Frida Earrings

Frida Earrings

In these colorful primitive copper earrings, I use a verdigris patina and then added a blue patina around the border. The red jasper makes a wonderful contrast to the cool colors.

It was only a matter of time before I made a pair of earrings in honor of Frida Kahlo. Frida surrounded herself with vivid colors, animals, and a lush garden full of birds that inspired her, and later her students. Her imagination was fertile with images that were authentic and primitive as they made their way to her canvasses in paint. To me, those images are exhilarating, haunting and unforgettable. More about Frida.

 Gloria Ewing on Etsy and Artfire.

Peas in a Pod Earrings

Sometimes you just want something sweet, simple and a little quirky.  I created this pair of Peas in Pod earrings from vintage Japanese glass beads. The wires are twirled into vines to complete the look. 

I'd so sport these on my next trip to the farmer's market with an outfit like this:

Farmer's Market Outfit

LAURENCE DOLIGE stripe top / Pierre Balmain pleated knee length skirt / Flat sandals / Max Studio

Sailing...

These ceramic charms by Suburban Girl Studio are so much fun! I couldn't wait to make a pair of earrings with them and did just that as soon as they arrived in my mailbox.

Wouldn't they look fab with this summer outfit?

Summertime by kristyabner featuring gauze dresses
  

Ah...it would be nice to be on Cape Cod again about right now...Sailing....

To see these earrings and more of my work, please visit my website.

Thanks,

Kristy 

Kristy's Kreations

Thinking Ahead...

to Autumn!  I know, I know...there is a hekuva lot of summer left.  I haven't been into it very much, though.  I saw a few autumn photos on Pinterest the other day and it started me  pining for the cool, crisp weather, earthy smells and rich colors that season brings.  

I had these earrings started, but they had been in a pile on my table for quite a while. Lampwork disks (from SueBeads) have been layered onto copper disks that I textured, and embellished with Czech glass leaves.

Even though they are inspired by the inevitable change of season, there is no reason they can't be a great addition to your late summer wardrobe!

Melissa Meman
Melismatic Art Jewelry
Art. Life. Love.

Sand and Sea

Sand and Sea

I just love the colors in natural impression jasper--the milky green of Caribbean waters, and warm sand beige. For these earrings I paired a couple roundels of impression jasper here with etched copper, new jade, and pale green aventurine.

I picture them with a funky hippie ensemble:

Hippie sea green by lunebijoux featuring chan luu

I am feeling so wild I would just about almost wear a dress.

You can see more at my Etsy shop!

Full Circle

Summer calls for easy, breezy clothes when the sun gets hot. Today I am wearing the first maxi dress that I have ever owned. I have been holding off wearing it because I didn't want to look like I had a baby on board. But after spending the morning in it, I actually feel cool and comfortable and really pulled together.

[Green Stripe Halter Maxi Dress by Jessica Simpson]

 
I paired my own emerald green and navy color blocked maxi with these simple earrings in silver and copper: different sized twisted wire jump rings wrapped with thin wire for a cage effect. This dress from Jessica Simpson (yes! that Jessica Simpson!) has a similar flowy feel perfect for louging poolside... or even picking up groceries. Add a long dangly necklace, some bangles climbing your arm, strappy sandals - a must - and you look like a million bucks. I feel like I am on vacation when I wear this dress even though I am just sitting in my office.Who knew that this much fabric could be this much fun?! To me it finally feels like summer has arrived and come full circle.

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.

Repurposing

 

A few months ago, I was shopping and saw a pair of inexpensive earrings that I knew I had to buy because I was going to repurpose them.  I have a pic of what's left of them at this point (see pic below) since I have used the copper dangles and the other antique gold and silver dangles. I hammered them to flatten and give texture and then punched holes in them. I love how each pair has turned out so far. I've used Peruvian opals on the copper and antique gold pair and turquoise on the silver pair.

 

This is what I did with the antique gold pair....

 

And this is what I did with the silver pair ( my tribal wrap earrings that I featured on this blog a few weeks ago).

 

 

 You can see the copper pair here, and the antique gold pair here as well as many of my other designs on my website.

Thank you,

Kristy Abner

Kristy's Kreations