Look Who's Strutting Their Stuff!!!

Tons of beautiful design in our Flickr Group this week! Make sure you go over and see all of the mind blowing pieces that are being made! Also, a side note to make sure you read the rules of the group, please make sure you familiarize yourself with our Flickr Group guidelines! We'd hate to not feature beautiful work!


By Quimera Designs
About this piece: I'm not quite sure where the inspiration for this piece came from. I think I had this shape at the back of my mind, probably from some building. I knew I wanted to use 3 layers, and I knew I wanted the stone to "rise" above the back layer. The rhodocrosite was a natural choice because browns and pinks are just such an elegantly beautiful combination. It's quite a large piece - 2,5 inches from top to bottom and also across at the widest point. But I love big and bold jewelry - although I'm quite short - can't imagine what I'd do it I were tall!

by Kirsi Luo
About this piece: queen flowers ...made of etched copper and enamel

By All Wired Up Jewelry Designs
About this piece: Anticlastic Sterling Cuff- Patterned, Oxidized Another attempt with the rolling mill and anticlastic forming- this time I didn't lose the pattern during forming and planishing!

Are you ready to strut your stuff?? Check out the sidebar for directions, and the EXCELLENT prizes for this month. **Remember, to give a description of your thought process, while creating your jewelry or beads/components. We really want everyone to share their creative thinking. And a description is necessary to be in the prize running.** Thanks, as always, for creating and supporting "handmade". 

Look who's strutting their stuff!

by our very own Staci Louise Smith! Staci says about this piece: Glass bead was a gift from Genea of Genea beads. I wanted to wear it right away- it was so sweet of her to think of me and choose this awesome bead for me. I thought the bronze donut complimented it nicely, adding more of that ancient feel to it. I pulled out the purples in the bead using sari silk and garnet. I love it and everytime I wear it I think of what a sweet gesture it was to recieve this bead and our friendship.

Our next piece comes from David Curoe and David says about this piece: This piece was made using a computer program that takes an image, applies relief based on contrast, then produces a set of instructions for a different program to use that controls a CNC milling machine to cut the shape out of wax. This wax is then cast with the lost wax method to produce a rough silver piece. This pendant took about 90 minutes for the machine to carve the wax form. The wax was cast to sterling silver and I cleaned and polished it up. My intention was to create a wood texture but I have been told that this piece looks like a scene from space (galaxies) or watermarks.
Are you ready to strut your stuff?? Check out the sidebar for directions, and the EXCELLENT prizes for this month. **Remember, to give a description of your thought process, while creating your jewelry or beads/components. We really want everyone to share their creative thinking. And a description is necessary to be in the prize running.** Thanks, as always, for creating and supporting "handmade".

Look who's Strutting Their Stuff!

Some very beautiful and unique work in our Flickr Pool this week! Here are just a few of the exceptional pieces that you've created!




by Amanda (torchandhammer) About this piece: This necklace represents the knowledge that your heart is YOURS, not a plaything for someone else. Sometimes we have to learn that the hard way. :-( I used copper metal clay to form the winged, padlocked heart, and attached it to a necklace made of copper, hand-spun yarn, labradorite, pearl, and Picasso-finish Czech glass.




by Kalaya Steede

About this piece: Riesgo This piece was inspired by the little acorn that hangs from the pendant. The etched brass is copper riveted to a piece of oak. It took several weeks before inspiration hit me.




also by Kalaya Steede

About this piece:
 Flores
The Flower. The inspiration came when a friend commissioned me to make a ring. In her words, "I want the most obnoxious ring ever!". So...I designed this ring using some of my newly handmade tools. If you look in close you will see where I textured the edges with my newly handmade tool. So fun! If you look in close you will see where I textured the edges with my newly handmade tool. So fun!

Are you ready to strut your stuff?? Check out the sidebar for directions, and the EXCELLENT prizes for this month. **Remember, to give a description of your thought process, while creating your jewelry or beads/components. We really want everyone to share their creative thinking. And a description is necessary to be in the prize running.** Thanks, as always, for creating and supporting "handmade".