anything flowery, colorful and just plain girly.  I've even found that lots of my jewelry has incorporated a colorful flair to it as of late and these earrings are no exception.  I love the way these would look with a pair of jeans, tee-shirt and a cardigan running a few errands here and there.

I hope you find the spring in your step today, as I have been finding mine.


All the best,
Traci

You can find these earrings and all my other creations in my Etsy Shop.

Flight of Fancy

These wings are still some of my favorites to work with. I love the dark brass and the versatility. They are also a great seller for me. I love that people love them. I make sure to try different things with them. Different styles of bead caps, different beads... it keeps them interesting. 

 Here is a darker more "vampire" version of the earrings. Love the deep red crystals in this pair. 
I hope this will entice you to shop today! You will find both these pairs in my Etsy shop. Have a great week!

Marie

Candy Hearts

 Inspired by the upcoming St. Valentine's holiday, I crafted some sweet earrings with a couple of different elements: Super sweet  ceramic hearts from Elaine Ray, lampwork glass beads from Kelleys Beads, some Tin snippets bead caps, and hand-crafted resin charms from Speaking Your Truth by Mary Jane Dodd. I attached the hearts to these lacy filigrees by Vintaj Brass Co. with linen cording and some sweet pink seed beads.

Gotta love PicMonkey and all of their fun seasonal filters! I had a fun time making the earrings but even more fun doctoring up the photo!

You will find these and other fun earrings at my webstore!

Kleenex Box...

You've gotta take inspiration wherever you can get it!

I have been staring at this box of Kleenex for the last week at my office...

Torch-fired enamel, copper and carved stone flowers (serpentine?)...the colors of the 2 filigree are not really as different as the photo shows, but the lighting brought out more purple in the one on the left.  They are actually sort of a dark periwinkle that I came up with...I'd tell you my recipe, but can't give away all my secrets ;)

These will be up in my shop later today!

Melissa Meman
Melismatic Art Jewelry
Art. Life. Love.

Sticks and Stones

Copper Sticks with cool Tribal Texture and gorgeous Lampwork beads

 with a couple of Czech Glass beads to top them off.

I'm hoping somebody can tell me who made these wonderful beads, I'm sure I got them on Etsy but I haven't been able to find exactly where.

These earrings are available HERE in my Etsy Shop

Source: mikeuyyek.photoshelter.com via Linda on Pinterest

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy

Daydreaming of the Tropics

My defense mechanism for dealing with post holiday slump, frigid weather and tax headaches is to daydream about a warm beach in the tropics. That perfect place in my memory where I am relaxed and rested, where there is someone to oblige my every whim. I can take all the time I need to dress up and do my hair, or just spend the entire day in a swim suit and feel the warm sand between my toes. Who wants to share my fantasy?

These earrings are designed to capture some of that care free tropical mood. Bright lime green colored leaf drops by White Clover combine with blue sea glass nuggets, turquoise and copper in an asymmetrical arrangement.

Una margarita por favor by bohobeader featuring beaded dresses

Matthew Williamson beaded dress / Jimmy Choo turquoise heels / ALDO / Melissa Odabash wide brim hat / Christian Lacroix round sunglasses, $210

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