Wow! I can't believe almost 10 days have gone by since my last blog. I have been making earrings for a show I will be in this May. The show is in Watkinsville, Georgia which is near Athens. It is called Southwerks Art Festival. Come by and check out my work if you have a chance.



The earrings I have made in the last couple of days have been made from many different types of gemstones and beads. Today I used carnelian cushion beads on gold-filled wire. For those of you who don't know what carnelian looks like, it is a beautiful orange color. I made another pair from garnets which are a lovely reddish brown color.

Making jewelry is so exciting to me because there are so many beautiful materials to work with. Every time I go shopping for materials I come across something that is new to me. For example, Sardonyx and Indicolite are two materials that I had never encountered. Since there is always something new to work with when designing jewelry it is always a delight!

Tomorrow my goal is to make necklaces to go with some of the beautiful new spring colors. It shouldn't be too hard since the colors are great and the stones are waiting!

2009 Jewelry Trends

What is popular in the jewelry world these days? Well, bangle bracelets, big link necklaces, layered and multi-chain necklaces, Turquoise and anything goes for earrings. You can mix up metals and other materials. Also, the ethnic/tribal look is still popular.

The current jewelry fashion is for each piece to make a statement. Whether you choose a necklace, bracelet or ring think big is better!

You can never go wrong with pearls! The picture above is a necklace that I designed and created using Swarovski glass pearls. They are a beautiful chocolate brown. The chain is heavy in look but light in weight. I have it on my website at www.doublesjewelry.artfire.com. I made simple brown pearl earrings to go with it.

Have you ever found the perfect outfit but not been able to find the right jewelry to go with it? I know I have in the past. Well, I love to do custom work. You can send me a picture and I can make just the right thing for you.

Fashion Colors for Spring 2009

Do you know what the hot new colors will be for spring and summer this year? Well I didn't either so I did a little research and the following is what I discovered. Pantone is the fashion world's king of color and this is what they say are the Top 10 Fashion Colors for Spring of 2009.

Palace Blue(a cross between sky blue and a strong navy),Lavender, Rose Dust(a pinky blue), Slate Gray, Fushsia Red, Salmon Rose, Vibrant Green(mossy mid green), Dark Citron(almost olive), Lucite Green(soft green) and Super Lemon.

The next time you go shopping check the clothes to see if this if true or not. In the meantime I need to get busy and start making pieces that will complement these colors.

I also read that brown will be the new black for this season. It shouldn't be too hard to find lots of smoky quartz, tiger's eye, different jaspers and natural chalcedony to design beautiful necklaces and earrings for this spring and summer.

In fact, I already have a couple of lovely chocolate pearl and tiger's eye necklaces on my website at www.doublesjewelry.artfire.com. If you get a chance to look at them, let me know what you think.