And now for something completely different...

 

"Green Dragon Suite"

(Necklace & Earrings)  Price: $ 80.00 

I mixed the metal tones in this one, just because now and then, I feel it adds visual 'texture'. Antiqued bronze elements amplify and compliment the base silver, and also make sure that the bronze dragon doesn't look out of place. The purple beads are pure Amethyst, and the blue beads are vintage Czech glass. While I wasn't thinking along those lines, it has been pointed out to me that the blues, the filigree silver connectors, and the feather dangles lean this creation towards an almost Native American vibe. And again, I had fun engineering the focal the dragon is hanging from. That's half the fun, you know. Trying out ideas to see how they look and organically growing from there. Some of these elements shouldn't work together, but I'm so glad that they do. 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Cheers,

Marianne 

 

More red, gold and black drama...

"Gothic Gold Suite"

(Necklace & Earrings)  Price: $ 80.00 

Well, this is definitely a 'statement piece' as it were. Very 'late night gothic or vampire ball' in theme. Or some antique idea of an imagined Egyptian fantasy run through a Victorian filter for a masqued ball. There are my beloved black Onyx hexagon beads that go exceedingly well with the vintage Czech 'ruby' glass and the gold odds and ends that I created the focal with. The engineering on this one was a lot of fun and I'm still really pleased with how it turned out. I even made matching earrings to complete the look. I think I'm down to my last few hexagon beads and I'm hoarding those for a bit until I start a project they are worthy of. Alas, I've spent a lot of time online, looking at getting more, but they are danged elusive. 

Anyway, thanks for stopping by,

Cheers,

Marianne 

 

 

Inspirational shapes...

"Dark Hive Honeybee"

(Necklace)  Price: $ 60.00  SOLD

As soon as I saw the vintage,hexagonal, black Onyx beads I found in Lisa's hoard, I instantly thought of bees and hives. Pulling a number of other vintage elements together to help create the vision, I got to work. The center of the focal consists of a trio of gold circles. This is actually a length of loose chain from a belt or some such that was floating around the odds and ends box. I twisted them into a triad and held them together in form with a couple of thick crimp links and crowned it with a row of beads, central of which is a very oddly formed vintage Czech glass bead. The amber coloured bead backing the honeybee dangle is also from the same Czech glass lot. The little golden, round concertina connectors bookending the black hexagon lengths are also vintage. While this isn't a literal translation of a bee hive, it certainly is suggestive of one. I've been inordinately proud of this necklace as the ideas I had for it don't differ from the reality of it all that much. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Cheers,

Marianne