Pink and Black - Absolute Elegance

I visited my family recently and thought what better than to take hand made jewelry as gifts. It can't get more personal than that. Before starting on each piece,  I first thought about the person it was for, her likes and dislikes. The next phase was to think of a design which was age appropriate and attractive.

For this piece I decided to go with a design that is timeless and elegant. The pastel pink pearls and decorated black cloissone beads complement each other extremely well.

Though it looks like a simple design, I must confess that the earrings were the biggest challenge. I had to create a base before I could do the beading. I used lessons from the Pearl Flowers to make a strong base and a floral design. It's a great feeling when I can apply lessons learnt from a previously made design to something else.

Pink and Gold Vine

It gives me great joy to see the end result of a creative burst. I visited a beads show a few months ago and found these beautiful firepolished czech beads. The two tone beads shimmered with shades of pink and gold and I was just drawn to them. I must have experimented a hundred ways with them before finalizing a design. Showcasing the beautiful beads was important and a vine design in a greeting card was the source of inspiration.

I used gold filled wire to create the vine and the leaves are these beautiful two tone beads. The beads reflect off light so beautifully, its a viewing pleasure.

I am still in the process of creating earrings to go with it. I think I will keep them small and delicate, matching the vine design.

Valentine's Pink

The one color associated with every girl is pink (whether the girl likes it or not). Come Valentine day  and one is surrounded by a flood of red roses and flowers in every shade of pink. So I thought this would be a perfect post for this occassion.

This knotted necklace is made of pink quartz and red coral stone chips. The shades of pink accentuated by the red coral make it look very flowery and casual.