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Beautiful Swan Inspired Jewelry, Supplies and Beadwork Tutorials | The Dying Swan Ballet Solo

Swans are such beautiful, graceful birds known for their loyal bonding to their lifemates. They are rather large and can be quite fierce when defending their territory. I usually give them a wide berth because of this. But we can all safely oogle these lovely swan inspired jewelry. Further down, I shared some gorgeous supplies and beadwork tutorials.

First up is the stunning contemporary style silver swan earrings shown above. Designed by Pakistani, Fahad of TheDreamyVibesHub. He sends his designs to his production partner in Osaka, Japan. A global endeavor indeed!

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Nature Inspired Silver and Gemstone Jewelry by Amanda Brittin

Amanda Brittin is a talented silversmith whose work caught my eye on BlueSky, the newish social media site. I not only loved her nature inspired designs but her style. She often places her design elements in novel ways. For example, the tree frog necklace below as well as the bird and kyanite and the raven in flight pendants. Can you spot the octopus one?

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Fun Alien and UFO Jewelry and Tutorials | Why People Believe Aliens Built Ancient Monuments

NASA's SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is actually a scientific research institute which looks for life beyond Earth. So far, scientists have not yet discovered any evidence although they do keep looking using different techniques. If they do, rest assured, it will not be buried news as the conspiracy theorists believe.

Meanwhile, for the rest of us, we just enjoy alien movies, books and even jewelry! I have selected some fun designs covering a range of jewelry making techniques and materials. Some of these are DIY tutorials to make your own UFO and alien designs.

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10 Stunning Ear Jackets to Wear by SilverRainSilver!

Don't like earring dangles much? Well, ear jackets might just appeal! This variation of earrings puts the butterfly backs into stylish use.
Some of the best ear jacket designs I have ever come across are from the Scottish design studio, SilverRainSilver. I have featured their dainty jewelry before.
They work mostly in sterling silver. They also keep the cost down by using cubic zirconia instead of real gemstones.

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8 Funny Father's Day Gift Ideas

Many men are notoriously difficult to buy for. But as they are often very funny, they will most likely appreciate humorous gifts for Father's Day. I love compiling such lists! See lots and lots more Father's Day gift ideas here.
Many designers are adept with words and have landed some truly creative items. Shown above is the Awesome Dad t-shirt from signaturetshirts. There is no such thing as too many t-shirts!

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Inuit Inspired Jewelry Designs | Some Inuit Expressions

The Inuit are a group of indigenous people who live in remote areas stretching all the way from Siberia(Russia), across Alaska (USA), Canada and the western parts of Greenland (Denmark). A few thousand years ago, they were migrants from a group of people in the Bering Strait who gradually populated the high Arctic areas.

Theirs was a harsh life and yet they adapted and learned to thrive in that cold environment.

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Gorgeous Art Deco Style Jewelry by SilkPurseSowsEar | The Story of Art Deco in 3 Minutes

One thing is for sure, Art Deco never gets old. The distinctive elegant and minimalist lines have been loved since its beginning about 100 years ago.

The Scottish atelier, SilkPurseSowsEar whose beautiful photo lockets I featured before, also has a gorgeous collection of Art Deco jewelry. Every single piece is awesome!

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Adorable Bird Jewelry by chaddsfordjewelry | Colorful Small Birds from Around the World

I am not a bird enthusiast but even I cannot resist adorable ones - real or otherwise. So I was delighted to have discovered the bird jewelry collection of Pennyslvanian, Jane of chaddsfordjewelry.
Her sweet bird jewelry with brass or sterling silver frames are filled with either gemstones or other inclusions like resin.

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Minimalist Art Deco Inspired Jewelry by LGreenwaltJewelry

Minimalist jewelry styles abound. But minimalist with a touch of Art Deco? Now that is uncommon. Oregon based Laura of LGreenwaltJewelry is the designer. Laura explains that her artistic bent and love of elegant symmetry led her to create her designs. Together with her husband, who is also a maker and artist, they make a great team.

The modern esthetic jewelry designs come in different precious metal options - sterling silver 14K gold filled and a mix of silver and gold as well as brass.

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Gorgeous Stained Glass Inspired Jewelry Designs by AprilHyltonDesigns

Canadian designer, April of AprilHyltonDesigns is truly a creative soul through and through. She is an accomplished and dedicated designer who clearly loves what she does. Her hand stamped jewelry is lovely as is her resin and sea glass collection.

But what truly caught my eye was her gorgeous stained glass inspired jewelry. The lovely brass frames and the colourful glass - I am assuming this might be enamel or resin - are all so meticulously put together.

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Greek Mythology Inspired Jewelry and Names | The Real Story of Hercules vs The Disney Version

Everyone loves stories and there no more convoluted and fascinating than those the Ancient Greeks told. There was no internet for entertainment back then! Why they have endured to today are the universally appealing tales of good and evil, love and betrayal and heroic deeds against impossible odds. Also when the powerful Greek gods misbehave and they often misbehaved badly, these stories become particularly riveting. Perhaps it is much like how we like to read about the misdeeds of celebrities and royalty today!
Greek myths have influenced the arts, books and culture over thousands of years. Many movies were inspired by them - like Hercules, Immortals, Troy, Wonder Woman and Clash of the Titans. Shown here are beautiful jewelry inspired by the same myths.

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Dainty Nature Inspired Jewelry by FromJosefinaStudio

Like dainty jewelry? Then you must check out the beautiful delicate jewelry from Chinese artisan, FromJosefinaStudio . Her creations ship from California.

It was her sweet olive flower hook earrings shown above and below which first caught my eye. This then led me to the rest of her shop for her elegant yet delicate designs, mostly inspired by nature.

The creations are all in sterling silver with some gold plated accents or options.

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Children's Art Turned into Custom Jewelry and Accessories | The Amazing Art of 12 Year Old Andres Valencia

Creativity is so important in a child's development because it fosters curiosity, imagination and allows them to express themselves in different ways. Their works of art should be cherished. Here are some wonderful custom jewelry designers who can turn children's art into wearable pieces.

One of the best are the design team behind TasarimTakarim which is based in Istanbul, Tukiye. The brand was founded by two artist designer moms, Yasemin Erdin Tavukçu (painter & children art educator) and Özgür Karavit (sculptor & goldsmith). Shown above is one of their delightful examples.

The custom art pieces need not be made into jewelry. Key chains are also a great idea. This engraved keychain showing off a cute homunculus below is by avyandtay - an Arizonan husband and wife team.

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Beautiful Photo Lockets by SilkPurseSowsEar

The old (originally 17th century Scottish) proverb "You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear" meant you cannot make something beautiful from inferior products.

Well, the wonderful Edinburgh based atelier, SilkPurseSowsEar, certainly proves the proverb wrong. They make the most beautiful photo lockets from mostly brass. Brass is a lot cheaper than gold but the colour does resemble that of old gold.

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Gorgeous Statement Copper Jewelry Designs by urbanrose

Love copper? Love patinated jewelry? Verdigris? Then you have to stop by and check out urbanrose. The New York based team makes some of the most stunning copper jewelry I've come across.

One of my favorites is the copper cuff bracelet shown above, a triple layered ruffled edge beauty. All of their designs are made from solid copper. None of the plated stuff! Stunning handmade beauties all of them!

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8 Amazing Arctic Animal Inspired Jewelry and Tutorials | Churchill - the Polar Bear Capital of the World

Did you know Arctic means "bear" and Antarctic means "no bear". This is not because only polar bears live in the Arctic but because to get to the Arctic navigating by the stars, you follow the bear constellations, the Big and Little Dipper.
The Arctic is such a hostile environment and yet some animals and the Inuit have managed to make the place home. Shown here are some amazing arctic animal inspired jewelry designs and tutorials.

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Gorgeous Goth Inspired Jewelry by GothicOrbJewelry | A Brief History of Goth

Ella is the Californian creative mind behind GothicOrbJewelry. Her gothic jewelry designs are outstanding. I especially love her unique ear pieces which range from ear cuffs and ear jackets to hoops and threaders.

The classic goth themes are there such as the Death Head moth, pendant (above), dragons, snakes, Gothic cathedral windows, elves, tentacles. Ella uses not just the black and grey colors of stainless steel but some of designs also feature gold plating and crystals for pops of color.

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Gustav Klimt Art Inspired Jewelry and Craft Tutorials | The Golden World of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the famous Austrian artist, is best known for his golden phase where his oil paintings included lots of gold leaf. The instantly recognizable "The Kiss" as well as the "Portrait of Adele Bloch- Bauer" have inspired a number of jewelry designers.

The latter portrait inspired the beautiful copper bracelet shown above by urbanrose.

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8 Beautiful Mountain Landscape Jewelry | Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies

Take an inspirational theme and any number of designers will create totally different versions of that theme. Mountain landscapes are beautiful and these 8 designers created stunning designs using different techniques. They are phenomenally awe inspiring!

First up is Canadian designer, Karma of craftsandkarma with her gorgeous embroidered mountain lake or stream pendant necklace shown above.

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Gorgeous Hand Stamped Metal Jewelry by BLUEskyBlackbird

I first came across the work of South Carolinian metalsmith , Rebecca McGlothlen of BLUEskyBLACKbird when I was looking for shining examples of solar eclipse inspired jewelry. Her shop has many gorgeous hand stamped metal jewelry in different metals.

Rebecca offers designs in her unique style from small ones right up to statement pieces. If I had to pick a single favorite, it would be the dainty pearl earrings with three metal dots below. A great example of a minimalist style with the wow factor.