Curiouser and Curiouser: Paper Art by Zim and Zou

Another great Pinterest find! I came across French artists Zim and Zou. Who make beautiful creations out of paper. Here are some of my favorites from the collection 

Cabinet de Curiosités

. The whole thing is great...so inspiring!!  Check out their site (click the links) to see more.

And heres a cool video of them in action!

Different: Art in Nature& Jewelry Inspiration

If you follow my jewelry page or have seen my latest creations, you probably have seen my newest necklaces made with hand painted sticks and stones...if not, you're in luck! Because this post is here to show them off along with all the great art used on natural objects that inspired me to make them! Enjoy!

Inspiration:

These are blue painted trees painted by artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. Click the link for more information and images! Aren't these just gorgeous?!

Painted Trees by Curtis Killhorn.

Tree, Line. Photographs by Zander Olsen. Trees aren't painted in this one, but they are wrapped in white..how cool does this look??

And on a smaller scale....

On a smaller scale, these shells and driftwood were painted by Jessica Turnbow for 

Bonjour Frenchie Art. Lovely!!

Paintings on repurposed Red Elm Tree rings by Focus Line Art.

Painted Sticks by Molly Anne

My creations:

These are all available to purchase in my Etsy Shop! In the Necklace section! Hope you like! Please comment below! I would love to hear what you think!

Color Post: Cobalt Blue!

Loving cobalt right now. Such a rich, deep, yet bright color. Heres some images & my favorite cobalt  finds that I think best reflect this gorgeous color!

Andrew Gn Spring 2012

Quilt by Anthropologie 

Image found on a pair & a spare shoes by Tony Bianco

Just a really pretty picture!!...source unknown.

Ring by Astral Eye

Blue Flower Beetle Specimen available at The Evolution Store

Blue Clams!!! So pretty!! via Houndstooth Studio

Mesmerize by Essie 

And of course, gotta support handmade and vintage!! Check out my cobalt Etsy Treasury if you want to own your very own handmade or vintage cobalt pieces!!! 

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTI0NDAwM3wyNzIwNjIxMTQx/cobalt

Lookbook.nu

I've joined Lookbook.nu... Do you have a lookbook? I've been photographing for my own jewelry sites new lookbook and decided to post some of my looks there. So take a look for a sneak peek at the new jewelry lookbook and also to help get my "hypes" up! Im kinda new at this, but I love showin off my outfits paired with my handmade jewelry! If you like bright, you will like my first two posts!