Bold Jewels

08/23/2019

I recently dug this necklace out of my mountain of materials. I’m not sure of it’s origin or my original intention for it. I have however claimed it as my own. It is pretty glass beads wire wrapped with a goldish-toned metal. It was 55” with no clasp. I could wear it as a bracelet in it’s original form but it didn’t fit very well. My first thought was to clean up the rough spots in the wire wrapping, cut it to length and add a clasp. Which I did and it still didn’t feel right. So I shortened it even more. Now I have the bracelet I knew this necklace could be! It wraps around 3 times, has pretty sterling silver findings and-bonus-it can still be worn as a necklace. There was enough material to make 2 more bracelets, a single and a triple wrap. I even managed to repair my hummingbird ring.

03/22/2019

To repair this rosary I had to learn to use a new tool. I practiced by turning this flashbulb into a pendant.

03/19/2019

Making a mess and some sterling silver tassels.

08/30/2018

I spent a little time at the bench yesterday. I did a couple repairs for friends. I also had to figure out how to tie a coil knot for a client. Maybe I’ll use my new knot skills soon.

06/04/2018

06/02/2018

Recreating someone’s grandma’s pearls.

10/22/2017

I need to find time to get creative with these finds from GA. I have plans for the flashbulbs!

09/01/2017

07/20/2017

As of last week, this necklace was still available at Salon Aniu. There are lots of other BOLD Jewels there.

07/15/2017

Berry BOLD.

07/14/2017

Berry BOLD.

06/23/2017

I've completed some BOLD organizing in the last few days. I also made 2 pair of earrings.