Wedding Cake Earrings

Here are a few more in lots of flower colors!  I can just imagine a cake with lots of these flowers on it.  But don't eat these...just wear them!

Creativity In Other Forms

I am constantly inspired by other artists, walks in the woods, cooking, gazing at the stars....One never knows when the creative fairy will take over and dream of new things!  I recently wanted to take a small break from my beading and explore other forms of art.  Clay has always been a source of fascination for me.  And when you couple that with baking how can you go wrong??  These little earring designs were inspired by the flowers you pipe onto cakes and cookies.  I love the little icing appeal of these.  They really do look good enough to eat!

I mixed lots of colors and as I make them they just keep getting better and better!  Stay tuned for more pics of this fascination!

Vintage Victorian

This vintage piece is frosted glass with black inlay.  Coupled (and joined) to a carved ebony black floral piece with tiny iridescent black beads.  Finished off with a 14kt gold clasp.

Rings

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I finslly found some good quality ring blanks to try out.  Each is different from the next.  The first one had a rutilated quartz cabochon stitched with black and vintage red velvet beads.  The next is 2 tiny cabochons in amethyst and quartz embellished with tiny purple seed beads and swarovski crystals.  The last one is pure swarovski.  Total sparkle and bling!

Lizard Box

This little lizard sits atop a hand made wooden box.  Embellished with vintage flowers and stone cabochons.

Hand Painted Cabochon Earrings

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Hand painted gold, green and black cabochons embellished with black and 14kt gold seed beads.  Fringe is swarovski drops in red and green.

Contest Entry "Beetle Design"

I have been working on a large piece for over a year now for a contest.  It is finally finished complete with matching earrings.  At first this was a challenge among a few of us beaders to create something using real beetle wings.  I love the iridescent quality of them and was drawn to the bright colors.  Then it became a larger project and I begin to think of entering it into a contest using seed beads.

The piece started with a rock that resembled a fossil, a beetle stamping, assorted seed beads, the coveted beetle wings, a vintage cabochon, stick coral and other various beads in matching hues.  It grew and grew until I ended up with this piece pictured below.

I had quite a time figuring out the fringe for this piece.  I needed something that would encapsulate the entire piece but in a more organic way than symmetrical fringe would.  It needed to lend itself to the whole piece rather than detract.  And everything I tried was just wrong until I finally found the stick coral quite by accident.  Than I had to actually find enough to edge the whole piece.  It sat for months until finally...then voila!

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