Inspira – Autumn in Ontario
ByI wanted to share something special today that I’ve been working very hard on, and that I’m very proud of. Inspired by the absolutely stunning Autumn we had here in Ontario I wanted to create Inspira jewellery inspired by the colours and beauty of Fall. I had used real lava in my Inspira Kiluea bracelet and I was intrigued by trying to find a way to include real leaves in my jewellery. After *much* experimentation and many, many piles of Fail, I created a technique for preserving leaves perfectly in silver frames – and here are the results =o)
6 Leaf ‘medallions’, perserved and encased in silver plated, nickel-free frames, coated in jewellers grade resin for protection and shine. The bracelet is finished with powerful, easy, silver magnets and a silver leaf.
This necklace has 3 leaf medallions joined with silver rings, on a silver chain with magnet clasps.
I also created a series of pendants, with a single silver leaf detail hanging from the bottom.
And earrings =o)
These beautiful autumn keepsake pieces will be available at my upcoming show next month. After the show is done I will put some up on my Etsy site; I’ve been preserving leaves while I can so I’ll be able to produce a few more over the winter. In the spring I’ll try the same technique I’ve developed on leaves and flower petals, I can’t wait !
Amazing, beautiful, lovely! I don’t have enough English words…I wish I could say in Finnish! I just love these beauties! Silver and atumn colours are great together and your work and idea is perfect!
Autumn wishes from Crete Teje
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Wow! Very beautiful and creative!!!
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Those look great!
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[…] these preserved leaves in silver frames lovely? Take a look at the blue brick and see more gorgeous Autumn color from Shireen and then have a look at the tiger lily petals she […]
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What beautiful jewelry! Wish I lived close enough to be able to just drop by your show…will be looking forward to when it appears on Etsy.
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They turned out beautiful! Those colors are meant to be preserved!
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[…] these preserved leaves in silver frames lovely? Take a look at the blue brick and see more gorgeous Autumn color from Shireen and then have a look at the tiger lily petals she […]
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