End of Year AJE Earring Challenge REVEAL

This is the Finale of this years AJE Earring Challenge!!!

Like many of you with the Holiday fast approaching I didn't have a chance to make many earrings.

I really love the one pair I managed to make!

Hippie Chic

Wire hoops wrapped in Sari Silk Yarn with a big Flower textured Copper Button attached at the bottom.

I can't believe out little Challenge is done,

at once I'm both relieved and sad.

I hope you all had fun creating earrings and hopping along to see what everybody else created.

Have a fabulous Holiday however you celebrate it and a most wonderful New Year to come!!

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge Reveal #23 weeks 47-48/52

3 pair to share for this AJE Earring Challenge Reveal.
 We're almost to the end of this years Challenge, I hope you've been enjoying creating earrings and seeing what these wonderful Artisans create each week.

Arrowhead

Copper Arrowhead and Lampwork beads by Judith Billig.

Blue Frost

Leafy Porcelain Squares by O'Sullivan, Lampwork Headpins by HavanaBeads

and Sari Silk Yarn from SwallowtailFiberArts

Dreamin of Spring

Bronzy Freshwater Discs, Lampwork headpins by HavanaBeads,
 Czech Glass Beads and Sari Silk.

All 3 pair of earrings are available in my Artfire Studio.

Be sure to see the Links below, check throughout the day to see what everybody else created for this reveal.

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge Reveal 22 Weeks 45-46/52

It's the Art Jewelry Elements Earring Challenge reveal again!!

Only a few more left before the end of the year.

I've been busy, I know I won't catch up I don't even know how close I am to making a total of 52 pair this year but I think I'm close.

Fuschia Fantasy

These start out with gorgeous Headpins from SueBeads, stacked with Freshwater Pearls and a Czech Glass bead on top. Wrapped a little brightly colored Sari Silk roughly with copper to finish them off.

Tribal X

Some Copper drops and Bone Beads all with X's on them topped with a little Turquoise Square.

Mystic Wand

Copper Feathers snugged up to wonderful Ceramic/Porcelain tubes from O'Sullivan and heavily wrapped with Copper Wire. A bright Turquoise Square on top!

Fuscia Disc

Another set of amazing Lampwork Headpins from SueBeads dangling from one of my brightly colored Polymer Clay discs again roughly wrapped in Sari Silk and Copper Wire.

Stalactite

Incredible Headpins from Lori Lochner. They are such statement pieces on their own I wanted to do something fairly simple to enhance. I've been using Sari Silk in so many of my designs lately and it worked out perfectly for these Stalactite Earrings!

Lollipop

Lollipop earrings using Glass Headpins from Numinosity, I made a ring on top and wrapped it with Sari Silk and lots of Copper wire.

All of these earrings are availabe in either my Etsy or Artfire shops.
And don't miss the linky tool, please check out what the other Artisans created this time.

See links below.

Kristi

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Earring Challenge Reveal #20 Weeks 41-42 /52

It's hard to believe we're coming to the end of the year of Earring Challenges.

I believe we've got only 10 weeks to go!

Here are my 2 Earrings Creations for this reveal.

A Touch of Autumn

The first pair start with some of my Polymer Clay Ammonite Headpins,

strung with Peanut beads in a variety of autumn colors.

Double Snakeskin

The second pair start with some awesome Ceramic Tubes from O'Sullivan

 with Copper Snakeskin Tabs dangling. I thought these were a great match up!

The next Reveal is on November 10th, don't miss it as we wind down the year.

Kristi

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Earring Challenge Reveal #19, Weeks 39 & 40/52

Time is definitely moving along swiftly these days. These last 2 weeks have been so busy I didn't get these earrings made until the last minute. One pair I made last night one I just made 10 minutes ago. But I really enjoy making earrings and taking part in this challenge so I made it happen....just barely!

Last night's creation are made with beads from Jen Camerona of Glass Addictions.

I really tried to show the beauty of these beads and I got close but not quite.

This morning I made earrings using amazing discs by Sue Kennedy of SueBeads. I've had a couple ideas brewing for these discs but when I pulled these little leaves out of my kiln this morning I knew the right pairing had finally presented itself.

Yes not only did I make the earrings this morning, the little leaves are fresh out of the kiln as well.

The leaves are molded from some Polymer Clay leaves I made recently.

I hope to get these listed today.
Don't miss the other creations of the past 2 weeks, the blog hop is at the end of this post.

Join us in 2 weeks for our next reveal.

Oh and I haven't named either pair, I always struggle with the naming part.

 If anybody out there has a great name for either pair please share it, I'd love all the help I can get!

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge Reveal #13 weeks 27-28

The time flies by between reveals.

It's week 13 and here is the AJE Earring Challenge REVEAL!!

My first pair is all about purple.

Purple Polymer Clay Flowers paired with gorgeous Purple beads from Wandering Spirit.

Purple Passion Flower Earrings

The gorgeous firey Lampwork headpins are the star of the show on my second pair.

I teamed them up with some Ammonite bits in Polymer Clay at a 90 degree angle.

 Then a small orange Lampwork bead and a tiny bone bead top them off.

I can't remember the artist who made these amazing headpins,

 I hope somebody can tell me so I can give proper credit!

Fire!

As the day goes on more and more people will link up (below) so check back to hope around and see all the beautiful creations.

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge REVEAL #12 weeks 23-24/52

Here are my creations for this weeks AJE Earring Challenge Reveal.

I seem to be in a blue phase, I didn't even realize until I loaded them up.

The first pair start with wonderful Glass Headpins by HavanaBeads, they work perfectly with these rustic Handmade Terracotta beads in blue. I set them off with a little bit of Sari Silk and top them with a tiny Faceted Agate Bead.

Terracotta Blues

The second pair again start with Headpins, this time some of my Copper Starfish headpins with wonderful soft Seafoam Recycled Glass beads and a little Czech glass bead to finish them off.

Beachy

Both of these are availabe in my Etsy Shop

Time to hop around to see what everybody else has created for this reveal.

We are having a giveaway with this one so hopefully there will be lots to see!

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge and Giveaway

The AJE Earring Challenge Reveal is coming up this weekend.
We're trying to spice it up and increase participation
 by giving away some hand crafted goodies and gemstones this week.

 

Linda of Linda Landig Jewelry raided her stash and is giving away all these wonderful goodies.

 

AND these

 

AND I'm throwing in a pair of my Ammonite Squares!

 

AND Francesca Watson will be adding something to the mix as well!

 

Easy to enter!

Check out today's AJE blog post for details

HERE!

 

 Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge Reveal #5

Welcome to the Art Jewelry Earrings Challenge #5 reveal.

Our goal is to create a new pair of earrings every week and share them with you every other week.

During that 2 weeks we all post them on the AJE Earring Challenge Reveal Board on Pinterest,

Click HERE to take a look and please follow along!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/126537746/polymer-clay-tribal-texture-bullets-and?

I rarely use such snazzy background in my photo but this just seemed to fit so I went with it.

Some of my newest Polymer Clay Bullets with Tribal texture and gorgeous Pietersite Discs and a little striped Czech Glass bead to top them off.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/125778390/polymer-clay-cocoons-and-lampwork-glass?ga_search_query=cocoon

Amazing Outwest Glass discs with new Polymer Clay Cocoons danging below. 

Long, lucious and very lightweight.

Checkout the other earrings in this Reveal below.

Hope to see you again in 2 weeks (April 7) for Reveal #6

Kristi

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AJE Earring Challenge Reveal #4 (weeks 7-8/52)

Here are my 2 pair of earrings I made for AJE Earring Challenge #4!!

Honey colored Resin beads (shaped like bee hives) and little bee headpins from my shop.

Large Lace donuts and gorgeous Aurora Borealis Crystals.

Join us in 2 weeks for the next Earring Challenge Reveal!

March 10 - weeks 9-10/52

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy

AJE Earring Challenge - Reveal 1

Today is the first Reveal in the AJE Earring Challenge,

the goal is to make a pair of earrings each week and reveal them every other Sunday.

 

Confetti

 

These were a new design for me and I've now made a few pair, I think they are so much fun!!

 

 

These funky earrings were the restult of a bracelet challenge, yes bracelet!!

The spirals were a link in a bracelet I was constructing for the

 AJE December Component of the Month

which so far is unfinished especially since I have to replace the bits I stole to make these earrings.

 

Click HERE to see all the wonderful Earring Challenge Participants.

 

Both of these pair of earrings are sold but there are lots more to come and lots of earrings available in my Etsy Shop.

 

Kristi

KristiBowmanDesign.Etsy