#bookcovercoordinated

Your infrequent reminder that I don’t just read and rave about books, I also publish them! Use the code READINDIE to get 20% off all books and #bookcovercoordinated earrings in my webshop through May 10. Link in bio! . . #readindie #indiepublishing #shopsmall #supportindiepublishers #micropresslife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_x9VGbAYkj/?igshid=g1n8m627gjr8

Oooh, it’s been a while since I have done one of these! #bookcovercoordinated earrings are back! I needed a project to take to open studio time at @lansingartgallery and I fell in love with this book over the holidays, so it ended up at the top of my short stack of books to design earrings for. This is another one of those designs that I had a lot of doubts about while I was beading, but could hardly have been more pleased once they were done. I am especially happy that this was a good project for some of the great vintage bugle beads I keep picking up at the bead store. Poor little vintage beads were made decades ago and never got to fulfill their purpose, but now they get to be earrings! . . $42, includes free shipping to the U.S. On niobium earwires, so very hypoallergenic. DM for details, or see what other earrings I have available on my press page (link in bio). I am feeling like I want to do more of these, so I am currently open for commissions! . . #thebirdking #gwillowwilson #lansingmade #madeinmichigan #handmadeearrings #seedbeadearrings #brickstitchearrings #fringeearrings #stripes #handmadejewelry #lansingartist #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HRA7UA7mQ/?igshid=1gq97m5odoafq

It’s Small Business Saturday! Now through Monday, use the code “shopsmall” at the Dancing Star Press shop for 15% off your entire purchase! That’s not just the rocking sf novellas A RUIN OF SHADOWS and SHE WHO HEARS ALL WHISPERS, but also for my entire line of #bookcovercoordinated earrings! If you see a pair you like that is no longer available or you’d like to commission a pair for a specific book cover, send me a DM! I still have openings for a few pairs before I switch over to ALL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, ALL THE TIME! . . What small businesses are you supporting this weekend? . . #smallbusinesssaturday #dancingstarpress #micropresslife #novellasinnovember #shewhohearsallwhispers #davaunsanders #aruinofshadows #ldlewis #madeinmichigan #lansingartist #handmadeearrings #giftideas https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fs3VDgxBY/?igshid=1qbaxnb21oqu4

Finished my pair of #bookcovercoordinated earrings for Nicky Drayden’s upcoming Escaping Exodus this weekend. Swipe for earring closeup. I love all the purples and greens in these — I liked the more pastel version, too, but I’m glad I tried this bolder version! (Sometimes it’s difficult to predict how translucent beads will look in a piece — how they look in a vial is NOT how they look in beadwork, which can depend on the color of the thread, the beads around them, etc.) . Also, I can’t wait for this book to come out! . AVAILABLE. $42, including U.S. shipping. DM to reserve or request a commission! . . #nickydrayden #escapingexodus #fanart #beadedearrings #handmadeearrings #brickstitchearrings #fringeearrings #danglyearrings #seedbeadearrings #purpleandgreen #madeinmichigan #lansingartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1oRSUDAWds/?igshid=rnus4de2aedd

I CAN’T DECIDE — which set of colors to commit to? The slightly more pastel combination on top earring? Or the bolder colors on the bottom earring? . . #bookcovercoordinated #designproblems #beaderproblems #escapingexodus #nickydrayden https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gfzxTAzGF/?igshid=lkqu4725dnvq

So, I put my beads away for a long, long time — because I just had too many projects and side projects going. But of course I knew it was just a matter of time before I designed a pair of #bookcovercoordinated earrings for SHE WHO HEARS ALL WHISPERS. These seriously took me half a day to make, from color design to picking the earwires. It seems I am a bit out of practice! My favorite detail in these is that given all the six-brick and hexagonal structure in the book, I chose hex bugle beads for the fringe. . . #shewhohearsallwhispers #davaunsanders #dancingstarpress #handmadeearrings #seedbeadearrings #brickstitchearrings #fringeearrings #danglyearrings #madeinmichigan https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RJRLsgNY-/?igshid=bh2srteuqf4v

I read The Poet X a while ago and raved about it, but its cover kept calling to me, so I finally got it out and designed some earrings and MAYBE used it as an excuse to go buy a bunch of orange bugle beads. I’m really enjoying this longer fringe, what do you think? . . #bookcovercoordinated #thepoetx #elizabethacevedo #handmadeearrings #fringeearrings #seedbeadearrings #brickstitchearrings #madeinmichigan https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxGdmsgv3h/?igshid=1ivfhukler1od

So, I finished this book and can’t get it out of my head. Obviously, earrings were going to happen. Expect this book to make multiple appearances on my feed. . . #bookcovercoordinated #tentacle #ritaindiana #translatedfiction #andotherstories #magicalanemone #handmadeearrings #oneofakindearrings #tentacleearrings #seedbeadearrings #brickstitchearrings #madeinmichigan #lansingartist #tealandpink https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxc8O8MgAwq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=txoz3kbctr9l