Finally! Fall is Here!

It's finally here! Fall is here! It would be nice if the temperatures would agree with that, but I know they will get there eventually. We actually did have almost a week of beautiful days where I did not even need a fan. Unfortunately, it seems that we have a heatwave coming in today that will be here for about 4-5 days. It really breaks the mood. I did take advantage of the feeling the beautiful days gave me and made some really pretty fall pieces.

This is the first fall piece I made this year. I found these beautiful Tibetan silver leaf shapes and decided to use it as my focal piece. It was still not quite fall so I used two shades of green and some light brown beads to show the beginnings of fall. The leaves are still green, but you can see the edges start turning. So this is more of an early Autumn necklace.

This second piece was reminiscent of the Autumn moon. The harvest moon seems to be bigger and brighter than other full moons. The warm color of the moon is caused by light passing through the atmosphere. It seems to be bigger because it hangs lower in the sky at the Autumnal equinox and this also causes it to appear to be anywhere from an orange-yellow to a reddish color. 

For this necklace I used large black beads with almost matte mauve beads. The mauve is a warm color and I generally associate it with fall. You may see some leaves with this color once they turn. 

you can see the mauve leaves mixed in among the reds and oranges and yellows.

For this piece I used more brownish color and just a little green. A more thorough turning of the leaves.

Now this piece has no green. It is fully Autumn. Reminds me of hot chocolate on a cool Autumn evening. The warm colors of the two shades of brown and the brightness of the copper really say that this is Autumn.

The latest piece in my fall collection look almost like berries. The deep red, mauve and olive green give a late Autumn feeling to this piece. I used copper findings to really give this necklace a warm glow. I think this is my favorite piece for my Autumn collection.

Tomorrow is October and you know what that means....Halloween is just around the corner.....

Summer is Over!

It sure has been a busy summer. I have been doing some work for the Crawfish, Barbeque and Lobster festivals as well as doing research for the company I am working for. That does not mean that I have not been working on new jewelry pieces, I have only fallen behind on this blog.
To catch up on the summer, I have created quite a few fun pieces for summer.

This is a cute bracelet, I call it Cotton Candy Dream. The pretty pinks remind me of summer at the fair.

This is called Golden Summer Sunshine Earrings. I had bought a pack of beads because I needed a specific bead from the pack and did not have time to order it separately, once I saw the yellow beads they called out to be the focal pieces for earrings. They definitely scream summer to me.
I also started another theme collection that I call my Weather Collection. I have always been interested in the weather and I watch the weather channel all the time. It seemed natural to start a collection based on weather themes.

This first piece in my collection is the Ultramarine Cyclone bracelet. The memory wire makes it seem like a cyclone.

This is the Thunder and Lightning Necklace. The shade of the blue reminds me of storm clouds and the silver accents bring to mind lightning.

This is the Tropical Storm Necklace. The colors remind me of the ocean as it gets all riled up during a storm surge. The iridescence of the beads bring to mind the wind in the waves.
I plan on continuing this series as the inspiration strikes, but the weather is getting cooler and I am in the mood for fall. I have started working on some fall and Halloween items which I will feature next time!