Earring Challenge Reveal 9 - Weeks 17 & 18/52

Welcome to the 9th reveal for the AJE challenge and Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!

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It was very hard for me to choose just four pairs of earrings this week to highlight - sigh.  Please know that everyone is making wonderful earrings and I hope everyone visits the AJE Pinterest Board to check them all out!


First up is a pair of heart earrings by Kumi Fisher.  I love the copper hearts she made and the colors of the beads on the stems!

Next is Claire Fabian.  I just love the texture and color on her polymer beads. 

Sundance Gems - pretty lampwork beads attached to the ear wires by silk ribbon!  What a cool idea!

And finally, very pretty enameled beads and bead caps by Melissa Meman!  I love the colors, so very springy and bright!

Join us in two weeks for another reveal of the Art Jewelry Elements Earring Challenge!

Cocoons

This isn't what I was originally going to post about, I was actually trying a completely different Polymer Clay technique but I couldn't get it to work. I got sort of close but not close enough to to be successful. I'm not a polymer clay artist and I think I was biting off way more than I could chew, maybe I'll try it again after I have more experience under my belt.
 Sometimes things just don't go as planned

This morning I was working on my Copper Clay and came up with something new!!

I First made them in Copper, but they use a lot of Clay so may not be cost effective, but they are so cool!!! So I thought try them in Polymer Clay!!
So that's what I did!

I started with Neutrals

Then I started playing with colors.
Some I already had mixed for other projects.

Very neutral, I think I may end up painting these or using alcohol inks for different color effects.

I'm really excited about these new pieces,
 I've been wanting to try some PC for a long time so I'm really happy to have finally done it!
I have a million bead ideas swirling around in my head I can't wait to play some more!

I'd love to know what you think?
Like don't like, colors, shapes sizes, too thick too thin??? Lay it on me!!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed seeing more of my never ending experimentations!

Kristi

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