Into the Blue

out of the chaos

a silk and pearl chain in the fresh, raw state before finish work

but hark! do I spy an inspiring distraction??

So I'm toiling away at a pretty big order here--7 sets of earrings and necklaces in coral. It's going to look wonderful and I'm pretty close now.....but one can only do such things for a certain stretch of time, then, being the antsy pants I am (true blue Gemini--I can't help it!)....gotta' switch gears.

I've been staring at these polka dot beads of lampworked glass for a couple of weeks now, not sure where I'm going with them but dots just make me smile....and blue just makes me happy. so here you go! I did a medium green version, too as I've been thinking about one last mini-series here as I segway into autumn....Summer Shades: Blue and Green. Quite a few pieces have gathered into a bowl here, a basket there over the past month or so, coming together with free abandon when on breaks from the orders. The challenge now is to make decent photos so I can post this new work in my shop...preferably before the end of summer, lol!

So happy Friday to all and have a wonderful fun-filled weekend!!

Take a Peek - Newest Commission

Amethyst-February, Ruby-July, Topaz/Citrine-November, Peridot-August
Czech pressed glass, pearls, semi-precious stones, sterling silver, linen

First version--mutually agreed there was "too much stuff" and it was kind of too large.
Final results after redo are above.

I'm actually too tired right this minute to put together a string of intelligent words, but did want to share images of a new commission I finished this weekend. It uses the composition of earlier "flower neck pieces" but the choice of colors and the arrangement was made for a family birthstone collection.

Have a good Monday/Presidents' Day/Snow Day (for some!)