Here are some new steampunk designs available on Etsy:
This beauty consists of a compass face, gear and butterfly on s piece of stained glass.
Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Great News for Steampunk and Earthstones!!!
I'm very excited to announce that my jewelry is now for sale at Ann Peden's Jewelry store in Watkinsville, Georgia. Here's my display:
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
My NEW Steampunk Style Jewelry!
I recently found a new industrial washer type object that looks great as steampunk jewelry. Here are just some of my recent creations in my etsy shop.
What do you think?
What do you think?
For
more unique items designed by Steampunk 'N Earthstones visit my home
page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SteampunkEarthstones
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Unusual Steampunk Items on Etsy
Recently, I've created some unusual steampunk necklaces for my Etsy shop. Here are just a few.
This is a geometric steampunk necklace made up of wood and metal shapes adorned with gears and watch parts!
This is my new favorite necklace. It's 10 kt gold filled with a 14 kt gold filled chain. It's simple and elegant.
Here's a vintage brooch that was calling to be updated and punked!
This steampunk fairy has already flown to her new owner. Isn't she a beauty?
You still have a chance to net this gorgeous butterfly on Etsy if you hurry!!
This is a steampunk tree of life necklace like no other! It's growing all kinds of watches.
Friday, May 9, 2014
The Bead Soup Reveal 2014 is Here!
Today's the day to be dazzled by some incredible jewelry designs. Lori Anderson is our hostess. She says this blog hop will take a rest after this year. So enjoy it while you can. Basically, Lori pairs up designers from all over the world to swap bead soup. Each bead soup consists of at least one focal, a clasp, ribbon, and coordinating beads. Each partner creates jewelry with her bead soup and supplies from her own stash. The results are incredible! Here is a map of last years participants to give you an idea of the scope of this event.
For a list of this year's 500 participants from all over the world go to Lori Anderson's bead soup blog: http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2014/05/8th-bead-soup-blog-party-participant.html
I have an incredible partner this year, Lori Bergmann. She has over 400 projects published in numerous books and magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, Paper Crafts, Bead Trends, The Flow, and Bead Style (formerly Bead Unique). She likes to experiment and use a wide variety of artistic mediums and techniques in her work. She has written a book on Creative Painting, teaches workshops, and designs and consults for several companies. She's currently "obsessed" with making her own handmade glass beads and metal clay charms, and incorporating them into her gorgeous jewelry designs.
Here's the beautiful soup Lori Bergmann sent to me!
Turquoise and copper is my favorite color combination! The focal bead located near the lower right hand corner is actually a small bottle with a cork and everything. You could put secret charms, a lock of hair, your pet's ashes or even perfume in that precious bottle. I couldn't miss making some fine jewelry with these fabulous ingredients.
Unfortunately, Lori has some physical problems right now and was not able to create her bead soup designs in time for this reveal. She has promised to create them when she is well. I do recommend that you visit her blog, facebook page, and shop to see more of her incredible work.
www.LoriBergmann.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/LoriBDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoriBergmann
Ta-Ta-Ta-Dum Here are my designs!
Firstly, I worked on the focal which you see to the right. I ended up tweeking it a little later on.
Then I put my first necklace together!
I used more of her gorgeous beads and some of my hardware finds. I finished it off with chiffon ribbon for comfort and ease of wear. I love how it turned out!
In the next necklace more of Lori's handmade beads decorated the copper dragonfly I fashioned. The ribbon she sent along with a copper chain I added for strength and durability finished this piece nicely. I'm pleased with how this necklace turned out as well!
Because I still had a few beads and that beautiful clasp left over, I decided to make a bracelet that would work well with either necklace.
That's all folks. Be sure to visit the other designers in this hop...you'll be glad you did. Go to this link: http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2014/05/8th-bead-soup-blog-party-participant.html
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
How to Create Steampunk Jewelry Part one
ˈstēmˌpəNGk/
noun
noun: steampunk; noun: steam-punk
Steampunk is influenced by, and often adopts the style of the 19th-century scientific romances of Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Mary Shelley. The oldest precursor of this genre in film, Metropolis (1927), may be the single most important early film to represent steampunk as an emerging stylistic genre.
Today, people use the term "steampunk" beyond its literary meaning to refer to a style of art, design and jewelry. Simply put, Steampunk jewelry uses industrial and mechanical "stuff" with an elaborate and romantic Victorian twist. What sort of people create steampunk jewelry and what sort of materials do they use? Keep reading to find out.
MaterialsSteampunk has a bit of an obsession with time. As such, watches of all types, including wristwatches and pocketwatches, are popular. In fact, clock parts are often used in the construction of individual pieces of steampunk jewelry. Gears and watch hands are used to decorate larger pieces. Old-fashioned keys are also very popular, as are bits of antique cast-offs, such as pill cases, thread cutters and tiny knives.
The photo on the left is an example of a necklace I created with an antique escutcheon as a backdrop. I applied a watch face, gears, a key and some vintage watch works. Then I punched a hole near the bottom and added a clock hand dangle for some movement.
Steampunk artists regularly use certain materials to achieve an antiquated appearance. The most common materials in steampunk jewelry include:
Rivets
Gears and cogs
Wood
Glass
Antique light bulbs
Leather
Watch and clock parts
Keys and locks
Antique hardware (keyholes, draw pulls, escutcheons, interesting shapes)
Springs
Certain animals (Octopus, lizards, spiders, fairies, dragonflies)
Word charms or engravings (love, dream, inspire, invent)
metal filigrees
Computer and camera parts
Old radio and TV parts
Jewelry patinas
I use tiny gemstones and sometimes rhinestones for bling
charms and lockets
Like other non-mainstream movements, steampunk places great importance on the value of beauty that reflects unusual or antiquated ideals. The jewelry is often bold and aggressive in appearance, but usually attempts to retain at least an echo of femininity.
Colors
Although it does exist, you will rarely find colors such as gold or silver in steampunk jewelry. In order to reflect an antique feel, steampunk avoids the use of these bright, new colors. Instead, favored colors are brass, bronze, copper and dark silvers such as gunmetal, brushed aluminum and titanium. Black and white are not popular; ecru, rich browns and shades of gray are much more common. Of course, rules are made to be broken. In the following necklace I used blue jewelry patina on the escutcheon base and added vintage watch parts on top. Notice I even added some rhinestones for bling!
Cost Steampunk jewelry is usually handmade and almost never mass-produced. As such, it can be quite expensive, often $100 or more for a single piece. However, there are jewelers who produce quality pieces that are more affordable. Craft websites host many steampunk jewelry artisans who often have offerings in a wide range of prices. If you can't find a piece that you like or that is affordable, make it yourself. That's the beauty of steampunk jewelry; you don't need to be a skilled jeweler to create beautiful and unusual steampunk pieces.
Here's a steampunk hat I created! Barbizon Modeling Agency in St. Petersburg, Florida purchased it from my Etsy shop. That's my beautiful granddaughter modeling it.
Don't forget to come back for How to Create Steampunk Jewelry Part II.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Jewelry Tips!
Women's Wear Daily declared the bracelet THE piece for this season. Wear any style you like: thin, thick, cuff, beaded, silver, gold, bronze. Many trendsetters are stacking them. Often it's the same style stacked together. Or it's the same color in a few different styles. Or it's a group in complimentary colors. Any way you want to wear a bracelet, you'll be a fashionista.
For other great bracelets, visit my etsy shop!
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Monday, August 12, 2013
My New Jewelry on Etsy!
We finally got my granddaughter off to her first year at the University of Georgia! Thanks to all her well wishers. Now it's back to work for me. Check out some of my new steampunk jewelry designs.
Don't you just love this steampunk bird (parrot)? I do!!!
This steampunk castle necklace SOLD at my shop in Helen, Georgia!! Yipee!!
Okay, so I love butterflies, vintage watch parts and cameos.
Don't you just love this steampunk bird (parrot)? I do!!!
This beautiful necklace is also a locket. You can fit two large photos in here.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Masriera: My Favorite Jewelry Designer!
Lluis Masriera,
the third generation of Masriera jewelers, caught Barcelona by surprise and
achieved "overnight success" in 1901. He was born into a family and
into a culture where the arts and society overlap. His jeweler father was also
a painter, and his uncles and cousins were painters, sculptors, musicians, and
literary critics. From an early age, Lluis was given a connoisseur's training
in the arts. He would later publish an art journal, write, paint, design his
store interiors and exhibition spaces, modernize his jewelry manufacturing
facilities, and become fully involved in the performing arts.
A crucial moment
arrived for Lluis when he visited Paris to see the 1900 International
Exhibition, where the Art Nouveau style reigned supreme. It was here that the
jewelry of René Lalique received its highest acclaim. The extraordinary
enamelwork, technical skill, and imaginative jewels of Lalique struck a deep
chord with Lluis. The traditional story says he returned, closed the store, and
melted the stock of jewelry to create it anew. While there is no documentation
to this effect, the investment in time, materials, and effort to create these
new pieces was considerable. Though he was only in his late twenties, Lluis had
taken a daring step and moved the firm in a new direction.
The jewelry of
Lluis Masriera has a sense of harmony, proportion and wonderful color. His drawings center on the Art Nouveau
themes of women and nature. The female form is very often depicted in full
length, a wonderful excuse to show off beautiful modeling and drapery. His
floral pieces have a lightness and delicacy that is unusual and appealing. Saturday, June 22, 2013
My Son is a Soldier Patriotic Necklace for the Fourth of July!
Order this one of a kind patriotic necklace ASAP from my etsy shop and you'll be wearing it for your 4th of July celebration!
Don't miss the chance to honor America and the men and women who keep us safe.
My grandson, Michael is a marine stationed in California.
My prayers are with ALL the men and women who serve and sacrifice for our freedom every day. THANK YOU!
Use this code at checkout and get a 10% discount: DANCEKAM22
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
New Necklaces on Etsy!
Check out this Victorian steampunk cameo necklace with a hanging crystal to draw in positive energies to your life.
Here's a close up of the amethyst.
That's it for today. Remember to visit my Etsy shop where these beautiful necklaces are available for purchase.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Check out my Treasury lists on Etsy!
Putting together a treasury list on Etsy is soooooo much fun. Let me know what you think of these.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Create a Summer Craft Center for your Kids or Yourself
Keep your kids inspired this summer with a craft room, aka the kitchen table and some shelves brimming with supplies. Fill some shelves with baskets and shoeboxes containing basic art studio supplies plus recyclables, craft supplies (like fun foam, stickers, Play-Doh®, etc.), and fabric scraps. The kids provided the imagination.
Come the end of August when you ask yourself, “Where did the summer go?” you'll be able to point to your kids' artistic treasures and say, “There.”
If you've got kids at home this summer (your own, your grandkids, etc.), I recommend this list of starter supplies.
- Basic art supplies like white glue, paint, paper, tape, and beads
- Cardboard boxes
- Duct tape (a variety of colors and patterns), painter's tape, electrical tape
- Corks, lids, chopsticks, spools, jars, empty toilet paper rolls, and other recyclables
- Craft sticks
- Fiberfill
- Fabric scraps and sewing supplies
- Wire and beads from the dollar store
- Socks (old ones or socks that have lost their mate to the laundry monster)
- Wood glue and Mod Podge® (plus heavy gel medium or a glue gun—used with supervision—to mount found objects like shells and rocks)
- Ink and stamps
- Paints and cardboard stock paper
- Old buttons
- Beading string
- Discarded jewelry parts
- Old watch parts
Why not hang a clothesline in your craft room and display summer artwork there? At the end of the summer, you can have the kids frame select pieces and mount them on the wall.
Come the end of August when you ask yourself, “Where did the summer go?” you'll be able to point to your kids' artistic treasures and say, “There.”
Monday, June 3, 2013
More Steampunk Jewelry!!
I'm having soooo much fun making steampunk jewelry. Check out my latest creations.
Steampunk Butterfly Necklace with Abalone and Turquoise
Bicycle Necklace complete with a basket, lock, key, and even bling!
Here's a close-up.
If you like parrots, you'll LOVE this next necklace!!
Here's a close-up.
Which one do you like best?
Check out my Etsy store for more great jewelry!
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