I really like to make tatted jewelry that has a contemporary feel to it. Here I used antique brass studs for the centers of my dimentional flowers. I love these long dramatic earring hooks. I am so bad about keeping things for myself, but I think I need a pair of these. or four. What do you guys think? Sometimes I get really excited about a design, I wonder if it has the same appeal for you as well? (the background for these is the inside of that vintage box I used in my moonstone necklace pictures.)
And I'm still on the quest for feature friendly photos. I've been working alot on editing.
I've found that a few tweaks can take photo like this,
And turn it into a photo like this:
To me the second version is much more striking, and will stand out more. I'm also having a blast with my props. This vintage trivet has become my prized posession as I feel it really adds mood and depth to the pictures.
Dr. Vonthreadmore has of course been waiting patiently for a break in my week so she can work up another batch of Vineyard at Dusk. She patiently reminds me that her "fans" are waiting, and I suspect that should I not provide her with the opportunity to create this evening, there might be unfortuanate consequences.....
I've been a fan of your work since I first saw it, but your tatting on these long hooks really pull me in. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe green background is perfect for the purple!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Miranda. The green background is PERFECT for those LOVELY, purple earrings. I like the landscape version better. It's like the earrings are beautiful, flowers you happened upon deep in the forest.
ReplyDeleteI also really like the photoshopped trivet version. It is dramatic - you just have to make sure the color of the earrings remains true so buyers won't be disappointed. The thing I've noticed when I photoshop tatting for the blog is that the thread color is usually truer AFTER photoshopping and I get the bonus of the background becoming much more interesting.
In summary - that top pic is ACES!
:) Ann
Ooooooh, I love the flower earrings! :)
ReplyDeleteHey all, thanks!
ReplyDeleteAnn- I agree, the landscape version is better. I have been cropping some to square lately too to gain control over how Etsy thumbnails them :-)
And totally about the color - the editing is usually done to get to the truest color... The dreary washington skies give me light that mutes colors most of the time.
I love this long wire style earring - these are pretty, though I'm not a 'flower' person in my jewelry.
ReplyDeleteThe very first picture is the best for me for advertising!
Yes, that trivet is a treasure!!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, that I love those earrings!! and I love even more the green background of the 1st two photos - it adds a dimension of 'leaves' to your flowers.
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Love these flowers! Fabulous design and looks great on the long hooks.
ReplyDeleteDid I read more Vineyard at Dusk is on the way?? Hooray! I'm almost out!
These are beautiful! Some of my favorites of your work. One thing I like about these is how it is a natural shape for tatting -- it doesn't look like it was forced into a style that didn't come naturally from the lace-- and at the same time very much like a natural flower, barely stylized at all. I love that these round shapes that look like glorified studs are instead hung on long wires to turn them into surprise danglies. And I love that they are a little Victorian and a little modern, that is a beautiful aesthetic. That's probably enough rhapsodizing -- apparently I could write a whole blog post about how much I love these earrings!
ReplyDeletethe flowers are cute and they are very elegant on the long hooks!
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