Thursday, October 18, 2007

Perfect for Halloween

All you Halloween lovers out there may find this the perfect pendant to wear for this upcoming holiday. The earrings below are my favorite colors, so I just had to include these too!


Read more about Michelle on her blog.

Shoozles

What a great shop name for this talented lady. I know when you take a look at Michelle's great work, you will add her shop to your list of favorites. Here is what she says about herself in her bio.



"I'm Shoozles, it's a nick name that goes way back and stuck with me so now it is my company name. I am an artist/jewelry maker, former graphic designer mother of triplets. I have made all kinds of jewelry for over 17 years now, clay, poly clay, paper, plastic that includes shrink plastic and the friendly plastic kind but nothing compares to fusing glass. Of the 17 years in jewelry I have fused glass for 7 of those years now. My fusing anniversary just came up HA! I never get tired of creating ART for people to wear, just makes me happy. If you asked me what my greatest job has ever been I would tell you it is being a mom to my 3, 11 yr old boys. They are the reason I work from my home now and gave up that high pressure advertising and design job :) No regrets I tell ya!I did ebay for over 4 years and I am proud to say I have 100% feedback, but I am glad I have ebay behind me and have found a place here that loves the artist in me.I hope you will be happy with the things I have here please feel free to ask questions, I also do custom work as well. I love to have contact with my customers.Thanks so much for looking."

Michelle

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Color Me Red

While gazing longingly at Beth Alexander's etsy shop, I decided I was in a red mood today. Here are my favorites. Beautiful, don't you agree?





Cryztalvisions

I am featuring Cryztalvisions today on the 90 day challenge. Please read what this very creative and talented artist writes about herself.

"I have been fascinated by crystals and stones for as long as I can remember. I had some wonderful teachers during my childhood who passed on their love of nature, geology, crystals and gemstones. I come from a long line of artistic souls on my father's side of the family. My great grandmother was an amazing artist who left behind some amazing oil paintings. She also painted and fired china, she had an fantastic eye for detail and could paint tiny pictures small enough to fit on a thimble. My father was a well rounded artist and crafts person and spent many years teaching art in the public school system.I've been creating unique pieces of jewelry for almost 20 years now, and I'm still excited by the process and I have an almost insatiable appetite for learning new techniques of the craft. Along the way I have also been drawn to studying and practicing various energy healing arts, like Reiki, chakra balancing, Earth based energy medicine, shamanic practices, and Angel Therapy. I have found combining my love of minerals, my artistic eye and skill in the jewelry fabrication and design, along with my heightened sensitivity to energies creates a powerful synergy. I love to immerse myself in the creative process and I'm fascinated when some pieces seem to magically design themselves. I am pleased to share my passion with you here.I delight in creating these pieces! Each one is unique, with its own energy that I feel as I work with the materials. They transport me to a place of deep knowing, relaxation and happiness as I work. My special pieces not only look wonderful when worn, but also carry with them the special healing energies of each gemstone or crystal. My work is a constant exploration of the interconnectedness of man and nature.What's with the "Z" in Cryztalvisions? You may ask? It's an homage to one of my wonderful teachers who pronounced crystals: "creezzztals"You can see my most recent creations in my flickr photo stream.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Lovely Loops

These exquisite pieces by Kalikat caught my eye due to the amazing techniques used to create them and the timeless design. Please see many more pieces that are equally as exciting and lovely at http://kalikat.etsy.com .


Kalikat

Catherine Marche has trained in jewellery at Central St Martins and Hatton Gardens, in London. Mom of 2, she says: "I keep sane by painting and illustrating Fashion, jewelry-making and dreaming about all the things I will create in the near future".Check our Kalikat's blogs at Kalicat Designs and Le Miel et les Bonbons.
She has always been creative and is also a talented artist and illustrator whose work has been published in magazines, used in advertising and in Fashion shows.You can see some of her artworks on her website .She is very curious in nature and likes to expreiment with new ideas, designs and materials all the time.

Simple Elegance

Here are two of my favorite pieces by Coquito Designs. The earrings are lapis on gold vermeil and the necklace is hammered silver with with faceted gold vermeil beads on a delicate beaded chain.