Opulent riches

What a fortunate lucky girl am I to have such wonderful Etsy friends.   Jordan of the infamous OpulentOddities consented to do a trade with me for supplies, and I am squealing internally with glee over here.  The amount of beautiful stuff she sent me is staggering, enough to where my daughter was pulling out chains with eyes round as saucers, and told me with a voice full of awe how I have the nicest friends ever, and that some of these things were so pretty they had to have come from actual mermaids.  

I can't break everything down but there are enough rhinestone pieces to make my Corvid heart beat faster, rosary medals, glass pearls, and vintage rosary chains to wrap myself up in many times over.

Look at these hues... 

happiness

still squealing.... 

I remember the first time I discovered Opulent's work, it was off of a blog (the name I can't remember) and one of her extraordinary assemblage necklaces was showcased.  It was a combination of massive chains, crystals, and vintage tin pieces that blew me away with the simultaneous execution of creativity and beauty.  Thank you so much Opulent, your generosity is so very appreciated.


All of these riches promptly inspired me to make these two pairs of earrings using some of the components she sent me.

Bluebird

These are unabashedly influenced by fanci, I can never look at jewelry the same way without contemplating a "fanciful" dissection in my head as far as composition, form, color and unique materials.  My daughter has many books on faeries and the fey, and I am drawn to the idea of earrings as mobiles crafted from found objects and crystals.... more of these to come but in a different vein. 

Magpie riches

I just have to say it ......  Sparrow has the prettiest photographs and listings on Etsy.  She can make anything look good, even a plastic kitchen timer.  Her photography is incredible, and just recently she wrote an EPIC blog post on backgrounds (which you can find here).  I have cobbled together this new backdrop out of the old Victorian photo album pages I had been using, the back of the Asian calendar fanci sent my daughter, and a torn book cover also from fanci.  I am not sure about the deep teal blue in the background so suggestions are always welcome.