My husband, Seamus (our sweet Moose of a dog) and I are fortunate to live in the Desert Southwest, a part of the country where the sky is immense and blue most of the time. In fact, a cloudy day is actually a treat! I was gazing out the window in my studio when a Thoma Carlyle quite came to me: "The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better". And I have to agree! Even though I love visiting old cathedrals with a sense of wonderment and awe - Canterbury Cathedral, Koln Cathedral, Notre Dame, National Cathedral, to name a few - I absolutely revel in the everchanging "great blue dome".
Thinking of this, I decided to curate a "Great Blue Dome" collection, using jewelry from the studios of the Jewelry Creators Unite in Number guild in all sorts of glorious colors of blue that can be found in the Southwest Desert sky. And since it's Friday, it is also my Fabulous Friday Finds on ArtFire share. Here are the jewels:
Men's leather wrapped bracelet with blue lapis lazuli and neon green beads handmade by Nancy of Wyverndesigns
Reversible blue fused glass, wire-wrapped pendant handmade by Roxanne of ShanghaiTai
Royal blue and pink floral cloisonne hearts earrings with white pearls handmade by Mary of PrettyGonzo
Caribbean water blue larimar and sterling silver pendant handmade by Quentin of lunarsky
Blue sodalite and glowing blue lampwork bead rosary necklace handmade by Elizabeth Anne of IrishExpressions
Blue gold and silver beaded leaf charm dangle bracelet handmade by Diane of DianesDangles
Blue periwinkle enamel on slim, tapered copper dangle earrings handmade by Sally of CrystalBazaar
Blue gemstones layered boho pendant necklace with two strands by Margaret of bohowirewrapped (miss you, Margaret!)
Blue flower polymer clay and ceramic collector's thimble handmade by Julie of BlueMorningExpressions
Sky blue druzy and hammered brass cuff bracelet handmade by Simona of adora_by_simona
Cobalt blue Czech glass, Swarovski crystal and copper earrings handmade by Catherine of ShadowDogDesigns
I hope you enjoyed the "Great Blue Dome" choices for this week's Fabulous Friday Finds on ArtFire. To browse through the other 24 Fab Friday Finds, please click the "blog" tab near the top of my studio page and scroll down for each week. You'll be glad you did! And be sure to check out the "Great Blue Dome" collection!
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