Vintage Button Earrings

I could not resist working with these vintage glass buttons, even though the buttons seem a bit like spring, I think the earrings would pair nicely with warmer fall clothes.

The red Czech glass beads are so deep in color and I especially love the picasso finish on them.

You can find these on Etsy

Is anyone else having issues with blogger? It has become very fustrating. I still am having a problem posting comments and can not access blogger from Moxilla Firefox. uggghhh!

I am having a super giveaway this week a $25 certificate for printing at Vistaprint.

 Be sure to enter here!

Copper Ribbons

It is extremely hot and steamy here in Tennessee so I am staying put in my nice cool house! We actually have been having a heat advisory for the last three days. Today I am working on earrings and it seems my color palette is non-existent as I am only staying with one color...Turquoise.  Here is a glimpse at some of the pieces I have finished.

These may actually be good to wear in this heat...just shake your head a bit and you have a nice little breeze going on. 

I was inspired to make these from book I was asked to review. Although my skill set is different from the ones in the book, these came out more like me. I think we all adjust according to our abilities and skills when it comes to following instructions in a book. What a book does for us is inspires us to create and hopefully learn something new. I think you will be surprised to see what type of book it is and what my interpretation came from....tomorrow I will share the book with you!

You can find Copper Ribbons on Etsy.

Stay cool friends!

Giveaway Winners!

Congrats to Lana of Something Unique and Jenna of Redshadow for winning my blog giveaway.  Please send me your addresses so that I may send you your winnings! 

 It seems that the consensus is that we ladies do not leave the house without earrings on, I know I feel naked without mine.

Thanks to all who entered and for your comments. I hope y'all have a great weekend!

A few more pairs...

I have had these findings from AD adornments for about 2 years and finally they came to life. I added some vintage metal and glass rosary beads in keeping with the vintage feel that the findings have. I also added some tiny czech glass beads and rhinestone roundels for a little sparkle. Handmade sterling earwires.

Prayers of the Past

Falling Leaves

Czech glass leaves and sterling

these are so lightweight!

I am packing my bags once again, on Thursday I am leaving the very hot and humid state of Tennessee and heading to the extremely hot state of Arizona.  I am meeting my good friend Eileen (from Massachusetts) in Scottsdale and we are staying at her friends home. I have never been to Arizona and have never seen the desert. We plan on having a spa day and will also be going to Sedona, I think a jewelry class may fit into our schedule too.

sadness

 

I started the day working on some earrings ...and then came some very bad news....a loss so horrible I can not begin to imagine. My dear girlfriends son was killed in Afghanistan. I still can not comprehend this family's terrible loss. Eric was 20 years old...the same age as my son.  He was a gunner in the Army and was killed while on mounted patrol, his vehicle hit an explosive device.This was his first tour and was expected to come home in two weeks. My thoughts are filled of him as an infant, toddler, and young boy to a vacation we spent together at the beach. God Bless Eric and his family and we thank him dearly for his bravery and serving in the United States Army to protect our freedom. It surely gives us pause at what is most important to us.

 our lady

 out of sadness you reach for what comforts you

All that Glitters is Gold

....well maybe not gold, but brass.

I love this piece as it has a great vintage flair and is great for everyday. 

You can find this in my Etsy shop. 

Enchanted 

....check out those great ornate connectors!

Sorry folks sold out of the connectors for now. I hope to be able to get more into the shop really soon! 

All That Glitters is Gold 

Multi layer vintage buttons

Vintage curb chain

Vintage brass ID plate

Antique crystal bead and bead cap.

Antique watch fob chain links

another piece that is sooooo comfortable to wear! 

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We are in for another round of severe weather....the most intense yet. Thank goodness for our weather radio and storm shelter. There has been a lot of rough weather all over lately. I hope everyone stays safe and stay tuned to your weather  in your area. 

New pieces from the jewelry drawer

I have lots of new creations to share with you...today from the jewelry drawer I have three pieces of jewelry created from findings from an old Jewelry Factory in Rhode Island.

 I was sooooo very lucky to have come across this man at a flea market in Connecticut. He was selling tons of this stuff. I think I wet my pants when I saw all of the findings. Some of the stuff is in limited quantities and some I will be offering in my Judith B Designs Etsy shop. Have patience I will be listing it slowly. The quality is outstanding, better than excellent !  Really ornate with amazing detail and some with nice patina.

Here is just a few of the pieces I got.

Mercy

Created from a vintage crucifix from the old jewelry factory along with cut Opaline glass beads.

Memory Lane

Cuff Bracelet

The detail is so gorgeous on this antique brass piece.....nice heavy brass that I carefully formed to fit your wrist and added a vintage rhinestone earring.

Lastly for today are Pine Cone Drop Earrings. Wait until you see these adorable pine cone like bead caps! I just can't stop smiling when I look at these. 

So that is it for today, you can find these pieces in my Etsy shop.

.Hope everyone is enjoying some nice weather like we are and thanks to you all for stopping by.

Starry Night

I so admire people that are inspired by nature or a piece of art and then can create something from the inspiration....me not so much.  I wish I could translate my vision into a piece of jewelry but my head just does not work like that, or perhaps I have not tired hard enough. I think I will work on that.

So here you have a reverse inspiration...I am sure the first you have seen. I have been working on some chandeleir earrings and after I made these I was searching for a name and  "Starry Night"  the name of Van Gogh's painting came to mind.

You can find these in my Etsy shop.

Something smells fishy in here!

Oh yes it does! And I love it! 

I have about 8 lobster carcasses simmering on the stove and that wonderfully stinky stuff will become lobster bisque. I am in the process of making a stock for that wonderful fattening and decadent soup. It takes a while to extract all that flavor and then to reduce the stock so that the flavor intensifies. So, at this writing you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out how it was.

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In the meantime I am working on several things on my work table. These earrings seemed to take  f o r e v e r !  I kept changing how the disc's were to hang, I ended up making textured jump rings so they could dangle. They have a bohemian feel to them and I am calling them Gypsy. I just listed them in my Etsy shop.

Don't forget to check out the giveaway of the March issue of Bead Trends. The giveaway ends Tuesday am. Enter here

A touch of Spring

I have had pansies on my mind for weeks now, finally I was able to find some to purchase. I just needed to see their smiling faces to know that spring is here, after all it is March and we are in Tennessee so it is safe to say spring has sprung! I know lots of you are still buried under snow and ice just know that I will be enjoying this nice sunny spring weather for you!

This past Friday I went to see my bead lady Mary at the Nashville Flea Market. 

Did I need beads? NO

Did I want beads? YES 

So beads are what I got! 

sweet tiny amethyst roundels, peridot briolettes, moon stone, Tibetan beads and some fancy CZ drops and some more stuff I do not need

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When I saw the peridot I already knew what I wanted to make.

It's Spring  

You can find these on JudithBDesigns.com