Friday, February 13, 2015

We're All Ears February Challenge Inspired by Flower Girls

from a calendar of  Flowergirls by Lim Zhi We
Who doesn't love color especially in the dead of the winter?  This month's "We're All Ears" Inspiration is a series of watercolor illustrations paired with fresh flowers.  I think these are just perfect for Valentine's Day too.  Malaysian artist and photographer Lim Zhi Wei (a.k.a Limzy) is the creator of these whimsical flower girls.   For 2015, Limzy created a very limited run of a calendar of her Flowergirls. We were given a whole garden of the flower girls for our inspiration.  I picked this gorgeous pinky purple part of the flower girl above. 

Long Pink Floral Earring available for purchase

I always find it hard to locate pink and sometimes purple beads that I am happy with so I decided to make my own.  I got out my Vintaj brass flowers and Ranger paints and when to town creating these earrings.  I added some pretty pink peanut beads and ear wires.  When the long pink earrings were done I put a sealant on them.  I think that they capture the colors, flowers, and beauty of the inspiration piece.  What do you think? 

Spring flowers are right around the corner!

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful earrings! I love the color. Like you, I have a hard time finding pink and purple beads that I like. I've used them all up and dreading the long search.

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  2. I was sure read the reveal was today but when I went to the blog it says it' on the 20th

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  3. These are beautiful! Love the colors you got out of the metal.

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  4. They turned out beautifully! Using the Vintaj pieces and custom painting them was a great choice for this challenge. The peanut beads add just the right amount of pink and sparkle.

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  5. Beautiful earrings. Your custom coloring on the metal is gorgeous.

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  6. I love the colors - they are beautiful

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  7. Love that your creative spirit moved you to make your own colored components. This pink-purple effect is lovely!

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  8. Very creative. I like the approach you took

    Mona

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  9. I love these components! I really thought you were going to tell me that you enameled them... they really look like that! This is a very modern interpretation of a flower petal and I love it. So glad you joined in the spring-y fun at We're All Ears. Can spring be far behind?! Come back on March 6th for the next inspiration! Enjoy the day. Erin

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  10. Your earrings are super sweet. I totally agree with you that it is difficult to find good purples and pinks. Great job making your own!

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  11. Lovely and I agree with Erin they look enameled so great job!

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