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. ...
YOJ10-01 Marquise Series: Pendant 7
Marquise Series: Pendant 7 (2009) Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 5.2 cm X W 3.3 cm I made this pendant in the early part of the week, knowing that the first project for the new YOJ was due today. Up to now, I’ve been working with marquise shapes as single pieces, either as pendants on...
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...
YOJ09-49 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. Pin it
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...
YOJ09-43 Marquise Series: Bracelet 1
Marquise Series: Bracelet 1 Sterling silver Constructed, cold-joined L 19.5 cm x W 1.4 cm I’m doing a serious push to get caught up on my YOJ projects before the end of the year. It’s sort of cheating, because I’m working on a bunch of things all at once, and posting it all in a...
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