I’ve been on a kick for making something different lately. With Valentine’s Day coming up, I guess hearts and love have been on my mind too. So this translated into making several wire wrapped heart pendants with gemstones in various metal wire colors, stones and styles. This handmade pendant was hand shaped in solid, tarnish-resistant…
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The Raven Book Pages Halloween Wreath
Following up on my recent post about Halloween Crafts, here is the big item I made. I was inspired by this Halloween Edgar Allen Poe Wreath. Here’s what I ended up with! To make it, I used the general directions on the link above. I started with a foam wreath form I got at Michael’s….
Halloween Crafts
Here’s a look at some Halloween crafting I’ve done recently! Lots of vintage inspiration and Edgar Allen Poe and The Raven inspired pieces. I took a standard mask and added to it making it a vintage, gothic book inspired Masquerade mask! I used real pages from an old Edgar Allen Poe book and decoupaged them…
Ginger is a finalist!
So obviously, I’m most known for my jewelry. But I am an avid shutterbug in my spare time. A photo of my fluffy kitty, Ginger, was recently selected as a finalist to be used as ax example image in the sample and calibration kit sent with orders from iPrintfromHome! I’m really excited because not only…
Dexter Blood Splatter Slice of Life Shirt
Made for the Movie/TV show swap on Craftster.org, this shirt is inspired by this shirt she pinned from the TV show, Dexter. His boat was called “Slice of Life” which of course was tongue-in-cheek given his serial killer nature. He used his boat to dump dead bodies out into the ocean. And since he was…
Dead Man’s Chest (from Pirates of the Caribbean)
For a TV/Movie themed craft swap on Craftster, I made this Pirates of the Caribbean inspired “Dead Man’s Chest.” I'm a Craftster Best of 2014 Winner! This was the initial inspiration: (seen here by bornahorse on DeviantArt) What I did was buy an unfished wooden chest from my local craft store. (I bought this one…
PhoenixFire Designs at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival
I got invited to be a guest vendor in the 2014 Bay Area Renaissance Festival and wound up doing the final TWO weekends! (March 29th & 30th and April 4th, 5th and 6th 2014)
Custom Creations
I make a lot of custom items for people. Here are a couple of the most recent ones. Inspired by a rainbow colored Anthropologie necklace, I made this for a Craftster swap. I hand hammered non-tarnish brass wire into shape, drilled holes in the bar and then used gold-plated wire to wrap the Czech glass…
All About Birthstones
Every month of the year has birthstone associated with it. Each month has a primary gemstone and several also have an alternate or two as well. What’s nice about birthstones is that it’s a great way to celebrate family (such as children, grandchildren, siblings, etc.) in jewelry. Let’s take a look at the different birthstones…
PhoenixFire Designs 2013 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES I know people don’t want to think about Holiday & Christmas shopping yet. BUT…as everything is handmade by my two very human hands, there is more lead time required than grabbing something made in China from Wal-Mart. Especially factoring in shipping. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS REQUIRE THE MOST TIME. International orders shipping first class…