Denise Yezbak Moore

  EarthenOxide is a side project started Melanie Brooks as a place to house her new mixed media creations. While she enjoys success with her ceramic studio site Earthenwood Studio and the related Earthenwood Etsy and Etsy Galleria shops, she wanted a special place where her non-clay creations could have a home without competing with my ceramics. Some of the materials she enjoys using to create an EarthenOxide item include: old keys and key plates, jeweler's grade resin, fine opalescent powders, vintage book pages, and assorted ephemera. Hinged Key Pendant Pistachio Green Collage Key Pendant Plum Gear Collage Key Pendant Tool Arch Shimmer Key Blue/Green Triple Loop Melanie's journey to make these unique jewelry components starts with one of her favorite pastimes of wandering through antique stores and flea markets to find old worn and rusted bits of metal. Vintage keys have so much mystery and wonder to them... what secret places and doors did...

 Designer Highlight for March 2011 I am extremely honored to have been chosen as the Designer Highlight for the March 2011 issue of Bead Trends Magazine.             I am sorry that I have been M.I.A.  I had a few family emergencies but everything is back to normal now.  The winner of the "Heart Lock It" necklace was moonlitfantaseas. I am hoping to write a "Antique Tuesday" post soon. I am giving away one copy of the March 2011 issue of Bead Trends Magazine.  If you are interested please leave a comment.