I had a fun time on
JTV this morning and there were quite a few tempting gemstones. I took some pix and will share them here soon, but here's a little peek into my shopping bags from Tucson! It's an inside look at some of the things that caught my eye and trends I'm looking toward in the next year. Take a look at these and see if you aren't totally inspired to make some jewelry right now!
How about this subtle color palette? Greens, blues, grays = yum. Fernando and I found the Moroccan-looking blue/silver beads at a wholesale show. I'm thinking tassels or earrings. Something special to highlight each spectacular bead. The bird is from
Green Girl Studios.
Isn't this a fun bunch? Most of these colorful beauts came from
Beadtrust.com. I threw the bottle cap pendant and the interchangeable beads into this pic to represent those two trends. I saw lots of bottle cap motifs at CHA and tons of collectible beads at the Tucson shows. Fuschsia is going to be a big color for 2012, too.
Quatrefoil, my new favorite shape, and peace signs, one of my old favorite shapes. Check out the flat skull beads at the top of the pic, too. Love these! I'm already planning a colorful, wire-wrapped Halloween/Dia de los Muertos necklace. The metal components are from
TierraCast.
And, last but not least:
coprolite beads made from fossilized dinosaur poop! I bought these beauties for my future paleontologist daughter. Aren't you surprised that they're so gorgeous? Great variegated colors. My little scientist is going to love using these for crafts before breakfast (that's our thing).
How about this subtle color palette? Greens, blues, grays = yum. Fernando and I found the Moroccan-looking blue/silver beads at a wholesale show. I'm thinking tassels or earrings. Something special to highlight each spectacular bead. The bird is from Green Girl Studios.
Isn't this a fun bunch? Most of these colorful beauts came from Beadtrust.com. I threw the bottle cap pendant and the interchangeable beads into this pic to represent those two trends. I saw lots of bottle cap motifs at CHA and tons of collectible beads at the Tucson shows. Fuschsia is going to be a big color for 2012, too.
Quatrefoil, my new favorite shape, and peace signs, one of my old favorite shapes. Check out the flat skull beads at the top of the pic, too. Love these! I'm already planning a colorful, wire-wrapped Halloween/Dia de los Muertos necklace. The metal components are from TierraCast.
And, last but not least: coprolite beads made from fossilized dinosaur poop! I bought these beauties for my future paleontologist daughter. Aren't you surprised that they're so gorgeous? Great variegated colors. My little scientist is going to love using these for crafts before breakfast (that's our thing).
7 comments:
Loved all three, but the bright look at me colors in the second picture are just beautiful!.
Awesome haul Katie! Love what you brought home... especially the coprolite. Amazing that something that once was so icky could turn out so pretty!
COLOR! Most awesome
Great selection of beads and colors...the Moroccan looking beads are my favorite I think.
I can just imagine the giggles at your house when you daughter begins working with the coprolite, which are beautiful by the way!
Cheers
LOVE the pinks. What a great jolt of color!
I like all your finds too. I love the lavender coin beads with the flower design, and am curious what they are made of. I couldn't find them on Beadtrust.com. Any info about them would be appreciated. Thanks.
That large donut in your first picture is Variscite. I was surprised to see it here because we actually sell those exact donuts. They make AMAZING pendants. Good display of colors!
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