Project: Fairy Tree of Life

I just wanted to take a quick moment to show off a project I did for a close friend of mine. Vikkie loves fairies, and that's putting it lightly; she's actually obsessed with them! I recently learned how to make the Tree of Life pendants and decided to put that technique to work on a much larger ornament-sized ring.

This Fairy Tree of Life is about 3-inches in diameter and used over 12-feet of wire. I used freshwater pearls, faceted glass beads, crystals, opalite glass beads, and two metal charms. You may also spot a glass butterfly in the tree and a few glass flowers too.

I learned how to make the Tree of Life pendants from this site: www.beadstudio.com If anyone is interested in a tutorial for my Trees, post the request in a comment and I'll be sure to create one ASAP. In the meantime, view the BeadStudio.com tutorial to get a basic idea of how they're made.

Thanks for reading!

EDIT: After this post was published, I did create my own tutorial.  Please check it out in the Tutorial: Wire-Wrapped Tree of Life Ornament post.

Projects: Jewelry & Polymer Clay

I just wanted to take a minute to show off some recent projects I've worked on.

Fairy Ring Bracelet

Fairy Ring Neclace

Fairy Ring Earrings & Ring

I made this Fairy Ring Jewelry Set by request for a private swap on Swap-Bot.  I've used moonstone, amethyst, and blue chalcedony gemstones as the primary components and have included dainty fairy charms and other silver accents.  The ring of the necklace is reversible; one side shows leaves, the other shows flowers.  The ring is fully adjustable and made of memory wire.

My 1st Polymer Clay Fairy Door (not complete)

My 2nd & 3rd Fairy Doors (not complete)

I wanted to try making polymer clay Fairy Doors and this is the result.  I used black polymer clay painted with Pearl Ex Pigment Powders for the doors, brown or grey polymer clay for the frames, silver poly clay for the hinges and door knobs, and glass pebbles for the windows; texture plates added the designs to the doors.  I'll post a tutorial in the near future for this project.

Unisex Leather Wrap Bracelet

This Unisex Leather Wrap Bracelet was inspired by the wrap bracelets worn by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean.  I made it from scrap leather pieces, which were cut into strips and attached to other components such as a strand of wooden beads, a chain, and a leather cord.  It's been accented with silver beads at each connection.  I'm currently working on black, navy blue, and light blue versions of this bracelet.  If anyone is interested, I can post a how-to for this project as well.