Inventory Spotlight: Fall 2012 Trends

Bright, bold colors and contrasts are at the forefront of trends this Fall. Come check out our Fall 2012 inventory! As always, click on the pic to purchase. :)

Emerald Green

Ring, Fused Dichroic Glass and Sterling Silver/Silver Plated Wire, Size 6, $35 USD.

Dark Garden Wirework Pendant, $14.95.

Earrings with Swarovski Crystal, $9.99

Black and White

Adjustable Upcycled Ring w/Swarovski Crystal, $5.

Go-Go Pendant with Crystal, $8.

Faceted Ice Ring, $8.

Cool Blue

Fused Glass Pendant, $5.

Blue Collage Fused Dichroic Glass Pendant, $15.

Siren Beaded Wirework Ring, Size 7, $15.

Stay tuned for more trends and new arrivals! 

New rings!

I've been experimenting a lot with rings and focusing on more metalwork. While my repertoire still needs a massive expansion I wanted to include what I knew, which is mainly hammering. XD

I also wanted to include more of my fused glass and try to mix metals and textures. This is what I came up with.



This is a mix of 14g sterling silver wire and 20g silver plated copper wire. The base/ring shank is sterling, and I hammered the ends flat and sort of shaped them around the glass. I used the plated wire to anchor it further. I really like the mix of wires. The glass itself is a small sliver of blue foil CBS 90COE dichroic glass, capped with 90coe green Bullseye and fired to a medium fuse.

Etsy listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89617835/fused-dichroic-glass-and-sterling-silver

 
This ring is has a base of 14g brass wire, hammered in the same way I did the sterling silver. I used gold-plated copper wire to wrap the glass in the same fashion. I was worried the brass and gold colors might clash, but in the end they went together beautifully. The glass is a base of yellow 90coe Bullseye, with a strip of CBS 90coe iridescent dichro, capped with a piece of orange scrap I had on hand and fired to a medium fuse.

Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/91548091/solar-candy-dichroic-fused-glass

 

I know the last one doesn't have hammered ends but I wanted to include it anyway. I got the piece of glass from my former metalworking professor and I really like how it turned out. Sterling silver ring shank with silver plated copper wirework and anchoring.

Etsy:http://www.etsy.com/listing/91528377/evening-colors-fused-dichroic-glass

There will be more, when I can get more of the sterling wire. :)

The latest kiln firings...

Yikes, it's been awhile! Kicking things off with the latest to come out of the kiln. I did three firings over the holidays. I did two soft tack and one medium fuse. These will all be for sale in the Etsy shop.

 

  

  

Super happy with how these turned out! :D 

New Pieces and Sneak Peeks

Hello lovelies! :D

I am designing a new collection for the upcoming fashion show in Sacramento. Tentative dates
are October 22nd or November 5th, and for the sake of time am cheering for the November date. XD

This collection, like the last, is inspired in great part by Japanese fashion, bits of Visual Kei and Gothic Lolita, and the many wonderful flamboyant pieces of clothing lurking in Daisuke Asakura's closet. I would LOVE to see that man's closet. XD

Anywho, here's a sneak peek of what's to come!

The red shirt is not part of the outfit, it just looked nice under the jacket. XD The shirt itself...is now in pieces. :P You'll get to see what it is soon enough! :D

I'm working roughly half repurposed, half from scratch. Repurposed at this point is my strongest point as a designer, and I found some fabulous pieces I can't wait to start ripping, cutting, and sewing.

New Collections

These are mini-collections of pendants, with exception of the Iceland pendants.

These are dichroic glass peace signs I got in Arizona, and as far as I can tell they have been slumped in a mold. I made simple necklaces out of these. Only four are available on Etsy, and I have price them at $5 each.

Dominoes! This idea got a pretty good response on DeviantART, and so I've kicked it off with the first five. These will be on Etsy in a few days.

Aaaaand here's the lastest batch of Iceland Pendants. One of the clear pieces has already been sold. :)

That is all for now. I'ma go get some much-needed sleep today. XD

Second Firing...

The second batch came out of the kiln and I am so excited! These came out better than I thought they would, and they're going up in Etsy tonight. :) Or tomorrow morning. I'm kinda tired.

Here's a comparison of what went in to what came out:

In addition, this is one
from the first firing:

There's a few I didn't keep track of and can't find. I'm going to see if there's a lost and found and hope nobody made off with them. The moral of the story is to initial everything with that neat little pain pen. :)

I'm having a blast seeing how things fire and how the colors turn in the kiln. A few prefires I posted in the last entry aren't up here because they turned into lifeless blobs, and I have decided I dislike the looks of the hard-fused pieces intensely. I don't like how they lose their shape. So...I'm going to stick mainly to soft-tack firings.

I have some new colors and textures of glass I bought today, as well as another sheet of silver foil, so I'm going to include those in the next batch. :)

I've taken a bit of a different approach to new pieces and am starting to incorporate lace and ribbon into a new set of chokers. I will be posting my results later in the week. I'm steering towards a lolita look, which I've wanted to do for a long time. :) Stay tuned!