June Jewelry Making Contest

[Lorri Ely]

I am announcing the start of our June jewelry contest! Please submit your photos of your favorite jewelry project for June, and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to www.AuntiesBeads.com so you can have more fun beading and making jewelry. Woo hoo!

All you have to do is reply to this discussion, and please add your photo (click the "camera" icon to upload images) then tell us a little bit about your piece and what inspired you. I can't wait to see what you have been creating. Thanks for sharing your inspiration! I will announce the winner, selected from all entries made from now until the end of June.

Happy beading and jewelry making! If you have any questions, just ask!

[LaRayne Conley]

A neighbor had read a passage in the Book of Revelation (Chapter 21) that talked about the 12 gemstones that decorated the walls of Jerusalem. It also says that the gates are made of pearls and the streets are gold. She asked if I could make a bracelet out of these 12 stones. It took quite a bit of hunting to find the actual stones. I found some at Auntie's, on eBay, when I visited Sedona this winter, and at a local bead store that sells gemstones. She wears her bracelet at work every day, and I have received orders for 7 more. I use only freshwater pearls, gold-filled components, and Swarovski crystals between the stones. I hope you like this Revelation Bracelet!

[Lorri Ely]

What a great idea. And, I love Sedona so glad to hear you found your remaining gems there. Thanks for sharing!

LaRayne Conley said:

A neighbor had read a passage in the Book of Revelation (Chapter 21) that talked about the 12 gemstones that decorated the walls of Jerusalem. It also says that the gates are made of pearls and the streets are gold. She asked if I could make a bracelet out of these 12 stones. It took quite a bit of hunting to find the actual stones. I found some at Auntie's, on eBay, when I visited Sedona this winter, and at a local bead store that sells gemstones. She wears her bracelet at work every day, and I have received orders for 7 more. I use only freshwater pearls, gold-filled components, and Swarovski crystals between the stones. I hope you like this Revelation Bracelet!

[Heather Houck]

Hi Bev. I love your bracelet. I hate to sound totally ignorant but I have never heard of a Kumihimo bracelet & I subscribe to a lot of magazines. Is it called something else? I would love to have the directions (if you don't mind sharing) ,OR maybe you can tell me where to find the directions. Your colors are stunning.

Bev said:

I found a great focal bead at my local bead store. It had streaks of black, peridot and silver. Since I love to make Kumihimo bracelets I combined black 8/0 seed beads with one strand of peridot seed beads. That makes a nice round bracelet with specks of the peridot seed beads. I really like the way the Kumihimo bracelet section sets off the focal bead. It is finished with silver crimp ends and a toggle clasp.
Bev Carlson

[Celeste Colaiocco]

My girlfriend had a very heavy 7 strand twisted pearl necklace that her mother had given her about 20 years ago. She said she couldn't wear it because it was too bulky and heavy and she asked me if I could do something with it and make her something delicate and wearable. Because it had a gorgeous 14kt. gold cone clasp I didn't want to completely destroy it so I removed 4 strands, tightened up the twist, and was able to maintain the original necklace for her. With the remaining 4 strands I decided to go delicate with a bit of dressy, so with a VERY small needle, beading thread, and silver lined crystal delicas I created a necklace, bracelet and earrings for her. When I gave it to her, she cried.....the best part of jewelry design is making someone happy :)

[Paul]

I love the Spring -colors. The sunrises and sunsets from the Sierra Mountain Range with weather systems coming in are what inspire this writer...And of course, it gives me inspiration to contact other artists on Making -Jewelry.com.... Thank you for enjoying this necklace..
Best regards to all,
Paul Mattson / SPY 11 / Twitter

[Lorri Ely]

Ooh, a very gorgeous design and creative re-use at the same time! Nice work, Celeste!

Celeste Colaiocco said:

My girlfriend had a very heavy 7 strand twisted pearl necklace that her mother had given her about 20 years ago. She said she couldn't wear it because it was too bulky and heavy and she asked me if I could do something with it and make her something delicate and wearable. Because it had a gorgeous 14kt. gold cone clasp I didn't want to completely destroy it so I removed 4 strands, tightened up the twist, and was able to maintain the original necklace for her. With the remaining 4 strands I decided to go delicate with a bit of dressy, so with a VERY small needle, beading thread, and silver lined crystal delicas I created a necklace, bracelet and earrings for her. When I gave it to her, she cried.....the best part of jewelry design is making someone happy :)

[Lorri Ely]

I DO love this color combo, and a very creative design as well. Nice work Paul!

Paul said:

I love the Spring -colors. The sunrises and sunsets from the Sierra Mountain Range with weather systems coming in are what inspire this writer...And of course, it gives me inspiration to contact other artists on Making -Jewelry.com.... Thank you for enjoying this necklace..
Best regards to all,
Paul Mattson / SPY 11 / Twitter

[Diana]

Oh, wow, beautiful pieces and those colors.
My favorite piece is this one. It's a finalist in a beading contest, so I just redid it. I live in a tiny town of 200 people and we have lots of wooded areas. A creek runs by and I take my dogs out there so they can swim and run. I bring a sketch book and a pencil in case I get inspired. Well, we have tons of butterflies (which i loooove) and dragonflies there. I sat down on a blanket and all over sudden I was surrounded by them. I wanted to capture the beauty and have the feeling of being surrounded by butterflies after leaving my peaceful spot. So I started drawing and that's what I came up with.

[Lorri Ely]

I love butterflies, too. This is so pretty for summer. I have selected this as the winner of the June jewelry photo contest, congratulations! :-) Thanks for entering, a new contest will be posted soon!

Diana said:

Oh, wow, beautiful pieces and those colors.
My favorite piece is this one. It's a finalist in a beading contest, so I just redid it. I live in a tiny town of 200 people and we have lots of wooded areas. A creek runs by and I take my dogs out there so they can swim and run. I bring a sketch book and a pencil in case I get inspired. Well, we have tons of butterflies (which i loooove) and dragonflies there. I sat down on a blanket and all over sudden I was surrounded by them. I wanted to capture the beauty and have the feeling of being surrounded by butterflies after leaving my peaceful spot. So I started drawing and that's what I came up with.

[Lorri Ely]

First, a huge THANK YOU to all the jewelry designers and site members who entered their designs, I love ALL of them. You are all very talented and I hope you keep making jewelry and sharing your photos on the site. The winner of the June contest is Diana for her summer inspired butterfly necklace. Another contest will be posted soon, so come back and enter :-) Congrats, Diana! Great design.

[Tanisha Barton]

Thank you

Lorri Ely said:

Very pretty and unique, Tanisha! I love carnelian and it is really set off by the peridot crystals. Thanks for sharing!
Tanisha Barton said: