Yay again!!!
And here I am back with some new little treasures from the whole list of things that I have been making lately. These pendants are a dream come true and I say that because I had them in my dreams for a while. After some little experiments I was able to bring them to life.
Not too long ago I saw this beautiful antique red and yellow car somewhere on the streets of this city and I just fell in love with the colors. The red was so red and glossy, like deep red lipstick and the yellow was so mellow :o
These colors traveled immediately through my visual channels and made themselves comfortable into a special file that I keep in my brain for color combinations. For a while I kept thinking about creating something using these colors. And then, a pendant idea was born.
In my mind I saw a little bird attached to some kind of background. I tried different birds in my experiments but they were not my dream birdies...but then I found these special brass vintage birdies on an Etsy store and I completely fell in love with them, they were the ones I was looking for! So beautiful and dramatic! (They were raw brass but as you can see I added some colors to make them more alive :)
Regarding the rectangle on the background I tried polymer clay first but it wasn't ideal...but then I found these perfect wooden tiles also on Etsy and they were just meant to be for this pendant because they gave me enough area for including a little painting.
Then I found the bails here and tara!!! I was really close to my dream pendant! The rest was the most enjoyable part of the whole experience...finding the perfect composition, painting, glazing...
Now that I finally see them finished I am so happy!! Yay!!
I hope that you like them as much as I do :) I would love to make some special new ones to share with you on my Etsy shop, I will try to do it as soon as I have a chance. (The rectangle measures 1" wide x 1-3/8" tall x 3/16" thick)
Lots of love!!!
And have a great Friday and weekend!
Elsita :)
AND ON MONDAY, YOU WILL SEE THE ADORABLE black and ivory LADY CAMEO PIN THAT I CREATED, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ETSY AND I LOOOOOVE IT!
I love how you turn seemingly random supplies from etsy into magnificent pieces of art. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Tamara | June 12, 2009 at 01:29 AM
O-M-G!
*_*
Cute and Love attack!
Posted by: La Trollette | June 12, 2009 at 02:35 AM
They truly are a dream come true..... I dream of wearing one.....
Isn't it funny where we get out inspiration from. My blog colours came from an old VW camper we saw on our travels......
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful creations - they really are a delight!
With love
Posted by: Flame Lily | June 12, 2009 at 02:58 AM
Such gorgeous, unique creations, Elsita! I particularly like the polka dots! :)
Happy weekend to you!
Posted by: Julie | June 12, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Hola Elsita
son una delicia, me encantan sus colores.
un beso y muy feliz fin de semana
Posted by: silvia | June 12, 2009 at 07:41 AM
Just wonderful! I loved reading the story of how they were created. You are amazingly talented.
Posted by: Ann K. | June 12, 2009 at 08:58 AM
Elsita--these are just adorable!
Posted by: Christine | June 12, 2009 at 09:09 AM
GORGEOUS! I love them both!
Posted by: colleen (bcharmer) | June 12, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Amazing. And how you put them together is so inspiring.
Posted by: whitney smith | June 12, 2009 at 07:50 PM
I hope one of these little birds will make a long scenic flight to Canada one day :)
You really are the most talented beautiful person alive!!!
Posted by: Margaret Oomen | June 12, 2009 at 09:37 PM
hola!! son maravillosos!! estas joyas que estás haciendo ultimamente son increibles... enhorabuena:D
Posted by: la casita de wendy | June 13, 2009 at 05:35 AM
These birdies are beautiful! I'm so glad I got 2 of your last lovely pendants. :)
I'm so happy to know such a talented, lovely, warm-hearted woman.
Lynn (47cats)
Posted by: Lynn Williams | June 13, 2009 at 05:36 AM
I love these bird pendants - and the colours too - fantastic!
Posted by: Beads | June 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Those are so beautiful, they look like porcelain or enamel.
Posted by: Kat | June 14, 2009 at 01:27 PM
These are so beautiful!
Posted by: Nina | June 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM
oh, will you post when you have these for sale? I have a bird thing.
Posted by: melissa | June 17, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Amazing creation.I would love to wear the Bird pendant.I wish I could get it.I also liked the colors of the pendant.Superb!
Posted by: Vintage Ring | February 19, 2010 at 01:08 AM