Melissa Muir – Week 19
This is a rather large agate of some sort that my dad bought me almost a year ago at a local art show. I had wanted to do something with it for the longest time, but didn’t know what to do. So I finally sat down with my sketch pad, traced it multiple times in all different directions and finally came up with this. I don’t think I will ever sell it since it is a special stone to me. It is really quite heavy and very pretty. But of course, I am totally biased. 😉
week 19-long and winding necklace
This design was so good in my mind!! Unfortunately the end result was not as good. The fit is a little tight on the sides of my neck and although half of the weave looks good, the rest ended up being a mess… oh well, I learned a lot from the time spent on this. Oh yea, my photography is awful.. Still not getting much better.
Week 19 – Silver and Gold Pod necklace
This pod pendant is woven with LOS silver, and finished with gold. I placed a tiny silver bead "stamen" inside. Another Kathy Frey design.
Jean Power- week 19- Geometric 2.8.2
Another of the pieces in my Geometric Beadwork Series.
Based on a piece I did entitled Geometric 2.8.1 (collar for a rangoli girl) this was was beaded entirely in black and white to see how altering the changing of the colours would affect the final look.
I’m really pleased with the result and it’s incredibly striking in real life and looks great when worn- if I do say so myself!
Jean Power
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Growth
I 
think of green when I think of growth- green and spring time. However, once the piece was finished it fit with the martini theme I’ve been on. Late but posted.
Week 19 – Taurus… off theme
Not on theme again. I just cant seem to relate to astrological signs… I don’t believe at all in the horoscope.
I made this very simple earrings that truly showcase the beauty of these marquise briolettes I bought a few months ago. They’re soo pretty and big, they measure 1.8 cm x 1.4 cm. I used also garnet and a coin pearl, goldfilled wire and some gf tiny balls.
Ruby Giant
This ring was made on request for my customer – Ela. She’s sent me this gorgeous polished ruby cabochon and asked for a ring similar to Medusa. I’ve closed the stone in a setting of fine silver in various shades – dark and bright.
The crown of the ring measures 3.8cm by 3.4cm and is 1.7cm high. More pictures in my gallery.
Thank you 🙂
Iza
Week 19 – Janice
I’m late getting things posted, life took over for a while and I’ve only tinkered with the jewelry so I have a lot of WIPs or components to come back and post, but I’ll start here with my first ever attempt at a hollow ring. I made this half-baked from a tutorial and half-baked from books….its got horrible fire scale and other issues, but it was a great learning experience. I may add a stone or two but they have to be tiny, the top is only a couple mms at the top and gets a little wider at the bottom. Anyway – here ’tis:
You can read more on my blog.
~Janice
Tarus
This is not the typical tarus piece. I made it for my mother. Her birthday is in May. So this piece was designed with her in mind.
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