'Etsy Geek Girls' Shop Awesomeness 3/25

Today's featurette is: TexelGirl!
Heather makes gorgeous art. Here is a little of what she says about her work:

TexelGirl Art - Unique Affordable Art. Most art is under $200! Wall mounted sculptures, abstract painting, recycled art, tech art, digital photography, digital art - art for every style. I also create an eclectic mix of jewelry from time to time. 


I love the steampunk influence that is in her works,particularly her jewelry pieces. This necklace is stunning:
 


and I adore this bracelet!
 


I really enjoy the colors in her original acrylic paintings,particularly this piece:


Her metallic mix and match abstract paintings are unique and stunning when you see them all together.
She offers a discount if you purchase multiples of these.Highly worth it, I think!

 you can find Heather at her Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TexelGirl
and at her own site,which features a lot more of her work and insights into it as well:
http://www.texelgirl.com/
Do yourself a favor and check her work out!

Etsy Geek Girls Shop Awesomeness!

Quick featurette on fellow 'Geek Girls Of Etsy' team member.
1st shop up: ChibiLolita!
Celeste makes adorably cute jewelry and hair items,just like her intro to her shop states:)

The spring colors in this four-earring combo set are so pretty :)

This Blue Dalhia ring and earring combo set is adorable!

Kirby!!! He can travel everywhere with you as an super cute keychain

Love this necklace!
She has some lovely items on sale 50% off during the month of March~be sure to check her uber-cute shop out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChibiLolita

Green Lantern comic book inspired power rings....

...because I love all things Green Lantern..except that movie...
Adjustable silver-toned rings with glass cabachons~super-duper sealed for water resistance(but obviously no swimming with them on;)

Quick peek...

I picked up these recycled African glass beads at the festival I mentioned in yesterday's post. Such gorgeous colors-- I love how they resemble sea glass :-)
This is a necklace I made with them,using brown leather.

I wish I were at the beach...

It reached 101° here today; it was even too hot to actually leave the house to go to the beach.
(Still no swimming for me,per doctor's orders,while my incisions heal--phooey!)
It was a good day to stay in and work on some pieces,like this starfish necklace for a friend. We had travelled to a festival that had thid awesome bead vendor. My friend had picked out the pewter starfish and blue dyed agates with hopes the vendor would put them on a cord for her. The vendor only works with certain beads at her table so she declined,and asked my friend if she knew anyone who could do it for her. So,guess who got volunteered...
I realized once I tried threading them why the bead vendor had declined. Super tiny holes. Thank goodness for my Dremel;-)
I kept it simple,knotting the starfish and beads on periwinkle blue hemp cord. Having most of the strand of agate left over,I tried my hand at a matching wrap bracelet using sand and periwinkle colored hemp. Here are the results :-)

Ring Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to all who entered! The winner is...ECLAIRRE!
I sent an e-mail to you just a short while ago. As soon as I have your snail mail address the ring shall be in the mail. I hope you like it!
Thanks again to everyone, and stay tuned...more giveaways to come!

Leather wrap bracelets.

I love a good experiment. That's how my Etsy shop got it's start...as an experiment. I have dabbled in many different types of jewelry making, focusing on rings ( because I just love them ) and pendants ( because I love the idea of wearable pictures and art).
Bracelets I haven't focused on too much until recently. I stumbled on a few really great online tutorials for beaded leather wrap bracelets,and a new obsession has been born.
The one pictured is my first attempt. Brown leather with kyanite beads. There are a couple of boo-boos,but all in all I am pretty pleased. It's a great way to use up some of my bead supply that has been sitting idle. More to follow!