YOJ11-04 In Production Mode
Aquamarine Bridal Set (2011) Sterling silver, aquamarine Formed, cold-joined, flameworked Pendant: L 4.0 cm x W 1.5 cm Earrings: L 3.8 cm x W 0.7 cm I had such high hopes this week for getting a lot done. I did get a lot done, but very little of it related to what I wanted to...
YOJ10-15 Knotted Earrings 3
Knotted Earrings 3 (2010) Sterling silver, fine silver, tourmaline Constructed, cold-joined L 3.7 cm x W 0.5 cm (W 1.45″ x L 0.2″) Continuing on from last week, since I made several of the Monkey’s Fist knots, I made another pair of earrings! I’ve been doing some experimenting with photography lately, putting my pieces on...
YOJ10-14 Knotted Earrings 2
Knotted Earrings 2 (2010) Sterling silver, iolite Constructed, cold-joined L 2.5 cm x W 0.7 cm (L 0.98″ x W 0.275″) My life is all about choices: if I choose to focus on one area of my life, another area gets sacrificed. For the past few weeks, I’ve had to focus on some group endeavours,...
YOJ09-52 Marquise Series: Pendant 6
Marquise Series: Pendant 6 (2009) Sterling silver, ribbon Constructed, cold-joined L 9.8 cm x W 3.4 cm/Ribbon: L 52 cm x W 3.0 cm . My ex-husband used to say “Go Big or Stay Home”, so I’m finishing off the Year of Jewelry 2009 with a super-sized version of the Marquise Pendant. This started off...
YOJ09-51 Marquise Series: Pendant 5
Marquise Series: Pendant 5 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, Swarovski crystal Constructed, cold-joined, nalbinding L 6.5 cm x W 1.3 cm This pendant is made of two “recycled” pieces from Bracelet 3, which didn’t match the other links. Initially I only added the Swarovskis as embellishment, but the pendant looked unbalanced. So I decided to...
YOJ09-50 Marquise Series: Bracelet 3
Marquise Series: Bracelet 3 (2009) Sterling silver, copper, fine silver Constructed, cold-joined L 16.8 cm x W 1.1 cm For this piece, I took the idea developed in Week 48 and extended it to a bracelet. The design looks simple, yet it surprised me how much work was involved in adding the copper beads. I...
YOJ09-49 Marquise Series: Pendant 4
Marquise Series: Pendant 4 (2009) Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 3.6 cm x W 1.6 cm Here is one more variation in sterling silver. The original idea was to add a 2 mm Swarovski crystal, similar to what I did in the Week 47 project, but I ended up deciding against it.
YOJ09-48 Marquise Series: Pendant 3
Marquise Pendant: Pendant 3 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, Swarovski crystal Constructed, cold-joined L3.5 cm x W 1.6 cm Lots of playing going on! I love the sparkle of Swarovskis, so I added a thin row of crystals to this next pendant in the series. I love the classic “sweetheart” look that resulted!
YOJ09-47 Marquise Series: Pendant 2
Marquise Series: Pendant 2 (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, Swarovski crystal Constructed, cold-joined L 3.4 cm x W 0.9 cm I’m still working along the lines of “quick and simple” for this series, but this time, I wanted to add a tiny splash of colour. Still trying to keep the cost of the pendant down,...
YOJ09-46 Marquise Series: Pendant 1
Marquise Series: Pendant 1 Sterling silver, fine silver, cord Constructed, cold-joined L 6.1 cm x W 1.0 cm One of the jewelry groups on Facebook is currently running a design contest to “overcome the economic crisis”. The idea is to use cheaper materials to reduce the price point of the finished piece. The problem I...
YOJ09-45 Marquise Series: Bracelet 2
Marquise Series: Bracelet 2 Sterling silver, fine silver Constructed, cold-joined L 19.5 cm x W 1.4 cm The next step in developing the Marquise Series was to add some form of embellishment, like a spiral. To give this bracelet a bit of visual interest, I decided to alternate the links in mirror image. They remind...
YOJ09-44 Marquise Series: Earrings 1
Marquise Series: Earrings 1 Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 5.4 cm x W 1.4 cm The next logical step from the Bracelet I did for YOJ09-43 was to make a pair of earrings. I liked the idea of making the earwire in the same shape as the link – it gives the earring a chain-like...
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