Swaps are a beautiful chance to know crafty people, interesting not only because they share at least one passion with you (a general love for handmade jewelry), but also because they use different media, have a totally different life on the opposite side of the world and, last but not least, because they're nice people!
Alas I still haven't received my earrings because, you know, Italy has the slowest postal service ever when it comes to incoming mail, but I can show you what I made for my partner, the amazing Ginger Davis Allman of The Blue Bottle Tree.
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I know, nothing new, but the more I was reading Ginger's e-mails describing her life, and the more I was looking at her gorgeous rustic components, the more these earrings seemed to be perfect for her.
She told me they are.
She loves blue and is a bit of a boho lady, and I loved that she recycled all these blue glass bottles to make an amazing tree in her garden. It's such a nice story.
So I thought some recycled can tabs with a little blue were just perfect :D
If I'll receive some surprise in the mail tomorrow, I'll update this post; otherwise I hope you'll be kind enough to stop by lately again and take a look at the other partecipants here.
Wow, your bead work on those is amazing. And I love tha you used the can tabs. I'm sure she loves them. Will try to check back later to see what you got. I don't have mine from my partner yet, either, but my post is up with what I sent her.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative idea!
ReplyDeleteI love the use of the aluminum tab in your earrings! Most I've seen aren't something I'd wear, but this are GREAT. I'd wear them in a heartbeat. May have to give them a try...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea and use of pop can tabs! They are wonderful earrings. Funky, and original!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beauty you can create from a can tab!!! These are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love my earrings! Thank you so much for them. You really made something wonderful. They're so sparkly (but not too much) and perfectly match my quirky style. People see them and while they're in the middle of commenting on how nice they are, they realize that they're made of Can Tabs and then they always laugh and say, "That's so cool!!" I agree. Beautiful and fun! Hopefully your package will come soon and you won't have to wait too long.
ReplyDeleteI love how you beaded those can tabs and I love recycled type jewelry. They look very sparkly and I'm kinda jealous, haha! Thanks for participating!
ReplyDeleteI just really love these earrings. Very creative and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love your recycled tab earrings!!! AWESOME idea!!
ReplyDeleteI love these, can't wait to see what she made for you!
ReplyDeleteEveryone has been so creative with incorporating other "parts" in their designs. Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteYour earrings are very creative and the result of using can tabs and seed beads is amazing. Great work.
ReplyDeletei absolutely love what you did with these. the color is gorgeous and the creativity in using pop tabs is fantastic
ReplyDeleteI would have never dreamed of using can tabs for jewelry - how creative and original! Love them!
ReplyDeleteAmazing earrings! Love the way you wrapped the pop tops & made something plain jane into something beautiful! So creative! I hope you get your earrings soon :)
ReplyDeleteI want these! You did an incredible job and I just love these!
ReplyDeleteSilvia! How the heck do you do that?! that is amazing! I am always in awe of artists who work with seed beads and beadweaving but to use tabs in such a creative way is way cool. Very pretty results too! Nice job!!!
ReplyDeleteThese seem perfect to me for a woman who has a recycled blue glass tree in her garden! You must have done something cool to the metal in the can tabs, and the patine you got is gorgeous! Bravo. Complicated design is overrated. The best stuff suits the purpose!
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