Happy New Year!
I hope you had a great holiday season and that your New Year
will be happy and healthy.
Recently someone asked me if jewelry making was
difficult.
I said no, I really enjoy
making jewelry.
She asked “What is it
that you enjoy about it?” I said “When I’m making jewelry I feel relaxed, I forget
any problems and just spend the time creating beautiful pieces of jewelry that
others may enjoy”.
The last question
really had an impact on how I’m going to do some things this year, she asked “What
is your favorite part of making jewelry?” and I said “Creating custom made
jewelry
I
also learn something new with each custom piece that I make, and that’s a new
way to look at a design.
An example is,
one of my customers liked a long necklace that I have in my shop, but she
wanted it in black and copper rather than silver with turquoise beads, and for
the focal point of the necklace she wanted feathers. I had to take myself out
of the traditional way of thinking of silver or gold as the metal and find a
different chain and beads.
I also ended
up using feathers made from copper.
It
was a great learning experience and the customer got exactly what she wanted.
for people because I’m not guessing what people will be attracted to in
my shop, I’m actually making a piece that someone wants, has created in their
mind, and I’m bringing it to life.
This year, once a month, I’m going to give you the
opportunity to help me design a piece of jewelry. Comments can be posted on my Facebook,
Twitter and blog pages and I will incorporate some or all of the suggestions
received into the jewelry and post it in the newsletter and blog the next
month. I will post pictures of the materials that I have for an idea for either
earrings, a bracelet or necklace and you can comment on any changes you think
that would make the jewelry into a piece that you would consider wearing. After I post the new piece in the newsletter
and my blog it will be put in my Etsy store under the category of Fan Fabulous,
for the Fabulous jewelry that fans helped me design.
I’m excited to see what you come up with. So, here’s the first Fan Fabulous challenge…
Fan Fabulous Challenge
The two photos here show an earring design with 2 different
options, I thought a stamp design around
Feel free to make suggestions on changing the
color of the beads if you would like beads or anything else, you don’t have to
stick to only the items here but please stay with the basic circle and earring
structure. Note that the circle is 1 and one quarter inches across, so about
the size of a silver dollar.
the circle would be nice and included
2 different stamps that I think would look good.
Next month I will publish the finished earrings and will
post another Fan
Fabulous design
challenge.
Also in next month’s
newsletter the 2015 Color of The Year.
Since this is getting so long I will close here.
Until next time, stay warm.
Denise
While shopping I came across these beautiful Celestial
Crystal drops in yellow and just had to have them.Yellow isn’t usually a color that I use, so I
wanted to add this new color into my pallet and also the new shape. In high school my art teacher told me that I
tend to balance my artwork too much and should try to add more asymmetrical shapes
into my art. Many years later I remembered
what he said when I saw these crystals because they fit the bill of
asymmetrical so well. I like them so
much that today I bought 2 more sets, one in blue and one in purple.
