I fell in love with Marti Conrad's ceramic paw print beads and decided to feature them for Week #7 Earring Challenge. We rescued our standard poodle Kea (means white in Hawaiian) 12 years ago when she was about 1 1/2 yrs old. She has turned out to be the best dog I've ever had and brought so much joy to our family. She's slowed down quite a bit and we both share aching joints but still has lots of love to share :) I cut out copper rings using my trusted Swanstrom Disc Cutter, hammered and stamped "rescued" and "loved" with the paw print charms wire wrapped at the bottom. You can find more about Marti on Marti's Buttons n Beads Facebook page or follow her on Pinterest. You can shop for Marti's ceramic creations at her Etsy store.
For Week #8 I decided to use some of the metal etching technique I learned last year from the fabulous duo - Gail Lannum and Cristina Leonard - at Bead and Button Show in 2012. They are once again offering the Metal Etching class twice this year. Go find out more about their classes here! What I love about metal etching is you can apply any design and it's quick and easy! I finished the earrings by wire wrapping large hole freshwater pearls. I think I'm going to make a variation of this design. So many possibilities and so little time!!
Kumi ♥
