DailyPhoto 03-09-10
Tuesday March 9, 2010.
The latest set of vintage optician lenses I’m making necklaces from.
Brass Pendant
Here’s my first project from the Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing class I’m taking at University of the arts, a brass pendant. I took a metalsmithing class in highschool, but nothing since then. I spend a lot of time making jewelry, but my skills are pretty much limited to beading and wirework and assembly. So I’m [...]
Etsy shopping: silver earrings
I just got these lovely silver earrings in the mail from discomedusa.
Jewelry Inspiration
I’m taking a class in jewelry design and metalsmithing, which starts next Monday. I decided it would be a good idea to have something in mind that I want to make, so I searched Etsy for things that I love. I tried to find things that are actually fabricated from metal instead of just beaded [...]
DailyPhoto 10-10-09 (necklaces)
Saturday October 10, 2009.
Spent a lot of time working on new necklaces.
Orbit- One of a kind watch part necklace
This is a big, bold, one of a kind necklace created using recycled watch parts. The pendant measures about 2.75 inches long including the drop bead, and about 2 inches wide. Comes with a 18 inch-long silver-plated rollo chain.
If you would like a different length chain please just let me know when you place the [...]
Words- Recycled Eyeglass Lens Necklace
This pendant is made using a recycled glass eyeglass lens. The image is a photo that is adhered to the back of the lens.
The lens is about 1.5″ long, and comes with a chain that is 18″ long.
$33, price includes shipping
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Circles- Recycled Eyeglass Lens Necklace
This pendant is made using a recycled glass eyeglass lens. The image is a print of one of my digital collages that is adhered to the back of the lens.
The lens is about 1.5″ long, and comes with a chain that is 18″ long.
$33, price includes shipping
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Trees- Recycled Eyeglass Lens Pendant
This pendant is made using a recycled glass eyeglass lens. The image is a photo that is adhered to the back of the lens.
The lens is about 1.5″ long, and comes with a chain that is 18″ long.
$33, price includes shipping
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Coal Country- Glass Vintage Optician Lens Pendant
This one of a kind pendant is made with a glass and metal vintage optician test lens. An archival photo print based on my digital collage and/or mixed media work is permanently adhered to the back of the lens. The lens measures about 1.5″ across, and comes with an 18″ silver plated chain.
If you want [...]
Factory- Glass Vintage Optician Lens Pendant
This one of a kind pendant is made with a glass and metal vintage optician test lens. An archival photo print based on my digital collage and/or mixed media work is permanently adhered to the back of the lens. The lens measures about 1.5″ across, and comes with an 18″ silver plated chain.
If you want [...]
Green- Glass Vintage Optician Lens Pendant
This one of a kind pendant is made with a glass and metal vintage optician test lens. An archival photo print based on my digital collage and/or mixed media work is permanently adhered to the back of the lens. The lens measures about 1.5″ across, and comes with an 18″ silver plated chain.
If you want [...]
Ice- One of a kind watch part necklace
One of a kind necklace made from glass beads and a recycled watch part.
Length of the chain part is about 18.5 inches. If you need it longer let me know and I’ll adjust to your specifications.
The pendant part is about 2.25 inches long and 1 inch wide.
$33, price includes shipping
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Pendulum- One of a kind watch part necklace
This one of a kind necklace was created with recycled watch and clock parts and a beautiful faceted blue glass accent bead.
The pendant measures about 3.5 inches long, and comes with a 16″ long brass rollo chain. If you would like your chain to be a different length, just let me know when you place [...]
Relic Necklace- HardDrive
I have my coworkers trained to bring me their old computer parts! This gem is part of a hard drive that failed, made into a lovely one of a kind pendant with the addition of glass and metal beads.
The pendant measures about 2.75″ long, and comes with a 18″ silver-plated chain. If you would like [...]
Relic Necklace- Circuit
This one of a kind necklace was created using a small circuit board that I found on the street. I’m not sure what it belonged to- perhaps a cellphone? In any case, I love how circuits look and made a necklace from it using some glass, acrylic, and fabric beads reclaimed from an old necklace.
The [...]
Relic Necklace- Key and Gear
This necklace is part of my “Relics” series- one of a kind jewelry made from found objects and recycled objects.
It is composed of an old brass key from a jar in which I have collected keys since childhood, and a silver-colored metal gear I found on the street. The pendant is about 3″ long, and [...]
Relic Necklace- Spring
This necklace is part of my “Relics” series- one of a kind jewelry made from found objects and recycled objects.
It is composed of a rusty washer and another rusty metal bit found on the street, paired with glass beads, silverplated wire, and a brass rollo chain. The pendant part measures about 2.5″ in length, and [...]
Relic Necklace- Specimen
This necklace is part of my “Relics” series- one of a kind jewelry made from found objects and recycled objects.
It is made from an oval-shaped metal plate I found on the street, some tiny silver washers and a piece of glass adhered with clear resin, and a dangling clear glass bead. The pendant measures about [...]
Relic Necklace- Earth
This necklace is part of my “Relics” series- one of a kind jewelry made from found objects and recycled objects.
It is made from a found rusty washer, some clear glass beads recycled from another necklace, silverplated wire, and brass rollo chain. The pendant measures about 2.5″ long, and the chain is about 20″ long. If [...]
Relic Necklace- Door
This necklace is part of my “Relics” series- one of a kind jewelry made from found objects and recycled objects.
It is made from a couple of found rusty metal objects, silverplated wire, and glass beads. The big rectangular one seems to be part of a door latch. The pendant measures about 2.25″ long, and the [...]
