Bracelets & A Few More Earrings

I thought it would be appropriate to start this post with a bracelet that would go with all the sea glass earrings in my last post.  This is one of my favorite bracelets and may still be fore sale at Mermaid's Bite Gallery in Naples, Florida as of this post.

I incorporated wood beads, seeds, assorted small glass beads and little glass chips with my handmade glass beads to fill in the natural design.

Multi-Colored Sea Glass Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

Multi-Colored Sea Glass Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

Multi-Colored Sea Glass Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

The next bracelet was also on display at the gallery in Naples and may still be available.  Most of my handmade beads used in this bracelet have a black base and the decoration is made using CIM retired French Blue http://www.creationismessy.com/color.aspx?id=10, Effetre Light and Dark Turquoise, Opal Yellow and Double Helix Silvered glass.  I have used most of these same colors in the smaller accent beads as well and added assorted decorative beads to fill out the Cha Cha Style.  Good thing I stocked up on French Blue before they retired it as it's always been one of my favorite colors to use.  It will be a sad day when I run out!!!

Blue & Black Cha Cha Style Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

Blue & Black Cha Cha Style Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

Blue & Black Cha Cha Style Bracelet - all sterling silver findings.

I have a few more photos of some earrings that didn't get included in the last post so I am going to add them on here.

This pair of black and orange spiral earrings were made as a gift.  

Harley Davidson Color Earrings - all sterling silver wire and findings.

This next pair has been sold.  These are changeable earrings!!!!  You know how I love changeable jewelry in tandem with my beads!!!  I got these earrings from the same artist, Gregg Burgard, that makes the changeable bail pendants that I love to use with my beads!!!  I only purchased one pair of these changeable earrings to try them and see what my customers thought and so far so good - this pair sold very quickly!!!

Burgard Changeable Earrings With 2 Post Sizes.

That's it for this post.  I may even get one more blog post up yet today.  It will feel good to get all caught up but my torch is calling me and on top of that, I had some new glass delivered yesterday and that is also hard to resist.  Check back to see what won out.......

Still Catching Up - Earrings

After dealing with some very frustrating issues with my FL internet service, I finally am on line long enough to create a blog post!!! 

Let's start by catching up with all the earrings I made prior to my shows and open house.  Some of these are sold and some are still for sale though my studio or at The Mermaids Bite on 5th Ave. in Naples Florida!  

Vibrant Yellow Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Emerald Green Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Soft Pink Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Gray Blue Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Rose Brown Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Pale Violet Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Light Aqua Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Electric Blue Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Pale Aqua Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Aqua Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Soft Denim Blue Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Lavender Sea Glass Earrings - All Sterling Silver

 

 

I am often asked if these beads are really glass or if they are beach glass that I have made into a bead.  These are my own beads, made the same way I make all my other beads but I etch them at the end to give them that frosty sea glass look.  When I took some of these to the Mermaids Bite Gallery last month I found out that sea glass is also called Mermaid's tears. So I may change the name of these to Mermaid's tear earrings as I kind of like that better!  We will see how it catches on.

Here are a few more that are also etched and customers often think they are clay.  These are also glass but the etching process makes them have this wonderful texture and I think they sometimes look like the striations in Arizona rock. 

Etched Desert Fire Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Etched Desert Blue Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Etched Desert Purple Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Etched Desert Purple Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Here are a few more earrings to finish up this post.  I hope you enjoy looking at them and thank you so much for stopping by to read about my beads!!!!

Garden Purple Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Commando Green & Black Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Garden Purple Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Black Stingray Coiled Earrings - All Sterling Silver

Silvered Green Coiled Earrings - All Sterling Silver

I Don't Know Where To Start - So Let's Go Fishin'!

I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated my bead blog.  I have wonderful reasons why though!  Business was great through the holiday season and I also kept busy doing shows, making commissioned pieces,  as well as enjoying family over the holidays!!!  I just never seemed to have the time to take the photos let alone edit them and get them posted either here or on my facebook page.  And my poor artfire site is getting pretty bare.  This week was the first time I sat at the torch and just experimented a bit with what I felt like creating instead of making specific beads for specific orders and I must say, I loved it.  Sometimes I miss the freedom to create whatever and whenever I want.  Now that things are slowing down I have photos to share.  Since I wasn't sure where to start, I decided to share the new fish beads I've been working on.  I created a few before the open house and the reaction was pretty positive so I made some more. 

First fish I made in this series.

Second fish I made in this series.

These were my first two fish.  I was happy with the way they turned out but I wanted to try improving a few things on the body as well as try other color combinations.  After about 3 weeks I found some time to make more.

Pink and teal.

Aqua and ink blue.

Emerald and striking orange.

Emerald and aqua.

Aqua, teal and striking orange.

Opaque colors.  I much prefer the transparent colors over these.

Rose quartz and striking orange.

Teal and rose quartz.

These little guys are kind of cute but I prefer the ones without the raised dots.  I do like more detail in the scales though.

My personal favorite!  I shaped the scales a bit differently as well as added some black in the scales.

The other side - aqua, ink blue, teal and lt. grass green.

Here he is on a 16" black multi-wire choker with bayonet clasp!!!

As you can see, a few things have evolved like the lips and scales.  I'd love to come up with a fancier tail.

I have lots more photos to share so I'll be blogging again soon.  You can get a sneak peak by looking on my facebook page as most of the photos have been uploaded there already.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog!!!!

Chris

Contact me: chrissandersonbeads@gmail.com - to make an appointment to see my beads and jewelry at my home studio.
Follow my life of Lampworking: http://beadsbychrissanderson.blogspot.com
Purchase my beads and Jewelry: http://www.artfire.com/users/BeadsByChris
Finished Jewelry sold on site at:  
1. Mermaid's Bite 472 5th Ave. South, Naples, FL 34102
2. Will be returning this spring to SALVATORE CAPELLI SALON 114 W. South Boundary Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 - In the Country Charm Shoppes.

Loose beads (sets and focals) sold on site at:

1. The Bead Boutique 2015 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912
Just for fun: Facebook: Glass Lampwork beads and Jewelry by Chris Sanderson (Remember to click on the "like" button for updates)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glass-Lampwork-beads-and-Jewelry-by-Chris-Sanderson/175334185825493