Bracelets

I have been making a lot of these bracelets lately.  They are quick andeasy to make and there are a lot of variations so it can be more personal.  I made the one with the cross for a fewlittle girls as a first communion gift earlier this year.  They are the perfect gift, it’s thetype of thing you could wear daily, on its own or with other bracelets. 

Triangle Necklace

Recently I had the privilege ofteaching a six-week jewelry course at a local middle school.  I went over the basics with them,sawing, soldering and bezel making. It was a lot of fun! For their final project they were to make any pieceof jewelry with a stone setting to display the skills they had learned.  This was the piece I made as an exampleso I could show them how to set stones. I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  I love the negative space; it has inspired me to incorporatenegative space in some of my newer pieces.  I also used a cabochon stone, because I thought it would beeasier for the kids to set.  I wasn’tsure about the stone at first because I mostly work with faceted stones but Ithink the cabochon works well with this piece. 

Heart Necklace

This is a pretty simple necklace. Similar to other necklaces I have made the solid heart threads through the wire heart.  So the length of the necklace is somewhat adjustable, you could have the solid heart hang longer or have the two hang side by side.  I don't know why I am drawn to this style of necklace so much but I love the simplicity of it.