Monday, December 20, 2010

A Birthday Surprise

I hope everyone is enjoying the hustle and bustle of the season. I know I am, the kiddies are on Christmas break and we've been making gingerbread barns, cookies, and catching up with our favorite holiday movies. Don't forget to take a breather though and enjoy the holiday.

Now, it's safe to reveal a couple other pieces that I created earlier this month. My cousin contacted me about making something special for my aunt, who just celebrated her birthday this past Friday. This is what I came up with...

A tutorial for fold-formed earrings were in the most recent issue of Art Jewelry. I love the fold-formed look and decided that these would be perfect for my aunt. I had originally planned on just oxidizing the copper. However, they were just so boring, that I broke out the enamels and the torch and went to town...SO much better.


For this set...I was looking for something kinda whimsical but meaningful.



I made these earrings a while ago, but included them in her package because I was told  that she liked them. 
These earrings were inspired by Mary Hetts book Wrap, Stitch, Fold, & Rivet.


I was unable to attend the party, but my mom did and said that she was happy with everything.

Happy Birthday Aunt Betsy!

4 comments:

  1. Wow, the fold formed and enameled earrings are fantastic! And I love the set Live Life - the necklace is gorgeous and the earrings are the cherry! Love your work!

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  2. OOOH! Nice!! I love the foldforming! That's a technique I want to try again, but I am going to use finer-gauge metal so I can get more folds in.

    Love all of it, and it's great to be able to make something special for someone you love, isn't it? Merry Christmas!

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  3. I love the whole set, what a lucky Aunt! I especially love the colors on the fold formed earrings.

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  4. Wow! wonderful pieces.
    Very inspiring.
    Happy New Year 2011.

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