Show and tell

Hope everyone had a nice relaxing holiday. I, for one, am glad it is over. Time to get back to work! Crack that whip!
I thought I would share a few recent pieces that I made for the Jewelry Accord: Call for Contributors that was hosted by co-authors Lorelei and Erin. First up is this beaded number that I strung on hemp cord.

My obsession with carved natural bone and mother-of-pearl beads is in full swing in this piece. I also used lava, natural stone, cyrstal and my own carved faceted porcelain beads.

I love the cluttered feeling created by all of the textures. "Natural Debris" might be a good name for this piece.

I've had the idea for this bracelet for a while. This brings up another of my latest obsessions, rivets. I got a bit rivet happy on this bracelet. And leather happy. Thanks to my shoe-making friend, Margaret, I have about six huge garbage bags full of gorgeous leather scraps. So don't be too surprised at the sudden surge in leather jewelry that will be coming this way. I'm going to challenge myself to come up with some wild stuff. :)

This final necklace uses one of my new bird pieces paired with satin ribbon that I riveted to create some nice folds and shape. I love the way that worked so I definitely have plans to explore that technique a bit more.

I also used one of my friend Kelley's (Kelley's Beads) lampwork eggs. It was the perfect compliment to the bird!

So that's my show and tell for today. Hope you all enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed making them!