Down to the Wire Designs
July 23, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Metal Fabrication, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Wearable Art
I am totally enamoured of Chuck’s jewelry work! You can see his Flickr album here at Down to the Wire Designs. It allows you to see in a quick overview the breadth of the talent this metal worker has. I am especially taken with some of the custom pieces he’s done, like these satellite earrings for a woman who really works with them, and this amazing necklace designed for a customer’s neice. Lucky lucky girl!
Images: Down to the Wire Designs
Call for entries: 30-Minute Necklaces
June 24, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Call For Entries & Submissions, Wearable Art
Jewelry Design Challenge: 30-Minute Necklaces
Editor: Marthe Le Van
Deadline: August 3, 2009
Lark Books is looking for designers who are up for the challenge: design a necklace or pendant that can be made…start to finish…in 30 minutes flat. 30-Minute Necklaces will not be teaching fundamental techniques, so you can assume that your readers are already proficient (and quick!) at the basics.
30-Minute Necklaces will showcase more than 50 incredibly stylish step-by-step projects that can be created without investing too much of a valuable commodity—time! The selected designs will be modern and sophisticated and encompass many different styles and techniques. The common denominator …read more






