the dream comes true!

A friend of mine from college, Hannah, made my jewelry-making dream a reality this Memorial Day weekend in Washington state! I got to design jewelry with her for her bridesmaids to wear in her wedding. Her colors were purple, light blue, and silver. Check out the light blue bar necklace on silver chain and delicate handmade chain/light blue beaded bracelet I made for her bridesmaids to go with their purple dresses! Photos by David Sorensen, look modeled by maid of honor Caitlin Connolly-Rankin! 

Pride Prototype Bracelets

A new friend asked me to make a bracelet for him. The only request was "rainbow," so it may be way overboard that I made these prototypes with neon, glitter, and spike beads! But these bracelets are really fun and--it must be said--fabulous!

fabric necklace part deux

The blue version went to my best friend for her birthday. I couldn't resist making one for myself, this time in green!

fabric necklace 30--

this one is inspired by my mother, who used to sew me jumpers when I was a little girl and sometimes made this kind of necklace with the leftover fabric...

custom bracelet

This bracelet went to my mom, and it coordinates (not in a matchy matchy way) with a necklace she wears all the time!

wedding wine charms

It is my jewelry-making dream to make custom bridal party jewelry to go with bridesmaid dresses or mother of the bride/groom outfits, etc. (If you're interested get at me! jennijewelry@gmail.com)
A wedding I went to this fall for 2 men did not lend itself to a ton of opportunity for blinging out my friends, but we found a way with these customized wine charms for their special champagne flutes. Letters, hearts, puppy paw prints, a running shoe, and a Tufts Jumbo made them more personal--and let's not forget the rainbow colors! I'm so happy to have been involved in the decor in this small way, and even happier that I got to give a toast!

2014 weddings

i'm letting the cat out of the bag: i gave the same gift to 2 couples this year...
(and i made what i think are adorable matching homemade cards and gift wrap!)

wedding prototype part deux

Another possibility for Hannah's bridesmaids: The lavender bead on the bottom of this dangly earring is from Aix, France!

convertible!

I made this necklace for my mom, as a convertible piece. She can wear it as a simple chain with black accent beads, or clip the attachment on for a pendant necklace! Ta-da!

wedding prototype!

Is it called a prototype when it's a piece of jewelry?...

It's my jewelry-making dream to make custom jewelry for a bridal party, mother-of-the-bride, or mother-of-the-bride, etc. I want to work with a bride (or groom, do your thing!) using wedding colors and themes to make unique pieces for a very special day! And my friend Hannah will likely take me up on that. Here is my first go at it, using her colors of silver, purple, and light blue (colors slightly altered by the red beneath):

for some Michigan ladies...

A few shots of a recent order of cross bracelets for a group of friends in MI, including my fabulous second cousin! All ready to ship!

Pretty Purple!

lately my most popular item is a hammered cross bracelet--here are some done in a pretty purple color!

similar styles available on etsy: etsy.com/shop/jennijewelry23

Chain Drop Earrings

Something I'm loving making right now: colorful and/or sparkly beads on different-length chains on dangly earrings! I wore the purple ones, pictured below, every day last week. (Interested in buying something like this? Please check out my etsy site! etsy.com/shop/jennijewelry23 --I promise if you get something it won't be the pair I've already worn!)  :) 

A Custom-made Christmas

Well it's been a few weeks since these gifts were given, but now I'm not ruining any surprises...Below is a glimpse of my "Santa's Workshop" with a only a few of my tools/materials, and some finished pieces from the holidays!

holiday orders...

getting ready to send out some holiday earring orders!

green Belizean sea glass 17--

pendants made from silver-wire-wrapped sea glass which was collected from the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Punta Gorda, Belize!
available on etsy: etsy.com/shop/jennijewelry23

Custom Order for Ms. India

This bracelet is one part of a set for Ms. India!

custom hoops for Ms. Doris

Ms. Doris knows what she wants, and pushed me to try something new and stain these wooden earrings myself. And she had a great vision! We ended up taking the pink bead off so they would hang at the best length from her ear but I didn't get a picture because she put them on right away! I count that as a custom-made success...

a fun necklace!

This necklace is fun, funky, and unique! The black and silver go with all kinds of outfits

Available on etsy: etsy.com/shop/jennijewelry23

Family Reunion Crafting

As we prepare for thirty-ish out of town guests for a family reunion, everyone has a few jobs to do. Luckily for me, many of mine are crafty!

new front door decoration

wine charms

beachy throw pillows