More New Stuff

More New Stuff, originally uploaded by NymphDuPave.

Everyone needs a little luck, right? And I love the moon and stars and, well, really night in general.

So I went out looking to make a certain kind of charm bracelet. Kinda dark but lucky. I love what I ended up with :D

Finishing I noticed I had a few beads left over so I found some flat, black seed beads and whipped up some slender, complementary earrings.

Bad drawing but it feels good to be designing again.

Bad drawing but it feels good, originally uploaded by NymphDuPave.

Once I have most of the design down for this particular piece I'll start work on it. I don't wait until I have every detail out, nor do I stick strictly to what I've drawn. I like the organic shift between what you've pieced together in concept and what you're putting together in hand.

This was just a REALLY rough, quick start to sketching it out but I felt like posting part of the process that I go through. When I have the final piece together I'll post what the design looked like and what the piece ended up as.

I get my ideas from all over (movies, celebrities, neighbors, household items, other jewelry) and then I run to my little self-customized reporter moleskine and I start working on the design.

Leaf Pendant on Hemp Necklace

Leaf Pendant on Hemp Necklace, originally uploaded by NymphDuPave.

After I'd taken some time away from making jewelry I came back with new designs in mind and hemp was on the forefront.

I was going through all the available pendants and found this glass leaf in a gorgeous green. It went so well with the brown of the hemp that I just had to make it right away.

I love feeling that drive, that inspiration. It's a simple necklace but not everything has to be ornate.

Winter in the Spring

Uploaded this beautiful dreadlock sleeve on Etsy today. It's called lavender in the snow and I love the way the colors complement each other. It's gorgeous tones glitter in the light and really are a unique combo.


Hope you like!! Look at the colors in this close up, look how the rich that purple is. It's more of an eggplant, sure, but have you ever seen lavender in the snow? It darkens and REALLY stands out.

Let me know what you think.

I LOVE the Ocean

Ocean Chaos Dreadlock Cuff or Sleeve.



This one is a special piece to me. I love, love, love the mysteries of the ocean. The colors of the sea, the rocks, the wildlife. I love the idea of the treasures, both human and earthly ones. When found a very old piece of jewelry that was falling apart I saw in it the colors of the ocean (in these beads). I bought this old piece and took it apart.

I was SOOOOO THRILLED! The pieces were multi-colored. The beauty of these beads glittering in my hands had such a strong effect on me. I just had to make a cuff. I couldn't imagine these shimmering colors anywhere but highlighting someone's hair.

They also came in various sizes and I couldn't be more thrilled at the funky way the shapes fit with each other. Look at how they sit together. That's why I have called the piece Ocean Chaos, because there is nothing about the piece or the ocean that is uniform.

The white (like seafoam) draws your attention to the piece and really helps the blue pop.

I hope you like the piece :)

Secret Garden Dreadlock Cuff/Sleeve Redux

Okay, so when I went out to AC Moores I had a specific theme in mind. I wanted to represent The Secret Garden in hair accessories. So I looked up a few pictures and settled on this idea:

The whimsy of this image. With the color scheme of this image.

So I printed off the two images and took them with me. There were a lot of different colors but I liked the idea of keeping the 'garden' between the borders, as if hidden. The colors of the outside borders are calm, cool earthy tones. The cream represents the brick wall - I always saw it as a white wall in my mind - covered with ivy. The colors on the inside are vibrant and change in the sun, representing the flowers behind the gate.

I am really proud of this cuff. It's one of my faves!