Wardrobe Review » Jewelry

I never buy myself jewelry. I’m always held back my the fact that I make jewelry, so I can’t justify buying it. Well to heck with that! I can’t make everything. And I’m not adding leather work and metallurgy to my long list of hobbies or business lol. Right now I’m mainly into lighter weight pieces. Especially layered bracelets in leather and gold. First on my list is the La Mer pyramid watch and then maybe that Anthro Marathon bracelet.

On the subject of jewelry I do want to bring back my own designs and my Etsy shop. But this is another area where I feel the need for a fresh start. I find in life, I try many things and after I gain a bit of experience with them I need to stop, reevaluate and stream line. How much of my life do I want to devote to said activity? How can I balance it with the other things I want to do? Well this is a discussion for another post but the point is lol, I may post a jewelry sample sale soon here on the blog. Because if I do reopen my Etsy shop I want to do so with new, pre-made ready to ship items, instead of custom orders.

In the meantime, I give myself permission to build a small jewelry collection not made by me!

Miss Havisham necklace

Shann — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:58:41 +0000

I’m not normally much of Goth lol but when I saw this skull cameo it instantly reminded me of Miss Havisham from Dickens Great Expectations. This piece features a decaying antique silver chandelier on one side (if you have the Penguin classic collection you’ll recognize it ) and Miss Havisham’s wedding day pearls fading from white to grey to black on the other. Miss Havisham herself sits in the center a top the blackened lace remnants of her wedding dress.

You can find Miss Havisham in my Etsy shop

Alice

Shann — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:05:46 +0000

Just a peek at my Alice necklace… It’s not quite done yet but soon. I’ve been working on it forever, adding and taking away pieces. I wanted the theme clear without it being too childish.

DRJ: Melon tangle necklace

Shann — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:57:04 +0000

My Sunday is all about jewelry again. Well jewelry and 3 cheese lasagna, yum. I finished up my Melon multi layer chain necklace and just love how it turned out because it really shows my love of vintage costume jewelry! It all started with some vintage lucite cabs I found deep in the internet. I was worried the lucite would look plastic-y but they don’t and I adore the melon color. I added a couple of the vintage faceted glass cabs I had shipped form Paris not long ago and then started piling on the chain and pearls. I tied it up with black soft spun grosgrain ribbon which adds some drama. I left the ribbons unstitched though, so I can change it out for ivory or maybe peach. As always, I wanted a piece that made a statement but wasn’t over whelming. Also, I wanted a bit of tangle but not so much that it looked like a hot mess that fell out of the bottom of your jewelry box. I think it came together nicely. Unfortunately I only have a few of these cabs so this piece is limited edition. The melon necklace is in my Etsy shop, if you care to take a peek

Speaking of jewelry… I decided it would be fun to do a DRJ Bubble necklace give away. So, stay tune for that later this week!

DRJ Bubble necklace

Shann — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:06:49 +0000

My Bubble style necklace is finally done! I thought the hardest part was finding all the supplies but it kind of took forever to put together! Mainly because I treated the brass to prevent tarnishing and had to allowing for drying time in between. I used turquoise glass cabochons, Czech glass beads, and gold filled chain. I didn’t find too many colors available in the glass cabs but there is pink and coral in vintage lucite..thinking about ordering those and if they are too plastic-y looking, just using them for a necklace for DD. Do you ever wear lucite?

The necklace is in my Etsy shop for now, if you care for more info. It’s available at different price points. I’ll be adding it to my website later this week.

Thanks for looking