Cornucopia I love fall. I don’t get fall in Florida, when the weather breaks and the high is 80, we call that fall. I used to live up north, and I miss the leaves changing color. Whenever I make jewelry for myself I make it in fall colors, browns and oranges and dark reds. This piece was completely inspired by the beads that I used. I hardly ever buy beads knowing exactly how I will use them. Usually I see them, like them and if the price is right I buy them and figure out what I will do with them later. With these beads, I spotted them at a bead show and I knew immediately what I was going to make with them. I carried the design around in my head until I got home and started stringing. When I named the piece I wanted something that conveyed Thanksgiving and fall, so I settled on “Cornucopia.” |
Afternoon Social I love the pendant on this piece; it was made by a very talented Etsy seller, PorkChopShow. I named the necklace “Afternoon Social” because I had visions of ladies from the past calling on their friends in the afternoon, sipping tea. I sat down to make a completely different necklace then the one I ended up with. I had a bunch of different beads that I was going to use, but it looked too busy and took away from the pendant so I pulled it apart. I settled on simple beads and some really cool ribbon that I picked up on a trip over Christmas to Asheville. I like to always visit bead stores when I am traveling; you never know what you might find somewhere else. |
See more of Stephanie's work at her Etsy shop, LeClairRoseDesigns.
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