Off to a new home!

All finished and heading up the East Coast.

The Evolution of a Design...

I had jury duty last week and spent the entire morning reading about stone setting and sketching some new designs.  I was the very last person chosen to go through the jury selection process and was never questioned.  Overall the day was a success!  I did my civic duty and spent my free time working on creative designs.

Here are few progress shots of one of the lariat necklace designs.

I will add some more as I finish it up.

This is the sketch drawn around the stones.

This is two of the dangles after the final solder.
These will get cleaned and polished before setting the stones.

This is just a shot of the original concept with the components to show how the idea comes to life.

Still lots of work to do...

Some new favorite Etsy items!

'Romancing Autumn...' by MetalLuxe

Debeauxsouveni... $433.00	redbrickglass $66.00	Waterrose $82.00
PassionMoonPot... $4.00	jewelsbyldesig... $235.00	ForStrangeWome... $30.00
bpoetic $35.00	MySecretFace $23.90	WildWilderness... $22.00
ing00te $73.00	BlackDaisyDesi... $27.00	ovejanegra $90.00
Itkupilli $3.95	MaisyandAlice $15.00	couvert $97.00
RootsSoapCo $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Catching up and some NEW designs!

Spring has been a busy time for me and while I have a virtual stream of ideas running through my head... I have not been able to actually create as much as I would like. I have several things started and "in process" in addition to working on production pieces and I have continued to study form-folding and manipulation techniques on copper and silver. At this time I am finishing a class on texture and stone setting skills.

I did get off to Franklin N.C. to the wholesale gem show and picked up some fabulous South Sea pearls... which I have had a burning desire to dive into!

Despite the slow economy people are still calling me and my food styling business has been steady. I manage to keep semi-regular studio hours and overall life has been very good!