Inspired Jewelry By Ann Burke

Here's a couple of pair of New Earrings

2011-05-20T07:41:00.004-04:00

Wow, I haven't posted in my Blog in a really long time. Here are a couple of new earring pairs that have been created recently. The teal pair are in my Etsy Shop currently. The oval pair has a jasper stone in the center with brick stitch around. The smaller neutral pair is kind of a fringe around a firepolished bead.

This is a New Purple Flower Ring....

2010-09-27T23:21:00.004-04:00

I made this a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty fun. I will be listing it in my Etsy shop soon.

Etsy Beadweavers September Challenge

2010-09-11T00:15:00.004-04:00

This is the current Mosaic for the Etsy Beadweavers Sept. Challenge. Voting for your favorite Bollywood creation begins Sept. 9th and ends on Sept. 15th. Here is the Blog for voting. Mine is number 4, they are my bollywood FanDangle earrings. Please vote for you favorite piece.

You can see the pieces in much ore detail on the Etsy Beadweavers Blog. Have fun.

September BollyWood Challenge

2010-08-27T00:30:00.003-04:00

These are my most current earrings. They came from the Sept. Challenge put on by the Etsy Beadweavers. They are now listed in my Etsy Shop. Let me know what you think. The voting begins for this Challenge on Sept. 9th 2010. Please vote at the Etsy Beadweavers Blog. We appreciate everyone checking it out. It's kind of fun too. Seeing all the fabulous entries.

Ivory Colors For 2010

2010-05-22T00:04:00.004-04:00

Here's some new earrings in the Doily and Fringe styles... I decided to try to make some in some wedding colors, so they are a mixture of Ivory and Cream tones.

Finally A New Bracelet....

2010-02-13T12:25:00.003-05:00

I finally got around to making a new Bracelet. It's called Aqua & Teal Pathway Ripple Bracelet. It's created using the beadweaving techniques Herringbone and Peyote. I haven't made one of these in a while so it was fun and I enjoyed it.

Here's A New Lapis Freeform Brick Sitch Cuff

2009-11-29T15:07:00.003-05:00

This new bracelet has a Lapis center stone. It's surrounded by some circular brick stitch and then continues with freeform brick stitch. The 2 closures are also lapis with beaded loops. It will be available in my Etsy Shop soon.

A Couple More Photos of Recent Earrings...

2009-11-17T11:16:00.003-05:00

These new earrings will be added to my Etsy shop soon.

I Finally Got A Chance to Take some New Photos...

2009-09-10T15:16:00.002-04:00

It's been a busy time of year... So I finally got a couple of photos done of some new items. These colors seem to be really popular with folks.

This New Lapis Trio Bracelet...

2009-06-26T09:55:00.004-04:00

was made for Candles & Creations. An awesome Craft and Gift Shop in my area in South Burlington, it's in the Blue Mall on Dorset Street if your from the area.

Some New Rings I'm trying out...

2009-06-20T11:39:00.003-04:00

We'll see if people like these styles. One is call "Starburst" and the other is a "Petit Doily". They are both created using beadweaving techniques, Peyote, fringing, and circular brick stitch. Let me know what you think...

2009-05-14T18:51:00.004-04:00

This is a new Necklace I designed for my friend who is going be celebrating her birthday soon. It should go with a bunch of her other jewelry. So I wanted to surprise her with something new, and I knew she really wanted a necklace... So here it is.
The centers of the 2 doilies are abalone. I love that shell. Around the centers is brick stitch, and then some fringing. The rope is a simple spiral, with a sterling silver "s" hook.

Here's a couple new"ish" Designs for my Shop...

2009-04-27T16:12:00.004-04:00

These earrings are based on my "Pretty as A Peacock" earrings, they are 2 of the peacocks together. These are an indigo blue color.

This bracelet is based on my "Catching a Dream Bracelet" that I made for the Etsy Beadweavers Challenge a few months ago on Heritage. The first one was using the "Stormy" colors and this one is using more teals and aqua colors for the Spring and Summer.

Things I'm Working on...

2009-03-25T11:46:00.004-04:00

Just finished these Apatite Doily Earrings.

I've been trying to get the perfect Doily style ring. This is another one, I have not listed any in my shop yet. Maybe soon. This one has an oval abalone bead as the center, and is created using circular brick stitch.

I'm also making some new of my Southwestern colors Doily earrings, I had some, but they sold. So I am making a few more pairs, I still try to make each pair a little different.

More Springtime Colors for My Shop

2009-03-07T12:20:00.004-05:00

I added these springtime color items to my shop in the last few days. I love the colors. I think I'll be making a few more items in these in the near future.

Here's a new Red Doily Bracelet

2009-02-25T10:21:00.003-05:00

This bracelet is mostly circular brick stitch with some larger round carnelian beads in the centers. There is a little peyote also, for example the toggle.

I've finally made some new earrings...

2009-02-24T10:55:00.003-05:00

Okay most of these photos are pretty bad, I'll admit that, but the lighting in Vermont is sooooo awful right now. I promise to do better.

I made this Necklace ...

2009-01-08T15:07:00.001-05:00

For a custom order a few days ago.

My Newest Paisley Bracelet

2008-12-15T23:02:00.002-05:00

This was created for the Etsy Beadweavers December Challenge. However I am a little late in posting since voting for you favorite is over in less than an hour. The theme this month was chosen by Triz and is entitled "Snow Queen" Here's some photos of mine.

Stormy 2008 Collection so far...

2008-10-17T17:10:00.006-04:00

I've got all my winter color combinations set up for beading. I usually put together grays, silvers, and sometime some blues or blacks. Here are some of the items. Mostly all are available in my Etsy Shop.

New Paisley Design

2008-10-11T10:16:00.005-04:00

I am very pleased with my new bracelet. I saw some paisleys in a magazine about a year ago, maybe it was Bead & Button, but I can't remember. So, as I love to do brick stitch, I have been thinking about them for a while now. I saw some bronzite beads in the oblong shape so I bought them to practice with and hopefully come up with something. So here's the result after some practice. They still come out a little different every time, but to me that is not a bad thing, because I like thing kind of asymmetrical.

Etsy Beadweavers October Challenge...

2008-10-08T20:36:00.005-04:00

It's that time again. The October Etsy Beadweavers Challenge has started. This month's theme is called "Animal Instinct". Please vote on the Beadweaver Blog beginning Oct. 9th. There are 9 entured this month, and mine is number 14.

Some New Doily Earrings

2008-09-24T20:51:00.005-04:00

I've made some new Doily Earrings over the past few weeks, here are some of them. Most of them are availavle at my Etsy shop.

New Peacock Fringe Earrings

2008-09-11T23:37:00.002-04:00

I made these a couple of days ago. They have a smaller peacock fan for the top with fringes at the bottom. Kind of fun I thought.

New Picture Jasper Doily Pieces

2008-09-06T17:40:00.006-04:00

I made these a month or so ago. One is a 5 doily bracelet with Picture Jasper and glass seed beads, the other are earrings in the same.

Lucky Me!

2008-09-03T21:13:00.003-04:00

I was lucky to be on a front page Treasury today! The treasury was created by my friend and fellow beadweaver Kelly of Tresijas, check out her shop.

A fun Cuff style Bracelet "Peyote Ridge in Metals"

2008-08-13T11:55:00.003-04:00

I just completed this bracelet a week or so ago. It's Inspired by a design orginally created by Tina Koyama. She is one of my favorite beadweavers. Check out her website for lots of cool freeform.

Oooo La La, It's the Art Deco Challenge

2008-08-07T09:33:00.006-04:00

The voting for the August Etsy-Beadweavers begins Aurust 9th. The challenge theme this month is "Art Deco". I really love it. The Moss Agate Going Green Doily Bracelet is my entry. It's one of my favorite pieces so far. I really enjoy using brick stitch and love this style of bracelet. Of course I will be making more in the future.
Make sure to vote for your favorite creation by these very talented beadweavers on the beadweaving blog Here! We also love to hear your opinions so leave a comment if you are inspired to do so.

If you click on the mosaic above it will enlarge it for you and you can see all the great creations much better. Voting begins on August 9th and lasts for one week. So be sure to visit the blog and cast you vote.

These were Fun and Easy to make!

2008-08-07T01:29:00.004-04:00

These were fun to make. Not fancy, but they look great on and don't take very long to make. It's seems a little different to not have everything take at least 4-5 hours to create. These have a bronze 12mm fire polished bead in the centers. This color will be great for autumn. I will be listing these in my Shop soon.

New Gallery Pieces

2008-07-30T23:46:00.006-04:00

This is new, I am calling it Enchanted Evening because of the colors and it's very enchanting. It lays so soft and lightly on your wrist. The clasp is a sterling slide tube clasp. This is also going to the gallery.

Here's my newest piece, it's an oval Doily bracelet with Abalone in the centers. It has a beaded toggle.

Here are a couple of new items I made for a local gallery. They are Green Glamour Peacock bracelet and earrings. There are many more items like these in my Etsy Shop. Check it out!

Two New Ripple Bracelets

2008-07-17T22:22:00.002-04:00

Here are two new Ripple Bracelets:

Aztec Gold & Purple Ripple

My Newest Moss Agate Going Green Bracelet

2008-07-01T16:23:00.007-04:00

This is my newest bracelet, the colors are really lovely. It as well as many other creations are available at my Etsy shop. These Going Green Doily Earrings go really great with the bracelet.

I was in a Treasury that made the Front Page Again!

2008-06-26T22:10:00.005-04:00

Yay! I love it when this happens. My earrings are the Teal and Green Doily earrings in the center. This treasury was created by Chimaerashop . Thanks very to her for including me. I received the screen shot from my friend and fellow Vermonter, Linda .

My Midsummer's Night Dream July Challenge Bracelet

2008-06-21T12:06:00.004-04:00

This is my new Cellini Spiral Bracelet for the "Midsummer's Night Dream" July challenge. I think the colors are Dreamy. This will be in my Shop soon. The colors are mauve and copper and the clasp is magnetic. I love these colors together. They are soft and romantic.

I made the front page on Etsy!

2008-06-18T22:20:00.005-04:00

I am so excited I don't make the front page very often. This is the 2nd time that I am aware of. My friend and fellow beadweaver Carol Dean of Sandfibers created this green treasury. She creates the best treasuries. Here's a link to my Green Apple Bracelet:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12390182

Green Apple Ripple Cuff Bracelet

2008-06-08T17:46:00.007-04:00

This is the first Ripple bracelet I made. It now belongs to my friend, because in the learning/design curve it came out quite a bit smaller in length than I wanted. It crinkles up after you get most of the edges on with the peyote stitch, so it comes out shorter than you want it. I made a couple of changes between the first one one (the top photo) and the 2nd Apple green one, like: Number of herringbone rows, amount of edging, shape of size 11 beads. I think I like the first one better, what's your opinion, please, which cuff do you like better?

This is a new design. I call this one Green Apple Ripple Cuff. The base is Herringbone stitch with 2 different size beads, and the sides are a peyote starting with size 8's and then a few rows of 2 drop with 11's to make the ripple. It's pretty fun to do. I will probably make a couple more in the near future.

Etsy Beadweavers June Challenge "Anything Goes"

2008-06-06T13:40:00.006-04:00

Please vote for your favorite on the Etsy-Beadweavers Blog here:

http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com

New Citrus Doily Bracelet

2008-06-05T14:48:00.004-04:00

This is it. I really love these colors. It goes great with the new Citrus Doily Earrings which are shown below in another post. I love making these circles, it's addicting. All my items are available in my Etsy shop. Here: http://www.myfairladyvt4.etsy.com/

My newest Doily Earrings

2008-05-13T14:58:00.021-04:00

Here they are:

I have these in more colors at my Etsy shop.

There are the Blue Zircon, Mint Julip, Bejewelled, Dark Red Coral Beach, Malachite, Mauve Rose, Apple Green and Silver, Tanzanite & Citrus...... can you tell which is which?

The Peacock Bracelet now has matching Peacock Earrings

2008-05-08T14:19:00.004-04:00

I designed a pair of earrings that go with the Peacock Bracelet, Here they are let me know what you think.

VOTE!!! For your favorite in the Etsy Beadweavers May Challenge, "The Food Chain"

2008-05-01T22:37:00.005-04:00

This new piece is called "Feeding Frenzy", I created it for the May Beadweavers Challenge. Hope you like it.

Please vote for you favorite on the Etsy Beadweavers Blog here:

www.Etsy-Beadweavers.blogspot.com

My New Peacock Bracelet

2008-04-12T14:52:00.007-04:00

This is a new design called Peacock. You can probably tell why. This one is in jewel tones.

It was really fun to do, I'm sure I will be doing a couple more in the future with the colors a little bit different. Let me know what you think in the comments.

The EBW NEW April Challenge Entries, the theme is "Fire & Flowers"

2008-04-07T00:17:00.003-04:00

This one is my bracelet I make for the challenge, I called it "Hades Garden"

1. Flaming Roses by artzilla
2. Hades Garden Beadwoven Bracelet by myfairladyvt4
3. The Flower of Fire Brooch by enchantedbeads
4. Flames and Flowers by enchantedbeads
5. Le Sacre du Printemps- Blue Flame by SalamanderHouse
6. Slave Bracelet- Blue Flames on Rose Buds by valhallaforge
7. Hana-Bi by thebeadedlily
8. Blaze - Peyote Cuff Bracelet by totallytwisted
9. Flame Flower Necklace by clairecreations
10. Fire Daisy Choker by nemeton
11. Mephaestus and Pan by ThreeFatesDesign
12. Fire and Flowers Bracelet by Emarah
13. Blazing Blossoms Amulet Necklace Waiting Room Series 2 by cigarboxbeads
14. Tattoo Flames Bracelet by PinkPoochDesigns
15. Firewheel by SweetFreedom
16. LUCIFER'S TONGUE Beaded Lariat by dawnchastain
17. Flower of Fire's Heart by DantesSpirit
18. Huang by SilverDragon
19. Flamboyant Flower Brooch by enchantedbeads
20. Mi Cala en Llamas by lolos
21. Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire by jstinson
22. Petals of Flame Bracelet by AmethystRavenstar
23. Fire and Flowers by BeadedKeepsakes
24. Blazing Flowers by triz
25. Fire Lotus by hands2heal
26. Fire Blossom by playnwithbeads
27. Flower of Flame by onathousandhills
28. A Moth to Fire and Flowers by PFordCustomJewelry
29. Ring of Fire by ThePreciousBeads
30. Summer Flame by SandFibers

Please vote at the ETSY-BEADWEAVERS Blog: http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Cinco de Mayo Earrings

2008-04-04T02:08:00.003-04:00

I created these for a customer who wanted them for the Cinco de Mayo celebration in May.

Some New Freeform Netting Bracelets

2008-03-29T14:38:00.004-04:00

Here are some new Freeform Netting bracelets I have made over the last couple of weeks. maybe some day I can make a choker/necklace in this style.

Etsy Beadweavers EBWC April Challenge Piece

2008-03-18T12:32:00.004-04:00

I finally finished this April challenge piece. The theme was "Fire and Flowers", so for me anyway, it was pretty difficult to come up with something. I finally came up with this bracelet called "Hades Garden". Hades is the Greek God of the Underworld "The Unseen" . Let me know what you think. This will be listed soon in my Etsy Shop: myfairladyvt4.etsy.com

My New Necklace: Storm Of The Century

2008-03-12T22:11:00.002-04:00

This necklace was created for the 2008 BeadDreams competition for Bead & Button magazine. Submissions are due by April 4th, but you don't find out if you even get accepted into the competition until April 25th. So we will just have to wait and see. This bracelet was to go with the Storm of the Century bracelet, but that piece sold. Yay for me.

New Southwestern & Turquoise Earrings

2008-03-11T23:39:00.002-04:00

New Earrings with a Southwestern Flair...

"Stormy Weather" Etsy Beadweavers March Challenge has started....

2008-03-07T13:23:00.007-05:00

Vote for your Favorite Beadwoven Creation on the EBW Blog;

http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

This one on the left is mine.

1. Our Lady of Storms DantesSpirit

2. Aurora Borealis in the Storm Season DantesSpirit

3. Storm Front hands2heal

4. Stormy Weather, Necklace and Bracelet Set TulipsTreasureBox

5. Storm Necklace nemeton

6. Ice - Peyote Cuff Bracelet totallytwisted

7. Twilight Rainstorm AmethystRavenstar

8. Gathering Storm Tiny Beaded Bottle SalamanderHouse

9. Silver Lining ThePreciousBeads

10. Black and White Rainbow AmethystRavenstar

11. Eye of the Storm Necklace triz

12. Ice Storm - Peyote Freeform Necklace totallytwisted

13. Hope in the Midst of the Storm dawnchastain

14. Storm of the Century Bracelet myfairladyvt4

15. Stormy Waters Bracelet KathysKraftyKreation

16. After the Storm Bracelet KathysKraftyKreation

17. Ocean of Storms thebeadedlily

18. Ice Cave in the Storm Necklace ThePreciousBeads

19. Storm Cloud Pin LauriDesigns

20. Storm Shadows Flower Jasper Set PFordCustomJewelry

21. Tropical Storm Beadwoven Freeform Cuff time2cre8

22. Lightning Storm PinkPoochDesigns

23. Stormy Rain Necklace lolos

24. Storm on Mars hands2heal

25. Storm at the Iceberg enchantedbeads

26. The Purple Eye of a Summer Storm enchantedbeads

27. After the Storm, Here Comes the Sun enchantedbeads

28. Stormy Cloud Freeform Necklace playnwithbeads

29. Stormy Weather Prayers Patchers7

30. Praying for Rain ThePreciousBeads

31. Stormy Spirale Rope Necklace flowercreations

32. Dragonfly After the Storm Beaded Choker dawnchastain

Another New Bracelet "Raging Seas"

2008-02-26T18:35:00.004-05:00

I just finished this bracelet last night. It is still using the stormy weather colors. This one I am calling "Raging Seas" because of the wave like ripples in the freeform peyote.

New "SpringTime" Doily Earrings

2008-02-25T22:28:00.002-05:00

I love these colors together. They really remind me of spring, and in Vermont in the winter, I need that.

New "Storm" Doily Earrings

2008-02-19T15:49:00.003-05:00

These earrings go great with the"Storm of the Century" Bracelet...

Finished my work on the March Challenge "Stormy Weather"

2008-02-11T14:06:00.007-05:00

This is my newest bracelet for the Etsy Beadweaver March Challenge. "Storm of the Century"
I really like the colors, the center stones are the gemstone labradorite.

Below is my workspace while I was working it and chosing beads. As you can see there were a lot to choose from.

The bottom two photos are when I was just beginning. I am not super organized when I have all my beads out and ready. I am going to make some Doily earrings and a necklace in these colors also, seeing as I have tons of these colors in different shapes and sizes.

Yet Another "SpringTime" Piece.

2008-02-11T13:58:00.001-05:00

I just finished this a few days ago. It's a freeform Peyote in my SpringTime 2008 colors. It has some gemstones and pearls included, Amazonite and some Chalcedony. Fun....

My Newest piece for the Etsy Beadweavers February Challenge "Spring Break"

2008-02-03T12:07:00.000-05:00

Yes Spring... Is it here? Not in Vermont. Here is my latest creation for the Etsy Beadweavers "Spring Break" Challenge. Each month we have a themed challenge and the winner of the previous month gets to pick the theme for the upcoming month. The Jan. theme was "Red". My challenge piece is made using the beadweaving stitch called Brick Stitch. I switched up the sizes and colors of the beads for the band and that is called freeform. The center large gemstone bead is a peruvian opal. Voting for your favorite piece takes place on the Etsy Beadweavers Blog and starts Feb. 7th. So keep it in mind. Here is the link:

http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Antique Rose Bracelet

2008-02-01T17:53:00.001-05:00

This is one of my newest creations. It was fun to do, I did a 2 drop peyote base and than made a mandella style rose and 2 brick stitch leaves. It's really fun to put different stitches together and see what your get. I seem to never get what I start out wanting or expecting. I think that happens a lot with beadweaving.

My "Springtime 2008" Collection

2008-01-13T11:32:00.000-05:00

I'm so glad now it's time to begin looking to the spring colors. This is my first spring bracelet for this spring 2008. These are going to be my "Springtime" colors. I will be making a few items with them. This is my first, it's a Cellini Spiral which is a type of tubular peyote beadweaving stitch. It is has a magentic clasp. It's in my Etsy shop: Myfairladyvt4.etsy.com. I am starting a shop on Big Cartel too, just to try it right now, see how it works out. This is it: myfairladyvt4.bigcartel.com.

The second image is my Teal Trio Springtime Bracelet. It is using the beadweaving stitch brick stitch, and some fringing. The center stones (beads) are Abalone shell. I love these colors.

I added my Freeform Netting Bracelet. It is not new to my shop, but I thought the colors went well with the new Spring theme.

I just finished the Doily earrings. Just barely finished them this morning. These take me about 5 hours to make the pair.