I love coloured gemstones - they can be absolutely beautiful, and I've been adding to my collection for many many years, buying stones whenever i see particularly interesting shapes, colours or patterns. They all then sit in a drawer waiting for the right project or design to come along to turn them into lovely jewellery............ I particularly love coloured stones, more specifically those with patterns, reflections and shapes within the colouring - you can stare at them for ages making pictures from their patterns. A lot of my stones - particularly the larger ones are so beautiful and tactile, that it's hard to work out how to set or encase them so that they can become wearable as jewellery, yet retain their beauty and the tactile shape they have been given, so they stay in the drawer longest and just come out to be admired periodically.  This week, however, I have decided that i am going to challenge myself. I am going to USE (by this i mean turn into a wearable piece of jewellery) one item from my stash of gemstones EVERY WEEK. This is my challenge to myself - i must create a piece of jewellery, using at least one item from my current store of gemstones, every week for the next year. This is 52 new pieces of jewellery. I am not allowed to buy new gemstones to use for these projects. The jewellery they are made into can combine any other of my materials or techniques to create a secure and decorative, wearable showcases for the gemstones. Some may be sterling silver, some fine silver / silverclay, some may be stitchd beadwork or wire wrapping and any other way i can think of to transform them.I may regret this idea later, but for now i am excited, and in the process of making a ring to hold a lovely little labradorite cabochon that was hiding at the bottom of my box...... I will add pictures and updates each week here - if any other jewellers or artists reading this have a similar love of gems, do get in touch and/or join in with my challenge :o) |
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