Ocean Vacation

Summer Getaway jewelry by Lorelei Eurto. She created these necklaces with two of my Ocean Collection Pendants!

Available in her Etsy shop now!
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In a few days, I'll be gone on a little getaway! I'm really looking forward to it. The beach is calling me! I can hear the ocean waves now. I can't wait to enjoy some sun and sand! These necklaces by Lorelei transport me there instantly! Even if you can't get away this summer, at least you can have some fun summer jewelry to wear!

I'll be away from May 29th through June 8th. My shop will be closed during this time. I'll be back on June 9th! See you all then!

Around the Pond Necklace

My entry for the current ABS Monthly Challenge. The challenge this month is to make a piece of jewelry inspired by Monet's series of Water Lily paintings. My necklace here is not really a direct interpretation of the actual paintings, just an inspiration of the subject matter!

Around the Pond
The greens and browns of the surrounding trees, reflect in the surface of the still, murky water. Skimming the water's surface, a dragonfly makes it's way across the pond to land on a nearby leaf.
My own handmade stoneware leaf pendant is accented by a Thai silver dragonfly.
Thai silver, Unikite, and wood beads hand-knotted onto black waxed linen cord.

Discover La Bella Joya!

Mayan Calendar Bracelet by La Bella Joya
Photo taken from: www.labellajoya.blogspot.com

Meet a new friend in Blogland! Marcie of La Bella Joya is a wonderful jewelry artist and a superbly talented bead weaver! I admire anyone who can do amazing things with those tiny seed beads! One of my favorites is this bracelet above. Isn't this just stunning?! I also love the inspiration for the design. See even more of her beautiful jewelry on her flickr page. Marcie is also currently offering a bead stash for trade on her blog. Check it out and say hi! She is super friendly!

Sea Charm Necklace

Sea Charm Necklace
A piece of aqua sea glass, a sterling silver seahorse charm and a chalcedony briolette dangle from a porcelain jewelry component by Round Rabbit.

Me wearing my new charm necklace. I love it! :)

I've admired Nancy of RoundRabbit for some time now. Her work in porcelain is quite amazing. I love following her blog to see what latest inspiring thing shes up to. Her work ethic alone is something to aspire to. Even though we both make ceramic jewelry components and sell our work on Etsy, I've never thought of her as competition. I see her as a fellow ceramic artist who's work I admire. She's someone I have a lot of respect for. I respect her work and I can appreciate her pieces even more because I understand the work, the thought and dedication she puts into it. She is another person who knows what it's like to work in clay. No explanation necessary to appreciate the work. It's nice to be able to connect to someone who knows exactly what it's like to work in the medium that you work in. We have many similarities but our personal styles are very different.

I love to collect beads and components from other artists and I've been wanting one of hers for a while. I finally saw it. As soon as I saw this jewelry component in Nancy's shop, I had a vision of what I wanted to do with it. The beautiful blue glaze of this piece whisked me away to a serene ocean beach! I knew I had to have it and bought it right away. I couldn't wait to get this! It came in the mail today and I immediately started making charms to put on it!

I envisioned this jewelry component as a charm keeper pendant. A component that you can swap charms on and off of easily. That is what I have done here in this necklace. I attached large jump rings at the bottom. I can easily add more charms or take some away. Nancy's jewelry pieces are the best. This particular component is one of my favorites. It's so versatile. I'm looking forward to getting a few more of these from her in the future. I'd like to make some other charm necklaces in different color combinations. Run on over to her extra shop and pick up a few of these and see what you can come up with!

Ceramic Leaf Components

Ceramic Leaf Pendants, Connectors, Toggles & Charms
Originally uploaded by EveryHeartCrafts

I have ceramic leaf pendants, connectors, toggle rings and charms now available in my shop. I'm really excited about these! I hope I can inspire you. I know you will dream up something wonderful to do with these. I'm looking forward to seeing your creations! Thank you so much for choosing to work with handmade components. I appreciate you all very much. Happy creating! :)

Owls on Etsy

Ok, I've finished listing my Owl items in my Etsy Shop. Some are already spoken for, but there are plenty of Hoots that need good homes! Thanks for giving these little guys a place to call home!

Owl Medallions & More Kiln Goodies!!!

NEW, NEW, NEW!!!
Leaf pendants, connectors, toggles and charms. Heart Dragonfly Pendants and Owl Medallions!

Just came back from the ceramic studio with more fresh from the kiln goodies! I've got some new components! Leaf Toggles, Heart Dragonfly Pendants and Owl Medallion Pendants! I've also been working in some different stoneware clays along with my porcelain. Some of these are in a rich, earthy stoneware clay. I will slowly be listing these in my shop. Let me know if you would like anything you see here and I will list it for you! Thanks for looking!

Ocean Collection Now Available!

These ocean-inspired goodies and more now available in my Etsy Shop!