Editing Dichroic Pendant Pics

So i haven't actually tested my new kiln here yet. I have been trying to set up the home studio first and get all things together. I just recently purchased a transformer to plug in the 110V kiln which I am officially going to introduce in one of my next posts...so no picture of "her" quite yet.

Tomorrow will be the first day that I will be creating "new" glass pendants....I plan on firing them sometime within the week...possibly wed or thursday. I will need to make around 12-15 pieces for a batch of firing. Of course since it is my first firing here, it will need to be somewhat of a test fire because I am not quite sure if the firing sched will be the same as I did in Colorado where I learned to use my kiln.

As for now, I still have a bunch of my finished pendants to post. So I have been trying to take pictures of them that I can post in my website and facebook pages. Although I do like how the photos came out, it still is missing something. I mean if you look at my pendants in real life, they seem to pop with color and glow and sparkle....how do i capture that digitally?

Well, maybe with practice.... what do you think of these so far...

I gave each of them a name since each one will be a one of a kind piece...



Here is...

"FINDING THE WAY"
includes your choice of gold plated chain or matted black satin cord

"SMOKESCREEN"

PHP1,205
(US$26)
includes your choice of silver plated chain or matted black satin cord

"LIQUID GOLD FUSE"

PHP1,480
(US$32)
includes your choice of gold plated chain or matted black satin cord

"EMOTIONS A GLOW"

PHP1,575
(US$34)

includes your choice of silver plated chain or matted black satin cord

Those are the few that I have edited so far. When you look at these pendants, there are particular ones that call out to you because of their colors or the way they light gives them a certain glow....and sometime it calls out to how you feel ...almost like bottled up emotions that you can see and wear and only you can understand....that's what I think about these pendants....

More to come in the next few days.....

Meanwhile....please visit my facebook page and you can see the pendants there too...here is the link...

https://www.facebook.com/myearthlyjewels?ref=hl

Have a great week!!!

Shop Updates and Ofcourse More Beads

I've been working hard to make up for my big bead fail last week so, I've spent most of my time creating new beads. Over the weekend, I got a new little oven and was able to make these beauties which are waiting for me to be painted....

Some closeup pics...focals and cabochons....

I'll be working on them tonight and tomorrow. I ran out of clay to work with though, so I definitely need to get some more (*wink*) to feed my obsession....

The bad part about this new bead making obsession is that I've been sort of neglecting my Etsy shop...I decided I needed to pay it a bit more attention so, I photographed my newest charm pendants today so, I can start uploading to my shop on daily basis again.... Here they are on my work table waiting to be photographed....

Lots of pretties there...a few owls, some romantic hearts, butterflies and even some steampunk style pendants.... Now all I need to do is do a bit of editing (cropping and brightening up the pictures) and they're ready to be listed on Etsy... no more neglecting the shop :-)

Now...I can get back to bead making!!!! Yey!

That's all for now....Have a great day!

Bead Table Wednesday ... aka BTW

I joined the flickr group (click here to go to the flickr group) created by Heather from Humblebeads (see the post here). So, every Wednesday, I'll let you take a peak at what I'm working on...

Today, I'm working on the necklace for my Margie and Me challenge (which is to be revealed on the 19th). Here's my table...

I can't show you the piece yet (we're supposed to reveal it on the 19th) but you can kind of see the pendant way in the background behind the wire....I'm liking how its turning out but, I'm thinking of making a maybe another one for the challenge. That is, if time permits....

Thanks for stopping by!

Color Palette Inspirations...Sneak Previews...

Since I decided to join in a couple of jewelry challenges, I've been digging through my stash of beads. (which reminds me that I really need to start organizing and setting up the craft room). I've looked at the challenge inspirations several times already and tried picking out beads from my stash with the colors from the selected art.

Here's what I picked out....

For the Art Bead Scene inspiration, they chose John Singer Sargent's Carnation, Lily, Lily,Rose -

There's a lot of pretty colors there and I picked out a lot of colors from my stash. I initially chose these....

Although, I loved all the colors, it just seemed to be a jumbled mess. I wanted to cut down the colors and simplify but I loved all of them. So I decided to have two separate color themes..... and it seemed to work out better.

For the first color theme, I used the grape and oracle colors....but I also added a slightly different light pink/flesh color too....

And the second color theme uses logan, lily, blue zodiac, and wewak...

There! Much better, I think.... It looks better and more harmonious!

It's great to have the color palettes all ready. It's much easier to create this way.

And as for the Margie and Me challenge, The Modern Madrid....I've picked out a couple of beads for the first inspiration...a photo by JMDasso

Here are my color choices.....

I'm not quite sure about the center piece bead yet....but, I sure do love the color palette. I also love the second inspiration, however, I may not have enough in my stash to have a complete piece for it. Let's see...there's only about a week and a day left to get going....

Lastly, I posted this new necklace on Etsy today.

It's a simple cluster pendant necklace that's perfect to go with the "In the Ocean of Blue" charm bracelet....

I got the idea from an inquiry today about the bracelet for a wedding party. As I was raking through my stash, I found those beautiful deep blue and violet beads and thought...wouldn't these look lovely with a gorgeous blue gown....so I gave it a try.... check it out in my etsy listing - here.

Here are some gorgeous dresses that would look awesome with this necklace....

Picture Credits from left to right - (1) Adrianna Papell Flutter Sleeve Tiered Dress in dark blue.jpg  (2) ioffer.com (3) Dark blue Tadashi Tiered Ruffle Silk Gown image.jpg