Tag: bracelet

  • These goodies are all from last weeks lampworking session – enjoy! I also made this red pendant – …which goes so beautifully with one of my favourite scarves… And these earrings Which had to be rescued by all the glue I spilled on them… Hope everyone is enjoying the morning =o)

  • I’m getting better at this :) This is the front view of my latest bracelet. And a side/clasp view. With this one I used the same colour scheme for all beads but experimented with different forms and shapes. I discovered that flattened beads sit more comfortably against my wrist. I’ve got a bunch more ideas…

  • Before I show you todays piece I want to express my sadness and horror at the devastation Japan experienced with this morning’s earthquake and Tsunami. I’ve been to Japan, and I can say that they are an impressive people; strong, disciplined, brilliant, cooperative and resilient, and I know they will show all of those wonderful…

  • I’ve not had a lot of luck with this ‘making something for myself’ business’. The first bracelet I spent loads on, and it got lost on the subway. The second bracelet was just as lovely if not quite as pricey and I managed to lose one of the earrings. This time I’ve learned; not only…

  • Every Sunday for a few months now my mom and I have made a habit (quickly becoming a tradition) of getting together to design, make and photograph jewellery. Here are her latest! These adorable, bunchy little earrings were our main project. They’re made with 4 different sizes of Swarovski crystal, tiered to created these sparkly…

  • Gone forever… The dragonfly bracelet is lost =o( not 2 days after I finally made matching earrings, I decided to wear it out of the house for the first time. Witness, the absolute madness that is trying to board a train on the Yonge line during rush hour. I hate the TTC! I can’t wait…

  • This weekend mom made a very cute bracelet, with super glittery large Aurora Swarovski beads. She chose to offset the beads with large silver balls, they worked perfectly with the sterling silver rope-textured toggle clasp she chose: Large, single drop earrings on silver chain complete the set: The piece has incredible glitter-factor ;o) There is…

  • Mom’s designs have come a long way since she started out, and last weekend she designed one of the best pieces I’ve seen so far. She went all out on this one: 8mm Square cut smoky quartz Swarovski crystal centrepiece 4mm Square cut aurora Swarovski crystal accents Deep brown Swarovski pearls Gold toho hexagonal cut…

  • At last! My mom has been at me for the fact that, despite all the jewellery I make, I’ve never made myself something. Well, here it is, the dragonfly bracelet. It’s very me; I promised myself that if I ever did this I would go all out on materials: Sterling silver oversized dragonfly clasp 4mm…

  • So the show is only 10 days away – I can’t believe it. I’m still in production, though definitely approaching the end. Today I wanted to share the latest woven bracelet, this one is in delicate greens, yellows and earthy colours, inspired by a beautiful Emerald Hummingbird I photographed in Costa Rica. I was so…