100 Things- #3 Been and gone!

[nightfox]

So this first pic is one I snapped really quickly as I ran out the door on my way to give my #3 entry to a friend as a thank you gift for helping me alter a Renaissance bodice to fit me properly. My sewing skills are still very rudimentary and she's a professional seamstress who won't take a dime from me in payment. So, this is how I thanked her for her help:

Now these were made specifically for her with her favorite colors & style in mind but I thought they came out rather nice. All the "silver" components are silver plated brass except for the spacers (honestly I don't know what metal they are made from, bead suppliers are often vague.) The "amethysts" are Swarovski crystal. And she loved them! Can't tell you how happy that made me because she offered her services (free of charge!) to someone she's only met a few times. I think she loves her craft as much as I love mine ;-)

When I can, I'll always try to tell you what materials I've used in a piece and show you the components if I have any left. I have a few hard and fast rules to my "kreations" (My ebay shop used to be called Kats Eye Kreations) #1 I never make the same piece twice. I may make the same style in a different color or the same colour in a similar but different style but I absolutely refuse to do 2 of the same thing...ever. #2 I don't use "cheap" materials. All crystals are Swarovski, and other glass beads or gems are of the highest quality Bohemian (Czech) glass with few exceptions (and only when they are exceptional exceptions ;-)

Comments

[k-nightfox.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! Have to giggle though cuz I do clip-ons too ;-)

[fuckyeah.livejournal.com]

OMG! *highfives* Everyone seems to give me weird looks when I say I can only do clip-ons. It's not fair when I see awesome things and they're only for pierced ears.

[k-nightfox.livejournal.com]

*hive fives in return* o/\o Nope, when I run my shop, any earring can be made clip on, french hook or lever back. I have pierced ears but I still wear some screwback earrings that were my grandmothers because they are the most awesome vintage jewels, ever!

I keep meaning to start up my Etsy shop but then I get distracted and forget to start listing stuff! LOL, I will soon though, my bestie has decided to poke at me to get me goin cuz that works well on me ;-)

[fuckyeah.livejournal.com]

Oh sweet! I might have to check out your shop sometime soon then! I love the vintage stuff myself; I usually raid my local thrift store whenever I can looking for cute clip-ons, lol.