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Posted July 22nd, 2010 by admin

From my iPad :)

mara’s feather earrings

Posted July 10th, 2010 by admin

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sultan earrings

Posted July 6th, 2010 by admin

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Custom asymmetrical earrings. The horseshoe is hand cut, pierced and polished, with the name of a friend’s horse stamped on it. The horse recently passed away, so its a commemorative piece. The french ear wires are also handmade.

afternoon in the beeyard - July 4, 2010

Posted July 6th, 2010 by admin

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ear wires for tunnels

Posted July 2nd, 2010 by admin

This may not look super exciting (i should have tried to get a better photo) but these are some custom ear wires I made miss elektrafying to wear with her tunnels. I’ve been asked a few times by a few people who have their lobes stretched if i knew of, or could design, some ear wires that would let them use “normal” earrings with their tunnels. They seem to do the trick quite nicely, and its easy for her to switch the body of the earring whenever she wants to change them. They have a simple locking mechanism so that they don’t fall out. Despite what you might think from the photo, they’re also quite well matched, which i’m proud of. Perhaps lek will grace us with a photo of them in action with her awesome synchronized swimmer earrings :) I also made another awesome jewelry item but, alas, i cannot share until the recipient receives them (they’re a surprise).

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afternoon in the beeyard

Posted June 27th, 2010 by admin

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pasties!

Posted May 29th, 2010 by admin

We have occasional pastie parties to make pasties to sell as merchandise for the burlesque troupe. We’ll be at Ravenswing Craft Fair this weekend, so we made a bunch this week for it. Here are a few I made. They’re fun little projects, a great excuse to play with glitter and sequins, and most importantly, they sell well! Most of the troupe’s proceeds are donated to various community projects and charities, so the merch profits are a little something that the troupe gets to keep. More than that though, its fun watching people get excited when they by them. :)

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foray into feathers

Posted May 16th, 2010 by admin

Finally attempted some feather jewelry. Buying feathers at Michaels is really not a good plan - by the time i had my feathers trimmed to the right size, the main stalk of the feather (quill?) was too thin and weak to hold up to wire wrapping. anyway, found these black and red feathers that were a bit sturdier and it worked out well. i think i will also pick up a lighter gauge of wire for future projects- the thick wire looks nice but requires a bit more effort to wrap without snapping the delicate feathers. perhaps its also time to peruse etsy for some pretty feathers…

Bronze and black for Ms. G’s birthday, and black and red for Ms. Liz’s birthday :) ALSO very exciting - posting this from my shiny new computer!!! HURRAY!!! Thanks to Nven for the photos :)

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happy mother’s day!

Posted May 10th, 2010 by admin
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mixed paper and ink on a vintage bingo card. :)

bunny bracelet

Posted April 27th, 2010 by admin

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I have this amazing, heavy solid sterling silver chain that we picked up at the gem and mineral show last year, so for mom’s birthday I decided to use some of it to make a Tiffany-inspired bracelet for her. We both have a bit of a bunny thing going on at the moment, so in place of the classic “Return to Tiffany&Co” tag, I did a silhouette of a rabbit. The tag is 1″ x 1.5″ 22 gauge sterling silver, hand pierced, cut and polished. Rather than using the tumbler, I spent a good long while buffing the silver with my flex shaft. It’s very shiny! In another nod to Tiffany, the clasp attaches directly to the tag. I wasn’t sure what I thought of that at first, but its grown on me :)

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And yes, I now have a bunny of my very own - meet Ginger :)