Monthly Archives: April 2009

Variations on a Theme

Posted on April 29, 2009 by charlenesevier

Over the past few months, I’ve been exploring beaded earring components created using square stitch (my favorite bead weaving stitch, at least for now).  I’ve posted about a pair of purple teardrop earrings and the gorgeous Adriana earrings.  The ideas … Continue reading →

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Yazmine Necklace

Posted on April 27, 2009 by charlenesevier

I made this necklace to accentuate the brown ceramic face bead.  I must admit, I’ve had the face bead a long time.  It took a while to develop a vision of where to take it in a piece of jewelry.  … Continue reading →

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Bench Pin

Posted on April 25, 2009 by charlenesevier

This is my bench pin.  This is where most of the action takes place when I am doing metalwork.  The style I have slides onto a metal bracket that is attached to my work bench.  When I want to solder, I … Continue reading →

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Silver Tangles

Posted on April 23, 2009 by charlenesevier

Lengths of sterling silver wire were looped around to create silver tangles or knots at the bottom of these earrings.  For whatever reason, working with metal has made working with wire seem less intimidating, so I’ve been doing some experimentation … Continue reading →

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I Have Come a Long Way

Posted on April 21, 2009 by charlenesevier

when it comes to jewelry photography.  The funny thing is, back when I was taking bad photos, I didn’t even know they were bad.  I took them to have historical documentation of my work.  I’m glad I have them especially because … Continue reading →

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Fields of Blue Flowers

Posted on April 19, 2009 by charlenesevier

These earrings were inspired by the little blue glass flower beads.  I had seen them and just liked them and envisioned creating earrings that used the flower beads in clusters.  It took a few attempts to get the underlying beaded … Continue reading →

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Gallery Shops

Posted on April 17, 2009 by charlenesevier

A day or so ago, I took jewelry to the gallery shop at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center to restock and freshen the items I have there.  I spent some time talking with the shop manager and our conversation turned … Continue reading →

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Classic Cobalt

Posted on April 15, 2009 by charlenesevier

Cobalt blue is such a wonderful, classic color that can hold its own in any crowd.  I usually set gemstones in silver, but found this cobalt blue glass piece and thought it would make a very nice pendant.  I drew a … Continue reading →

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Kendra Earrings

Posted on April 13, 2009 by charlenesevier

If you’ve read my blog before, you know how much I love beads.  Ethnic beads, in particular, have a special place in my heart.  Okay, so do gemstones and crystals… I could go on.  Truth is, they are all just … Continue reading →

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Navy Shadow Box Pendant

Posted on April 11, 2009 by charlenesevier

Over the past few months, I’ve been designing and creating a series of necklaces based upon the concept of the shadow box.  This necklace is the third one created so far.  It was inspired by the truly gorgeous tones in … Continue reading →

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