My Muse Has a NAME!

Meet ANNIE, my muse.  I photographed her on a sunny February day on our deck just up from the woods.  She's sporting a tank, a my husband's tooled leather belt , a big silver buckle that my dad used to wear, and lots of new "cowgirl"-style jewelry.  She's looks pretty good, right?

It all started with my "need" for a figure like hers to be the stage for the new western-themed jewelry I had in my head.  Once she arrived, Annie seemed the right name (just enough sass), but she needed some clothing.  Well, lo and behold, I found the perfect garment on Junk Gypsies website:  "Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History"--one of my favorite sayings.  

Well, ever since I partnered up with Annie, my full-size (although headless and legless) jewelry model, I have found a wealth of jewelry ideas that just keep coming.

See what's new below.  

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SUEDE:::a softly western style . . .

This is "Palomino"--a set made with handmade lampwork beads (Blue Heeler and others), Czech glass, and pewter.

I made it in several colors (soft desert tones), and some of them are now "living" in two Oregon galleries till they get adopted by someone who loves them.  There are some on the website.  I'll make more.

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ROCKIN' COWGIRL:::a little more bold . . . 

Annie will be wearing a whole neck-full of these babies.  Some will be long like this, some short, some heavily turquoise, some glass, some will feature vintage cowgirl pendants or western wear pendants.  But at shows she will be front and center loaded down, because "more is better."

Each necklace will have a pair of earrings that coordinate with the necklace (not much matchy-matchy) so they will be easy to wear with several other necklaces.

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BY THE BOOK:::book chain, lays flat like a moveable cuff . . .

This is a variation of my Glass Charm Bracelets, first introduced in 2012, but still a favorite.  I make them all the time.  Each one has a Swarovski "Wild Heart" charm to indicate their classy degree of innate wildness.

I have several of these, and my new idea is to colorize the chain and use coordinating (or not!) dangles.

This one has been showing up on Pinterest a lot lately.  Love that!

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BEACH VACATION:::"Posy Patch"

I just finished my first collection of these last weekend.  This one actually sold once it was seen on Facebook.  Each piece I made is OOAK (one of a kind), so it won't be repeated.  But lots of colors are available, and I'll make more.

Lovely frosted sea glass (man-made) is combined with lots of goodies from my stash--tagua nut, Lucite, and Czech glass, for sure.

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BEACH VACATION:::"Tawny Gold" necklace

Love working with the sea glass.  It mixes well with other materials, plus it GLOWS from within.  

Check out the bottle-rim pendant.  Looks like a piece of bottle that just washed up on the shore.  I use sea glass that is man-made, and it looks beautiful.

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Annie is calling my name again from the studio where she stands in front of the fireplace.  While she continues to do that, I will respond.  Today I'll be making BEACH VACATION earrings.  I have a dozen ideas.  Way to go, Annie!