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Posted by Colleen Shirazi, Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:01 AM (Eastern)
Well, I am out of the materials phase and pretty much out of the design phase too. i.e. I am already working from my own templates.
Now I am...wearing the pieces. That's the thing. The obvious thing is to make a piece that won't break from everyday wear. The next obvious thing...slightly less obvious...is how comfortable the piece is if you wear it all day. Can you sleep in it? Does it tend to migrate around your neck or, worse, does it slide back and strangle you? Does it look nice and clean even if you wear it often? How easy is it to clean it?
Then...even less obvious...do you really want to wear the piece often? Or does it look pretty when you buy it...then it sinks to the bottom of your jewelry drawer?
Do people compliment you on the piece? I'm not big on compliments, but I do want to sell the stuff. So it has to look nice.
I've concluded a few things by wearing some of my own pieces. One is that my design is good. The majority of the weight is on the front of the piece, then it tapers. The back is simple, has no bulk, and very little weight. So the piece tends to stay put.
My pendants...here it's slightly tricky. I've found the beads do revolve with wear, so I have to choose beads that look good on all sides.
Likewise the side beads...these have to be next to unique. They do show. Has to be something different.
I'm experimenting throwing in some semi-precious beads. But my emphasis is not on semi-precious beads (however much I like them). You can find semi-precious stone jewelry anywhere. What I want to produce is something that you can find only in one place. So it has to be a blend.
I did look at the tiny crystals. They're nice, but I didn't buy them...I got some beautiful blue-grey clear round beads, some deep red ones shaped like tiny tulips, some turquoise beads (real ones, oval-shaped), some faceted purple glass ones with a little gold.
What I'm doing next is using more grey. I've already used quite a bit of grey but here I want to step up the grey and make it show more.
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