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posted by Colleen Shirazi,
May 26, 2006
at 11:03 PM (Pacific)
Oh, there is this...moment...when you finally produce something interesting, that could have been made by someone with much more skill than you think you have.
It's a combination of engineering and design. In my case (since design is not my strength--part of why I wanted to make jewelry in the first place is that it forces me to do design), engineering comes slightly to the fore. i.e. I will make a traditional piece (and I have some of these...a moss agate and pearl set, and a turquoise and pearl set, that are both your basic string o' beads)...but this new piece is as much about construction as it is about beads.
The main part is a combination of wrapped and simple loops. Why the combination? A piece made entirely of simple loops is too easy. A piece made entirely of wrapped loops is harder, but it also drapes better when the simple-loop links are added in. You need only make the wrapped-loop links individually and connect them with the simple-loop links. And, should you change your mind about the design, it's not about cutting into the wrapped-loop links. It's about swinging open the simple loops.
In the front I have three wrapped-loop links forming a "y" shape. Because they're all wrapped, this point is strong (stronger than a jump ring, better-looking than a soldered jump ring).
It's a blend of glass and turquoise. Why glass? Most pieces are either all semi-precious or else contain no semi-precious. So blending the two gives the piece a unique look. (You need not use just any old glass; you can find something with a lovely color and texture.)
And I put this funky fluorite heart in it. And two fluorite hearts in the matching bracelet. No bracelet in a shop has two fluorite hearts in it (and I debated as to the wisdom of doing this, when a traditional alternating or repeating bead design would have done).
For the earrings I went with the glass and turquoise (no fluorite...I couldn't put the hearts as earrings since fluorite is heavy for its size), on handmade headpins (see previous post).
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