Weeky Updates and Faire in the Grove

I know its been a while but I've been working on some exciting stuff for you guys. I also have some exciting news for you all as well as some weekly updates from the last few weeks!

First up! You remember that goal I set a while ago? To learn chainmail? Well I am on my way! I've just about mastered the basic European 4-in-1! (As you can tell this is very exciting for me >.<)

So far I've done a necklace:

This was done out of red and silver links and is a choker. This went to a friend of mine and there will be some pictures of her in it up here soonish!











Purple 4-in-1 Bracelet:

This is still available for purchase. This was done out of purple and silver aluminium links. The weave is both durable and beautiful and would be a bold and fun addition to any outfit.

Bracelet is 8"












Mobius Earrings:

These are a mix of European 4-in-1 and a mobius at the bottom (that they are named for). These are available for purchase and are a fun flirty touch for any outfit, casual or dressy.

Earrings are about 3" long and can be ordered in varying lengths.













Twisted Leaf Earrings and Bracelet:

These are made of a continued mobius pattern and look wicked! Prefect for making a statement with bold power and looking kick-ass while doing it! Great for night life or day wear!

Bracelet is 7" earrings are 3 1/2"













Red and Black Glass Drop Earrings:

These are a classy mix of glass and metal to create a look fit for any social occasion! Work or fun time these will accent any outfit perfectly.
Earrings are 2" long











Friendship Bracelets:

Stones made into a pair of bracelets to symbolize the length and longevity of the best of friendships. Made in a flirty pink and black these similar bracelets will show that you and your best friend were carved from the same stone. As they say, birds of a feather flock together!

Each bracelet is 7" long and is strung on 7 strand jewelry wire with high quality toggle clasps.






As you can see I've been a very busy girl!



Above you can see some of the cool new stuff the Fire Inspired team got for our table displays! Thsi little detail dove tails very nicely into my next announcement! Fire Inspired will be a merchant at the demo event Faire in the Grove! The event is put on by the local SCA branch the Barony of Dragon's Mist and is held at the McMenamins in Forest Grove each year in May--this year May 4th and 5th.  You can find out all about the event at their website: Faire in the Grove

We hope to see you at the event! ^^

Rowen Prowett
Founder Fire Inspired

New Updates Live to the Blog!

We've just completely revamped our for sale page! Head over and check it out. All of our stuff will be linked up to the page from now on. Check back for new items and some up and coming sales and contests on existing items!

Below is a bit of a preview. Be on the look out for another update soon! ^^

Weekly Workings This Week:

Concept sketch with measurements

This week I've been mainly working on updating the blog organizationally. Keep an eye out for changes that will be starting to appear. ^^ Still working on some lampworking this week and on some kumihimo weaving.

I've decided to take on a couple new projects this last week. The first of which is for a belt of kumihimo weaving. The general idea for the project is to weave 5 strands of round kumihimo, each 1 solid color, into one flat weave to create a belt. This one is going to be in earth tones. Greens and browns. This one is for myself but when it's done and I have an estimate on how long these things will take me to make >.< there will be an option to commission on for yourself.
For those SCAdians out there, wouldn't it just complete the look your going for on your garb to have a custom woven belt or girdle in your choice of colors?

The other project I'm going to be working on in the next few weeks is learning how to do some basic chain mail. I have a concept for a necklace that I really want to do not too long from now that's gonna require some serious chain mailing! Wish me luck!

Also started work on the second try for the trim for a friend of mine.  A flat weave kumihimo out of green, black, and white.

Rowen

A New Introduction

For those of you who caught the Kumihimo tutorial videos, I'm Sondra, Rowen's Mom, Rick's wife and a very occassional contributor to Fire Inspired Creations.

In another world I would love to design jewelry and take photos and teach wonderful crafts that are loads of fun and beautiful every day, but I can't. So since I'm pretty much bedridden most of the time with various disabilities you'll see my occasional contributions to help my daughter's college fund and recoup some of the expense of supply buying. :D

I'm the part of the team that's less precision and more organic. Which is strange for my OCD soul to admit, but that's the way it works when I'm designing jewelry. Most of the crafts I've added to my repertoire lately have something to do with jewelry making or designing or fire.

I'm a lampworker and jewelry designer. I also spend a bit of my time when I can be upright doing medieval illumination.

Nowadays I've picked up kumihimo weaving on the modern foam disk as something portable I can do. I find it satisfying to create something beautiful even if it takes me forever to do it with all my "pain breaks." 

I'm posting pictures here of the first round kumihimo metal braiding I did. These were a matched set for a group that I belong to and I happened to need woven metal in green and gold at the last minute... Low and behold...my first round metal project was almost done! Rowen wanted a necklace out of it for herself. It's surprising how much of the jewelry I make goes to that destination. Hmmm. Well, she lost out this time.

The necklaces were varying colors of green colored (copper) metal woven together. Both had a focus bead of dark emerald green transparent glass added to them and additional chains. The male pendant was in diaper bead shape with my "starry night" pattern wound around the flattened glass about quarter sized and spun. The stringers used to put down the gold pattern were a twisted triplet of gold colored glasses themselves. The female pendant was also wound with the "starry night" pattern. But the shape was left more organic. The female necklace also has added copper pailettes. Excuse the picture quality. They had to be taken quick, with my cell phone.

This weave, like most tighter weaves is a bit stiff, but when bent to fit naturally around the neck these laid beautifully.  The green woven wire portion of the male necklace is about 22", the female necklace about 20".

Quick Bit of News

Just a quick update for those of you who are the least bit interested in all this lampwork stuff we do here.

A really cool bit of news just came across my feed. Ancient lamp-worked bead examples have been found in Siberia. There has never been another find like this! 17 glass beads on a single strand necklace found in the burial mound of a woman the archeologists think might have been a virgin priestess. Her burial site dates all the way back to the 4th century BC! In her time period these 17 beads would have been worth somewhere in the neighborhood of several DOZEN horses!



For the full article follow the link here.

Rowen Prowett
Founder

Updates, Weekly Workings

Hello all! Sorry its been a bit since I've posted. Been trying to adjust to a new term of school and such. But never fear I have been a busy little worker-artisian!

I have finished up an example of what I  can do with the wire kumihimo weave:

This is a choker and earrings that are made out of the wire Kumihimo weave I posted a few weeks ago. I find that it makes some lovely jewelry. This piece I made as a personal piece with a pendant given to me years ago. I can make these using a pendant provided as a focal point or a custom lampwork bead.












I finished up a commission for Liz Holmes:

This is one of the Celtic Star sets that you've been seeing on here. This is fully customized colors and stars. This particular one is a 20 inch long black and green necklace with matching earrings.

Finished up 2 sets of loop earrings that will be under our "For Sale" tab at the top of the page.

This pair is in a green and purple spiral weave. I did another in a green and black spiral weave. Both are for sale currently one of a kind earrings that anyone would want to own! They're available for custom order in your own favorite colors as well! Just send us an email to specify what colors you want.

I've also been doing some bead work. Been on the torch quite a bit the last week. No pics for here just yet but I'm loving the results.There will be some sneak peak pictures on the facebook page at Fire Inspired Creations!

I've been on a bit of a crafty spree lately >.<

Rowen Prowett
Founder

Christmas and Weekly Workings

The results of Christmas are in!

Made for my Uncle out of the great wire kumihimo:

A lanyard made out of the wire kumihimo. Many of you will remember this from my post a couple weeks back. A similar work would cost about $25


For my Aunt, Cousin, and 2 friends:

 

 Chain and lampwork bead necklaces. I borrowed the idea from a friend of mine and the necklaces are now for sale on here ^^

These cost for 3 beads  $23.50
or for 5 beads $33.50

The last two weeks or so I've been working on new lampwork beads:

 For the SCA folks out there these were given to the Princesses of An Tir at 12th Night.

 All of these beads are examples of what I can do, Most of these are what I would consider regular size beads.

 Above is another example of a chain necklace. This one was done as a gift. Similar are available for purchase.

Last night I completed about 5 more, they will be going towards a full necklace.

For insider pictures on things in progress like our new page on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/FireInspiredCreations

Thanks all!
Rowen Prowett
Founder, Fire Inspired