Erin Siegel Jewelry

Monday, January 24, 2011

Cute Nora Video!

While Mommy was in New York City buying beads with her friends (more on that later!), this was going on at home! Nora loves her new play mat! She was having so much fun, she tired herself out and fell right to sleep! :)

Friday, January 21, 2011

Lorelei's Fusion Beads Challenge

Today is the reveal day for Lorelei's Fusion Beads Challenge! Here's my necklace I call Feather Fall. A decidedly Fall-inspired design! The colors and beads that Lorelei chose reminded me of an Autumn palette, so I decided to just go with my first instinct! Fusion Beads was out of the green lucite leaves that Lorelei had picked out, so I went with these Sienna feather leaves instead since I wanted a Fall feel and the idea of the feathers went along with the Green Girl Studios Owl Toggle.

I started with the leather strand, taking full advantage of those fire-polished beads fitting perfectly on it! I knotted the beads an inch apart for a lighter feel. I simply strung the wood beads and Japanese seed beads and added the copper chain with the feather leaves dangling or "falling" down for the focal of the necklace.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Earthenwood Design Team

Melanie Brooks of Earthenwood Studio invited a few of her beady friends to participate in her newly formed design team! I'm one of the lucky designers chosen to work with her and boy, am I in some good company! Here's the list of jewelry designers for this month:

Andrew ThorntonGaea Cannaday Denise Yezbak MooreErin Prais-Hintz Erin Siegel Heather PowersLorelei Eurto Lori AndersonJean Yates Marie Dodd Lauren from Laurel MoonKristie from Colliebug and Company This month's theme is "Cabin Fever" and Melanie sent us each the components above from her "lumber" series. When I first saw some of her components from this line, I thought of wood boards or planks that you would use to build a child's playhouse or...a tree house! I always wished for a tree house to play in when I was little. Heck, I still want that tree house, LOL! I finally decided to live out my childhood fantasy and I made myself a tree house bracelet! Melanie's work often looks as though it is from the fantasy realm. I love the whimsical nature her pieces bring to jewelry designs.

"Tree House" by Erin Siegel

I used dark green waxed linen cord to string some tree agate rounds (which was very appropriate, I just love stuff like that!), varying shades of pressed glass leaves, wood beads and copper. I hope you like my design and I hope Melanie likes it, too! Maybe I can still get that tree house if I can get my husband to build one for our daughter, Nora some day and I'll get to play in it, too!...or at least live vicariously through her...but for now I will enjoy my bracelet.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Waxed Linen Jewelry

Well, I know it's been a little quiet around here, especially on the jewelry front! I did manage to make a few new pieces recently. Of course, they are created with my favorite material, waxed linen cord!

Linen Blossom

This first necklace is a delicate piece with green agate rounds and new jade wire-wrapped dangles braided into the waxed line cord for the necklace. The pendant is an Earthenwood Studio flower bead with wrapped dangles of green agate, new jade and carnelian. The closure is also an Earthenwood bead.

Night Magic

This next piece is a fun multi-strand bracelet! Eight strands of blue waxed linen cord beaded with hues of blue seed beads. The cool button closure is from Green Girl Studios. I used an easy technique to create the button loop that I will be sharing in the upcoming book! I hope you will be looking forward to it!