Novice Jewelry Designer Stumbles Into Beads

Such a story book ending for this beginning jewelry designer - she discovers beads one day and the next is flying of to Paris to show her collection along with some of the big name clothing designers of our day....

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Here is a new pendant I made yesterday- I'm really getting into the 3piece pendant design- they just sits on your chest so nicely, and it's a good length when your trying to matching clothes- usually for me I choose which jewellery I want to wear THEN the clothes ; )


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Jewelry and Fashion Blogosphere 10/14/07

We Love Beauty goes behind the scenes at an Allure Magazine Photoshoot. eBeautyDaily reviews the newest beauty book on the market, Beauty Confidential by Nadine Haobsh (better known to us blog lovers as Jolie in NYC). Lusting after Blake Lively's...

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Some Think Pink Jewelry Time

October is that time of the year - Time for Breast Cancer Awareness month, and lots of jewelry is being sold around the web with some proceeds going to breast cancer research. One company doing that right now is Luxe...

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Opal: The October Birthstone (One of Them)

Here it is almost the middle of October and I haven't really posted anything about the October birthstone. The traditional birthstone for October was the pink tourmaline, but more and more people are turning to the modern alternative, the opal - perhaps because of price and availability. If you think of opal as only those wonderful white- looking stones with a fiery play of colour, then you've missed out on the many varities of opal that are available in the jewelry world today.
First, one of my personal favorites is yellow opal. Gem quality yellow opal has the look of rich melted butter - a deep translucent yellow. The first yellow opal bracelet is made with such gem quality yellow opal and the smallest lampwork beads that I've ever used in a jewelry design. The whole time I was making it the phrase "like buttah" was going through my mind.
Next is a pink Peruvian opal necklace made with smallish pink Peruvian opals. Like yellow opals, pink Peruvian opals don't have the fire one finds in the Australian opals, but the luminous quality of good pink opals and the beautiful pink colours make up for it! I also love getting pink opals that have black inclusions because of the way they blend with lampwork beads. The opal bracelet below is made of some very good quality pink opals that are mixed with aquamarine beads.
Blue Peruvian opals are precious to me also. Good blue Peruvian opals with translucence are my favorites although they range from having a jelly-like look to being completely opaque. Their colors range from a beautiful clear blue to aqua topale green to white. Their inclusions range from by favorite black to a tan to a light ochre. I've mixed the blue opals in the bracelet above with lampwork beads by Robin Weber and natural genuine emeralds. Notice the tan/ochre inclusions on the faceted ovals and the clearer colours touched with black on the faceted nuggets.
Opals are fairly soft and do crack easily, so it's important to store them away from your other jewelry, to protect them when you are travelling, and to avoid banging them against objects when you are wearing your jewelry.


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"Watch" for Jane Austen Book Club

What does Jane Austen have in common with watches? Err, well, I don't really know. Probably nothing - except for the very weak excuse I have to mention one of my all time favorite authors while I also take a...

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Gold Jewelry Feast!

If you are hungry from some fabulous gold jewelry, then you'll get your appetite taken care of - no problem - at jewelry deisgner, Julie Baker's web site. I mean, wow!! I had such a hard time picking which...

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