Completed Wedding Hair Vine

Ah!
Remember the hairvine I was working on?!
Well...more then 8+ hours later...now I have PICTURES!
ok.
The pictures on the model came put blurry but the others are perfectly clear!
I am VERY HAPPY for my FIRST ONE!
I was inspired as always by the organic fluidity of nature. I used various shapes and sizes of Freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals. A Bride could easily use a few Bobbi pins to attach it to her hair. Unlike a lot that I have seen on the market mine is smothered FULL of pearls and crystals without being too ostentatious.

New items

It was a bit challenging to take photos of my new pieces.
Clear crystal isn't the easiest to photograph and get any type of brilliance!
I think I am going to have to make a light box.
It was ridiculous how dark my original photos were.
I think I will probably end up retaking several more and changing them in later but I want to post these new items. Plus, it's soo overcast today I can't take new pictures till it burns off since I currently use the natural light.

The clarity in the clear quartz is beautiful!
Even though it was much more expensive then what I would normally purchase (since I am on a tight budget at the moment) I think the final pieces were well worth the money. I could see the difference like night and day!
I know, I know, you definitely get what you pay for!
I want to gradually start using AAA grade quality gems.
Phew, I NEED to get the business rolling before I can truly make that kind of investment on a regular basis...It will make ALL the difference in the quality and look of my pieces.
Ah, little by little...after all, this is really the first time since I started to make jewelry that I have had the time to invest in my company...now if ONLY I had the money to invest in it!
LOL!
In due time!!!

New Hoops

I spent last night finishing up some new hoop designs. They are simple and clean...perfect for anyone to wear. I have always loved the simplicity of hoops. Ha! Remember the 80's?! I think most of us had at least one pair! I suddenly had a flash of Sade and Jodi Watley. I had to put a bit of my stlye to these...what do you think?

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