Buy Fiber Fantasy Art to Help Sponsor Rescue Dogs

Fiber Sculpted "FANTASY MERMAID"

Original designs by

DZFANTASY

Original Price: $160.00 SALE PRICE: $145.00 (20% to go towards the sponsoring of a rescue dog)

For the past month or so, I have been volunteering at the Bichon and Little Buddies Rescue, a privately owned dog rescue center in Mukwonago, WI, where I live.  It has given me a better insight as to just how much help these animals need in caring for them, taking care of their medical needs and finding them good "forever" homes.  The people who run this private rescue are very dedicated and depend on volunteers and donations to keep everything going.

I have decided to donate 20% of any sales of my fiber fantasy art purchased either through my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy, or sales received at my art shows.

The usual adoption fee through Bichon and Little Buddies Rescue is $315.00, which is a small price to pay for a "forever" friend.  Included in this fee is your new companion who, before going home, will be spayed/neutered, vet checked, updated on vaccines, heartworm tested, microchipped, and dewormed.  Any other medical treatment will be taken care of as well.  You will also receive a 7-8 week age appropriate obedience training course at For Pet's Sake Dog Training at no additional charge.


To learn more about BICHON AND LITTLE BUDDIES RESCUE and to see some of the dogs available for adoption, click on the link below:

BICHON RESCUE

Visit my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy to see my original designed fiber fantasy creations and jewelry.  I hope to be adding new designs and creations in the coming weeks.

I will be posting, here on my DZFANTASY blog, a photo of any rescue dog that I have sponsored.

Below is a photo of Salty, the very first rescue dog I've sponsored at BICHON and LITTLE BUDDIES.  Salty went to his new home last week!!  It was through the sale of several pieces of my "fiber fantasy" jewelry that I was able to contribute $150.00 towards, Salty's adoption fee.  A big "thank you" to the customer who made this possible!!

Fiber/Swarovski Crystal Fantasy Earrings Giveway

Original Designed handknit ribbon bead with Swarovski crystals earrings

by DZFANTASY

I am having a giveaway for the above pair of earrings.  Add a bit of sparkle and magic to any outfit with this pair of original designed handknit fiber/crystal earrings.  I individually handknit each bead using a beautiful satin finish ribbon yarn.  The handknit beads are then accented with Swarovski crystals, and silver plated findings.  VERY LIGHT WEIGHT AND WILL BRING A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, READ BELOW:

START DATE:  December 3, 2010

END DATE:  December 17, 2010 - 12:00 Midnight CST

PRICE:  1 pair of original designed fiber/crystal earrings by DZFANTASY

VALUE:  $21.00

ELIGIBLITY:  Worldwide

HOW TO ENTER:

1.  Just leave a comment in this post, along with an email address or a link to an email address, as this will be the ONLY means of contacting the winner.

2.  At the close of the giveaway on 12/17/10, a WINNER will be randomly selected from all the comments received up until the closing time of 12:00 midnight on 12/17/10.

3.  The WINNER will be contacted via EMAIL, and will have 3 days in which to send me their shipping information.

4.  If the WINNER does not reply within the given timeframe, I will have to randomly select another winner from the remaining entries.

That's all there is to it!  Just be sure to leave a means of contacting you in your comment!

DESCRIPTION OF EARRINGS:

SIZE: 2" drop from top of ear wire to bottom of head pin: 1.5" from top Swarovski crystal to bottom of headpin

I love the colors in this pair of earrings. The bottom Swarovski crystal is a fuschia 8mm bicone, topped with my original handknit ribbon bead. The ribbon bead is capped with an antique silver bead cap with a scroll heart design. Two 4mm Swarovski crystals finish off the earrings.

THANKS FOR VISITING DZFANTASY, and good luck to all!  If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact me at: dzfairies@msn.com

Beautiful, light weight "fiber & Swarovski crystal" earrings!

SEA BREEZE!

I just listed these beautiful fiber and Swarovski crystal earrings in my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy.

(CLICK on the title above to learn more about them)

I handknit the fiber "focal" beads, which gives them a truly one-of-a-kind design!  Super light weight!

Fiber Earrings....Fun, Fantasy, and so light weight!

Handknit ribbon yarn bead dangle earrings!

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This is my newest pair of fiber fantasy earrings, which I just listed in my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy.  They are so light weight you won't even know you are wearing them, until you receive a compliment!

Each handknit bead was created using a beautiful ribbon yarn with a satin finish.  It takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to create each bead.  

I also have a beautiful matching necklace that would go wonderful with these earrings.  See photo below.

Handknit Fantasy Necklace

(CLICK on the items title above to learn more)

I used the same beautiful ribbon yarn for this handknit fiber necklace and accented it with a Swarovski crystal pendant bead and other Swarovski crystals.

See what an exquisite set they would make!

 
I have many more styles of necklaces and earrings available in my DZFANTASY shop.

DZFANTASY FANS.....Save on purchase/s of my Fiber Fantasy Jewelry!

NEW STYLE

Beautiful Knit Necklace Chain with Swarovski Crystal Pendant

DZFANTASY "FIBER FANTASY JEWLERY" SALE

FOR

DZFANTASY FANS!

If you are a "fan" of DZFANTASY, or if you become one.....you can save $5.00 on each purchase of any necklace, earrings or face pin....MAY 11th - MAY 31st.  The savings will be refunded via PayPal.

Add a bit of color, whimsey and magic to any outfit.  These creations are light weight and very unique.  You will be sure to receive a lot of compliments.  Swarovski crystal accents!  Great gift ideas!

You can purchase from either my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy or Zibbet, by clicking on the links below.

DZFANTASY ON ZIBBET

Creating knit bead fantasy earrings.

The last couple of months I've been busy designing and creating my new line of "fiber fantasy necklaces and earrings".

I thought it might be fun to show how the above pair of earrings started out and ended up as shown in the photo above.

In the photo below you will see the "makings" for one earring.  I have knit the section of ribbon yarn that I will use for this earring.  It consists of 5 stitches using a size 5 needle, and is a straight knit stitch.  It is 5 stitches x 6 rows in size.

As you can see in the above photo, the other materials I used for 1 earring is a gold plated filigree bead cap, gold plated earwire, and a gold plated eye pin,  to which I've already added a tiny gold plated leaf bead

This photo shows that I have folded the tiny handknit section of ribbon yarn in half and have started to sewn in closed along the one side.  I use a very tiny needle and clear 4# test fishing line.

 

The handknit ribbon yarn section is now sewed down the one side. I thought it looked rather like a colorful little catapillar!

The next step is adding whatever bead or embellishment I've decided to use before adding the handknit section of the earring.  In this case, I've used an 8mm Swarovski crystal.  Now is when things start to get a little tricky.

Once the head pin is slipped through the center of the handknit piece, I start sculpting it into a bead, again using the clear 4# test fishing line and a very tiny needle.  It is rather difficult to hold the head pin in place and stitch the knit piece, and this is what takes the most time when creating these knit beads.

I keep stitching, in and out, and around about, until I feel I have the knit piece in a shape to which I can now add the top bead cap, so that I can also add whatever other crystals to the top and create the loop for the earwire.  Once this is done, I can finish sculpting the bead without it slipping around too much.

You can see in the photo above how uneven the knit bead still is?  It still needs a lot of stitching and shaping.  This pair of earrings took me almost 2.5 hours to create.  Some go a bit faster, but basically they average about 2 hours.  It is also rather difficult to find bead caps that work with the handknit beads that I create.  I spend a lot of time searching for just the right cap that will work.  I've found that there isn't a lot of variety in bead caps for my purpose. If anyone knows of a good source for unique caps, I'd love to know about them. I buy on Etsy and also through several bead catalogs.

I've found creating these one-of-a-kind fiber knit earrings a challenge, but also great fun!  I love all the different yarns and colors!  Below is a photo of the finished earrings along with a matching handknit flower necklace.

I am having a "WINNER'S CHOICE GIVEAWAY" for 1 pair of my fiber fantasy earrings, so if anyone is interested, click on the link below to enter the giveaway. Winner will be able to pick 1 pair of earrings from any earrings that are in my DZFANTASY shop on Etsy and Zibbet, at the close of the giveaway.

FIBER FANTASY EARRING GIVEAWAY

WINNER'S CHOICE GIVEAWAY - Fiber Fantasy Earrings!

I have recently added a new line to my DZFANTASY fiber creations......."Fiber Fantasy Jewelry" .  It includes face pins/ handknit necklace sets, handknit flower necklaces, butterfly necklaces, and  knit bead/Swarovski crystal earrings.

This giveaway is for a "WINNER'S CHOICE" of any pair of fantasy earrings in my DZFANASY shop both on Etsy and my new ZIBBET shop.  WINNER will be able to choose from any pair of earrings in my shops at the close of this giveaway.  The above and below photos show  samples of my new designs.  I will be adding new earrings in both my shops in the next several weeks.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

START DATE:  April 15, 2010

END DATE:  May 15, 2010 - 12:00 Midnight CST

OPEN:  Worldwide

PRIZE: 1 pair of "fantasy earrings" - WINNER'S CHOICE

VALUE: $22.00 - $25.00

RULES TO ENTER:

1.  To obtain a vailid entry into this giveaway, all you have to do is visit either or both of my DZFANTASY shops by clicking on their links below.

DZFANTASY ETSY

or

DZFANTASY ZIBBET

and then come back to this post and leave a comment as to which pair of earrings you would choose.

2.  Please be sure to leave your EMAIL ADDRESS either in the post or a link to it, so that I have a means of contacting you, should you be the lucky winner.

3.  At the end of the giveaway, I will randomly select a winner from all the entries received up until the closing of the giveaway on May 15, 2010 - 12:00 Midnight CST

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, Donna, at: dzfairies@msn.com

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!  Below are a few photos showing some of the earrings available in my shops.  Each bead is invidually handknit and sculpted into various shaped beads.  They are accented with Swarovski crystals.

This photo shows the ribbon yarn used to design these earrings.

Visit DZFANTASY on ZIBBET and save!

RAINBOW FANTASY FLOWER NECKLACE

by

DZFANTASY 

$27.00 on ZIBBET

I have just finished listing several new pieces in my "fiber fantasy jewelry" category in my new DZFANTASY shop on Zibbet......The whimsical, rainbow colored "flower necklace" above, and the matching pair of earrings shown below. To see these items, just click on the title below their photos.

Rainbow Ribbon and Swarovski Crystal Earrings

$22.00 on ZIBBET

I've decided to pass along a few dollars in savings to customers who purchase from my DZFANTASY shop on Zibbet.  Each of the two above items  have been listed at $3.00 below what I'd normally sell them for at an art show or on Etsy.

MAGICAL "FAIRY CHARM EARRINGS"...will be sure to bring you a magical feeling!

FIBER, CRYSTALS AND FAIRY CHARM EARRINGS

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Wear these little beauties and feel the magic!!  The tiny fairies will dance and twirl as you wear them!  Light and airy as a fairy!

If you are looking for a bit of fun and fancy to perk up any outfit...give these earrings a try.  I designed the handknit "focal" beads using a beautiful satin finish ribbon yarn.  Creating these free form knit beads takes me about 2 hours, as they are shaped by using a clear 4# test fishing line, which can't be seen in the completed beads.

One of these days when I have more time, I will do a tutorial to show how the beads start out and end up in various shapes such as the ones above.  It is a technique I just recently taught myself.   It does take a bit of time to create each bead, but I have found it fun to see how they look when completed.  Adding Swarovski crystals and recently charms, has added to their magical look and sparkle!

Great gift ideas...either for yourself or someone special.  No two will ever look exactly the same.

Feel Magical....! Fiber Fantasy Earrings..."Over the Rainbow"

Fun, Colorful and Magical!

Fiber and Swarovski Crystals...!

I just finished this colorful pair of "fantasy earrings", which are a new addition to my fiber fantasy jewelry line.  They are really charming, with all the colors of the rainbow, and Swarovski crystals to make them sparkle and shine.

I'm patiently waiting (or I really should say "impatiently" waiting to take all of my new designs/creations to my first art show coming up on May 1st in Madison, WI.  (more information about the show will be coming in a couple of weeks)

This pair of earrings is one of about 33 different "fiber fantasy" earrings I have created to date. This pair and several others have been listed in my Etsy shop.

Below is a "flower fairy pin and handknit matching necklace" that was created using the same beautiful, rainbow ribbon yarn as for the earrings.