Yay Me!  It has been brewing for some time now.  The desire to get some jewelry items listed on Etsy again.  It takes a considerable amount of time to get everything up and updated on my site and then to make sure that the pictures are decent and the jewelry is worthy of listing.  But, after all the toiling and working and re-wording and multiple pictures, I have given it another go.  It doesn't hurt to try, right?  I am still working on a large sized set of special pieces for E and J, but this needed to go up on Etsy and then I am back to re-making their mother's costume jewelry into memorable wearable jewelry for the family. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReMarydOriginals?ref=search_shop_redirect

It's been too long...

It has been much too long since I last posted anything on my blog.  For some reason life just gets in the way of jewelry sometimes.  Ick.  I recently met with a pair of sisters who lost there mother a few years ago and she was a "jewelry-horse".  They have shared all of the very precious jewels with their other sisters, nieces and sister-in-laws, but knew that they would never be able to pull off wearing some of her outdated and "funky-chunky" pieces.  So, they called me!  I spent a glorious afternoon sipping coffee over hundreds of pieces of jewelry.  We decided on several necklaces, earrings and parts and peices of the same to make into new jewelry for both of them and for the sisters, nieces, daughters and sister-in-laws.  What a gift to be able to be part of their trip down memory lane and have an opportunity to make something new for them to wear and cherish as their own!  Here is a sample of one of the first items to be completed...

Nancy's Ocean

Antiqued copper chain necklace, tons of silver, gold and copper sea and ocean creature charms and some really interesting shaped pearls.  I am not sure if this is the finished product yet, but I am close.  Maybe a few more beads with colors and we will see where we stand!

Copy Cat

I have had this Victorian copper pin forever and I have tried to put it together in a wearable fashion a handful of times. Recently, a friend posted a picture on Facebook of a steam punk choker...and I saw the pins future. I sawed off the pin back and smoothed out the raw edges, drilled a tiny hole at the bottom for a dangle, added the rings (a perfect earring find turned necklace adornment) and simply added the thick gross grain ribbon. My favorite part of this necklace is not only how well all of this came together, but the simplicity and elegance of the the ribbon tied closure. 

 

ASIAN INFLUENCE

Another triumph in completed projects, this necklace and earring set boasts focal points direct from the far East!  The coins were drilled to be placed on simple earrings and I added the semi-precious round garnet to match the red of the necklace.  But the necklace, in all it's simplicity is dainty and still makes a big "sound".  The tiny bell pendant actually rings with each movement.  I merely added ceramic discs and cut rhondeles to catch the light!  Food for thought, if you travel often, pick up a few simple items to remember each location and make them into jewelry...I would be glad to help you with the design!

Timing Is Everything

After some good-natured harrasement by Miss Danielle, I have finally gotten back into jewelry mode.  It seems that life doesn't always allow us the time to do EVERYTHING we want to do.  I am realizing that more and more, but I am also finding that I need to be diligent about MAKING the time to do what I love.  REmake Jewelry!

This new piece is a "charm necklace" created from multiple pairs and lone earrings of a friend.  There were only a handful of earrings that didn't make it to the necklace (second picture is of the multiple pairs that went into the necklace).  Most people choose very similar styles and colors of earrings which makes putting multiple types of earrings together no problem at all.  I hopy you enjoy Becky B.

Not that I haven't been thinking about making jewelry...it's just that I have not been really motivated nor have I had the time to really sit and create.  However, I have been holding on to this adorable maple syrup bottle that we ate about a month ago with our pancakes and I just knew it had another life to live.  Add a little flower bud, dried flower or fake flower and attach it to your window...it will catch the sun in its tiny cut glass beads!