In addition to styles like these, I've made alot of teardrop-shaped earrings with stones clustered at the top or bottom. I love them, but I've not taken any pictures yet. All the metal used (with the exception of bead wire and earwires) is still recycled or reused, and the stones are semiprecious, glass, or crystal. This year, I've also made a few necklaces and a bracelet as sort of an experiment. I'm branching out!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Examples of the 2010 line
In addition to styles like these, I've made alot of teardrop-shaped earrings with stones clustered at the top or bottom. I love them, but I've not taken any pictures yet. All the metal used (with the exception of bead wire and earwires) is still recycled or reused, and the stones are semiprecious, glass, or crystal. This year, I've also made a few necklaces and a bracelet as sort of an experiment. I'm branching out!
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Pretty Pictures!
Well... mediocre pictures, at any rate. Yesterday afternoon, I took snapshots of recently made jewelry. I'm especially pleased by the way the coins turned out! Definitely worth the trouble. I'll label the stones I used for each piece. If you're interested in purchasing any of these, just contact me and we can work out the details. All of the jewelry is affordable, since I don't use super expensive materials. These are priced between eight and fifteen dollars, depending on the stones and manpower I used :)
Also, sorry about the formatting. I'm having a spot of trouble. I hope it doesn't make the captions hard to read!
Earrings left: Pretty, smooth, dark backyard stones, red jasper, lime green transparent mystery stone. I'm pretty sure these are semi-precious too, cause I got em at New Moon.
Earrings below: Two pennies, hammered, shaped, and aged with vinegar and salt, Blue-brown mystery stone, red jasper
Earrings left: Two dimes, hammered and shaped, australian jasper, tiger eye, red jasper
Earrings below: Two dimes, hammered and shaped, discolored with vinegar and salt (They have sort of gold smudges on them. It's quite pretty, really. And I promise it won't rub off on you!), Australian Jasper, ...and I can't remember the name of the top ones. Something about a zebra, maybe? I didn't have many of those.
(If you couldn't tell... I'm in a jasper phase.)
So. That's a sampling of the type of thing I make. When I make new things, I'll probably post them up for you to see. If your interested in anything, you can post on my blog, or message me, or email me at bellumestmallum@hotmail.com.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Finally, a blog.
It's taken me awhile to catch onto this blogspot business. I'm an avid facebooker, but I was a bit wary of a new addiction. (Although I did have a Xanga back in the day. Have you ever delved back a few years and read old blog entries? Embarassing!)
So, anyway. The purpose of this blog, I think, is mainly to get my name out there as a jewelry maker. I'm a bit new at this, really. In the past, I've mainly done portrait work. However, I've found that taking commissions is really quite stressful. I admit it - I'm a people pleaser. This summer, I've taken a step away from paint, and a step toward jewelry. I really, really enjoy it so far.
Here's a bit about my process - Just like in my childhood, I'm venturing outside and returning with a bunch of pebbles, rocks, shells, feathers.... whatever I find. I then scrub them up in the sink with an old toothbrush, then accent them with recycled or reclaimed metals, found objects, and semi-precious stones. Voila! Beautiful, natural jewelry.
This afternoon, I decided to see if coins were soft enough to hammer. As it turns out, they are. I found a nice flat (ish) rock in my backyard and hammered the stuffing out of them. It took a bit of manpower, but eventually I hammered them flat enough for use. I'm hoping I can drill holes in them with a hand drill so I don't have to use wire-wrapping.
Soon, I'll upload some pictures of some things I've made. Have a lovely day!
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