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I just wanted to show you a few examples of what you can do with these sweet little blackened brass heart charms that I mentioned a few days ago. Showing is always better than telling, don’t you think?
And I use these examples only to say hey, there are lots of things you can use to turn these little hearts into something really special. Look around your craft room. Try those few leftover beads you had. Wire them to hang with the hearts, or add a cluster to a necklace focal.
I have the hearts in golden raw brass, too – I think they were originally intended as stamping blanks. They’re fairly thin so it’s best to stamp on a very smooth hard surface like a jewelry anvil – but it works terrifically when you do that. So: add pearls or charms. Or stamp your own message.
Or just use the hearts “as is”. They’re fun, they’re inexpensive, they’re a little boho. What’s not to love?
Just one more little post and then I’ll shut up, really. About the emerald green, I mean. But that darling dress (see post here) just reminded me – again – how wonderful emerald green is.
So, a few more colors and shapes of sheer, sparkling emerald green jewels 🙂
With the classic silk dress, you could wear tiny oval earrings – or chandeliers down to *there*. Or a simple teardrop necklace. Or an armful of bracelets (right now, I think that’d be the most fun – ask me again next week!)
But you see what I mean? Gorgeous color. Easy to use. Inexpensive (really). This is a win!
And back to ‘ordinary’ life (for which we are blessed!) Just a simple thing today, I wanted to show off these sheer, faceted emerald glass teardrop jewels:
because they are so appropriate for the season – and also flattering, pretty, and easy to use. All things that are nice when your life is busy to bursting, and you never have enough money, and you have the luxury of a party to go to!
Like I said, we are blessed.
Or “ornaments”. I’ve mentioned this before but it’s so simple, and adds such a nice variation, that I wanted to highlight it. Take a simple glass jewel – in this case, a navy blue (montana sapphire) 10mm round. Put it in a silver setting (or pick up a pair in my Etsy shop already in settings. Then add the simple silver-plated leaf charms (yes you can get those too and they’re very inexpensive).
Voila! A delicate, interesting earring, or pendant on a silver chain. Add more jewels or pearls if you like – or just it just “as is”. You see what I mean? It’s pretty, it’s inexpensive, and you can tailor the colors and details exactly as you like.
DIY: that’s the way it’s supposed to be 😉
Sometimes a pretty color is all you need to make your jewelry shine. I don’t mean harsh bling (though that can be totally fun) – I mean a pretty, soft, seductive color.
Sheer colors are looking wonderful to me these days. The color really is the star of the show. It’s a little quieter, and it just feels classy, you know what I mean?
Plus: pretty, affordable, easy to use. All the usual reasons that DIY glass jewels are a good way to go.
Plus Christmas and the holidays are on the way. I’m just saying.
When in doubt, go for red. I’m serious. A simple teardrop pendant. Sparkling ruby red earring jewels. A gold bracelet with one dramatic red octagon. You see what I mean? It’s always girly, it looks great, it’s wearable for just about everybody. You don’t have to get complicated.
And if you want to get richer and more dramatic – add more color to the red. A hand-linked “chain” of blue agate rounds and green rivoli drops. Deep purple glass rondelles, golden spacers, and red, green and blue clusters. Use your imagination – a surprising number of colors not only go with red – they look fabulous.
When in doubt, go for red. Seriously!
The surprise of a more golden “smoky topaz” – I got these recently and was just charmed at their pretty color. Most smoky topaz is a deep – well, smoky – brown, which is a fine rich fall color. Then there’s golden topaz, which is usually golden (yeah, duh, I know), it’s the November birthstone, and has a nice sparkle.
These “golden smoky topaz” are a meld of the two colors – deeper than golden, and with just a lovely rich tone.
You see what I mean? Just a bit brigher, and cheerier, and well, sparklier. Would love to know what you think of this “new” color!
I recently had a customer ask me to prepare some special glass jewel combinations – in her daughter’s school colors. She wanted to make some earrings in the colors of the school’s football team – she thought they’d be a good fundraiser item.
Such a good idea! Offering jewelry in your school colors can be a quick and easy fundraising item. In that spirit, I grabbed a couple examples of “team colors” glass jewels from my stock:
Now it’s just a coincidence that the colors here – red and white, and royal blue and white – are Kansas City professional sports team colors. Really 😉
And of course there are lots of shapes you could choose – teardrops or rounds, octagons or navettes – I just had these pics prepared already. Chances are good that I have, or can get, jewels in your team colors.
And with that in mind – here’s the Special Offer I mentioned. Order ten or more pairs of identical jewels in your team colors – and get 20% off. This is only good till 12/31/15 and you have to mention your team to me when you order. That’s it though – mention your team, order 10 pairs of the same jewels, and get 20% off.
Go team 🙂
Just thought I’d highlight some Royal Blue glass jewels. Not that they made me think of the Kansas City Royals, the day after that exciting ALDS win – with that 8th inning home run that is just what baseball excitement is all about! Yeah, I’m not thinking about that.
Well – not much. I don’t usually make a big deal out of organized sports, it’s not my thing. But these guys are right in my back yard, and they’ve been so terrific – and they’re a bunch of pretty good guys, I hear. So, yay Royals!
And the glass heart (pendant or earring) jewels are pretty cool too 🙂
Green glass jewels in several color choices – “green” covers a lot of visual territory, doesn’t it? Even without special ordering, these are just some of the green color choices I have in my shop right now 🙂
And these only show the pear (or teardrop) colors. I’ve had a lot of people asking for “green” lately – and I expect with the holidays coming, there will be more. Did I mention, I love green? And not just because I’m a redhead – well, sometimes, with the help of Miss Clairol…
I’ve got olivine, and a pretty pine green, a bit different than “leaf”, and sheer peridot, and… check back for more!
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