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♠ Handmade Jewels Vol.1 ♠
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۞ This Newsletter is for all handmade Jewelry items. ALLOWED: Necklaces, Bracelets, Rings, Belly Chains, Anklets, Toe Rings, Belt Buckles, Cell Charms, Bookmarks, Pendants, & Keychains. You must be a Member of the *JewelryClub in order to be featured or interviewed.

۞ If you have a suggestion for a Featured Deviant or for a particular interview, please note =2dazed, as all News articles for the Club are generated by her. Also, this helps to keep regular *JewelryClub notes in order.


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ARTISTS CHOSEN FOR THE GOSSIP COLUMN ARE CHOSEN FROM THE *JewelryClub's MEMBER LIST, OR BY THE RANDOM DEVIANT BUTTON. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AS MANY ARTISTS AS POSSIBLE. SITES ARE PROVIDED BY MY OWN RESEARCH, OR BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE *JewelryClub. IF YOU KNOW OF A GOOD JEWELRY RELATED SITE, SEND A NOTE & SHARE IT WITH US. IT'LL BE LISTED IN THE NEXT INSTALLMENT, ALONG WITH YOUR NAME.

♦ DID YOU KNOW....that ~jasmin7 has some really stunning pieces in her Gallery. She does wire working as well as beading, & she's from Hungary.

♦ DID YOU KNOW....that ~fancy-script is from the United States. She is a writer & a Nature photographer.

♦ DID YOU KNOW....that ~i-ate-duh-cupcake is a Traditional artist, & she's from the United States.

♦ Primitive Earth Beads
~ This site was recommended to me a long time ago by ~1337-Art

♦ Beadage
~ This site is chock full of tutorials, gem guides, resources for supplies, & even has a jewelry maker's dictionary.

♦ DID YOU KNOW.... That polymer clay was first developed in Germany in the 1930's? You can read more about the history here ---> [link]


♥||\/||♥ FEATURED DEVIANT ~0Dreamy4Me ♥||\/||♥ ---->





♥||\/||♥ NOW INTERVIEWING *silver-zaira ♥||\/||♥ ---->

What got you interested in jewelry making?

I’d always loved jewellery when I was a kid and more specifically bold silver jewellery from my teens but it had never really struck me to make jewellery. I had experimented by dangling crystals on leather strings and wrapping those around my wrists and waist. I then went off to study Art and Technology and a big part of the course was materials and manufacturing which really interested me but I didn’t really know how to apply that knowledge to anything other than product design, and I’m really no good at that! It wasn’t until a few years after leaving Uni that I stumbled upon jewellery making, I just happened to overhear a conversation between two people who were discussing it and thought “I can do that!” I began searching the internet for tutorials and bead suppliers and soon started selling my work. After making a few beaded items I enrolled on a silversmithing course at my local Art Centre to try and develop my skills further.

What was your first piece?

The first thing I ever made was a bracelet, it was an ‘assembled’ piece, meaning I bought the charms, the cord and the beads and just put them all together. One of the first things I ever soldered though was the Organic Brooch in my gallery, it was a final piece for a course I was taking and an awful thing to solder because the wires had to be held down in order for it to be wearable.



How long have you been making jewelry items?

It’s been around three years since I started making jewellery and around two years since I started using metalsmithing techniques.

What all areas are you capable of?

In terms of jewellery making, I’ve so far learnt to enamel, solder, forge, form, string beads, etch and lots more. This is all a learning process though and there’s plenty left to discover but it’s very difficult when you share your workshop with your bedroom!



Do you accept Custom requests, and do you take on Commissions?

I do accept custom requests and commissions as well as sales on the items I’ve already created.


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