Sparkle & Shine!

It took me a while to first of all start this bracelet...in fact I was half done and I left it for about a week. I've been having a creative block when it comes to making jewelry. Which is part of the reason I've been showing so much in the way of my attempts at drawing and my photos! Have to have something to post!

Since early December the only time I made anything new was for custom orders that came in, the Monet Challenge and this bracelet???

I will have to get myself in gear because I have two shows coming up...Feb. 11th "All that glitters" & Feb. 12th the "Soups On" which is a Heart & Stroke Foundation fundraiser! More about that later...

For now I would like to show you my bracelet...remember the beginning of January I did a post about these gorgeous beads from Artbeads.com a mixture of Bali, Hill Tribe, and sterling silver, with the gorgeous Indian Pink & Mocca roundelle Swarovski crystals...not to forget the star toggle. I get side tracked so easily sometimes...when I was cutting and pasting the links I just happened to notice Artbeads.com has a total of 3068 silver beads if you combine them altogether...there are so many to choose from!!!!

I can't say enough how lovely these two new colors are...but then I'm a huge fan of all shades of browns, as I mentioned the Indian Pink has a slight hint of purple which sold me right away!!!

I have to tell you I tried 4 times to lay this bracelet out to take an interesting shot and show off the detail...I think sometimes I try too hard... finally I picked it up from both ends and let it go and voila...there you have it, so I left it that way!

This is definitly a "me" bracelet as I often wear bracelets with dangles...the movement appeals to me...

Have a great weekend...
Cheers

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I'll be away!

I'm going to be away until March 11th, with little possibility of internet access...therefore my visiting/commenting will most likely be non existent until after March 11th.

I leave you with a look at a few pieces of my spring collection...I have a show March 27th, 28th and 29th for which I've begun preparing.


The necklace above a wonderful combo of amazonite and amethyst, all findings are sterling silver and the wire is sterling silver coated! I do have matching earrings, in fact two different styles but I forgot to take their photo...

Again we have the amazonite stone spaced with sterling silver beads, all findings are sterling silver for this lovely bracelet. I love this color, will have to add it to my favorites list.

One of my favorite gemstones, amethyst spaced with purple jasper and sterling silver beads, the pendant is purple jasper as well! Shads of purple will be hot this spring!!!


Of course we have the matching earrings...I've learned my lesson, when making gemstone necklaces there must also be a pair of earrings to match, they sell as a set. I'm not one to wear matching earrings and necklace but many women are!


Here is my first attempt at a wire wrapped pearl pendant...I was surprised to find out it is much harder to do than it looks!!! :0)

Love these...now I wouldn't wear them because I wear much simpler jewelry myself but I do like the way these turned out!


This is eye catching... onyx and amozonite stones, while the focal is a beautiful lampwork bead necklace, all sterling silver findings...I like to do contrast such as these...makes a nice statement I think!

The matching earrings...


This necklace is very light weight wood beads spaced with tiny amber round beads, findings are copper. Wood will be big again this year.


Here we have two completely different styles of earrings, of which one pair will go with the necklace...there is also a matching bracelet.
There you have it for now...see you March 12th.
Cheers

Don't forget to enter the draw!!!

Here is another look at stamped pendants...this time there are three small pendants stamped with ...Yes, No, Maybe...a woman can change her mind can't she!!!

I'm trying very hard to get past my need to be symmetrical, which is difficult for me. Below is one of a few necklaces I've made recently...it took awhile but now I actually enjoy doing something different from what I'm accustomed to...the turquoise chunks look very nice off center with the onyx chunks and the Bali silver beads, when wearing!! What do you think??? I would love to know...



Here is one of my small cuffs, hammered, sanded, polished and tumbled to a shiny finish...these seem to be rather popular, and I do enjoy making them. I also make them much wider than this but the narrow ones are good for wearing say three at at time!!

Don't forget to leave a comment regarding my "Give Away", either here or at my Etsy shop...you have until November 22nd to enter...no purchase necessary! PS..."Free Shipping" until November 30th.

Cheers

I'm in the mood! Will it be "A little bit Simple" A little bit Sassy" or "A little bit Sultry"?

A little bit Simple!

Obsidan and everything sterling silver!

Onyx and everything sterling silver!

Lovely lampwork beads and everything Bali silver!

More lovely lampwork beads by the same artist and everything sterling silver!

A little bit Sassy!

Lab created crystals and sterling silver!

Freshwater pearls and brass everything!

Sterling silver everything!

A little bit Sultry!

Soft, sexy, freshwater pearls and Swarovksi accents!

A stunning necklace! Huge turquoise chunks, gold filled wire, aqua lab created quartz, magnificent!

More Pearls...two stunning rows of Swarovski pearls and Swarovksi crystals!
Pearls look "hot" with anything!

I've Been Featured!!

This lovely bangle "Crazy For You" was featured yesterday on "Friday Findings" on Capitola Girl, where you can find interesting post regarding the latest in jewelry information and Posh Mama, a wonderful site about and for women...stop by the sites are interesting and informative!


The lovely Azure Islands Designs, turquoise, sterling silver wire wrapped earrings, were given away in a contest for the "Friday Findings" contest on Capitola Girl, hope the lucky winner enjoys wearing these beauties! Nothing better than turquoise jewelry in the summer!

Overdue!!!

I've been busy...yes I know so has everyone else!!! I'm here now and ready to post!!! Here is a new piece that you can find at http://www.teameja.etsy.com/

Take a few minuets to brows the EJA store, there you will find exciting unique handcrafed designs by wonderful artisans, each with their own distinct style,who are dedicated to producing quality pieces from a wide range of products.

Don't forget to drop by the web site...always something stunning to look at...http://www.eclecticjewelryartisans.com/

Enjoy! *H*