Oxblood is sooooooooooo old school…but it is HOT…HOT…HOT for fall!!! A full two page feature in the 2/16/12 Wall Street Journal calls it the new red. Well…I’m not sure how new it is…but it has been in hibernation for a decade or two!!! “Oxblood: This is a color we haven’t seen much of until now, but [...]
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New Twist on an Old School Color!!!
Posted in color, Design, fashion, jewelry, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fabric, fall designs, fall fashion 2012, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, oxblood, polymer, polymer clay on February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Why Do We Wear Jewelry?
Posted in art, bracelet, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, Bangle, bracelet, contemporary, cuff, Design, fashion, inspiration, interior design, jewelry, laurie prophater, monique rancourt, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Monique Rancourt asks a very provocative question on her website…”My passion for creating body adornment has left me with the question: Why do we adorn our bodies? Speaking for myself, I adorn my body with jewelry because it makes me feel beautiful. Jewelry helps me to visually stand out from others by enhancing my confidence [...]
Under the Sea
Posted in Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, we can do this, tagged art, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, lanvin, laurie prophater, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you scroll through the Elle Accessories Spotlight, you will discover one the the trends for Spring/Summer 2012 is ‘Under the Sea’. The Lanvin shell necklace is a definite…We Can Do This project. Scroll through the Lanvin Accessory Pre-Collection for more under the sea inspiration.
A ‘Little’ Over the Top
Posted in Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged contemporary, Crystals, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, swarovski, tom binns on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You need to go no further than Tom Binns when you want inspiration for ‘over the top design’. His mantra may be…MORE IS MORE…but his designs will tempt you to add one more layer or three dozen crystals…rather than one dozen.
Double Exposure
Posted in Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, we can do this, tagged art, color, Design, fashion, florence broadhurst, inspiration, jewelry, kate spade, laurie prophater, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Kate Spade breaks elements down to the bare essentials…and it always works. The Double Exposure Necklace is a simple series of circles and slices…We Can Do This!!! Love the Florence Broadhurst Japanese floral pattern on the home page…
Are You Ready to Tango?
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, tagged Design, ornamental elements, polymer clay, laurie prophater, inspiration, fabric, fashion, color, color trends, polymer, color trends 2012 on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Pantone has spoken and Tangerine Tango is the color of 2012…love the color combination of tangerine and purple from Adrienne Vittadini. “Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the [...]
Delight to the Eye
Posted in inspiration, art, fashion, color, jewelry, Design, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fashion, gloria askin, jewelry, laurie prophater, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As an artist, Gloria Askin, lives in a multi-tasking world…moving from painting…to polymer…to print making. “Art, always essential in my life. Bold colors, intricately patterned Enchanted the child (forever) in me. Art Everywhere, adorning and expressing.”
Expression Through Adornment
Posted in earrings, inspiration, fashion, jewelry, Design, tagged Design, ornamental elements, polymer clay, laurie prophater, earrings, inspiration, contemporary, fashion, color, art, jewelry, polymer, sue savage on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Sue Savage, like many artists, uses natures colors, textures and patterns as inspiration. “ Combining natural stones, pearls, hand made elements and fine-quality metals, the designs reflect unique natural beauty. Each design is produced only once at Sue’s studio in Southeast Alaska, so it is truly a personal expression through adornment.”
Unique Shapes & Colors
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged Design, ornamental elements, polymer clay, laurie prophater, bracelet, Bangle, inspiration, glass, contemporary, fashion, color, art, jewelry, polymer, carol martin on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carol Martin’s jewelry includes kiln cast glass, precious metals and stones. The process is labor intensive, but Carol feels the unique shapes and colors are worth the effort. This excerpt from her bio could describe all of us…“Making things is as natural as breathing to me. I grew up in a family of Artisans and [...]
Metal Fusion
Posted in art, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged contemporary, damascus steel, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, namu cho, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Namu Cho immigrated to the US from Korea to attend school at Bowling Green University in Ohio. He utilizes the ancient technique called Damascus steel that creates the high contrast between the dark background, the precious metals and gemstones of each piece. “The process of Damascus steel is a lamination fabrication technique that fuses alternating [...]
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