Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New Stuff!

I've been doing some playing around in the mud over the past few weeks and finally have everything up on the website! Shown above are a bunch of my cut out pendants, some on the website and some are off in the mail for consideration in the upcoming issue of Beads 2011.

Also on their way to Beads 2011 (but a couple on the website) are my new nests... I hesitated to make them because there are so many great nest beads out there but I felt like these were different enough to do with all the individual "twigs" that I should go for it. What do you think?There's no prominent hole for them but the open nature of the nest allows for a thin stringing material or bail to be inserted. I also think they would be ahhhmazing glued to a flat backing or bezel...ring anyone?

I've also been playing around with pushing my porcelain pendants to the limit as far as thinness...this time with pierced designs. One is on Etsy already...Major losses in both production and firing with these guys and the glaze results are still not 100% what I'm looking for but I love how delicate they turned out. I had some of the pendants where the holes fully filled with glaze, kind of a stained glass effect, which is what I wanted but it didn't happen consistently.

Be sure to check back later this week for a super special giveaway opportunity. The generous folks at CSN stores offered me the opportunity to do a product review or another gift certificate giveaway...I thought I'd spread the love to all my wonderful peeps so I chose the giveaway. One lucky person will receive a no strings attached gift certificate code for $45 to spend at any of their shops! They have so many great things and reasonable prices so the winner should be able to find something wonderful, whether it's a splurge or a necessity.

11 comments:

  1. I love the cut-out pendants! Very fabric-y looking!

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  2. when I saw the nests I immediately thought of a stack of flat rings I have sitting on my table. You really should just send me one right now ;-)
    I can't wait for the giveaway and to see what those pendants look like all glazed up!

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  3. The bird nests are wonderful and I just love those tangled beads...well everything else too! Your website is so inviting and has a nice elegance to it.

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  4. what a chockful of goodness post! i love the cut outs so much - they appeal to my love of things that are a bit more random... and those knotted up beads are great! nests are wonderful and those wafer thin pendants are so beautifully delicate...

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  5. Those pierced porcelain pendants are gorgeous. And I love that the little nests have so much texture and depth. Beautiful!

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  6. I love the nests and will be featuring them on the ABS this week.

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  7. Great new stuff - the nests are particularly nice and definitely different enough from others I've seen out and about.

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  8. Oh the nests are delicious!!! Never get tired of them and they are different! Really sweet!

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  9. ...I feel like a stalker....are you selling those nests anywhere?.......she who is NOT stalking....

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  10. Coveting those nests right about now....those are luscious!!

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  11. Oh my gosh, how much do I love those!

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