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4.30.2009

Pure Earrings

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Brass finished steel retaining rings, hung from handmade by me oxidized sterling silver french wires.

A simpler version of the "Re....tension" earrings, spiced up a bit by the surprisingly hard to find brass finish rings.

The rings have a bronzy tone, complimented beautifully by the deep cocoa brown sterling ear wires.

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Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Velvet Bright Blue D20


Show them how you roll, with this 20 sided die pendant. Velvet Bright Blue, a luminous blue with a soft shimmery glow, with silver numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

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4.29.2009

Die, Die, My Darling - Purple Vortex


Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Purple Vortex, shades of purple and creamy white swirled, with gold numbers.

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Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Aurora Borealis

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Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant. Aurora Borealis, Clear with teeny tiny rainbow iridescent glitter throughout. Black Numbers.

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4.28.2009

Die, Die My Darling - Strawberry


Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Strawberry is it's name, and it features a red base and black speckles, with lime green numbers.

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4.27.2009

Blackened Buds


A funky slab of shiny polished blackstone, topped with a green lucite flower for a funky pendant.

Glossy blackstone nugget, wrapped up in handmade by me fine silver headpin. Perched on top is a single frosted green lucite flower, which had a jet black faceted czech preciosa crystal tucked inside, all wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpin.

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4.26.2009

The Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything


The Answer is stamped onto 1/2 inch discs of sterling silver. The Answer is oxidized, and the sterling silver ear wires are oxidized to match. The discs are then sanded and buffed for a brushed texture.

Each pair is hand cut, stamped and sanded; so allow for slight variances.

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4.25.2009

Full Moon


Handmade by me silver circles, soldered, rolled flat and roughened to a brushed finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are rolled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

These earrings sparkle and shine from the brushed rustic finish like the full moon on a clear night.

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4.24.2009

Cotton Candy Pendant

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A duo of hand forged rings tops a milky pink teardrop bead.

The rings are textured by hand with various hammers and punched, then polished to a gleaming mirror like shine.

A single glass teardrop bead, which reminds me of the yummy fluffy cotton candy that i ate every summer at the state fair.

The bead is wrapped in sterling silver wire and hung form the larger ring for a feminine pendant with a funky edge.

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4.23.2009

Silver Stacks


A short stack of bright silver glass beads, strung on oxidized handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

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4.22.2009

Cheery Cherries

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My version of the now classic cherries on stem earrings!

Juicy Red Glass Beads dangle and shine on 2 tiered dangles, accented by Fresh Green Glass Leaf Beads.

Now Available on ArtFire!

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White Queen Earrings


I can barely contain my excitement for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Emma Frost has always been one of my favorite characters, and when I picked up these fun czech glass beads, I immediately imagined her wearing them in a long shiny earrings.

So here ya go.

Czech drop beads, in the whitest of whites, strung on fine shiny silver chain in a trio cluster. Topped with a single Czech Glass bead, wrapped up in fine silver wire and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires.

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4.21.2009

Dots

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Handmade Sterling Silver circles, oxidized and sanded to a rustic finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

These earrings sparkle and shine on the raised sanded bits, and have a subtle matte black on unsanded portion.

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4.20.2009

Eclipse


Handmade by me fine silver circles, oxidized to a matte black finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

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4.19.2009

Morticia


Handmade by me pebbled sterling silver circles, oxidized to a matte black finish and hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

From the pebbled hoops hand a single deep red glass pearl, wrapped in handmade by me oxidized fine silver headpins.

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4.18.2009

Duality Earrings


Steel retaining rings,one in matte black, and another in shiny steel, hung from handmade by me oxidized sterling silver french wires.

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Strawberry Fields


Vintage glass beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, and fine silver wire.

The red berry beads, topped with the milky white caps remind me of the juicy red berries and the white flowers that dot the plant in spring.

Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires, which are tumbled for stability and hand smoothed for comfort.

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4.17.2009

4.16.2009

Black & Bloom


Black glossy czech glass beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins. Perched on top is a little yellow flower wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins.

Hung from sterling silver french ear wires.

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4.15.2009

Pure Pendant


Chunky, Funky Hardware with a pretty edge.

A progressive stack of retaining rings, 1 inch to .50 inch, attached to a black ball chain necklace with silver plated jump rings.

The blackened steel and gleaming silver rings complement each other, creating a interesting pendant that's sure to get a second or third glance.

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4.14.2009

Contrast



A wonderful mix of Light & Dark.

Milky rough cut glass beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins and hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires. All silver is oxidized for a matte black look.

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4.13.2009

Wisdom Pendant


Chunky, Funky Hardware with a pretty edge.

A 1.25 inch steel internal retaining ring frame a funky olive and gold glass owl bead, wrapped in handmade by me red brass headpin and topped with an olive green glass pearl with a red brass wire swirl embellishment.

I love the combination of olive beads and the golden tone of the red brass.

The blackened retaining ring, also called a snap ring, gives the owl a nice frame and a industrial edge.

Hung from a 20 inch gold plated brass ball chain.

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4.12.2009

Double Up Hoops


Fused rings of fine silver, Hammered to an organic, rustic ring. I then textured them with various punches and burnished them for mirror like shine.

Nestled inside are hoops of dotted wire circle for contrast of texture and finish.

Large hoops measure about 1 inch/2/54 cm. Smaller inner hoops of dotted wire measure 5/8 inches/1.58 cm.

The handmade by me sterling silver circle ear wires are tumbled for strength, and hand smoothed for comfort.

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4.11.2009

Cherries & Cream


Cherry red glass beads top creamy white lucite rings for a funky retro look. Wrapped in .999 Fine Silver.

Dangles measure 1.25 inch/3.18cm.Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french ear wires.

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4.10.2009

4.09.2009

Little Pebbled Hoops


Fused rings of fine silver, Hammered to an organic, rustic ring. I then textured them with various punches and burnished them for mirror like shine.

No 2 pairs are exactly alike, each part is unique and One-Of-A-Kind.

Hung from sterling silver ear wires.

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4.08.2009

Handmade Love - Spidercamp


Pocket bacon.

you know you want it.

it's so much cleaner in your pocket than REGULAR bacon.


or what about a bunny with a big old swear on his chest, and some button eyes.

he can say, &(^$, or he can say, ^&*), or even a big old *&$*(!!

sleep with him by your head, or give him to your best frenemy.


your cats wants a mouse to call it's very own, it told me so.
maybe 3 or 4.
or 42.



come get some spidercamp love.

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4.07.2009

Infiammarsi


A progressive stack of czech fire polished glass, reminiscent of a burning flame. Deep garnet red at the base, up to a pale buttery yellow, with progressing reds and oranges in between.

Hung from handmade-by-me sterling silver ear wires

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4.06.2009

Pick Me - Tree

A little bit of Punk rock Style and a little bit of girly goodness.

Measure 1.5 inch from bottom of ear wire.

Plastic Guitar Picks, Silver Plated Wire, Silver plated Ear Wires

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4.05.2009

Black Swirl Pendant


A simply, striking wire and glass bead pendant.

Thick silver plated wire, curled and bent by hand into a swirl. Banded Black Onyx beads are suspended within the curls, anchored with fine wire. The pendant in ended with a triangle spiral accent.

Pendant is just under 3 inches/7.62 cm long and 0.75 inch/1.91 cm wide.

Pendent is hung from a 20 inch satin cord with split ring/lobster clasp closure.

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Is it May Yet?


Memorial Weekend marks the first market of the season. My booth displays are stocked and ready, and the forms are all filled out.

This year I'm having not 3, or 4 racks of earrings, but 8! over 400 pairs of earrings!

CRAZY!

If you're in Northern WI, come check me out at the St. Germain Craft & Flea Market on Mondays from 8 -3 and ( hopefully) at the Nook & Cranny Market on Fridays from 9-4 from Memorial Day weekend though Labor Day weekend.

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4.04.2009

Die, Die, My Darling - Shimmer Pink


Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Shimmer Pink, swirls of pale pink and shimmer, with golden numbers.

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Tree of the Dead Earrings


Tim Burton's films always have spooky dead trees.
Lots and lots of spooky dead trees.

I can only assume this is because they're awesome.

And So...

Earrings...
With Spooky Dead Trees.

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4.03.2009

Rose Red


These fun earrings feature copper wire rings that I applied a rose heat patina to to accent the dark red glass beads that hang from each ring.

The wire the beads hang from also have a rose glow to accent the rings. both the rings and wire have selected bits of black oxidation as well, for a contrast of color and texture.

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4.02.2009

Die, Die, My Darling - Frosted Blue


Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Frosted Blue with White Numbers.

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4.01.2009

Ice Trio


I love this Bold, Chunky necklace with simple jeans and a T-shirt.

It just oozes luxury, but not too much bling.

A trio of salvaged (by me) faceted Chandelier crystals, wrapped up in Anti-tarnish silver plated wire.

Framing the trio are a handful of Czech Fire Polished Beads, crystal clear and the perfect compliment to this attention grabbing necklace.


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Cat + Dog = New Hybrid Pet!


Hybrid cats are simply all the rage these days. It doesn't take much work at all to track down a lovely hybrid cat that combines exotic looks with the temperament of a lap cat. But what if you want a cat with a bolder bark? Heck, how about a cat with an actual bark? Thanks to new cross-species breeding techniques, the answer is here: the PuppyCat.

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