More rosaries and stuff.

I seem to be doing a lot of commissions these days. I like that part. However, with all the stuff I've done for others, I decided it was time for me to make something for myself. So, we have two rosaries for myself. The long amber (yes, that's all amber) is my new one for garb. It's based on a 16th c. pattern. The amber and malachite is my "fiddle" for using at work or when I'm bored. Both are knotted rosaries on silk. I also just made an anglican one out of wood and tin for a for a friend - I'll picture that probably tomorrow.



I went past the bead store today, and picked up far too many beads. They were having a yard sale. This is the pile I picked up. I'll have an emerald and sterling rosary done for that big thing in Pennsylvainia, as well as some other bits. I'll probably be bringing my working bag and the minor kit.



If you see a string you *must* have, let me know.

New Sale!

Sale Post!

I am seeing some expenses coming up, so new Sale Post! Goes through Friday, July 18. Email fallingleafarts@gmail.com for purchasing. I am also availble for commissions in similar veins to availibe work, if one so desires...

Currently Available:

Necklaces

The Colors of March at Home Golden glass and malachite on gold chain and wire. 19" and $40.
Of Time, Memories, and Unknown Legacies Alabaster, gray agate and dark quartz strung with black glass. 25" and $45
I Can Has Growing Things, Plz? Silver, blue, and green glass, with some fun oxidized beads that I really can't get enough of, on three strands. $65$60
Aubergines Fun little eggplant glass beads and pearls on base chain. $40
Warmth of the Flame Red and black glass on golden wrapped wire. $45
Midnight in Elven Territories Vintage glass and crystal in blues and black and silver on this one, a two-strand necklace. $55
Ashara's Side PathsFoiled leaves in autumn colors with gold glass and jet. $40
Life of the Sun Glass, malachite, gold wire on wrapped wire links. 20" $65
The Rustling Silence Winter/clear glass leaves and sterling $55
For to feel the Breath of New Life a spring themed necklace in pale greens and lilac with silver beads. 22" $55
Sonata on a Starry Night Vintage crystal and black glass, about 18" $45
"Wait," She said to Her Son. Jade, golden chain, and a goddess pendant. $35

Pendants

Oak, Ash, and Thorn Bloodstone pendant and copper leaf on copper $20
Lightning Scribles silver, bloodstone, and vintage crystal, $20

Bracelets

The World is Born of Flame red and gold glass and gold bracelet at 7.5 inches $25

Earrings

2 pair earrings green and brown glass on silver and red glass leaves and jet on gold. $15 a pair
Blue Earrings 1 Blue and black/blue oxyidized glass on sterling. $12
Blue Earrings 2 Longer blue and black glass on sterling, $15
Red Earrings 1 red and silver dangle-y earrings, $12
Green Earrings 1 Malachite and golden-toned glass on gold, $14
Tears of Summer gold and golden-toned glass on gold. $9
Valley Rock teal and black speckled and striped glass on sterling. $15
Thine Ancient Mistress - Small Wonders blue and green oxidized glass (which never photographs well) on silver. $12
Thine Ancient Mistress - Offshore blue/green oxidized glass and silver on silver. $15
Prairie Song - Autumn Leaves chestnut and golden-hued glass on gold $12
Prairie Song - Wind in the Grasses Tigerseye and freshwater pearls on gold $15

Other Pieces
With Blood, Tears A four decade rosary for the dead, in creamy alabaster and vintage crystal (on the left)$45
Of Samhain Eve under Hunter's Moon Pearl and Malachite prayer beads on a fives and nines pattern, Worked. $35

I'm Back (with earrings!)

Sorry about the hiatus, I've just not managed to be good about posting as I should be.

My mother made out like a bandit last week while I was home - 4 pieces in 3 days. And another one on the way from my father

In the mean time, we have several new pairs of earrings.

A grain of sand - $12 glass and pearl


The Heart of a Living Stone - $15 jade and sterling beads


Mossy Shale - $12 glass


To prick the Sun's Scarlet - $12 glass


Willowwaiths - $15 Vintage crystal

Sale!

Just a reminder that the sale goes until tomorrow at midnight. Pick it up cheap while you can.

Massive Earring Post

I so rarely take good pictures of my earrings and post them, mostly because it's a)hard and b)I make so many of them. Like the sale post, this will probably grow today as I get things photographed and edited.

Blue Earrings 1 Blue and black/blue oxyidized glass on sterling. $12
Blue Earrings 2 Longer blue and black glass on sterling, $15
Red Earrings 1 red and silver dangle-y earrings, $12
Green Earrings 1 Malachite and golden-toned glass on gold, $14
Tears of Summer gold and golden-toned glass on gold. $9
Valley Rock teal and black speckled and striped glass on sterling. $15
Thine Ancient Mistress - Small Wonders blue and green oxidized glass (which never photographs well) on silver. $12
Thine Ancient Mistress - Offshore blue/green oxidized glass and silver on silver. $15
Prairie Song - Autumn Leaves chestnut and golden-hued glass on gold $12
Prairie Song - Wind in the Grasses Tigerseye and freshwater pearls on gold $15

Lightning scribles

Lightning Scribles - silver, bloodstone, and vintage crystal, $20

Having fun with the pendants, but I left most of the good stones for it at the other place. Oh well. More next week.

Earrings

Two pairs of earrings, the gold ones are glass and jet, and the others are silver and glass. $15 a piece.

A note about earrings - I prefer the kidney backs or leverbacks because they don't fall out. If you prefer hooks, let me know and I can change these out.

Oak, Ash, and Thorn

Oak, Ash, and Thorn is one of the few pieces I'll ever do in copper, but the design called to me. Bloodstone and copper, $20

The World is Born of Flame

All glass and gold, The World is Born of Flame is about 7.5" long, so mostly for those with smaller wrists. $25

I had fun with this- Bracelets feel like an abbreviated necklace and don't take as much mental/emotional effort. It's like they're cheating.

Currently Available/Sale Post

Sale Post!

My wall is full, and I need the space. Therefore, have a sale! 10% off of everything not specifically marked down, and this list should be growing daily this week. Sale ends Midnight on Monday, April 7 (Sunday night) Shipping is $3-$5 depending on where you live and what you buy. Email fallingleafarts@gmail.com for purchasing.

Currently Available:

Necklaces

The Colors of March at Home Golden glass and malachite on gold chain and wire. 19" and $40.
Of Time, Memories, and Unknown Legacies Alabaster, gray agate and dark quartz strung with black glass. 25" and $45
I Can Has Growing Things, Plz? Silver, blue, and green glass, with some fun oxidized beads that I really can't get enough of, on three strands. $65$60
Aubergines Fun little eggplant glass beads and pearls on base chain. $40
Warmth of the Flame Red and black glass on golden wrapped wire. $45
Midnight in Elven Territories Vintage glass and crystal in blues and black and silver on this one, a two-strand necklace. $55
Ashara's Side PathsFoiled leaves in autumn colors with gold glass and jet. $40
Life of the Sun Glass, malachite, gold wire on wrapped wire links. 20" $65
The Rustling Silence Winter/clear glass leaves and sterling $55
For to feel the Breath of New Life a spring themed necklace in pale greens and lilac with silver beads. 22" $55
Sonata on a Starry Night Vintage crystal and black glass, about 18" $45
"Wait," She said to Her Son. Jade, golden chain, and a goddess pendant. $35

Pendants

Oak, Ash, and Thorn Bloodstone pendant and copper leaf on copper $20
Lightning Scribles silver, bloodstone, and vintage crystal, $20

Bracelets

The World is Born of Flame red and gold glass and gold bracelet at 7.5 inches $25

Earrings

2 pair earrings green and brown glass on silver and red glass leaves and jet on gold. $15 a pair
Blue Earrings 1 Blue and black/blue oxyidized glass on sterling. $12
Blue Earrings 2 Longer blue and black glass on sterling, $15
Red Earrings 1 red and silver dangle-y earrings, $12
Green Earrings 1 Malachite and golden-toned glass on gold, $14
Tears of Summer gold and golden-toned glass on gold. $9
Valley Rock teal and black speckled and striped glass on sterling. $15
Thine Ancient Mistress - Small Wonders blue and green oxidized glass (which never photographs well) on silver. $12
Thine Ancient Mistress - Offshore blue/green oxidized glass and silver on silver. $15
Prairie Song - Autumn Leaves chestnut and golden-hued glass on gold $12
Prairie Song - Wind in the Grasses Tigerseye and freshwater pearls on gold $15

Other Pieces
With Blood, Tears A four decade rosary for the dead, in creamy alabaster and vintage crystal (on the left)$45
Of Samhain Eve under Hunter's Moon Pearl and Malachite prayer beads on a fives and nines pattern, Worked. $35

The Colors of March at Home

The colors of march at home- Gold and green and sunbeams coming in through the windows. I made this around Christmas because I needed to work with the green an remember that spring will in fact come someday. Since I'm where I grew up this weekend (and where i'd left the necklace), it's time to add this one to the collection.

Glass and malachite on gold chain and wire. 19" and $40.

Of Time, Memories, and Unknown Legacies

Also left with my parents at Christmas was this piece in alabaster, agate, and smoky quartz (at best guess). My grandmother left me these strings of stones that she brought back from Bangkok in the 50s, and this was the first piece made of the wealth. 24-26" or so, I don't know where my tape is, but long. With some weight to it. $45

Rosaries

Here we have Fires of the Soul- glass and copper on copper- and In Excelsis Deo, amethyst and onyx on sterling. I had fun making these, and they went to specific people because that's what they needed/wanted. I am assured that they get a lot of use, and they only went home last weekend.

MiniCon

For those three of you who read this regularly, these necklaces are going with me to MiniCon unless someone buys them first.

Tears of the Godess
Moonlight on a Distant World
Heart's Blood
"But the hero has boobs!"
As Lightning sundered the heavens
Wait, She said to her son
Sonata on a Starry Night
Midnight in Elven Territories
Warmth of the flame
First Frost

I am only taking 10 pieces this year, so I'll make something new if one of these goes away. email to reserve your pieces now...

When Brigid sang to the Trees

So when I was in Boston last summer, shopping for beads for wedding jewelry, the bride fell in love with this string of tourmalines. I said I'd make her something out of it, and I finally have managed to have all the pieces in the same place at the same time. (I couldn't find a pendant. Then when I found a pendant that would work, I couldn't find my silver hashi. So I used the pendant in another piece. Then I found the hashi. Found a new pendant about 2 weeks ago, and discovered some motivation yesterday. However, motivation not being equal to time, I just managed it this evening.)



This is "When Brigid sang to the Trees," a tourmaline and pewter piece (though that tail and the silver hashi are sterling). It's not particularly big, and I had to move down to my extra fine softflex to string this, and still lost 5 or 6 of the beads to fractures. I had planned on making it longer and just couldn't manage it with the fragility of the tourmaline. Private sale.