Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tiny nature relics
Monday, March 28, 2011
Inspired by Grandma Lynne
My mother in law is an amazing artist. She is a master quilter and we have been so fortunate to be given many of her pieces. I wanted to make something that was inspired not only by her own craftiness but also inspired by how wonderful a person she is.
I sand cast these two buttons in sterling silver. One has been molded already. I will be working on them this week. Please look for them on my website www.twigsandheather.com and also at my first show- Craftopia in the great city of Pawtucket Rhode Island.
Twigs and Heather
Handmade in Boston MA!
I sand cast these two buttons in sterling silver. One has been molded already. I will be working on them this week. Please look for them on my website www.twigsandheather.com and also at my first show- Craftopia in the great city of Pawtucket Rhode Island.
Handmade in Boston MA!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
New pieces- sweet skullheads
I'm not 100% sure about a name for these yet, but these are the first of many more to come! I'm keeping one for myself. I'm leaning towards the cutey on the right with the pumpkin head!
These area all made in sterling silver and are one of a kind, baby!
Look for these and more new designs at our 2011 show season, which starts in Pawtucket RI at CRAFTOPIA, Sunday April 10th.
Kindly,
K Alice
www.twigsandheather.com
These area all made in sterling silver and are one of a kind, baby!
Look for these and more new designs at our 2011 show season, which starts in Pawtucket RI at CRAFTOPIA, Sunday April 10th.
Kindly,
K Alice
www.twigsandheather.com
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| Sweet sweet skullheads |
Friday, March 18, 2011
Spring has sprung
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| See that big one? What a beauty! |
I spend two afternoons at the beach with my girls this week. Seaglass pickin' was good!
Check out some of our newest sea glass creations at www.twigsandheather.com . This year we will have sea glass rings at all of our shows!
Monday, March 7, 2011
EtsyMetal blog carnival- March- private pieces
Heather and I have a few pieces that we just love and wear and will never sell or take off.
Let's start with mine, K Alice.
I haven't purchased a piece of jewelry in quite some time, but i do have a few vintage pieces that I love.
This picture is of my 2 favorite vintage sterling silver pieces. The ship is made by "Hand and Hammer". By doing a little research on-line, I discovered that this silversmith company has been around for quite some time. The ship is "Old Ironsides", The USS Constitution, which is located right in Boston harbor. What a beautiful ship!
The piece is really cool too. Not only does it have great detail, but the back is detailed too with tiny etchlike lines to show the ropes and ladders on the other side of the sails.
The other vintage piece is a growling wolf with a ruby eye. I don't know anything about this one, except it rules! (If anyone recognizes it, let me know what you know!)
I have many pieces of jewelry that i have made and I keep for myself, but these 3 are my favorite. One is a bracelet made of cast sterling silver birch bark. The heart and cross piece is my "craft show go to" piece. I love to wear this one at shows and on special occasions. It is one of the first in my "pincushion" series I ever made.
The last is a vintage PEANUTS button I bezeled. I love Linus from the peanuts and have been a fan of the Peanuts my whole life. When Heather had her first daughter, I got my Linus tattoo and made this necklace around the same time.
Heather's fav's...
These are Heather's bracelets she wears all the time. She does not take these off, EVER! She clinks and clinks wherever she goes. The maple seed bracelet is a maple seed that her daughter picked up and said, "you can make this one silver!" So we did. I love the shininess of Heather's bracelets. I think that the more you wear a piece made of sterling silver, the more it actually looks loved. The Birch especially seems to grow with you. The details of the birch bark oxidize naturally and the silver really starts to shine.
Please check out some of the other blogs from members of EtsyMetal and read about their favorite private pieces.
Rebecca Bogan - http://www.AdobeSol.com/blog
Nodeform - http://nodeform.blogspot.com/
Inbar Bareket - http://www.inbarbareket.net/
2Roses - http://www.JewelryTutorial.blogspot.com
Quercus Silver - http://quercussilver.blogspot.com/
Beth Cyr - http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com
Thomasin Durgin - http://metalriot.blogspot.com/
Michele Grady- http://www.michelegradydesigns.blogspot.com
Let's start with mine, K Alice.
I haven't purchased a piece of jewelry in quite some time, but i do have a few vintage pieces that I love.
This picture is of my 2 favorite vintage sterling silver pieces. The ship is made by "Hand and Hammer". By doing a little research on-line, I discovered that this silversmith company has been around for quite some time. The ship is "Old Ironsides", The USS Constitution, which is located right in Boston harbor. What a beautiful ship!
The piece is really cool too. Not only does it have great detail, but the back is detailed too with tiny etchlike lines to show the ropes and ladders on the other side of the sails.
The other vintage piece is a growling wolf with a ruby eye. I don't know anything about this one, except it rules! (If anyone recognizes it, let me know what you know!)
I have many pieces of jewelry that i have made and I keep for myself, but these 3 are my favorite. One is a bracelet made of cast sterling silver birch bark. The heart and cross piece is my "craft show go to" piece. I love to wear this one at shows and on special occasions. It is one of the first in my "pincushion" series I ever made.
The last is a vintage PEANUTS button I bezeled. I love Linus from the peanuts and have been a fan of the Peanuts my whole life. When Heather had her first daughter, I got my Linus tattoo and made this necklace around the same time.
Heather's fav's...
These are Heather's bracelets she wears all the time. She does not take these off, EVER! She clinks and clinks wherever she goes. The maple seed bracelet is a maple seed that her daughter picked up and said, "you can make this one silver!" So we did. I love the shininess of Heather's bracelets. I think that the more you wear a piece made of sterling silver, the more it actually looks loved. The Birch especially seems to grow with you. The details of the birch bark oxidize naturally and the silver really starts to shine.
Rebecca Bogan - http://www.AdobeSol.com/blog
Nodeform - http://nodeform.blogspot.com/
Inbar Bareket - http://www.inbarbareket.net/
2Roses - http://www.JewelryTutorial.blogspot.com
Quercus Silver - http://quercussilver.blogspot.com/
Beth Cyr - http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com
Thomasin Durgin - http://metalriot.blogspot.com/
Michele Grady- http://www.michelegradydesigns.blogspot.com
Monday, February 7, 2011
EtsyMetal - Blog Carnival Feb. - Non metal / jewelry creativity
February Topic: Non-Metal/Jewelry Creativity
Tell us about other kinds of art and craft you do. What other media do you work and play with? How often do you get to create? Does it relate to or inspire your metalworking?
Heather and I love to make things. It's always been in us.
Before we started Twigs and Heather, I (Kerry Alice)spent many an hour sewing. I've made pocket books, pillows, GIANT pillows, and dresses. I still pull out my sewing machine on and off, but I think everyone in my family has a pillow made by me by now (and a giant pillow). My mom has one of my favorites, a 4 foot patchwork cactus pillow.
Heather is great with projects with the girls. She is an excellent sketcher and can draw the most intricate, sweet, whimsy scenes when she makes the time (where does all the time go!). We both have been dabbling in driftwood sculptures lately.
The craftin' really never stops in this house. If there's a major holiday or birthday around the corner, the craftin' is ON! Handmade cards, wreaths, lawn art, you name it, we love to make it.
I think our inspirations (nature, love, the changing of seasons, the craziness of life, rebellion,) are poured into everything we do and create. Heather will put birch bark on virtually anything and I will try to make anything look like a goofy monster or skullhead) - K Alice
Tell us about other kinds of art and craft you do. What other media do you work and play with? How often do you get to create? Does it relate to or inspire your metalworking?
Heather and I love to make things. It's always been in us.
Before we started Twigs and Heather, I (Kerry Alice)spent many an hour sewing. I've made pocket books, pillows, GIANT pillows, and dresses. I still pull out my sewing machine on and off, but I think everyone in my family has a pillow made by me by now (and a giant pillow). My mom has one of my favorites, a 4 foot patchwork cactus pillow.
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| Giant pillows! |
Heather is great with projects with the girls. She is an excellent sketcher and can draw the most intricate, sweet, whimsy scenes when she makes the time (where does all the time go!). We both have been dabbling in driftwood sculptures lately.
The craftin' really never stops in this house. If there's a major holiday or birthday around the corner, the craftin' is ON! Handmade cards, wreaths, lawn art, you name it, we love to make it.
I think our inspirations (nature, love, the changing of seasons, the craziness of life, rebellion,) are poured into everything we do and create. Heather will put birch bark on virtually anything and I will try to make anything look like a goofy monster or skullhead) - K Alice
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| Lawn art |
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| driftwood whale |
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| K Alice and Pumkin man |
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| pan sized crayon! |
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| driftwood sculptures Check out the other EtsyMetal members participating in this weeks blog carnival 1. kate jones - http://www.katejonesdesign.blogspot.com 2. kathryn cole - http://www.kathryncolejewelry.blogspot.com 3. 2Roses - http://www.JewelryTutorial.blogspot.com 4. Twigs and Heather - http://www.twigsandheather.blogspot.com 5. Erin Austin - http://www.metalmusing.blogspot.com 6. Thomasin Durgin - http://metalriot.blogspot.com 7. Nodeform - http://nodeform.blogspot.com 8. Beth Cyr - http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com 9. stacey hansen - http://wildflowerdesigns.blogspot.com 10. Nina Gibson - http://ninagibsondesigns.blogspot.com/ 11. elizabeth scott - http://esdesignsjewelry.com/blog 12. Evelyn Markasky - http://markasky.blogspot.com 13. Amanda Conley - http://amandaconley.blogspot.com 14. Jenny Baughman - http://ridgeschool.blogspot.com/ 15. Catherine Chandler - http://catherinechandler.blogspot.com/ |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
New year, New day rising
Kerry Alice Here!
Well it was a great year for Twigs and heather and I am happy to say that I am looking forward to making a few new pieces that people have been requesting for a while, mainly....SEA GLASS RINGS!
Heather has wanted me to make some forEVA, so this past Christmas I started by making Heather 4 sea glass rings for her gift. She loved them, but unfortunately, I made them all too small (FOR HER! They fit me just fine.) Anyhoo, I'm excited to made sea glass rings for the shows, so look for them soon.
Here's a few picks of Heather's and another that I have made. Enjoy!
This is Gus. He's not a sea glass ring, but I just wanted to share his greatness!
Well it was a great year for Twigs and heather and I am happy to say that I am looking forward to making a few new pieces that people have been requesting for a while, mainly....SEA GLASS RINGS!
Heather has wanted me to make some forEVA, so this past Christmas I started by making Heather 4 sea glass rings for her gift. She loved them, but unfortunately, I made them all too small (FOR HER! They fit me just fine.) Anyhoo, I'm excited to made sea glass rings for the shows, so look for them soon.
Here's a few picks of Heather's and another that I have made. Enjoy!
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