The inspiration for this month’s We’re All Ears design challenge is a series of delightfully fanciful paintings with fresh flower accents. The artist behind the whimsical flower girl art is Malaysian artist and photographer Lim Zhi Wei (a.k.a Limzy).
This month is also the one-year anniversary of these monthly challenges on the Earrings Everyday Blog. I only learned of the blog and started participating in the challenges last fall. Each month’s inspiration has been more fun than the last.
The art for this challenge was filled with color and whimsy and blooming flowers. Which seems appropriate given that spring is just around the corner. I decided to use polymer clay to create my own whimsical blossoms. They are a little rustic, which is the style direction in which I’ve decided to focus this year.
These pink blossoms look bright and soft at the same time. They’re paired with faceted glass and copper beads on top. There are pink glass pearls peaking from inside the buds.
These lavender buds have satin Czech glass centers and faceted fire-polished tops. They are paired with natural copper wire.
These blue blossoms might be my favorite out of the batch. And not just because blue is my favorite color. I love how the shading turned out. They have faceted glass tube beads inside and crackled glass on top, all on copper wire.
I had a lot of fun shaping and coloring the blooms. I think I’ll be making more. There are so many colors to explore. I also made some rustic flower caps from the same colors of polymer clay, plus some yellow. I didn’t have time to work up some earrings from them before this hop, but they should be springing up in my Etsy shop soon, along with these three pair.
These little flower caps were slightly less labor-intensive, but no less fun, to make than the full blossoms. They will become earrings any day now.
I’d like to thank our hostess, Erin Prais-Hintz of Tesori Trovati for yet another fabulous inspiration and fun challenge. I’m looking forward to the next year’s worth of inspiration and designs. Be sure to check out the other submissions for this month’s theme.
My rustic “flower girl” inspired earrings. Which color is your favorite?
I love your blog, your earrings are beautiful, I love the colors you have chosen. 🙂
Thank you so much, Belinda, for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment. 🙂
So so sweet! Make me look forward to Spring! Especially after this winter we are having. Hmm which is my favorite color? I think I’ll go with the violet color.
Thanks, Terri. I think lots of folks are dreaming of warmer weather. I prefer winter, and love cold snowy weather. Even so, I’m ready for some spring color.
Beautiful earrings! Very elegant. I love your polymer blooms
Thank you. Alice. I truly appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
Gorgeous blooms! The petal finishes look so velvety. I’m sure these will do very well in your shop.
Thanks so much, Lynda. I hope you’re right about the shop. 🙂
Very pretty little flowers. I’m also partial to the bead caps. They remind me of little buttercups and of tulips just opening up.
I think I’m most partial to the purple pair of earrings. Love that shade
Thanks so much, Mona. I was looking for a name for the purple caps that aren’t opened up, and tulip is perfect!
Love your flowers – so pretty and delicate and perfect for earrings!
Thanks, KJ, for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment.
Such pretty colors. Love the polymer clay flowers.
Thank you so much, Maria. I appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
I love your earrings! They are pretty and delicate looking. I envy your ability to make them from polymer clay. Well done!
Thanks so much, Kathy. The polymer clay blossoms weren’t that difficult to make. Which is good given I have both limited patience and sculpting skills. 🙂
Looking great
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, Lynn. 🙂
I love how your flowers have a watercolored look to them. It makes them so light a nd refreshing!
Thank you so much, Katherine. That’s exactly the look and feel I was going for. I’m happy to know that comes through.
Really love, Miss Tammy! I am having fun shaping flowers from clay as well! I have a sudden rush on my Rosebud charms and have been whipping up rosebuds all night long! I like to marbleize the clay a bit too. I think that it looks more interesting and unique. I also like to dust the tips with just a tiny amount of metallic paint for contrast. Try it! So glad you joined in the spring-y fun at We’re All Ears. Can spring be far behind?! Come back on March 6th for the next inspiration! Enjoy the day. Erin
Thank you, Miss Erin. These are the first non-rose flowers I’ve made with polymer clay. I’m inspired to make more varieties now, thanks to you.