Copper Color Series - Green
Posted by Leah on Aug 8, 2008
The next pendant in my copper color series, green two-color beads on copper:
Copper Color Series Pendant - Green
Previous post in this series: Red & Yellow Pendant
Copper Color Series
Posted by Leah on Aug 6, 2008
I made this series of pendants a while ago as a color exercise and recently found them while sorting old stock, and decided to show them off here. I’m not sure where to try selling these, or even if I want to sell them, but I like them. They are made with copper wire and glass seed beads in contrasting colors.
Here is the first one, red with yellow accents:
Copper Series Pendant: Red and Yellow
Featured in another beautiful treasury
Posted by Leah on Jul 17, 2008
This actually happened several days ago, but here’s a screenshot of a beautiful red treasury featuring a beaded bracelet I made. Thanks to RedBessBonney for including me!
red treasury
Featured in Etsy Finds
Posted by Leah on Jul 16, 2008
A pair of pearl earrings I made were featured today in Etsy Finds. The theme was Audrey Hepburn, and the collection was curated by gilbea. (thanks gilbea!) Here’s a screenshot of my earrings in the article (click on the image to visit my etsy shop):
Earrings in Etsy Finds
A beautiful treasury
Posted by Leah on Jul 15, 2008
Thank you to Jocelyn of KardKreations for featuring my jewelry in this amazing treasury:
I’m in trouble…
Posted by Leah on Jul 13, 2008
…because a really big craft store just opened up in the shopping center where I usually do my grocery shopping. Bye-bye paycheck! Hello craft books, magazines, yarn, scrapbooking stuff that looks like it could be made into jewelry….and the craft organizers, I could spend a small fortune just on those! And now, of course, I’m seeing that I could really use a sewing machine and a needle felting machine, not that I have room for any more big crafting items.
The only way to avoid it is to stop going to the grocery store…which is probably not going to happen. So I guess I have to sell more jewelry instead, to support my habit.
I started a $10 and under section in my etsy shop - since I’m not doing craft fairs, I have a lot of inventory to clear out, so I’m marking it down way below what I normally sell it for. I’m photographing all kinds of things - earrings, pendants, even some bracelets - and I’ll be adding them to the shop over the next few weeks. Many of these items are discontinued, meaning I don’t have more of the beads/supplies used to make them and I don’t plan on buying more.
As a jewelry designer, right now I’m more interested in working with metal than anything else. However, I’ve been buying jewelry supplies and making jewelry for years, so there’s a lot there that doesn’t quite fit my new style. There isn’t anything wrong with it - I’m even keeping several pairs of fun earrings to match different outfits - but it’s not what I’m doing anymore.
So it’s all going on etsy. Not all for $10 or less, but mostly for under $30. In other words - really affordable for handmade jewelry, especially since it’s all made using high quality sterling silver or gold filled metal - no nickel or lead to worry about.
Resin pendants in styles I’m not doing anymore are also marked down - some more than 50% off the original prices. They no longer come with chains, but I have chains available for purchase for anyone who needs one. I am going to continue working with resin, but I have new ideas, and I don’t want all this old inventory just sitting here.
So…if you are a fan of my jewelry but didn’t think you could afford it, visit my etsy shop and feed my addiction to craft books and supplies…
My earrings in a beautiful etsy treasury
Posted by Leah on Jul 4, 2008
Just wanted to share a screenshot of this GORGEOUS treasury that includes a pair of earrings I made. Thanks to EmotionalOasis for including me!
Sculpting with Fire
Posted by Leah on Jul 3, 2008
One of my favorite techniques, which I hadn’t played with in a while, is using a torch to sculpt fine silver into interesting, organic sculptures. I used the torch a little bit making my Random Knot earrings recently, and it gave me the idea to make some fire-sculpted earrings.
The result is this pair. The earwires are argentium silver, and the dangles are fine silver. I started with wire, loosely sculpted it by hand, then used the torch to melt and drip the metal. I love this effect - it is unpredictable, so it’s always kind of a rush to try making something, knowing that if I keep the torch on it for a second too long I could end up with a silver puddle instead of an interesting sculpted piece.
New Earrings - two perspectives
Posted by Leah on Jun 23, 2008
I’m having fun with photography lately. I made some new earrings, and I think at this point I’ve spent more time photographing them than I did making them! That’s probably because I’m better at making jewelry than I am at photography, but still - I’ve taken a lot of shots of these, with various props, different angles and lighting, etc. These two are my favorites.
I’m calling the earrings “Random Knots” because the fine silver dangles were made by knotting wire in a very freeform way. They dangle from argentium silver circles that I fused and hammered. The circles and the earwires feel very precise and structured to me, while the knots are much more random. I like the contrast between those two elements - I think I’ll be playing with that contrast some more in my metalwork.
New Rings
Posted by Leah on Jun 21, 2008
I made a couple of argentium silver rings recently. I can’t decide if I should send them to Exhibit One in Oklahoma, take them to ProArts in Oakland, CA, or list them for sale in my etsy shop…
