Bohemian {and Cyber} Monday...

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! 

To kick off your week-- some inspiring and eclectic finds from the

Flickr Group 

{All photos are live links--just click them to be taken to the flickr page!}

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Untitled by Lupe Bracaccini

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Table Still Life by NestDecorating

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Piquant Amor Necklace by Magdalena Borjenko

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In the Gypsy Wagon 10 by A Fanciful Twist

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44Detail by Toadstool from Dadaya

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More exotic, richly colored and wonderfully textured photos can be viewed in the group pool...be sure to stop by :)

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And today is not just "Bohemian Monday"--it's Cyber Monday too, the Internet's busiest shopping day! I've decided to have a Special Discount for all of my blog readers. Just type in:

EDERA BLOG DISCOUNT

in the Note to Seller at checkout and take 10% off ANY item in my Shop (this includes items already on sale!) Continue to check out and I will refund you the difference on the order to your Paypal account.

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I'll be back on Wednesday for a Creative Space post--

xo,

Fairy Tale Friday...

I hope everyone in the U.S. had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

{One thing I am thankful for is: all of you, dear readers, and your kind words of encouragement about my work and blog--thank you!}

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As promised, the first in a weekly series of posts selecting inspiring photos from the Flickr group...

 

{Each image is a live link--just click to be taken to the flickr page!}

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Enchantment 5 by Rowan Devoe

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Mucha Rose Dream by Maide Spats

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First Lady of Space by Robes of Earth

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Please by Artisalma

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She Was a Swan by Jennifer Morris

This is just a small selection of some of the wonderful photos that have been submitted--it was hard to choose just five! I'll be spotlighting more every week. You can visit here  to see more photos, or to join the group and add your own...
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While we're on the Fairy Tale theme, I wanted to share with you the necklace that I featured in my Creative Space post earlier this week.It's now all finished and available in my Etsy shop...
Fleurette Necklace 

It features my signature handmade lace in real silver threads, adorned with vintage glass pearls, AA rainbow moonstone rondelles, freshwater pearls, and lots of lovely vintage rhinestones.

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Have a great weekend!

xo,

My Creative Space...

Today I've been putting the finishing touches on this dainty necklace destined for my Etsy shop.

I made a style like this recently for a gallery...

...and liked how it turned out so much, that I thought I'd make one in silver and champagne colors, too.

To see what other bloggers are working on in their creative spaces, by sure to visit Kootoyoo's blog!

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I also just found out today that I've been featured on the World Artisan Gems website! You can see the interview by clicking here.

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I'll be back on Friday to post some of my finds from the Fairy Tale Ornament flickr group. Thanks to everyone who's joined--there have been some wonderful submissions so far!

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Wishing you a very

xo,

p.s. I'll be participating in Etsy's Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotionals. Be sure to check my Shop Announcements tomorrow evening to find out more!

Some Exciting News...

I have two neat things to share with you today!

First, I recently decided to start up two groups on flickr. 

The groups grew out of my love of two very different aesthetics--

"Bohemian Embellishment" is all about rich colors, wonderful textures, a hint of the exotic...

"Fairy Tale Ornament" focuses on lighter, more delicate, and romantic things...

{click the image to take you to the groups}
I'm hoping that they'll be a gathering place for like-minded souls to post photos of things that inspire them, or things that they've created. I'm already getting lots of wonderful submissions to the groups--and I'd love to have you join me on there! I'm going to be doing a weekly post highlighting my favorite photos from the pools--I'm thinking a Bohemian post on Mondays, and a Fairy Tale one on Fridays. Should be fun!

{And I should take a moment to thank my friend Emma Lamb, whose wildly successful Granny Chic and All Colors In groups were my inspiration.}

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And the other great news is that the lovely Kirsten of Fleur de Boheme has featured me on her blog!
Kirsten is a very talented textile artist, who makes everything from brooches to scarves to wrist warmers
to embellished slips to embroidered cards. Here are some of her beautiful designs...

{Courtesy of Fleur de Boheme }

{Courtesy of Fleur de Boheme }

You can see more of her work, plus the little article on my jewelry, by clicking here.

Be sure to check out the give away she's having while you're there!

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I'll be back on Wednesday with my weekly Creative Space post. See you then!

xo,

My Creative Space...

This week, My Creative Space is one full of contrasts...

First, I have a half dozen brightly colored, newly finished BonBon earrings (the ones I showed as a work in progress in this post ) all in a row on my desk...

They're hanging out on my favorite vintage tin, which I use to stow ribbon snippets and sewing implements...

And then, at the other end of the spectrum (literally) I've been doing some black and white sketches for a very elegant custom order of Paisley Earrings...

The customer has requested black silk with tourmalines and gold thread, so I've been trying out some design ideas on paper (I always sketch in black and white, choosing my color palette later...)

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Oh, yes-- and some of those yummy BonBon earrings that I mentioned earlier are now in my Etsy Shop:

{ From Left to Right:

The Tudor Rose , Mereille and Delphine BonBon Earrings }

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To  see what other bloggers are working on in their Creative Spaces, be sure to visit Kootoyoo's blog!

xo,

A Little Pre-Holiday Sale...

...currently in my Etsy shop! From now until December 1st,  I've reduced prices by 25-50% on select items in my store. A small preview of designs included in the sale...

The rest of the items included in the sale can be viewed by clicking here! 

xo,

ps--thanks for your encouraging comments about last week's Creative Space post! I'll have some finished  earrings to share with you soon :)

New to my Etsy Shop...

 I wanted to share some new designs that I've just finished up this past week and listed in my Etsy shop...

First, I completed the decadent necklace whose pendant was

 featured in last week's My Creative Space post...

AURORE Necklace

I am quite pleased with how this design turned out--it reminds me of something a character in a fairy tale might wear! No surprise, considering that while I was creating it I kept thinking of the tale Briar Rose (also known as Sleeping Beauty and La Belle au Bois Dormant in the French retelling.) The delicate, rose petal pinks of the large chalcedony stone and the freshwater pearls, along with the stylized flower shapes and the pointed edging of the pendant, reminiscent of thorns, all called to mind the fable of the sleeping princess hidden by rose vines, beautifully captured by this painting by Edward Burne-Jones...

{Sleeping Beauty} 

A detail of the layered pendant, with tiny golden flowers, AA quartz crystal briolettes, freshwater pearls and vintage rhinestones...

I embellished the chalcedony focal with a dainty, double sided flower...

And carried the rose motif to the chain as well, dotting it with matching flower links along the length of it...

Even the clasp is a rose! This was a vintage gold-tone one that I've been saving for just the right project...

I made the necklace a dramatic opera length so that it can be worn long or looped up twice, with the flowered clasp a lovely focal  point at the neck as the pendant drapes gracefully below....

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I also finished another pair of the increasingly popular "BonBon" style (can't seem to keep them in stock!)...

CAMILLE Earrings

These are a bit more decadent than past variations...I've added tiny beaded rosettes at the top and three drops of freshwater pearls...

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I'll be back tomorrow with a peek at what I'm working on this week!

Until then,

xo,