New Jewelry by DreamSteam - Brass Portrait Necklace, Copper Spiral Earrings & Upgraded Filigree Earrings

Beaded Brass and Skeleton Key Filigree Diamond Earrings

I felt up to doing a little jewelry today, and so made two new jewelry items and reworked another. To the earrings in the above picture, I added the miniature skeleton keys; they simply needed "something" more, and the keys add something!

Watch Gears and Verdigris Copper Spiral Steampunk Earrings

This is a brand new pair of my spiral earrings, as the others already sold. For this pair, I decided to add another chain and gear to each to see how that looked, and I am happy with the results. These also have a lot more verdigris (green) finish than previous copper pieces I have "aged" (apparently white wine vinegar and salt react more quickly and thoroughly with copper than any other types I have used). I found myself looking for other copper things to patina with it!

Tulip and Butterfly Brass Portrait Pendant on Brass Chain Necklace

This necklace is a work in progress... maybe! The cute brass pendant was ornate enough in itself that I just chose to put it on a simple yet structured figure-eight brass chain and add the single matching pear-shaped bead (with accompanying tiny brass nut for good steampunk measure!) I also aged the portrait in the center with some ink to give it a less new appearance. If I find the right pieces to add on, I may do so. (I did try several things but none really "fit".)

Of course, these pieces are all for sale in my ArtFire studio. If interested, do click on the links below the photos to go directly to the items.

Miranda Lambert Shines at the CMA

November 10 was a big day for Miranda Lambert and her fiancé Blake Shelton, as they both won awards for best vocalists this year.

Lambert turned 27 the same day and said, "It's my 10th year making music for a living. I started my first band when I was 17 and got paid $50 a night to play in a bar. And now here I am with three CMAs in my arms. I really feel more levelheaded than I thought I would because I hope it's the beginning. I hope that I'm here 40 years from now, handing out an award like Loretta handed to me."

Lambert stunned the red carpet with her gorgeous Sherri Hill gown and dazzling ruby and diamond dangle earrings.

NEW Swarovski Taccada Earring

Limited pieces!
Price: S$13.90

Item Code: e139
Elegant and simple earrings with teardrop crystals. East matching.
Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, rhodium chain and lever ear hook.
Colours: Blue, Pink, Black, Purple and Clear white
Length: up to 6cm (including lever back ear hook)

NEW Flower Studs

Price: S$3.90 (2 for only $7!)

Item Code: e141
Cute flower stud for those who need a simple earring. You can customised the flowers to have either the crystal or pearl(as on no.06)! Remember to state clearly which flowers you are purchasing using the number stated.

Handmade with flowers and Swarovski crystals/pearls

Colours: As shown above

Hoop Earrings – Perfect way to dress up in winters

We women love our jewelry, but wearing jewelry is no fun if it doesn’t show. And that is hoop earrings are such a good idea. They are perfect way to add that zing even when you are covered up in huge coats.

Twirl About Madly! Copper Spiral with Dangling Brass Watch Gear Steampunk Earrings

Copper Spiral and Brass Gear Earrings

     A kind customer once wrote that they liked my style because I made pieces that went beyond the "Gears! SQUEE!"  sentiment of most steampunk jewelry.  While I definitely do lapse into an odd state of bliss when I see exquisite watch parts, I do try to go beyond the usual when it comes to designing my pieces.  Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
     I think these work.  I made and sold (!) a similar pair years ago, and I wanted to perfect the techniques involved and even improve on the effect; the main difference is that the previous spiral earrings were not given a verdigris finish.  I happen to love how these turned out! They are the same length, despite the difference in the photograph; I wanted them to dangle as I took it, and I used the only decorative straight-ish thing I had as the hanger!
     Of course, these unique DreamSteam original design earrings are for sale on ArtFire.  I hope someone likes these enough to give them a home.  (They even come in a pretty red organza ribbon drawstring gift bag!)

These have now sold (thank you!).  Look for more to appear in my shop very soon!

Swarovski Crystal Curcuma Earring

ALL SOLD
Limited pieces!
Price: S$18.90

Item Code: e140
Long crystal ear stud. Unique design, a loop will form when wore. Very, very sparkling! One of my top favourite!
Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, rhodium chain and ear stud.
Colours: As shown above
Length: Up to 8cm (including ear stud)

Coral Roses Earring

ALL SOLD
Only 2 pieces! No remake
Price: S$18.90

Item Code: e138
The coral roses used are real! Simple roses studs with crystals and pearls drops at the back studs to give the roses a shiny look. You can request for a pair of free rubber back studs to wear only the roses out if you like. 1 earring, 2 looks!
Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, genuine coral cutted roses, rhodium chain and ear stud.
Colours: Red
Length: up to 3.5cm (the crystals drops at back studs)

Gold Bird Nest Earring

SOLD
Only 1 piece! No remake
Price: S$26.90

Item Code: e134
Selfmade bird nests with pearls and gold wire!
Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, gold plated bird charms, USA non-tarnish gold wire and gold ear hook.
Colours: Gold as shown above
Length: 6cm (excluding wire hook)
*Notice: The birds should face each other inward.

White Bird Nest Earring

Only 1 piece! No remake
Price: S$22.90

Item Code: e133
Bird nest are fully selfmade using pearls and wire.

Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, USA non-tarnish wire and rhodium ear hook.
Colours: White as shown above
925 Silver hook or earclip available at additional of $1.50
Length: 5cm (excluding wire hook)

Typha Earring

SOLD
Only 1 piece! No remake
Price: S$22.90

Item Code: e132
Handmade with Swarovski crystals and pearls, flowers, crystal blings, large leaf and bird charms, rhodium ear hook and USA non-tarnish wire.
Colours: As shown above

925 Silver hook or earclip available at additional of $1.50
Length: 4cm (excluding wire hook)

Frutescens Earring

Price: S$6.90

Item Code: e131
Imported fabric flowers from japan!
Handmade with Swarovski crystals pearls, fabric flowers, dyed mother of pearls and rhodium ear hook.
Colours: Red tone as shown above
925 Silver hook or earclip available at additional of $1.50
Length: 2cm (excluding wire hook)
Customize this earring to colours of your choice! Colours subject to availability.

Eranthemum Earring

SOLD Remake available
Price: S$5.90

Item Code: e130
Handmade with Swarovski crystals, dyed mother of pearls, flowers and rhodium ear hook.
Colours: Purple tone as shown above
925 Silver hook or earclip available at additional of $1.50
Length: 2.5cm (excluding wire hook)

Customize this earring to colours of your choice! Colours subject to availabilty.

Freshwater Pearl Drop Earrings

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These Oscar de la Renta Azure & Freshwater Pearl Bead Earrings are priced at $190 via Saks.

Fun and Feminine Milly Pastel Bead Earrings

Seeing these Milly Delicate Bead Earrings already suggests that this accent is advised to ballast spring-themed accoutrement with fun allure and excitement. It looks so feminine and so admirable with such checkered architecture that it could possibly agreement to accompany activity to your every ensemble.

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You can accept these Milly Delicate Bead Earrings at Saks as they’re affairs it for alone $150.

New life of old earrings

Recently a friend of my friend has brought me a pair of old vintage earrings (Sterling silver, labradorite and pearls) and asked me to create an unusual piece of jewelry using those earrings.


Create a new pair of earrings using the old ones? Oh, no! I decided to keep the old design, and put the earrings together on a blank beadwoven bracelet. I picked up seed beads matching labradorite and pearls for the bracelet, and added a few seed bead branches with amethyst rounds, pearls and some gemstone chips. So, here we are!