Zip it up – JAC June / July Challenge. Cat told us that she’s more of a zipper girl than a button girl. So, in honor of Cat, our challenge for this round is to create a jewelry design using zippers or something zipper related in our design.So once again the challenge for the Jewelry Artisans Community was set. This time it was “Zip it up“ It was a good thing we had extra time for this challenge because…
Spring has sprung – JAC April challenge It’s challenge time at the Jewelry Artisans Community again. The trees are leafing out, the flowers are starting to bloom and the birds are singing; Spring has sprung!It’s the favorite season for many people and to honor it, your April challenge is to make something that represents Spring. First of all sorry that it took me this long to write this blog post, I wanted to wait because I wanted to give the…
February Birthstone – Amethyst Amethyst is the february birthstone and the gem for the 6th and 17th wedding anniversaries,Its colour is as unique as it is seductive, and this gemstone of all gemstones is said to protect its wearer against seduction. It has a gorgeous colour going from violet to purple and can change colour when heated. The February birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which amethyst is associated – stability, peace, balance, courage, inner strength, sincerity and a…
Since it’s a new month and a new year, your challenge is to make something new. You can use new beads/materials, techniques, a tutorial, a color that you haven’t used before – just anything that is new to you. Something New – JAC Challenge The challenge for Januari 2016 from the Jewelry Artisans Community was to make something new. This is an easy one for me, because most of the times I create something it is to challenge me to see…
Fiber and Mixed Media Last month’s challenge was to create a fiber and mixed media jewelry piece. For fiber and mixed media we could use materials such as hemp, ribbon, cord, fabric, yarn, felt, shibori ribbon as well as recycled components, paper, found items, leather, glass, metal and the list goes on and on. The challenge for this month was to combine two or more materials to create a mixed media jewelry piece. The first to enter was Dawn, from Jewelry By Dawn,…
Landscape at Collioure Landscape at Collioure was the assignment for the June Challenge at Jewelry Artisans Community‘s and we were given this painting from Henry Matisse to work with. These challenges are monthly contests to spark our imagination and make us think out of the box. It was hard this time, I mean lets be real, make some jewelry with this landscape at collioure painting in mind? I saw nothing in it. I think most of the others didn’t see it either. At the moment I’m a…
De creaties die ik in juli 2014 gemaakt heb. De andere foto’s zijn te zien in mijn galerij. The creations I made in juli 2014. The other photo’s can be viewed in my gallery.
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