Green Floral Sea Glass Necklace

Part of the fun of finding sea glass is the mystery of what the piece of glass used to be.  Sometimes it is easy and other times it is a guess.  This shard is lightly scrolled with a raised floral imprint.  The glass is the translucent color of depression glass.  Best guess is it was a serving piece, a platter perhaps?  I drew in colors of gold and green.  The shimmery swarovskis really add some drama to the cobalt blue on the bottom.  Strung with hand cut garnets and swarovski crystals.  One of my favorite pieces so far!  SOLD

More Seaglass Inspiration

I have always had an endless fascination for the treasures the waves cast upon the shore in the form of sea glass. This past week I had the opportunity to walk the shores and look for more to add to my collection. It was a great haul with some red, pink, purple, an orange brown, aqua, cobalt and the usual frosty white.

 Digging thru my collection when I got home inspired me to try a few in a beading project. These pieces were probably from an old window pane and a glass jar of some kind. Embellished in corresponding colors of aqua, green, gold and more really made these pieces pop. I had originally intended this to be one piece. I tried a few configurations and then it became apparent that this needed to be 3 separate pieces. I am pretty happy with the individual feel of each one. I used a pale blue faceted stone for the stringing. Finished off with 14kt gold finish clasps. It makes me want to dig thru and come up with more possibilities!   #1 & #2 SOLD

From left to right...windowpane, old jar ?, windowpane with snippet of blue shard.

The Impossibility of Color

For me Inspiration comes in many forms.  It might start with a color, or a feeling....a flash of sight.  It all starts with something.  Sometimes it is as simple as a stone.  Then I gather materials that I think might work and start assembling the actual piece.  I usually end up using a few things and the piece always changes in mid creation.  The starting point is the most exciting journey for me.  I love creating beautiful pieces that are individual to each wearer.  I love best creating something that inspires me to move on to higher levels.

Color, and combining textures, can be difficult sometimes.  But if you can find the right color to join two differing one's together it can make all the difference in the world.  This piece fits right into that description.  The sparkle of the druzy was the initial draw.  I have had this actual piece for about 5 years.  It was one of the very first cabochons i ever bought. Then I started pulling out more sparkle, crystals and the like.  Two colors of seed beads, a vintage faceted piece of glass and off the journey went.

It sometimes feels a little like following the yellow brick road.  But if the journey did not wander thru some difficult places it would not be worth the trip.  As my friend, jenny, put it it is about the "infinite possibility of color".

Jasper and Marble Pendant

Frog Eye Jasper paired with a piece of marble.  I love the non symmetrical look of this piece that works through a carefully achieved craft of balance.  Lots of little details with swarovski crystals in varying hues, tiny freshwater pearls, a vintage faceted glass periwinkle bead, a creamy stick pearl and drop all tied together with garnet seed beads and tiny brown delicas.  I can see myself making more of this assemblage pieces in different colors.  Texture, color

Carnelian and Amber Necklace

Today finally feels and looks like spring!  Even though there is snow on the ground it should all be melted by the end of the week with the temps predicted.  Finally!  It seems like a very long winter with lots of great studio creating time.

I have been experimenting with edging, ruffles specifically.  This one lends itself to the soft edges and colors I used.  Two slightly mismatched carnelian cabochons buffer a vintage amber stone.  Periwinkle blue faceted glass beads help draw the blue further.  Strung with carnelian beads and a gold clasp.  I am crazy for this particular color of blue and find myself using it a lot lately.  But I really think it is the odd color of mustard brown seed beads that really draws it all together and makes the palette work!

Yellow Opal and Vintage Leaf Necklace

Two perfectly matched sets of yellow opals paired with a vintage metal leaf.  Outlined and edged with clear gold, copper brown and red velvet seed and delica beads.  Gently ruffled edges.  Strung with block onyx and red swarovski crystals.  Unique and over the top.

3 Seaglass and Rock Necklaces

Finally strung some of the pendants I finished a while ago.  I have a specific gallery in mind for these...I especially like the brown and blue one.  Brown and blue is such a great color combination together!

Yellow Opal Earrings

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I love the pale yellow and gold swirls in these yellow opal cabochons.  I paired one pair with pale champagne colored swarovski crystals.  The other with faceted citrine briolette drops.  These definitely are some of my favorites!

Earrings

Pink Opal Stones with Garnet and Swarovski Crystal

Zebra Stone with Sunstone, Garnet, Swarovski crystal and Vintage Crystal

                       Rejuvenated and back from vacation...these were created in the studio today!