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...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
Copper Pendants (2009) Constructed, hammered, cold joined, heat patination Copper Various sizes Still trying to play catch up on the YOJ, but I’m feeling decidedly uninspired. So, I decided I’d break out my bench block and do some hammering on copper. Just playing, nothing serious. I like pieces that resulted, but realized that some of...
Oblong Purple Jade Pendant (2009) Constructed, cold joined Sterling silver, fine silver, purple jade (dyed) L 2.2 cm x W 2.5 cm Okay, so life fell apart for me two months ago, and I’m just starting to recover. I have not been making much new jewellery, but I am going to still try to keep...
Green Sprout Pendant (2009) Constructed Sterling silver, fine silver, prasiolite (green amethyst) L 4.6 cm x W 2.2 cm This week, I’ve been thinking alot about growing things, regeneration and rejuvenation. Unfortunately, spring is a long way off, so I’m sort of out of sync with the cycle of life. It’s the colour of prasiolite...
Moonrise (2009) Pendant, Sterling silver, fine silver, rainbow moonstone, indicolite (blue) tourmaline Constructed, cold joined L 6.4 cm x W 1.8 cm x D 1.2 cm (widest point) SOLD to a private collector, September 2010 On my annual trek to Bancroft this year, I decided to focus on buying cabachons. I have a huge stash...
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Sep 5, 2009 • Comments Closed The week 34 project isn’t a specific piece of jewellery, per se, more like a bunch of things I made in preparation for Christmas sales on my Etsy shop. Not really much more to say than that. Oh, and if you’re interested in purchasing my jewellery, click this link.
Boulder Opal Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, boulder opal Constructed, cold joined L 3.7 cm x W 1.8 cm Private collection I used to be very active in the Gem & Mineral of Scarborough, and developed many good friends there. One of them, David Bellamy, gave me this stunning Australian boulder opal as a Christmas gift. ...
CZ Solitaire Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, cubic zirconium Constructed, cold joined L 1.5 cm x W 0.6 cm Getting caught up after a couple of weeks away. I kept up with the projects, but didn’t have a chance to photograph them until today. My entry for week 31 is an adaptation of the solitaire prong...
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