Are you ready for the 1st big reveal? I have a terrible fear of heights, but I jumped way out of my comfort zone and learned to do assemblage jewelry, colorizing metal and so much more. Here I have some of the pieces from the new line I've designed: Imagine the Colors of Nature. In the next month, the first of these pieces will be appearing for sale in my Etsy shop.
In the next two weeks I will blog more about how I created these pieces. But for now, you can see that there are 2 parts to my line: (1) The Nature Brights Line: copper, silver, gold and brass assemblage pieces and hand painted metals with: leaves and flowers, birds, dragonflies, and butterflies. Some pieces can be adjustable to brooches, many will have matching earrings as an option. (2) The Mini Cha Nature Line: incorporates the same nature elements as above, but in adjustable bracelets and mini rings with leaves, pearls, birds, mini lockets, flowers and more. I have many other colors planned--a lovely denim blue, teal, magenta, pink and much more to be seen at the final reveal!
March 20 is our final Blog Hop and I will have surprise pieces for the rest of my new line that no one has even seen yet! On that day, you will be able to see my complete line of delicious colors and mini chas!!
Visit the links below to see all the wonderful people participating in the blog hop:
Brenda Sue Lansdowne, B'sue Boutiques : Jewelry Making Outside the Box
Marcia Tuzzolino : Aurora Designs
Jann Tague : Clever Designs by Jann
Judy King : Apt to Wander Studio
Linzi Alford : Magpie in the Sky, Spoil Heap Tales
Cynthia Wainscott : Exotic Peru
Carole Carlson : Beadsophisticate
Lynn Stinten : Dragonzwench
Marica Zammit : Bead Lovelies
Catherine Shattuck : VRBrose
Michaele Collie : The Vintage Gem
Mary Craig : Jewelry Alchemy
Lee Koopman : Strega Jewelry
Erin Whitacre : Shattered Time Jewelry
Monica Casady : MJCasady Copper Works
Leila West : Leila Nicole Designs
Cindy Peterson : Howling Dog Jewelry
Leila Belcher : Leila Bee Designs
Gloria Allen : Wings and Beads
Pamela Anger : Novegatti Designs
Tammy Adams : Paisley Lizard
Lynda O'Mara : LOmara Creative
Elizabeth Hildreth : MadScientistsDesigns
Dana Hickey : Wind Dancer Studios
Janet Calardo : Jan Lea Designs
Maria Clark : Sweet Willow Designs
Lori Beekman : B. Accessorized
Jennifer Kroeger : Relic Charm
Amy Jorgensen : Hoarder's Corner
Robin Reed : Artistry: Handcrafted Bead Designs
Ingrid Anderson : Lilis Gems
Louise O'Shields : Desire Divine Jewels
Susan Killam : Killam Creative
Mary Katherine Deis : The Rose Sword: Artisan and Vintage Collectible Jewelry
Nike Bottalico : Nike Bottalico
Susan Bowerman : Woodside Wireworks
Kristy Le : Kristy Le Trendy Jewelry Designs
Jan Peters : Stylized Vintage
Mitzie Crider : Needful Luxuries Occasional Blog
Gina Hockett : Freestyle Elements
Linda Anderson : From the Bead Board
Alexandra Sefton : Imaginary Jewelry and Altered Art
Melida Boman : The Journey of Pens and Things
Teresa Shurter : TreeZ's Treasurs
Melissa Latimer : Smithed Up
Renee Hong : Fine and Dandy Jewelry and Art
Nadine Edris : Moondance Jewelry
Lori Meyer : Parisienne Girl
Jennifer Merrill Williams : Artists of All Stripes
Denise Lussier Poirier : Jewelry by Denise
Renee Allen : Small Stuff Design
Autumn Adams : Autumn Dawns
Elizabeth Owens : 1996 Shabby Lane
Kat BarronMiller : Midnight Kat Productions Art Jewelry
Sandra Ballard : Mama San's Mojo
Coral Law : ab:coraldesign
So much beauty! Keep it up. ~ Melissa
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa! Fun to work with these colors! :)
DeleteOMG your colors are soooo beautiful! Surreal almost :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm loving your photos too. Great attention grabbers! Love them.
Well done Alexandra!
Thanks Marica--you brightened my day with your lovely comments and appreciation!! <3
DeleteBrava, Alexandra! Way to jump out there and showcase your new skills! 😉
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the vibrant, pearlescent colorway
Thanks Lori for such cool comments and kudos! Glad you like my colors--I'm off to your blog now!! <3
DeleteGreat job Alexandra....some new looks from you but you still get to do your cha cha bracelets! Well done...keep moving forward.....
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda--not one piece of this would've happened without you! You can now officially consider yourself a Mover and Shaker! Thank you so much for all the support and encouragement! <3
DeleteBeautiful colors with unexpected elements of nature. Love what you have created. Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteDebbie--thank you for the sweet comments! My theme changed several times but it's cooking now! :):)
DeleteJust love your line so far! I'll be back to see how it continues to develop. Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise for looking and for your comments. So glad you'll be back! :):)
DeleteThose bracelets make mw want to dance! Beautiful. And your painted pieces are lovely. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteYay--you go dance! Thanks so much! :):)
DeleteLove you colors in I'm so glad that you continued the process and came out with some beautiful jewelry. I love the colors of the charm bracelet. It reminds me of autumn colors. So I see in your line spring and summer and autumn. Now to finish up the jewelry line and I can't wait to see it on March twentieth
ReplyDeleteCindy--thanks so much for the vote of confidence! And your kind words. I like what you said about spring, summer and autumn--I hadn't thought of that. :):)
DeleteLove you colors in I'm so glad that you continued the process and came out with some beautiful jewelry. I love the colors of the charm bracelet. It reminds me of autumn colors. So I see in your line spring and summer and autumn. Now to finish up the jewelry line and I can't wait to see it on March twentieth
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Cindy for liking my jewelry! I hadn't thought of the seasons like that so I appreciated you pointing that out! :):)
DeleteBeautiful colors! Always exciting when those "accidents" are indeed happy! Ingrid
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your nice comments--it didn't seem like an accident at the time! :)
DeleteI'm still loving those cha chas! So looking forward to seeing the finished lines :D
ReplyDeleteHooray--I'm not the only one who is crazy for cha chas! Thanks for your comments! :):)
DeleteWay to shake things up! Love your color explorations and the pieces you've created so far. What a wild ride this is for many of us!
ReplyDeleteNadine--yes it IS a wild ride! Thanks for your comments and for liking the color ways! :)
DeleteYour colorway is fantastic! Love all the designs and the cha cha bracelets are divine!
ReplyDeleteOh goody--another person loves cha chas! Thanks for your sweet comments and love of colors! :):)
DeleteBeautiful pieces, and great colors, Alexandra! I love dangly bracelets, so I must say those are my favorites. ;)
ReplyDeleteLet's all dangle away! Thanks for such a great comment and for your support! :):)
DeleteOh my, Mother Nature never looked so good! Beautiful colors and designs. ~mary
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary--you are so kind! :)
DeleteThese are such beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! :)
DeleteI love what you did with color!! Experimenting to get your colors is an awesome job, and what lovely colors you came up with. Lovin the cha-chas, too, and mini-chas should be just as cool. Lovin what you are doing--keep up the good work!! Gina H
ReplyDeleteGina--thank you so much for the encouragement and for loving my colors and chas!! :)
DeleteI love what you did with color!! Experimenting to get your colors is an awesome job, and what lovely colors you came up with. Lovin the cha-chas, too, and mini-chas should be just as cool. Lovin what you are doing--keep up the good work!! Gina H
ReplyDeleteGina--thanks so much for your encouraging words and for loving my colors and chas! :)
DeleteYou have proven you can make Changes Cha's on a smaller scale and they're just as gorgeous!!! I show your Cha Cha's to lots of folks because I have several favorited. I just love them! You're super talented and I love every single piece of your line. Great colors and great designs!
ReplyDeleteWow--Leila, I just about cried reading your sweet words! Thank you SO much for encouraging me in my obsession with cha chas! And thanks for faving them!! It feels so great to have an artist like you whose work I so admire, actually admire my work!! :):)
DeleteMy auto correct changed that and I didn't notice. Sorry. Cha-cha's!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLoving your line - especially that aqua/pink collage piece with the bee... ya got something there. Also, the cha cha bracelet is to me is SCREAMING for those lockets to be verdigris color like your collage piece. Color is your tie-in for everything and a little color in that bracelet would be amazing. Love your line!
ReplyDeleteAha--I wasn't sure about painting those lockets because they need to open and close a bunch--so thanks for the great suggestion! I'm still working on getting a good verdigris color, but we can't have pieces screaming now can we?! I'll just have to keep experimenting. :):)
DeleteStunning work, I am so drawn to the colors you are using. Looking forward to seeing your finished line!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great words! :)
DeleteWell done! No one would guess you just started doing these techniques.
ReplyDeleteCarole--that's high praise indeed! Thanks so much for your encouragement! :)
DeleteYou are clearly having fun with the colors. Your lines are looking great. Your shop will be bursting with beautiful collections this spring.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Tammy! As I got over being stuck, I actually did have fun with the colors, tho I didn't take notes and am hoping I can replicate some of them! So glad you liked my pieces. :):)
DeleteGreat job on the metal colors - you're moving right along!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Amy! :)
DeleteAlexandra, these color combinations are fantastic. I love the two parts to your line. Really looking forward to the surprises you have planned for us.
ReplyDeleteMaria--thanks for your words of encouragement! I sure hope the surprises come together well because we all know things don't always work out as planned! :):)
DeleteAlexandra, these color combinations are fantastic. I love the two parts to your line. Really looking forward to the surprises you have planned for us.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like the 2 parts of the line. Wasn't sure if that was cohesive enough. If I were famous, I would divide it up into two lines, but I might eventually do that anyway! Absolutely love what you're doing with your soutache clay! :):)
DeleteAlexandra--you've come so far! Your colors and designs are great. I'm glad you're having so much fun with it and expanding your creative horizons! I'm looking forward to the new secret part of your line!
ReplyDeleteLOL--it's even secret from me! Not really, it's just that I don't know yet if what's in my head will come out well. Ah the joy of creating...... Thanks so much for all your listening, love and encouraging chats!! You are a great friend! :):)
Deleteyour colors are brilliant it looks like such a fun and cheerful line.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kat! :)
DeleteFABULOUS!!!! You are Rocking it!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd like to get these old bones rockin'!! Thanks! :):)
DeleteAlexandra .. beautiful work .. thank you for showing us finished pieces and I love them all .. Looking forward to seeing more on March 20th
ReplyDeleteJann--thanks for all your encouragement along the way and now! Glad you like my pieces! :):)
DeleteI am so excited to see your line! What yummy colors and designs~ I wish you the very best and hope you achieve all you set out to do~ I too have a fear of heights and am learning how to expand my thinking about my art~ Take care!
ReplyDeleteenjoyed reading you~
~nike xo
LOL--Nike we may have a fear of heights but look how we both are soaring! As you know, I love how you are bugging out! Just looked at your earrings again--so cool! Thanks for your kind words. :):)
DeleteBeautiful colors, can't wait to see the rest!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Monica! :)
DeleteWOW - if these are your accidents your planned pieces must be out of this world. Absolutely gorgeous in every way. Bob Ross one of my favorites too! I can't wait to see more of this line, your colors are incredible.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like my colors! I still don't know if the planned surprises will work out okay until I do them, so I'm playing around now trying to replicate some of the pieces you saw. Didn't take color notes which was a mistake! Thanks so much for your encouragement! :)
DeleteEverything is looking great
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! :)
DeleteLooking good! Awaiting the big reveal. :-) ~Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow I am such a big fan of your work and this line is no exception!!!!!!! Your colors are so vibrant and everything about your line screams happiness, beauty and fun. Your charm bracelets are way awesome and I love the colors on the large leaves like crazy!!!! You are a phenomenal artist for sure! I am humbly honored and truly grateful to be on this journey with you!!! ~Louise
ReplyDeleteGood thinking and progress! Looking forward to seeing your five pieces all lined up!!
ReplyDeleteGood thinking and progress! Looking forward to seeing your five pieces all lined up!!
ReplyDeleteAlexandra - your colors are great! It's been fun for me to learn processes of coloring metals, too!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Susan
Alexandra, what can I say. You have such a colorful and beautiful line coming along. So anxious to see what you will bring in March.
ReplyDeleteWOW ! Your colors are beautiful and so well used with all the stampings. Love all the stampings you have used. Your line is so cute. Love it! Look forward to seeing the rest of your line.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!! Alexandra, you're knocking it out of the park with these beautiful compositions! I'm very impressed with your coloring, especially since it is the first time coloring metal. Fantastic job. Can't wait to see the rest of your line.
ReplyDeleteLovely colouring Alexandra- and great choice for your line- lots of scope between the bracelets and the bigger pieces. Look forward to seeing your line ! Linzi
ReplyDeleteLove, luv all the pieces. Fantastik colors looking forward to all the completed pieces. You are a Makering machine.
ReplyDeleteWow, you've mastered the colorization of these pieces. I love the cha-cha bangle, too! Bright, happy things here!
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