Looking for Members of Artisan Whimsy to Do a Patina Blog Hop

 

Compass Looking for Patina and a Creative Plan for It

 I am giving away a 26mm (.6mm thick), Arte Metal, Compass Decorivet with two posterior prongs. It can be used to decorate any material by simply pushing the rivet ends into your material and folding over. Also, you can use needle nose pliers to turn the rivet points into loops for use in jewelry designs. Vintaj Arte Metal is a ferrite (iron) based metal. It is not antique plated and is nickel and lead-free.

Would you like to be one of the 9 that I send this compass to?  I would like to get a commitment by Jan. 10 from folks to participate. The blog hop is Feb. 28. I have my 1 international participant so far.  My hope is that everyone who joins this challenge is a member of Artisan Whimsy and has an active blog. 

You don't have to have a lot of experience with patina.  I don't have a lot.   I have 6 bottles of Ranger Patina and a have bought metal to patina with the plan to produce some jewelry with it. There are other brands of patina on the market also with resources.   Some folks even make their own.  The Vintaj website has lots of resources you can use as does the  Ranger  website. You can also do an Internet search for "videos on patina" and find lots of them.  

If you are interested, please email me with your mailing address, blog URL, and email address. My email is baymoondesign@gmail.com.

January 10, I will blog  the names of the participants and  post the blog hop badge.

BayMoonDesign Features Ceramics by JeraLunaDesigns in AJE Earring Challenge Reveal 23

Avocado green ceramic earrings by BayMoonDesign

 For AJE Earring Challenge Reveal 23, BayMoonDesign used ceramics by JeraLunaDesigns. 

These avocado green ceramic earrings are earthy looking with dots on one side and swirls on the other. I love the avocado glaze which has hints of brown. Pairing the ceramics with natural brass wires gives the earrings a rustic look. I also paired the ceramics with glass pearls that are the same color.

Earthy Buddha Earrings available in BayMoonDesign Etsy shop

These are earthy brown ceramic Buddha figure earrings. These earrings were made from headpins that had a 3 inch tail on them that JeraLunaDesigns made.  I added the top bead and some wire wrapping.   The ear wires are natural brass by Vintaj.  I love that Buddha has lots of detail.  These earrings make a nice addition to my yoga jewelry section of jewelry in my BayMoonDesign shop.

Creative Spark Highlights Designs with Pearls and Has a Giveaway

Super cute reindeer earrings for sale at BayMoonDesign Etsy store

The Winter 2013-2014 issue of Creative Spark is now out!  This online magazine has over a hundred designs from members of the  ZnetShows design team who were given the 'challenge' of using pearls for this issue. I am proud to say that I am one of the design team.  The reindeer earrings I created have a couple of their pearls in them.  I created a pearl and crystal necklace, bracelet, and earrings for my daughter's Christmas parties. The necklace shows off ZnetShows pearls and crystals well don't you think?

Custom necklace by BayMoonDesign

There are four tutorials, a list of unique ways to sell your jewelry, peeks into  creative spaces of design team members, and more.  If you love jewelry, you will want to take a look at the magazine.

There is a GIVEAWAY of some ZnetShows beads and components for those who share Creative Spark in some way. It's easy to do too. Once the Glossi loads, there are buttons on the right of it to share on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, G+, and Pinterest.   It takes awhile to load because it is such a large magazine, so be patient because it is worth the wait.  There is lots to enjoy!  Share Creative Spark on Social Media  and leave a comment BELOW THE GLOSSI .  Make sure to let ZnetShows know where you shared it (a link to your share would be great) and how to reach you (your e-mail) and you're entered for the Giveaway.   The giveaway will be open through the rest of this year!

Click to view Creative Spark Winter 13-14 on GLOSSI.COM

Read this terrific magazine and get some Creative Spark!

Art Bead Scene December Challege Offers Many Color Choices

 

Sunburst Bracelet available in BayMoonDesign Etsy Store

Just as color plays a major role in Kandinsky’s Winter Landscape which is December's Art Bead Scene Challenge, colors plays an important role in the bracelet that it inspired.  In addition to the  extreme color contrasts and vertical and horizontal lines in this painting, the ceramic bar by JeraLunaDesigns  has lots of lines that can be vertical or horizonal depending on how you look at them. 

 

Kandinsky’s Winter Landscape and Brandi Hussey's color palette 

Winter Landscape has colors in it that people wouldn't normally associate with December or winter. Instead of reds and greens, or only cool shades of blue, we have a mix of soft pastels and bold hues.  Once again, I waited until Brandi Hussey gave her readers a look at the color palette she found in the painting.

 This colorful sunburst bracelet has a handmade porcelain bar that sits on top of the wrist. The handmade bracelet bar is made from porcelain clay and glazed in blue, pink, amber and green by JeraLunaDesigns. I added deep purple and green beads, glass pearls, and crystals to the 2 strands that are attached to the bar with green seed beads. I also used gold beads and clasp to play on the yellow in sun on the porcelain.   The gold also adds warmth and sparkle.

This cuff bracelet reminds me of the winter sun.