B*I*G White Copper

Continuing with my BIG theme I ran out of Copper last week so I broke out the White Copper and I love the results. I re-created some of my favorites and they are gorgeous!

All of these are listed in my Etsy shop and on my Website.

Any extra shipping will be refunded if you purchase in both shops.

Kristi

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New Unfired Copper

I so was hoping to finish cleaning thes pieces and fire them last night but that didn't happen.

So tonight these will be fired and hopefully I can list some of them as well.

I've made this Ammonite Pendant before but this time, since I'm really in to mixing textures,

 I put a Tapestry Bail on it, I think it's going to be cool.

This is a new shell, I love it!

I haven't decided where to put the holes yet,

OR if I want to add a hidden bail...hhhmmm

What do YOU THINK?

Thanks for taking a look!

If anybody wants either of these pieces just let  me know and I'll reserve them for you.

As usual I will have lots of other smaller new and repeat components in the kiln as well.

Kristi

Shells on the Beach Inspiration

This is my creation for the Shells on the Beach Inspiration post on the Art Jewelry Elements Blog.



Drops of Sea Mist



I made lot of these buttons with verious textures and knew I had to use one of them for this post.

Sputnik Sea Urchin rough around the edges, beautiful Lampwork Glass Headpins by HavanaBeads that look like Drops of Sea Mist.

Watch for more of these buttons to be listed in my shop over the next day or so.

Kristi

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Playing with my Light Box

Living in the Pacific NW and being sun challenged much of the year I figured I needed to break out my light box once again because sun breaks will be fewer and fewer as the days bring us in to fall and winter. I've never been all that happy with the photos I've been able to take in it but I'm playing with positioning the lights and which backgrounds work well, and where to put them within the box all that and I'm actually coming up with some that I am fairly happy with.

Here are a few examples of items soon to be listed in my Etsy Shop.

In all these photos I'm using one of my big

 old Wood Texture Blocks to prop them up and I'm loving that!!

I'll always choose photograghing in actual sunlight

 but I'm happy to have an alternative I can live with.

Kristi

I Heart Macro Ammonite

Not too long ago I asked my FaceBook friends about a purchase, should I or should I not make this somewhat extravigant purchase. Well they said yes and I did and it arrived today and I'm SOOOOO Happy I did. It is awesome and it's the focus of today's Macro shot.  It's a Giant Ammonite Shell and it's so cool, I'm dying to get my Copper Clay out and start making stuff with it.

All Macro shots taken with a 15-55mm lense with a 30mm extension tube.

It has a piece broken off but even so it has an enormous amount of space for what I need. It seems to be everybodies favorite texture and now this opens up a whole new world of shapes and sizes I can mold with it! I couldn't resist trying to take a Macro of the inside of one of the caverns where it's broken. This piece is going to get photograghed alot, I love it!! It's so big I can use it as a photo prop too.

My husband is laughing at me because I'm so excited lol, and you know I don't care one bit!!!!

Join my friends on Studio Waterstone for I Heart Macro!

Kristi

Silver Component Preview

It's raining and picture taking is challenging. I trodded on out to the greenhouse where I had my best shot at getting decent photos. Only one of the individual photos turned out and a decent group shot. Hope for a little bit more light when I get home from work tonight.

The one useable individual shot that turned out pretty good seems to be everybody's favorite, the Ammonite Square in Silver. I probably should have made more than one!

The goal is to list at least a couple of these tonight in my Etsy Shop. See something you have to have I can reserve it for you.

Kristi

Bead Table Wednesday

Had pretty much accepted the fact that I was gonna miss this weeks BTW, was closing down my computer and about to leave for work when I spotted the sun shining through the window on to the table I had to take a minute to photogragh it and post it. Makes me long to stay home and sit in the sun and play.

Lots O Copper!

All the pieces I hope to fire tonight, I've got lots of cleaning to do when I get home.

Kristi