Ceramic snowmen and red crystals: Jennifer Jangles
Swarovski Elements: Fusion Beads
Earwires made from 20 gauge sterling silver wire.
Diana P.
Suburban Girl Studio LLC
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A Merry Not-So-Mismatched Monday
Ceramic snowmen and red crystals: Jennifer Jangles
Swarovski Elements: Fusion Beads
Earwires made from 20 gauge sterling silver wire.
Diana P.
Suburban Girl Studio LLC
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Winter Inspirations: a work in progress
A few weeks back I shared some winter inspired color palettes
with you and yesterday since I'm on shop break (no new bead making until
January 1st), I pulled out those palettes and my beads, and started
making things.
I had the right bead colors and some ideas for both palettes, but after trying a few different designs, I stuck with the Blue Spruces for my color theme:
And here's what I came up with… so far… it's a work in progress, and I expect it still has at least a few changes to go through before I finish.
My own little sleepy squirrel bead and green woodland rounds in polymer clay, along with red creek jasper, glass, wood, and some brass. I would like to get a bit more grey and white in too.
Little
acorn charms! No, there were no acorns or oak trees in my palette, but
when I decided to use the sleepy squirrel, I couldn't help but give him a
couple acorns to snack on.
What have you all been working on these day? Have you finished any fabulous new jewelry designs? I'll bet many of you will be giving jewelry to friends and family in just a few a days! ;-)
Or maybe you're just too busy with all the Christmas preparations that making jewelry hasn't even made it on to your to-do list! I do love this time of year, but I'm beginning to long for things to slow down a bit!
Well, for me, the rest of this necklace will have to wait until after Christmas… I'll let you know how it goes… right now I have pies and cookies to bake!
I had the right bead colors and some ideas for both palettes, but after trying a few different designs, I stuck with the Blue Spruces for my color theme:
And here's what I came up with… so far… it's a work in progress, and I expect it still has at least a few changes to go through before I finish.
What have you all been working on these day? Have you finished any fabulous new jewelry designs? I'll bet many of you will be giving jewelry to friends and family in just a few a days! ;-)
Or maybe you're just too busy with all the Christmas preparations that making jewelry hasn't even made it on to your to-do list! I do love this time of year, but I'm beginning to long for things to slow down a bit!
Well, for me, the rest of this necklace will have to wait until after Christmas… I'll let you know how it goes… right now I have pies and cookies to bake!
Wishing you and your loved ones a most joyful Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
Rebekah
Friday, December 21, 2012
Wooodland Wonders
This is a busy time of year, so I'm just going to let you enjoy an eye candy post that may inspire some new creations for you, as you relax after the holiday rush.
Also from Mary Harding Jewelry
And lastly, a necklace I designed with a ceramic fern pendant from Erin Siegel.
Wishing you a happy and loving holiday season. See you in the new year.
~
~Linda
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Thinking in Color (or Colour, for our UK friends)
When I first started making jewelry in 2008, I started with bead stringing - and honestly, I wasn't very good at it. Bead stringing has a lot to do with color and visual texture and I am a little color challenged. I know when things look good together and when they don't, but I can't tell you why and I have a hard time planning in advance for things that will go together. Most of my successful color-centric pieces have been happy accidents and not really intentional statements.
Now that I'm getting more heavily involved in glass fusing and copper enameling, though, I am trying to get a better handle on what I'm doing from a color perspective, especially since the enamel powders - like ceramic glazes - often look nothing at all like their final result after firing and glass (especially the dichroic I love so much) changes radically in the kiln. Here are some of the resources I've been using to get inspired and learn more about color theory in laymen's terms.
Brandigirl Blog (Brandi Hussey)
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that Brandi is someone I know - in fact, she helped me redesign my logo earlier this year. She recently wrote a really terrific three-part series on the basics of color theory and I highly, highly recommend it as a place to start.
Her blog is also a place where you can regularly find some of the most beautiful and unusual color palettes, if you're looking for inspiration. (And her photography is stunning, too.)
Colour Lovers
This is a community site where a lot of different people create and post color palettes and patterns - and, like any other community, the results are a mixed bag. But it has some really fun features, including the option to find a palette you like and then use it to "color" available patterns in another part of the site.
Now that I'm getting more heavily involved in glass fusing and copper enameling, though, I am trying to get a better handle on what I'm doing from a color perspective, especially since the enamel powders - like ceramic glazes - often look nothing at all like their final result after firing and glass (especially the dichroic I love so much) changes radically in the kiln. Here are some of the resources I've been using to get inspired and learn more about color theory in laymen's terms.
Brandigirl Blog (Brandi Hussey)
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that Brandi is someone I know - in fact, she helped me redesign my logo earlier this year. She recently wrote a really terrific three-part series on the basics of color theory and I highly, highly recommend it as a place to start.
Her blog is also a place where you can regularly find some of the most beautiful and unusual color palettes, if you're looking for inspiration. (And her photography is stunning, too.)
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| Color Palette by Brandi Hussey, Brandigirl Blog |
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| Color Palette by Brandi Hussey, Brandigirl Blog |
This is a community site where a lot of different people create and post color palettes and patterns - and, like any other community, the results are a mixed bag. But it has some really fun features, including the option to find a palette you like and then use it to "color" available patterns in another part of the site.
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| A random palette from ColourLovers.com |
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| Coloring patterns on ColourLovers.com |
This can be a fun way to spend time when I'm feeling blocked - it has helped spark new ideas when I've been faced with a mat full of components and couldn't figure out what to do.
Design Seeds may be one of my new favorite tools. Color specialist Jessica Colaluca posts daily palettes, with a twist. See a color that you really like? Choose it from the color list on the right and see more palettes that feature that color and similar colors. It's a great way to see a color you may be working with in multiple color combinations.
So there you go, a few free and very useful resources to help you dig a little deeper into color. I hope you all have a very, very Merry Christmas, and that the coming year is filled with beautiful handmade things and much joy.
Until next time!
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| Color Palette by Design-Seeds.com |
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| Palette Search Tool by Design-Seeds.com |
Until next time!
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