Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Leaves and berries

I know today's post is not supposed to be about jewelry but you'll forgive me. If I don't post it now I will forget and we can't have that!

Unless you've just arrived on my blog you know I am part of a beautiful artisan community - Artisan Whimsy. Lots of things happen there and the most fun of them: challenges. There is always an active challenge and one can hardly resist!

The one I am talking about right now is the 'Berries and leaves' challenge - with a very simple definition: Create a Jewelry Component or a Finished Piece of Jewelry using the Berries and Leaves theme.

For once I will enter the component category; I actually made a necklace with my berries, but I like it as a component and I haven't made that many before, so I am truly proud of it:

Berries and leaves: coral, quartz crystal, Czech glass :: All Pretty Things

Made of Czech glass (the leaves - in 2 beautiful colours, a gorgeous metallic blue on one side, a sheer evergreen on the other), coral (the berries), and quartz crystals (ice flakes) and hand wire-wrapped in sterling silver: the perfect pendant for the Holidays!

If you are an artisan: please join us on Artisan Whimsy and enter the challenge (the more the merrier!). If you just love art: please join us on Artisan Whimsy and check the beautiful work the artists make every day!

8 comments:

  1. What a great piece. I love Czech glass leaves and your treatment is awesome. Are the clear items leaves also or some other bead. This will make a great focal.

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    1. Hi Linda - thank you! The clear pieces are quartz crystal chips, added for some 'icy' effect :)

      Indeed - right now it simply stays on a sterling silver chain, but it could be added to some fun and whimsical Christmas design.

      Thanks for visiting!

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  2. That is a clever idea Alicia, I like how recognizable it is. :)

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    1. Thank you, Aimee - just in time for the Holidays ;)

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  3. What a beautiful component, Alicia! I love the clear beads that looks like ice on the holly!

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    1. Thank you, Sharyl, glad you like my 'ice' on the berries :)

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