A Little Bit More

Have you ever wanted just a little bit more or needed a little bit more? More time, more money, more stuff, more food, more dogs, more family...okay maybe not more family, especially with the holiday and all those parties behind us. Hopefully everyone had a great holiday and didn't shoot off a finger or a hand with the fireworks. I do know that the dogs are really glad the holiday is over along with all those fireworks. They aren't big fans.

I did get a chance to make a few new jewelry items this week but I really needed to make a little bit more. I have gem trees for the gallery in Oregon to complete and get mailed, some special orders and ArtCharms that are due to be mailed on Monday.

The first project was a wedding necklace for my niece who is getting married next Saturday. It looks like a double strand but they are single strands that you put together in the back with an "S" clasp. I added an extension to the pearl necklace so that it would be a little bit longer but you can wear them the same length together or separate. I thought she might get more use out of a little bit more versatile piece.

This next piece I made using vintage typewriter keys. The keys are glued on to a bracelet with disk blanks. I've tried it on but haven't worn it anywhere yet but am looking forward to wearing it.

This last piece I was playing around with copper wire and copper solder which I had never used before and created the double "s" stations on the side. Added a bit of copper chain and there you go.

Well that's what I've been up to. I do have some ArtCharms I'm working on so hopefully I can get them photographed and up tomorrow so you can see some of the fun things I create also.

A Wedding Set

I don't get too many special requests for wedding jewelry so this one is especially exciting. The bride has certain ideas and a feeling about what she wants her jewelry to evoke and I respect that, I only hope I can do it justice. So here is my first draft. Necklace is just temporarily strung so that I can change the design or crystals, pearls, briolettes etc. after she sees it.

One more thing to share with you today and that is a new purse. As you might have noticed I love pink and I wanted a pink purse, so this is the latest. I carried it to a meeting a couple of days ago and had several ladies comment on it and actually want one.  Humm, go figure.

This time I added a pocket on the outside and one on the inside and didn't add the magnetic closure as I wanted to be able to reverse it. I'm still debating whether that was a good idea.

Well, it is time for a creativity break as we drink some wine in the Napa Valley. I'll post pics. Have a good weekend.

Dana