Creative Sparks Fridays: 10/1 - 10/8/10

FINALLY we are starting to see some cooler weather down here in Phoenix - I'm so excited to be able to leave my windows open during the day again!  The colors in this week's *sparks* were perfect for the project I wanted to make to honor this beautiful fall weather:

I pulled out the new kiln and got to work, and here's what I came up with:

I love the crazy color combination of the inspiration picture, and was able to manipulate the enamel to give the desired 'disorganized' effect.

I have been inspired by Becky Caldwell's handmade chains in her past few designs, and decided to make my own chain for this project.  boy, has it been a while since I made my own chain!

The earrings turned out just great as well.  All in all, I am super-happy with how this set turned out.

As always, huge thanks go out to Becky Caldwell of The Gritty Bird for hosting these great *sparks* - go out to her blog and check out the other participating artists' works as well.

If you are interested in purchasing this necklace or the earrings, you can find them both in my etsy store sorry - they have sold!.

Happy weekend to all!

Creative Sparks Friday!

Hello!  I've had an unbelievably busy week, and FINALLY made time to sit down and concentrate on the newest CSF project: 

THE WEEK'S (8/6-8/13) SPARKS ARE-

**CREATIVE SPARK ONE**

•Artistic Theme•

Woodland

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**CREATIVE SPARK TWO**

•Theme Words or Phrase•

Trees, Birds, Fly, Clouds, Moss, Grass, Twigs, Mist

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**Creative SPARK THREE**

•Theme Color Palette•

(the above tree image belongs to Dan - please visit him by clicking here)

I've been wanting to create some Autumn-themed jewelry for my Etsy shop, and this was the perfect opportunity to get started.

So, without further ado, here is my latest "Creative Sparks Friday" project:

I started with copper wire that I soldered and shaped into a large leaf pendant.

I felt that texture needed to be a prominent elements in this piece, so I pulled out some of my vintage wooden beads that I wire-wrapped with copper and steel wire.  The rest of the chain is made from beautiful 'misty' brown organically-shaped brown glass beads I got at the Rings and Things Bead Show, and some turquoise green magnesite lentils connected with antiqued copper wire.

 

I decided to create three charms made of small turquoise green magnesite beads and copper wire to dangle from the leaf pendant, adding movement to the piece.

I'm pleased with the overall "earthiness" feel of the piece, and I think I stayed within the overall theme.

If you are interested in purchasing this necklace, you will find it in my Etsy shop here.

Thanks to Becky from The Gritty Bird for the inspiration!  Take some time to go out to Becky's blog and check out the way other artists have interpreted this week's "spark".