Honey Candy Earrings - YOJ 2011 - Week 7

I'm a bit behind with this project due to lack of time, so I'm trying to play catch-up with this
This week's project is 'something to talk about'. Not quite sure how this pair of silver earrings fit the theme, but I definitely like to talk about the tutorial by Kristin Smith based on which I made this pair. It's a great tutorial and it's easy too. What I like about it is that it lends itself to many different possibilities. I think I'm going to use this more often in my pieces.

The earrings are made of sterling silver and honey colored glass briolettes. Hence the name, honey candy earrings. They are rather tiny at only 4.5 cm long including the earwires, so perfect for the most petites among us. Quite delicate, even though my picture taking skills don't show it fully.

Week 5 - Year Of Jewelry Project 2001 - Down and Dirty

This is for week 5 at the YOJP 2011. I initially thought that the bead is a carnelian but it turns out it's a fire agate. Regardless, I quite like this stone. It's a rather big one with some gorgeous patterns on it. I chose to give it a rather simple border wrap and just a tad of eccentricity with an extra side pony tail :) I will add this piece to my shop soon.

Joined The Year Of Jewelry Project 2011 - New Beginnings

After watching from the sidelines for the last couple of years, I've decided to actually join in the fun at the Year of Jewelry Project 2011. My goal is to improve greatly my wire wrapping skills once I've finished the year. I just hope I can keep up with a project a week until then :)

The first week's theme is called New Beginnings, and I created this pendant with 2 new beginnings in mind. For one, I've actually used for the first time balled up wire for the pendant frame. Until now I only used it for silver headpins. Click here if you want to learn how to create your headpins using a simple gas stove technique.

Also for the first time I actually designed this pendant from scratch. I did a few designs on paper, then I created something in brass wire, measured it, created it again for about 2 times, and when I was satisfied that it was a workable idea, I've created it in sterling silver. So this is definitely something new for me. It's fun to go through the creative process and come up with something other than simply following some tutorials and apply your own twist to them.

The pendant is using chrysoprase as the focal briolette gem, silver stardust and some tiny green crystals which I'm not quite sure what they are. The are translucent when hold against the light. The entire silver pendant length is about 2 inches, around 4.5 cm long including the bail.

White Snow Bangle

I used a tutorial from Jewelry Lessons to create this sterling silver bangle. While it took me a lot of time to do it, I found it quite easy and fun. Due to the very repetitive nature of the project, I found myself soon in a calm and relaxed mood. Before I knew it (a few hours later), the bangle was done. I think I will do another one, wider this time and with thicker wire. This was done with 18ga as base and 26 gauge as wrapping. Not sure I like the clasp, the jury is still out on that part... I'm thinking if I do one much thicker, I might not need a clasp at all...








Happy New Year everyone!

Black and white bracelet

While looking over my jewelry I realized that I don't have many pieces with classic colors, like black and white, so I made this quick, easy and fun bracelet. Goldstone beads - not exactly black, but very dark blue, and milk opal white beads. The fun elephant clasp is there to break a bit the classic style of the design.

Healing Pendant

I mentioned in my previous post about the Yellow Amphora that I worked on two similar pendants both in the shape of an amphora. Here is the second one. The picture is not high quality, unfortunately just as I didn't have time these days to be busy with jewelry, I also didn't have time to learn photography and editing (one of the things I will include in my New Year's resolution), but the pendant is really great.

I used a quartz crystal in the middle - also called a healing point, or a crystal point. I love these crystal points as they promote healing and channel the positive energy to the wearer. I have actually a large crystal on my work desk in my office.

The Yellow Amphora

I'm back after a few months of absense from wire wrapping. Sadly this is how is going to be for the next year or so. First of December I've celebrated one year since I stopped working for a boss, and started a venture on my own. Here is a blog where I'm keeping track of what I am up to since I fired my boss if you care to read :)
Until I have my earnings on auto-pilot, I need to focus most of my time on building up my business, so I don't really have much time just yet for making jewelry. But as time passes and my income increases, I will be devoting again more and more time to wrapping wire.

I've spent this weekend creating two pendant, both similar in structure however a bit different in execution. In this post I present the first one. It takes its inspiration from the Greek amphora.

The materials used are yellow jade and sterling silver. As usual the pictures are not so great...

Roxanne earrings

These earrings are huge! And the name Roxanne is simply because it was all the time humming in my head while crafting this unique pair of silver earrings. I know for some people the name needs to have a deep meaning, even spiritual in nature, but for me, this was it. And I think it fits nicely. A cheerful Roxanne, dancing in the disco with her huge flashy earrings...

Large Swarovski gorgeous red crystals surrounding a herringbone weave dangling from the center of the sterling silver frame.

New photos taken of the Eyes of Horus

I've decided to play some more with my new Canon digital camera and took a couple of new shots of the Eyes of Horus earrings that I made a few weeks ago. I also changed the earwires as the previous ones didn't seem too stable for me. These are just perfect, however.

To see more information, click on my Dawanda listing.

Two new pair of silver earrings this week

I was quite busy this week with my business, however I managed to squeeze in two quick pairs of sterling silver earrings. The green stone is jade and the red is agate done in herringbone weave with a clear quartz briolette hanging from a sterling silver chain at the bottom. I guess silver chain was the motif this week for both pairs :) I had a few shorter chain ends which I wanted to use somehow. And this is one tip for people who have lots of lose ends of wire or chain or even 1-2 beads. You can very easily incorporate them in your new jewelry pieces like I did with the chain links for both earrings.

The Eyes Of Horus - Herringbone Weave Silver Earrings

Rather crappy shots but I like this pair of earrings. Reminds me strongly of the eyes of Horus. Mixed in a couple of techniques, of course my favorite herringbone weave and used one of Eni's chandelier tutorials for attaching the smoke quartz briolettes. Sterling silver corrugated beads surround the goldstone eyes in the middle.
I might have to retake the pictures in a better lighting.

Drops Of Sunshine - Yellow jade agate sterling silver necklace

I've been working on this necklace the whole week, a bit every evening after work. Today I finished the chain, clasp, tumbled it for about 2 hours for extra spark and durability and took pictures of it.

The stone is a gorgeous yellow jade briolette that matches beautifully the small yellow agate beads. Wrapped in several gauges of sterling silver wire, the chain is approximately 45 cm.
It wears perfectly with a summer dress on a tanned decollete.
To purchase, visit this link at my Dawanda shop.

Sterling Earrings, More Baller Heart Pendants

Update* Edit* Avatar was awesome! Definitely worth the time to see!

This post contains 4 pairs of earrings that I've been saving for the year's end. ^^

Since Winter Break is Officially Here,
I want to wish you all a very happy & safe holiday season : )
Enjoy it with your loved ones, so get off the computer!

I can't be home in Michigan with my family this year for Christmas.
If you are fortunate to make it home for Christmas, enjoy every moment with your loved ones.

Don't be like me who didn't plan her work well.

I admit that I'm a workaholic. I love what I do so much that sometimes it interferes with my personal life (a lot). I can't tell you how many times Minh (my bf) get sad when he comes home from work to talk to me about his day...and he finds out that I'm not listening to a word he says because I'm busy making jewelry, or occupied with answering my e-mails. =/

It's not that I intentionally ignore him, I'm just one of those people who give what I do 100%.
Think of it like reading a good book, you don't like to be distracted.

Shout to Minh, sorry hun ~ I'll change!

My end of the years goals.....

1. Catch up & finish all orders that were placed for 2009.

2. Organize paperwork for DSK Jewelry's accounting firm.

3. Take a break- & focus more energy on what's important!

At least...

Our privileged DSK web developer is on a cruise in the Bahamas! We are going to live vicariously through him this year.

haha, lucky guy is gonna eat, sleep, and gamble on that cruise ship!
(that's the life I want!)

I do work hard, and I need to learn to take a break~!
I think I get my work ethic from my family who have always owned businesses.
My mom side especially, they're all very business oriented and work was always their #1 priority. Sometimes it's hard on the family, but you know the reason they work so hard is for the family to have a better life & go to college without a worry.

My New Year's Resolution is to start getting organized & launch www.dskjewelry.com
I think the website will help us all out a lot, everything will at least be organized!

:)

"New Year's Resolution"
[Earrings]
I want mine to be just as beautiful as these earrings!

.925 Sterling Silver
Cubic Zirconium
Width: 12mm
Height: 24mm

$45

"Brilliant Classics"
[Earrings]
.925 Sterling Silver
Prong Setting
Cubic Zirconium
Width: 10mm
Height: 20mm

$32

"Classic Hearts"
[Earrings]
.925 Sterling Silver
Prong Setting
Cubic Zirconium
Width: 9mm
Height: 19mm

$36

.925 Sterling Silver - The best quality

"Sterling Heart Studs"
[Earrings]
.925 Pure Sterling Silver
Width: 12mm
Height: 9mm

$28

The following are "DSK Baller Hearts" [Pendants]
Posted for my friend May who wanted to see what I currently have : )
If you're interested in the following, please e-mail me directly to check for availability:

E-mail: DSKJewelry@gmail.com

Please don't forget to include your Paypal E-mail Address in your E-mail if you decide to purchase. I'm accepting orders by first come first serve to be fair : )

Crystal Clear Baller Pendant $40

Crystal AB Baller Heart Pendant $40
Baller in Love Red Pendant $40
Topaz Baller Heart Pendant $40

Violet Baller Heart Pendant


The following have two unique attachments that I had the chance to come across at the Gem Faire back in November.

They're Silver Plated with Crystals embedded in the Silver.Golden Shadow Baller Pendant w/ Silver Plated
I know for sure, there is only 1 available in the Golden Shadow Heart

Topaz Baller Heart w/ Silver Plated

Have a great rest of your weekend everyone.
Anyone planning to see Avatar?

I tried to go today, but both show times I was interested were sold out already!