Kingdom Plantae

Been having a bit of an obsession with air plant art and DIYs. Especially when they are placed on unexpected objects. From what I've heard air plants or Tillandsias are plants that don't require soil and only need watering about once a week. Easy enough. But what makes them even cooler is because they don't need dirt, you can put them pretty much anywhere. Even in jewelry! Whoa!

Set of 5 Airplants @ My Miniature Garden

Ombre Jellyfish Airplants by PetitBeast

Skull with Airplant Mohawk by Earth Sea Warrior

Airplant on India Crystal Garden by Earth Sea Warrior

Living Air Plant Earrings by Kambra

Mixed Crystal Points Planter Ring by Raw Earth Studio

Check out my Latest Etsy Treasury Inspired by These Beauties!!

Danielle Christine Jewelry Update

Been keeping super busy with my jewelry line, so that calls for my monthly update and shameless self promo!

I recently had two of my favorite fashion bloggers wear some of my pieces which I'm always excited about and also been making lots of new things which I gotta show off!


The gorgeous Bebe of Fated to Be Hated rocked another piece...my Skull Peter Pan Collar Necklace.

She made it look great of course. I'm still selling the skull collar necklaces in my shop, except they're in pink and green. I may make a few more black and white ones. We'll see...I have a lot of things on my jewelry making itinerary.

And then had the lovely Lua of Le Happy  wear a Gray Fringe and Crystal Point Necklace I made and she looking amazing as well! I'm thinking about making a few of these, maybe in other colors as well..again we'll see where my creativity takes me. It has a mind of its own.

And then here's some of my latest creations.

Handpainted Twig and Seashell Necklace

Handpainted Twig and Seashell Necklace

Those 2 handpainted ones were super fun to make! Took a lot of time, but it was worth it for the turn out!

Pyrite Stones Necklace

And something a bit more simple...I had to buy these rainbow titanium coated pyrite stone beads, because I just love how they reflect so many colors. The are really much prettier in person, but I try to photograph my jewelry as best as I can. 

 I've been experimenting with "props" and different lighting techniques, but I really want to keep the focus on the jewelry without distracting, hopefully enhancing. I'll continue experimenting with different techniques and set ups probably forever, but I think these represent my style at the moment.

Danielle Christine Jewelry & Fated to Be Hated Update

My shameless plug for the day. I'll probably post a jewelry post every once in a while to keep you updated on the latest happenings going on with Danielle Christine Jewelry.

I make some pretty great jewelry ass most of you know. I've been doing it for quite some time now and I love doing it because 1. It's fun 2. It let's me be creative and turn my inspirations into wearable art.  and 3. I get so excited when someone wants to wear it!

Any artist gets excited when a painting, or sculpture, or whatever you've worked so very hard on sells, because you someone wants it to hang in their living room or use it for whatever purpose, but jewelry and accessories are a little bit different in my eyes, because people get to really show it off. I wear my own jewelry often and it's amazing when someone compliments it and you get to say "I made it."

So anyway, I just wanted to show off my latest work and then also show off some photos of one of my favorite fashionistas Bebe Zeva, wearing one of my pieces.

 I haven't posted these on my Etsy Shop  yet, but they will be up today...Brand new!!

Pastel Skull Necklace 

Pink Rose and Pink Mystic Titanium Quartz Point Dangle  Earrings

Pink Smoke in a Bottle Necklace 

Check out my Up in Smoke blog post to see what inspired me to make this! 

Pink Glitter Barbie Shoe Necklace with Crystal Chandelier Prisms

Mint and Gold Barbie Shoe Necklace

Blue Painted Sticks and Stones Necklace

Mint and Gold Charm Necklace

Gold Dipped Seashell Necklace

Whats's your favorite new item? 

And heres Bebe!!

I just love how she puts together her outfits and accessories. The necklace really compliments this look and I think she did an amazing styling job with this shoot. See the rest of this look HERE.

Check out her many and very much "hyped" looks on Lookbook.nu

and her personal styling blog Fated to be Hated to see more of the lovely Bebe Zeva.

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

Trend: Art and Fashion Using Raw Crystals and Gemstones

This is a trend I am loving right now. I used to have a crazy rock collection when I was younger and my favorites were always the crystals, geodes, and agate slices. What can I say I love shiny things! And the colors of course.

Photos from http://mineralia.tumblr.com

 This trend of using gorgeous raw minerals such as this, is blowing up with handmade jewelry makers, but it's also hitting high fashion status with Chanel's runway stage.

Besides the stage being littered with stalactite crystals, the accessories were also encrusted with raw jewels. 

So do you love it already? 

Heres some art and other fun finds that use raw minerals. Add some sparkle to your life! 

Uncovered Quartz Jewelry Box at Anthropologie

Earrings by MarinaFINI

4 Finger Pyrite Skull Ring by MerCurios

Earrings by Danielle Christine

Gemstone Magnets at Leifshop

Artwork by Nicole Wermers

Til Next Time

xodani

Please leave comments letting me know what you think of this trend!! Love it hate it? Can't get enough of it?!