Sunday, March 17, 2013

Art Jewelry Element Earrings Challenge Reveal #5!

This year is flying by quick!  I can't believe it's the middle of March already.  Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!  

It's Reveal #5 for Art Jewelry Elements Earrings Challenge and I decided to light up the torch!  

Week 9 ~ Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Earrings

For Week 9 I decided to kick start Spring by making sakura earrings.  Visiting Japan during cherry blossom season was one of the most memorable experience and I still remember what a breathtaking view it was.  I made the enameled flowers and threaded balled copper head pins which I used as a stem.  By quenching the molten balled copper wire into the water, it creates the most beautiful dark pink color.  I hammer textured the end to shape them into leaves which I wrapped around the stems.  



Week 10 ~ Poppy Flower Earrings

For Week 10 I stayed with the spring flower theme and made poppy flower earrings.  I played around with various color combinations to get the purple I wanted.   Now if I can remember how to recreate the color...  That's part of the fun when you are layering multiple enamel colors but when someone asks you to recreate one, it can be a challenge.  I have a note pad handy at my enamel station but I often get carried away mixing a little bit of this and that.  I really need to keep better notes!



Happy Spring everyone!  Hop on over to all the other artists' blogs to see what they made for Reveal #5!

Mahalo for visiting!
Kumi ♥



8 comments:

  1. Your designs radiate such beauty and energy. Love the fully saturated colors - just riveting!

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  2. Such beautiful little blossoms, Kumi... and what fun you must have with your "science experiments" in enamel!

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  3. LOVE both of these!! I'm usually partial to purple but those pink ones speak to me!! Love the posts you have, I could use some of those!!

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  4. I love them, they're beautiful and very happy!!! Great job!

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  5. These earrings are beautiful! I especially like the cherry blossom ones!

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  6. I love these flowers Kumi. You are so talented.
    Julie

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