tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203890912024-03-13T10:46:00.834-07:00ethoraEthorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-91758172118893979722015-08-18T20:32:00.001-07:002015-08-18T20:32:16.849-07:00It's been a long long time since I've posted here. I am quite active on Facebook, so if you would like to see my trees pop on your news feed then like me here:<br />
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Here are a few of my recent trees. Have a beautiful day!<br />
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<br />Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-1996030429178432172012-09-10T14:32:00.000-07:002013-01-19T17:30:30.697-08:00Eco Friendlier<div>
I am currently working on a line of the eco-friendliest jewelry that I can make at this time. Using wood from fallen <span style="background-color: white;">branches and cuttings, as well as bits and pieces of vintage scrap, I am finding that not only can I make beautiful pendants but I can also create art with deep symbolism of environmental awareness. I hope that you enjoy look at as much as I enjoy crafting these!</span></div>
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<u>Recycled Sterling Silver & Grapefruit Tree Wood </u></div>
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The wood in this pendant comes from a piece of a grapefruit tree branch that was pruned for the health of the tree. </div>
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<u>Recycled Sterling Silver & Redbud Tree Wood </u></div>
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The wood in this pendant comes from a piece of a redbud tree branch that fell naturally.</div>
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I found this beautiful little vintage button at a second hand shop that is run by our local hospice. So not only is it a ecofriendly tree, it also helped a good charity. I wish that they had more than one of these buttons available, but alas, it was intended to be a "once in a blue moon" tree!</div>
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<u>Bakelite Backgammon Tree of Life </u></div>
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Bakelite is an early plastic that was created to resemble tree resin. It was expensive to make, so it stopped being produced in the 1950s. Besides being expensive to produce, another problem is that it does not biodegrade. Bakelite is here to stay with us forever, and it is rather pretty after all, so I figured it might be nice to wrap a tree around some old bakelite game pieces. The tree here is hugging an old bakelite backgammon chip from the 1940s. </div>
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The tree here is hugging an old bakelite poker chip from the 1940s. Although it looks black most of the time, it is actually a very dark green. The next photo shows what this pendant looks like when help up to the light!</div>
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<u>Vintage Wood Backgammon Chip Tree</u></div>
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I found a beautiful set of olf abandoned wood backgammon checkers and just had to wrap trees around them. I do not know how old these are, but I am guessing that they are not too old because they tested negative for lead. Old varnish tends to have lead in it.</div>
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Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-88265744000681208192012-07-10T14:25:00.002-07:002013-01-19T17:47:57.702-08:00Of Treetars & Ukuletrees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last weekend I picked up my husband's ukulele for the first time and attempted to play it. It was very easy to learn a couple of chords, and within minutes I wrote a silly little song about how easy ukuleles are to play...but I digress.</div>
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Inspired by its adorable shape, I decided that I wanted to try to make a ukulele pendant out of wire. As I always do when I want to play with new jewelry ideas, I pulled out my box of copper wire and got to work. What I came up with is the "ukuletree" [see previous blog post for a picture].</div>
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I had not planned to put a tree in this instrument...it just came to me as I was trying to figure out how to get the hole in the body gracefully and sturdily. Its as if the tree just grew where it was supposed to be. I reckon that tiny metal ukuleles are made from the "wood" of tiny metal trees. :)</div>
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Anyway, the headstock is a little wonky because I was not sure how to end all the wire (the downside of not planning out a new design first), but I was pretty pleased with how it turned out and dubbed it "Ukuletree". Of course, what should follow the ukuletree but the treetar!</div>
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Once I finished the copper treetar, I decided I was ready to make a sterling silver one. The final version has a cleaner headstock, and I turned the bail in toward the back of the pendant. The mother of pearl tuning pegs came out pretty straight, and the tree is fairly balanced. The body shape shifted slightly as I was working, but it lends to the overall organic nature of the piece so I am not too worried about it. If/when I choose to create a non-tree guitar, then I will hammer the body more so that it keeps its shape better. </div>
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Maybe next time I make a violin with a branchy bow? Maybe try my hand at one of the woodwind instruments (which would be tricky, but oh so literal)? Clarinetree? Hmmm...</div>
Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-12116241710939457522012-06-29T21:49:00.000-07:002013-01-19T17:48:32.721-08:00Ukuletree!Today I got the idea to create a "ukuletree" pendant. I used copper wire and tiny mother of pearl beads. I have some ideas to refine this design, but I'm pretty happy with the way this prototype turned out:<br />
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<br />Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-50398402688142839752010-07-16T15:29:00.000-07:002013-01-19T17:49:08.867-08:00I am thrilled to announce that three of my tree designs will be featured on the cover of the Uncommon Goods fall catalog! Please visit <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://uncommongoods.com/">www.uncommongoods.com</a> to order a copy of this catalog, or to see these trees online.</span><br />
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This is why moonstone is called moonstone!<br />
<br />The beautiful patina that you see in the tree above is from oxidizing with black salt and hand polishing. This is the first tree pedant that I have oxidized, and I'm loving it! Here is what this tree looked like before being oxidized:<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4673887592_97b0e33357.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4673887592_97b0e33357.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 354px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 409px;" /></a></span><br />
Normally I craft my moon trees with mother of pearl, which is generally not safe to oxidize, but now that I have this wonderful moonstone I do believe I will be using a lot more black salt in the future.<br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 130%;">How to Oxidize Silver Using Black Salt</span>:<br />
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1. fill an old coffee mug 3/4 with water,<br />
2. microwave until boiling,<br />
3. dump about a tablespoon of black salt into the hot water and stir,<br />
4. dip your clean silver piece/s into the hot solution,<br />
5. keep dipping and soaking until the desired color is achieved,<br />
6. clean and polish your piece.<br />
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* Use in a well ventilated and use gloves. <br />
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Sweet Dreams,<br />
EthoraEthorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-72000218234760985322010-05-31T21:38:00.001-07:002013-01-19T17:50:00.776-08:00<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />All you need is...</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4650774613_96867c75f4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4650774613_96867c75f4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 387px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 387px;" /></a></span><br />
What other words would look nice stuck in a tree?Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-48544648537865931442010-05-20T22:37:00.000-07:002010-05-20T22:48:21.650-07:00I love the combination of peridot and labradorite. I see morning light peering trough fresh spring leaves:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1171/4602873216_2a6b9ba114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 352px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1171/4602873216_2a6b9ba114.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-48585336531938557462010-04-29T17:02:00.000-07:002010-04-29T17:28:54.993-07:00<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I do believe that this is my favorite moon tree so far:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4562030316_c3e340b385.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 348px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4562030316_c3e340b385.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Recycled silver and mother of pearl - crafted during this week's full moon.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I wish that I could keep it for myself, but it is already spoken for. I do, however, get to keep the picture. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Sometimes I get so attached to a piece that I feel sad about saying goodbye to it, and I realize that this is silly. How much jewelry can one woman keep for herself? Anyway, here are a few more pieces that I found difficult to let go:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4441537817_1ed6ed3c08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4441537817_1ed6ed3c08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My favorite tree spirit - petrified wood and recycled silver.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/4057142136_2d7c9a74ac.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 401px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/4057142136_2d7c9a74ac.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My favorite autumn tree - amber and recycled silver.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4170610916_0f2991d6f2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 403px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4170610916_0f2991d6f2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My favorite four seasons tree.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">But alas, I'll survive and strive to create more trees that meet my standards.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Thanks for looking, and have a beautiful day!</span>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-41281142793792210502010-01-03T19:20:00.000-08:002010-01-07T16:10:23.012-08:00<span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Recent Prototypes:<br /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2748/4194120854_9c9178425f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 293px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2748/4194120854_9c9178425f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I crafted this Tree of Life pendant from recycled sterling silver wire, a faceted garnet bead, creativity, and love. Can you see the word "Love" in its branches? The next tree that I make like this will have an E with its own set of branches (rather than joined with the V).<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4231691957_5fa7c548f8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 322px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4231691957_5fa7c548f8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I purchased this <a href="http://www.jewelrylessons.com/tutorial/spike-seahorse">awesome seahorse tutorial</a> because I had to try making a sun out of its spikes! Next time I will add a stone to the middle, and I want to create a more graceful bail.<br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4170611072_21b67fc5b6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 360px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4170611072_21b67fc5b6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I've had a sketch for a wire owl up in my studio for over three years, but I'm only now getting around to working on it. He needs embellishments, don't you think?<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4169854069_09f24e2e4c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4169854069_09f24e2e4c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I was wondering how my trees would look as a bracelet with an Egyptian coil, and I am pleased with the results.<br /></div><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />Love,<br />Ellen<br /><br /><br /></div>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-66242429984787795372010-01-02T02:26:00.001-08:002010-01-02T04:41:31.493-08:00<span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size:130%;">I try to make a full moon tree pendant during each full moon, and this month I got to make TWO of them! YAY! Happy New Year!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aniOgsqQMtbHeOZoyiihJXBP0sEa7hI-uhwTIZQSmxwDU4uOjP4vi_e-aKp6gWb6Cf0g2a4BS5tzLvx4cNTf9NUC8sNC45NNE3LaMAPus19nP46IigHPu24eXqxPbTA-r7AQ/s1600-h/01+small+moon+tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aniOgsqQMtbHeOZoyiihJXBP0sEa7hI-uhwTIZQSmxwDU4uOjP4vi_e-aKp6gWb6Cf0g2a4BS5tzLvx4cNTf9NUC8sNC45NNE3LaMAPus19nP46IigHPu24eXqxPbTA-r7AQ/s320/01+small+moon+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422087092502652066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Crafted during the first full moon of December 2009</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Recycled sterling silver & Mother of Pearl</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotUovHY0ShZN4GqGFjusnXiDeK8rSmZj4o1pX02uGiItEbWhLrPynTbz7I7mwlCumi3b7TSev06kQcEnb6rOIJBG_C_o-ASM0yvgQK7BQt9U1myy07llol9_GPhscPV7Uw1kr/s1600-h/01+blue+moon+tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotUovHY0ShZN4GqGFjusnXiDeK8rSmZj4o1pX02uGiItEbWhLrPynTbz7I7mwlCumi3b7TSev06kQcEnb6rOIJBG_C_o-ASM0yvgQK7BQt9U1myy07llol9_GPhscPV7Uw1kr/s320/01+blue+moon+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422087655682893602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Crafted during the second full moon of December 2009</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">"A Blue Moon"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Recycled sterling silver & Amazonite</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-42206032004637004112010-01-02T02:00:00.000-08:002010-01-02T02:34:50.837-08:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjgKp5Tm1QU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjgKp5Tm1QU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-58650420019133485182009-07-09T14:11:00.001-07:002009-07-09T14:13:40.390-07:00Here's a couple of fair trade and Earth friendly rings I recently made. The green is botryoidal jade that was found and cut by a local rock hound, and the gray is a smoky quartz bead made from crystal that was found at a construction site. All stones are wrapped up in recycled sterling silver wire:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKPAb0wcLWMcl0q5barOclAMaLGG6NhQGsuFQipYdjgG6ZBVC-fDA3mIfdByXT1TClLr26-UcSaLAgDuCH9742cLbCCuJjA1PGSXfpJMDuW7THDT9JSxWLCZkBBJ7bs_IPQUv/s1600-h/0+rings+eco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKPAb0wcLWMcl0q5barOclAMaLGG6NhQGsuFQipYdjgG6ZBVC-fDA3mIfdByXT1TClLr26-UcSaLAgDuCH9742cLbCCuJjA1PGSXfpJMDuW7THDT9JSxWLCZkBBJ7bs_IPQUv/s320/0+rings+eco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356571242962554482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More info at my Etsy shop: http://ethora.etsy.com<br /></div>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-10402266027493559472009-06-22T21:26:00.000-07:002009-06-22T21:39:11.386-07:00My latest custom order tree of life, made of recycled sterling silver, peridot, amethyst, tourmaline, and rose quartz, turned out rather well, if I do say so myself:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3633710487_58879cce81.jpg?v=1245208602"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 445px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3633710487_58879cce81.jpg?v=1245208602" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And here's a few more recent trees:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3605687993_4663a64a81.jpg?v=1244437236"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3605687993_4663a64a81.jpg?v=1244437236" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3614976907_9789a163c7.jpg?v=1244687763"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 324px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3614976907_9789a163c7.jpg?v=1244687763" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3597162792_6af21d2543.jpg?v=1244171281"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 392px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3597162792_6af21d2543.jpg?v=1244171281" alt="" border="0" /></a>The last one is tiny, even smaller than a nickel. I plan to make a tiny tree for each of the seasons. The second to last tree is wire wrapped around a piece of petrified wood. I call these pendants, when I make them, "tree spirits." The third to last trees are repeats of my moon tree and nest tree ideas. You can find them, as well, as some of my other trees, at my Etsy shop: ethora.etsy.com<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, now go climb a tree!Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-67938021319170851492009-06-22T20:56:00.000-07:002009-06-22T21:16:05.638-07:00For this year's summer Solstice, I gathered the silver suns that I crafted five summers ago and finally turned them into necklaces! Of course I was wearing my favorite "sun mirror" pendant while doing so:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3651740375_1d376ce6d2.jpg?v=1245718157"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 422px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3651740375_1d376ce6d2.jpg?v=1245718157" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The first necklace I put together features a substantial chunk of fine silver (PMC) that I stamped with a sun tarot card pattern while it was wet clay. The bead dangling from the extender chain is a sunstone briolette. I'm wondering if I should add some more dangle beads near the card or leave it alone...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3652535866_f7f68c2af7.jpg?v=1245719820"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 412px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3652535866_f7f68c2af7.jpg?v=1245719820" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The second necklace that I finally finished features a sun with a dark tigereye face surrounded by eight moonstone cabs. I baked these stones in with the PMC! The beads in the chain portion of this necklace are raindbow moonstone and fossilzed whale bone:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ethora.com/tiger_eye_sun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="http://ethora.com/tiger_eye_sun.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3652535570_e97c3a1ce0.jpg?v=1245719939"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 411px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3652535570_e97c3a1ce0.jpg?v=1245719939" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> Happy Summer, everyone!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3651741775_2ddff60e67_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3651741775_2ddff60e67_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-51881465584487393632009-05-30T21:04:00.000-07:002009-05-30T23:02:54.866-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3557614325_bd429a730d.jpg?v=1243133982"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 344px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3557614325_bd429a730d.jpg?v=1243133982" alt="" border="0" /></a>I call this tree my "Moon Tree," and so far I've made three of them.Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-22654217042162574892009-05-30T21:01:00.000-07:002009-05-30T21:03:09.197-07:00What I did this month:<br /><br />- opened my <a href="http://ethora.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a><br />- added 60+ items to my Etsy shop<br />- finally made a banner I like<br />- made most of these 60+ items (about 45 or so)<br />- learned as much as I could about Etsy by immersing myself into the culture (lots of fun!)<br />- tagged the photos in my flickr account that I wish to be found in searches<br />- locked the pictures that I do not wish to be seen by customers in my flickr account<br />- researched marketing (among other things)<br />- started Facebook page for my jewelry<br />- started blog (that I've been neglecting, sadly)<br /><br /><br /><a name="cutid2"></a>Goals for next month:<br /><br />- figure out how to get noticed on google search<br />- try out projectwonderful.com<br />- place ads at craftcult and craftopolis...anywhere else?<br />- work on my blog<br />- work on logo art<br />- renew biz license<br />- continue adding new items<br />- and, of course, make more jewelry. I have several new ideas I wish to try out...Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-73149563247147629312009-05-15T13:43:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:50:56.760-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimImA7e4XoGydGzAooUkz50QVTObmNmbNNKqNlxXEK83pMJArljJgEGi0yVZgq9H9SwNqBU5LIc-h1bCEl81MuoKiJuSEc6-kjHhN62dT6nkHQDBH4Xf4w2J9-d5yIO4vV82UZ/s1600-h/0treenest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimImA7e4XoGydGzAooUkz50QVTObmNmbNNKqNlxXEK83pMJArljJgEGi0yVZgq9H9SwNqBU5LIc-h1bCEl81MuoKiJuSEc6-kjHhN62dT6nkHQDBH4Xf4w2J9-d5yIO4vV82UZ/s200/0treenest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336154383654046610" border="0" /></a>Last night I finished the tree you see here. It's made of reclaimed sterling silver wire (18g, 24g, and 28g) and moss agate beads. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out...especially since it was an experimental tree. Do you see what is different about it?<br /><br />Take a close look...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIABpY2Mkn2l70EyLfjXhzicXGDyjn9P8Z3Y_6M7QqGtfd-KUllLxI3K-odlrS7kSScrFmoKoy1cIsbsDcn6x89l3LujxV-kaDdtnUtdQ-aXt0I6LxUfHqTsFeAv0oHMejrmB-/s1600-h/0treenestclose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIABpY2Mkn2l70EyLfjXhzicXGDyjn9P8Z3Y_6M7QqGtfd-KUllLxI3K-odlrS7kSScrFmoKoy1cIsbsDcn6x89l3LujxV-kaDdtnUtdQ-aXt0I6LxUfHqTsFeAv0oHMejrmB-/s200/0treenestclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336155267481051906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if I can now just breed my own beads?<br /></div>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-68952897798597873772009-05-14T00:34:00.000-07:002009-05-14T00:39:03.029-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look what fell out of my silver tree:</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3519115879_b0d1793155.jpg?v=1241988752"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 239px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3519115879_b0d1793155.jpg?v=1241988752" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-45036606251519904072009-05-12T20:37:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:57:11.823-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-oe0PYNMTVmkVYZixpkbFwy9o2dE98JmKlCwXwNg1n7tcgQpgfrCfBOyIKKYGO41CdsbV_XnW0Pon9YVfM2OZaMNMziE-GwEa4x8NrZjL41UbnAQ8lInxSDnuDVOow9uPkac/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-oe0PYNMTVmkVYZixpkbFwy9o2dE98JmKlCwXwNg1n7tcgQpgfrCfBOyIKKYGO41CdsbV_XnW0Pon9YVfM2OZaMNMziE-GwEa4x8NrZjL41UbnAQ8lInxSDnuDVOow9uPkac/s200/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335165061060256818" border="0" /></a><br />I'm laughing because the last time I posted here was three years ago! It's the same thing with Etsy. I opened my Etsy account several years ago but only just opened my store. I'm nearly almost behind the times, but I think I can catch up.<br /><br />So here I am launching my business full throttle at a time when everyone's sales are slow. I'm not going to let this small fact discourage me, however. It is true that the market is saturated with jewelry, but it is not saturated with *my* jewelry. It is not saturated with lovingly crafted reclaimed precious metal with hand selected natural stones. It is not saturated with jewelry that has inner as well as outer beauty. It is not saturated with my love.<br /><br />My plan from here on out is to use this blog as a place to chronicle my adventures with metal and stone. I may write up some tutorials. I may feature other artisans. We'll see how it goes. I'm also on Facebook, where I will share pictures of completed pieces, but this is the place where I will let my true jewelry geek shine. Welcome.<br /><br />Love,<br />EllenEthorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389091.post-1137384629549917192006-01-15T18:44:00.000-08:002006-01-15T20:10:29.560-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6927/2041/1600/switch%20goddess.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6927/2041/200/switch%20goddess.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />testing 1...1...2...3...5...8...13...21...34...55...89...144...Ethorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600660288387782105noreply@blogger.com0