Breathe
Breathe Scent Box (2011) Copper, fine silver, sterling silver Constructed, coiled, woven, cold-joined H: 2.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm x D: 2.96 cm Alright… I’m back… sort of… I got hit with a perfect storm of personal and professional chaos in May, and my weekly postings to YOJ were the casualty. *sigh* This piece,...
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,...
YOJ10-11 Marquise Series: Bridal Earrings
Marquise Series: Bridal Earrings (Interchangeable) (2010) Sterling silver, pearl Constructed, cold-joined L 4.0 cm x W 1.6 cm (L 1.57″ x W .55″) I was sitting at my computer on Tuesday night, minding my own business, when inspiration struck! It was one of those “bolt out of the blue” ideas that forced me to get...
YOJ10-09 Felt & Crochet Bead Necklace
Felt & Crochet Bead Necklace (2010) Fine silver, merino wool, Beadalon stringing material, crimp beads Crochet, felted, assembled L 47.31 cm x 17 mm (largest bead) I mentioned in my Week 6 post that I was making felted beads, and now I can share the results of that effort. Initially I was going to pair...
YOJ10-08 Celtic Spiral Smoky Quartz Earrings
Celtic Spiral Smoky Quartz Earrings (2010) Sterling silver, smoky quartz Constructed, cold-joined L 3.4 cm x W 0.65 cm I love the quartz family of stones. They’re durable and affordable, which makes them great for everyday jewellery. They come in a wide variety of colours, which makes them really versatile. Since I’m still trying to...
YOJ10-07 Crochet Ball Pendant
Crochet Ball Pendant (2010) Fine silver Constructed, crochet, liver of sulphur patination L 3.9 cm x W 2.0 cm The other day, while commiserating with my friend Margaret about our work loads and not seeming to be able to stop to catch a breath, she quoted back to me a comment that I’d deadpanned into...
YOJ10-06 Marquise Series: Pendant 9
Marquise Series: Pendant 9 (2010) Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 4.5 cm x W 2.65 cm Beaducation has made a bunch of its videos available for free, and last week, while I was pondering my next YOJ project, I watched the felted bead video to refresh my memory on how to do it. I’ve now...
YOJ10-05 A New Home for Whoville
A New Home For Whoville (2010) Fine silver, copper, garnet Constructed, cold-joined Size 7 I’ve fallen behind with my YOJ postings due to a bout of creative block. I keep picking up the wire and the pliers in an effort to make something, and end up with nothing but frustration and a pile of scrap. ...
YOJ10-04 Marquise Series: Earrings 2
Marquise Series: Earrings 2 (2010) Sterling silver Constructed L 10 cm x W 0.8 cm This week I decided to go back to and adapt the project I made at the beginning of this Year of Jewelry. I wanted to explore it a bit more. The idea was to create a “string” of marquise shapes. ...
YOJ10-03 Marquise Series: Pendant 8
Marquise Series: Pendant 8 (2010) Sterling silver, fine silver, tourmaline Constructed, cold-joined, woven L 5.0 cm x W 2.25 cm x D 1.0 cm One of my new year’s resolutions was to start using a Job Jar. My family and friends, who know me very well, know that I’m hopeless about housework. I think it...
YOJ10-02 Marquise Series: Bead Cap 1
Marquise Series: Bead Cap 1 (2010) Sterling silver, fine silver Constructed, cold-joined, woven L 2.7 cm x W 2.6 cm Last week’s project was about going beyond a simple marquise shape to a compound shape. This week, I’m going a step further and moving into working in 3D. The original germ for this piece was...
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