Pretty things of adornment from Baublezptoa

Baublezptoa on ArtFire.com creates beautiful jewelry from beads, gemstones, and precious metal clay. Her biography reads: "When I finished high school in Richmond, Va. and began taking accounting courses and working during the day, I used to walk around the block from where I worked to the only bead shop in town, and the only one in existence that I knew then. It was a hippie time of life and stringing beads for necklaces, bracelets and earrings to give to friends and family was just the thing, and I was enthralled with all of those beads!
Well the bead store closed, I no longer had a bead source and I really had to keep my head down with classes and work. Years later, on vacation I found another bead shop in Colorado. Oh Oh. but nothing serious happened until I left Corporate America to try a different approach to life.
So I learned about beads, and the history of them, trade beads, and what they meant, ancient beads and their values, vintage beads, and then gemstones and silver, then silversmithing, and more classes and lots of creativity, or so I thought until I discover Precious Metal Clay.
That is my medium of choice and I can still use beads and gemstones,! I have since gotten Precious Metal Clay Certification, and have many ruined blobs of silver behind me. It is one of the things I love to do, and it is an outlet for my desire to use my hands to create. And of course the positive feedback of someone wearing my creations is a marvelous reward."

Baublezptoa can also be found on www.baublez.themooaany.com, http://blog.themooaany.com, Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. Below is a sample of some of the beautiful jewelry available from this very talented artist. Be sure to stop in and see all she ahs to offer!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

AliBalijewellery creates lovely handcrafted jewelry

AliBaliJewellery opened on Artfire.com 11-26-08 and sells gorgeous handcrafted silver jewelry.  Her Studio Announcement reads: "Welcome to my shop. I sell contemporary handcrafted silver jewellery. Most items are made from eco friendly recycled silver and include pendants, rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. If you see an item you like, but would like a different colour or finish or would like to commission an item please contact me."

Artisan Biography: "All Ali Bali Jewellery is designed and carefully handcrafted by me, Alison in my home in Edinburgh. I love working with a variety of materials, predominantly sterling silver, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls. I also love beautiful lampwork beads.
Join my FanPage on Facebook and you will be first to hear about competitions and special offers in my Artfire shop.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edinburgh-United-Kingdom/AliBaliJewellery/76230493358 Just copy and paste the link into your browser.
Some of my work is made with Silver Art Clay which is a silver product made from reclaimed silver. It's made by a Japanese industrial recyling company. It is manufactured in clay form with tiny particles of fine silver suspended in the clay. Once the item has been moulded and carved to the desired form it is fired. The clay burns away and the fine silver particles bind together to form .999 silver. It's a fantastic environmentally friendly material to work with, look out for it amongst my items for sale.
I adore custom orders. They give me the opportunity to try something new and I love a new challenge. The beauty of marketplaces like Artfire is that they make custom orders very accessible to all!
I specialise in bridal custom orders, but also I am happy to tweak anything available in my shop e.g. you like it but would like a different gemstone or you love that cuff bracelet, but could it be made wider.
I also take orders for silver fingerprint jewellery. Brilliant keepsakes from your childs younger years - teenagers like them too. Contact me through Artfire and I can create a custom listing just for you!
All jewellery items are sent boxed and wrapped.
Please read my terms and conditions before committing to order.
Happy shopping!!
Alison x".

Alison can also be found at alibalijewellery.blogspot.com, Flickr, and Twitter.  Below is a sample of some of the wonderful pieces in her shop.  Be sure to stop in to see all she has to offer, or have her create a custom order just for you!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

 

The SupplyCloset on ArtFire.com- jewelry makers heaven!

The SupplyCloset opened on ArtFire.com 1-1-09 and offers a huge variety of beads and jewelry making supplies.  Their Studio Announcement reads: ".> Beading is addictive... the bug hit me several years ago and has taken over a significant area of my life :-) This shop allows me to share the addiction, and some great finds...

I'm working to load my current inventory and expect to expand the inventory further at the tail end of February. So please come back to see the new stuff :-)".  The many categories on this shop include Beads: Animals, Beads: Base Metal, Beads: Copper, Beads: Glass, Beads: Holiday, Beads: Millefiori, Beads: Semi-Precious, Beads: Sports/Games, Beads: Seed Beads, Beads: Other, Beads: Sterling Silver, Findings: Base Metal, Findings: Copper, Findings: Gold-Filled, Findings: Sterling Silver, Findings: Vermeil, Focal Beads/Pieces, Ceramic Decals, Packing and Shipping Materials, and Vessels.  Just about anything you could need!

Artisan Biography for supplycloset:

"I've been crafting since I was a child... both sides of grandparents and parents were crafters... over the years I've tried many things, most recently have been drawn to jewelry and glasswork. This shop is an outgrowth of my crafting passion... an opportunity to share uniqe finds to fuel the passion in others."

Below is only the smallest sample of the goodies that can be found in the SupplyCloset. I know I've got this shop bookmarked!  Stop by and browse all there is to see!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters