We're All Ears :: June Reveal

Ombre Sea Urchin

These are the Earrings I created for the Earring Everyday We're All Ears Challenge.

Some of my favorite Sea Urchin Beads by StoneDesignsbySheila, I have quite a few in my stash and they are absolutely amazing. I added some Copper Sea Urchin with Pink and Purple Ombre and Little Sea Urchin Bead caps topped with Czech Glass Beads.

 

These earrings have SOLD!

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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Playing with Purple

I know being St Patricks day the color O the day should be green
 but I've been mixing some of my alcohol inks for more than just straight primary colors
 I've used so far.
 Don't get me wrong I am happy with how the bright bold saturated colors but feel the need to experiment further.

Purple is one of my favorite colors so I mixed it with a little white to get lovely Lavender.

Flower Headpins in Lavender and Purple.

Ammonite Headpins in Purple

Bullets, one pair of Tribal Texture in Lavender

and a pair of Ammonite and Snakeskin in Natural or Faux Bone.

One thing I've been wondering lately, how do you display headpins at a show.

I have one coming up in just over a month and I have no idea how I'm going to do it.

I've thought about putting them by pair in individual bags and then upright in a box so they can be picked through but I think I want to find a way so they can be seen without having to work at it.

Anybody have an idea, have experience with this, I'd love to hear it!

Kristi

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Earring Giveaway

I'll be giving away these wonderful Falling Leaves Earrings today

 on the Creative Bead Chat Group on Facebook.

You have to go join the group and watch for it, I don't even know when it's going to happen!!

If you like these and aren't able to win I'll have more available for purchase in my Etsy Shop

Similar components are also available if you'd like to Design Your Own.

AND
Don't miss my
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15% off everything in my
 Etsy Shop
Use Coupon Code
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at checkout!

Kristi

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I Heart Macro - Sari Silk

Today's Macro is one of my newest purchases of Sari Silk, isn't this Pink stunning!!

You can find it at Mudhound Studio!

Here's the entire bundle, tough to pick a favorite!!

But I think Pink take it by a nose so you get 2 close ups of the pretty Pink!

That's my Macro and I'm sticking to it!

Kristi

Organizing

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4206096

During this Christmas break I've been doing a little organizing.

I moved things around a bit in my studio so hopefully I'll be a little more efficient. We shall see!

 While organizing I've been picking and choosing and putting together earrings mostly and one bracelet.

Above are some beautiful lime green glass tubes and micro faceted agate in shades of green and purple.

This has always been a favorite color combination so I pulled the purple out by creating violet enamel headpins and used some really pretty matte Czech Glass beads at the top.

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These Ryolite ovals have always been a favorite and when I recently received these lovely brown faceted Chalcedony briolettes I knew they were a great match to pull the little bit of rust color out of the Ryolite.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/89297809/handmade-copper-paisley-rings-and-purple

Paisley Copper Rings and Puple Crazy Lace Agate.

Every once in awhile the copper goes purple which is one of my favorite colors.

Perfect for Purple Crazy Lace Agate.

Above are my Ammonite Rectangles with gorgeous blue green Opal briolettes.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/89148718/handmade-chrysoprase-and-lampwork

How about the earrings above with incredible Lampwork Beads by Outwest paired with some Chrysoprase I have that are virtually all brown. I love this combination.

The Purple beauties above sold when I shared them on Facebook.

Sparkly Glass beads with more beautiful Lampwork from Outwest,

topped with Copper beadcaps.

I'm fairly sure I'll be keeping these Lampwork and Turquoise beauties for myself.

I rarely keep anything I make but I love these and may make an exception.

You may recognize more Lampwork by Outwest, this time with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise in Marquise shape and Acorn bead caps by Vintaj.

And last but not least this lovely bracelet.

 I've seen this style numerous times by other artists and I always loved it.

I put my own twist in by roughly wrapping the copper around the heavy copper base inside,

 rather than making smooth lovely wraps.

 I liked it very much and it was bought once again when I posted it on Facebook.

Large Lampwork beads by TwoSisters, smaller purple spacers by Radiant Mind.

Kristi

Copper, Lampwork and Leather Earrings

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These were my Earrings Everyday earrings for tomorrow but

 since that blog is taking a break I thought I'd share them here.

Some of my Copper Components, with strips of leather threaded through some awesome big hole Lampwork beads by Ferrari Originals

who it just so happens is having a 50% off sale at the moment.

Kristi

I Heart Macro Hydrangea

When we moved in to this house about 2 years ago I thought this Hydrangea was a gonner, it just looked like a bunch of dead sticks coming out of the ground. But I started trimming it and could see there was still life there so tended to it and tried to bring it back to life. Then when I saw these incredible blooms I was hooked, and this year it actually has alot of leaves as well and you can hardly see the branches. Even though my hubby (not a gardener by any stretch) kept telling me to just cut it down, I don't give up on plants easily and in many cases I am happily rewarded.

Check out lots of other beautiful I Heart Macro Blog posts here on

 Studio Waterstone!

Kristi

Stuck in Neutral

Being stuck in neutral is not a bad thing, I am quite happy with my last few pieces but...I'm going to make a really colorful piece next time. Really I am!!

This necklace is based around a flower made of BronzClay, I made it some time ago and it's gone through a few different lives but I think I finally found the final configuration.

It's got a long list of ingredients starting with little splashes of Turquoise, then beautiful big Ryolite ovals, Polymer Clay beads (the first time I've used them in my work) and an assortment of Glass, Bone, Horn, Indian Orange Aventurine and gold and purple freshwater pearls.



Bronze Flower Necklace

Kristi
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