Commissions

Secret Santa 2008 – Sneak Peak :-)

I’m participating in the Secret Santa on CWJ again this year, and as usual, I’m choosing to work outside my comfort zone.  Back in the summer when I was teaching at Haliburton, one of the projects we did was a “freeform” bangle.  Now, anyone who knows me and has any familiarity with my past work,...

A reply from my Secret Santa recipient :-)

I got an email from Angie Simonsen, the recipient of my Secret Santa gift this year: Hi Dianne, I again wanted to thank you for my necklace. It’s is one I will certainly always treasure, especially coming from someone who’s work I first admired in the wonderful book, “Wire in Design”. I’ve always thought it...

Secret Santa 2007

Once again it’s time for the Secret Santa exchange on CWJ. As usual, I decided to try my hand at something I’ve never done before. I bought a bunch of stones off eBay a while back – mixed quality for the most part, but still useful for experiments. Caveat Emptor is the rule with eBay,...

Bridal Commission

Back in December I was contacted by a lady who wanted a bridal set based on the Musicali Necklace. She wanted the necklace and a headpiece based on the necklace. Since she was getting married in Scotland, she also wanted two Celtic-style pendants for her attendants – one based on a shield with a malachite...

Bebee’s Earrings

The “young-at-heart” gentleman who commissioned a name pin from me back at Christmas wanted a pair of earrings for the special nurse for Easter. I should mention, actually, that the name pin had to be done again, because he gave me the wrong spelling. The funny thing was that she refused to give back the...