Tuesday, April 30, 2013

AJE Component of the Month Blog Hop - April Edition!

Hello out there!!  Today's post showcases lovely lampwork headpins, created by our fearless leader over at Art Jewelry Elements...Jennifer  Cameron of Glass Addictions.



I was thrilled to receive 2 pale blue transparent headpins with swirled copper wire inside!  You know me and swirls!  She indicated that we didn't have to use both headpins, but how could I resist?

I have been holding onto some special brass flowers to add to my enamel arsenal, and I decided they would be the perfect component to pair with the headpins.  I enameled them in a base of robin's egg blue, then dusted some orchid into the folds and torched.  Then, for good measure, added a bit of transparent raspberry!  I totally love how these turned out and have a few more sets of these that I will be playing with and offering for sale.



I decided to make some tiny caps for the headpins in the same orchid/raspberry hue.

Finished with some of my hand-wrought sterling and copper earwires, and embellished with Czech glass flowers, these awesome earrings measure about 2.25 inches.



Thanks for stopping by to see my creation!  Go see what everyone else came up with...you'll be glad you did!

Guest Designers:

AJE Team:
Melissa Meman...you are here!


20 comments:

  1. Holy cow! These are stunning! Those enamels buds with the headpins is truly a match made in heaven! Beautiful!

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  2. W.O.W - they are so gorgeous!

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  3. WOW is right, your gorgeous Enamel flowers are perfection with Jen's headpins. Really beautiful creation!!

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  4. Gorgeous - love your enamel flowers and they're perfect wit Jens headpins.

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  5. Beautiful earrings! I love the enameled flowers and tiny bead caps. So Sweet!

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  6. Those are stunning - they pair perfectly.

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  7. You have a real knack for lovely combinations of color and components! Your enamel flowers are beautiful.

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  8. So cute. Love the enamels - great color combo!

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  9. So lovely, Melissa! I love how the flowers turned out...such pretty colors!

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  10. Holy moly! I love your enameling, Miss Melissa! The colors are spectacular. Those little curls in the glass are like a flash freeze on emerging plants. So pretty! Thank you for sharing your talent with us! Enjoy the day. Erin

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  11. Awesomely cool and beautiful! Love em!

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  12. Gosh, I love these earrings too! Everyone is doing amazing things with my little headpins. I cannot even believe how awesome those enameled flowers look with the headpins!

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  13. I do so love your design skills! That enameling is a perfect match for the headpins. And the tiny caps!! Sweet!

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  14. Your enamels flowers are perfect! I love how you pulled it all together!!!

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  15. I love them!!! The colors are gorgeous, they really bring out the copper red from with in the head pin. I would wear those in a heartbeat! Yum.

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  16. I love your enameled components! And these flowers are especially lovely. I appreciate the little details you added too, like the bead caps on the headpins and the dangle on the flower. Just a great design on so many levels.

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  17. Love your earrings, I love your little bead caps and your ear wires are amazing!

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  19. Juicy! Love the colors!!!

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  20. SO beautiful, Melissa!! I'm always crazy about your designs and would wear these pretty earrings in a heart beat!

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