Jewelry by NaLa

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:33 Written by JewelrybyNaLa Tuesday, 9 March 2010 10:51

The artistic/creative side of my brain is dominant, and I have the math skills to back me up on that! I’m just a natural born crafter. Jewelry making is not my first venture into the world of crafting, but it is definitely my favorite. I think my customers want their jewelry to make a unique statement about themselves and enhance their own personal sense of style. My jewelry is designed with that in mind. Aside from my ready made collection, I also love the challenge of creating jewelry specific to individual tastes, and I’ve been known to “tweak” existing pieces in my collection into custom ordered designs. All someone has to do is tell me what they have in mind, and I will work together with them to see if we can come up with exactly what they’re looking for. I love making people happy like that. Here are a few examples of my work. If you’d like to see more, please consider visiting my Etsy shop: http://jewerlybyNaLa.etsy.com

Tuscan Road Designs

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:20 Written by Chainmaille By MBOI Saturday, 27 February 2010 01:20

Just thought I would show some love to one of our forum members Holly of Tuscan Road Designs. Holly is a jewelry designer and uses high quality materials with a unique eye for details. You will not find beads on a string with her work. Be prepared to see some lovely gems and lampwork beads as well as sterling silver and know that you are looking at something made with love. Holly also has a wonderful blog where she spends some time talking about herself as well as featuring other artists that are inspiring as well. She also has a facebook page, so make sure you become a fan so you can keep up with the happenings!  Holly sells her lovely creations at Tuscan Road Designs on the new Handmade Artists’ Shop so make sure you stop by and take a peak!

Featured Artist – Nicole Hill

Last Updated on Friday, 25 September 2009 08:45 Written by lisianblue Saturday, 26 September 2009 06:00

My name’s Nicole, and I live on the south coast of France, having moved here recently from the UK. I live very near the sea, and it energises me, providing me with endless inspiration and space to think through designs – I hope you like the results!

I make chainmaille and wire-wrapped jewellery using silver and copper wire, gemstones and glass. If there’s something you’d like that I don’t currently have listed, get in touch – I’m very happy to work with you on custom orders.

I am a member of several teams on Etsy: the Starving Artists Team (SATeam.etsy.com), the European Street Team (europeanstreatteam.etsy.com) and the Chainmaillers Guild (http://chainmaillersguild.blogspot.com/). Be sure and check out the other team members’ items.

Visit Nicole Hill on Etsy

Featured Artist – Elena Adams

Last Updated on Friday, 18 September 2009 05:52 Written by lisianblue Monday, 21 September 2009 06:00

Elena Adams has been making and desiging jewelry for over 8 years.   Elena states that she takes her inspiration from many sources and has always been fascinated by  chain and the amazing patterns that can be produced.   While she  strives to maintain the interest of classic chain maille,  she also updates her jewelry to suit the more refined tastes of the modern woman.   Depending on the size and intricacy of the piece, each item can take hours to create.    She makes her own jump rings  by coiling and cutting sterling silver wire. The rings are then connected to form a variety of weaves, based on traditional chain maille.

Elena has recently  expanded her repertoire into metal smithing and Precious Metal Clay, taking classes from renowned Bay Area artists such as Iris Sandkühler, Tom Colson, and Virginia Huffman.

Elena frequently incorporates semiprecious stones, untreated and undyed specimens, along with sterling and fine silver. 

Elena Adams  website has as a wonderful  sample of her  designs.  She  welcomes custom designs and more designs are available for viewing on request.

Featured Artist – Beads On Fire

Last Updated on Friday, 28 August 2009 01:09 Written by lisianblue Sunday, 30 August 2009 06:00

I have been making lampwork beads for four years. My journey into glass art began simply with a class just to see how the glass beads I was using in my jewelry designs were made. One flicker of the flame and drop of the molten glass onto the mandrel and I was hooked. The fluidity of the molten glass, the challenge of shaping the glass and the endless creative possibilities of glass art is what keeps me coming back each day.

All my beads are made by me, one at a time, in my studio in Galway, New York. All my beads are annealed in a digital controlled kiln for strength and durability. I work mostly with soft glass, coe 104. I use Moretti, Vetrofond, Lauscha, Reichenbach,and Double Helix.

I am a Self Representing Artist (SRA# K66)

You can find more of my finished jewelry featuring my beads on my website: www.beadsonfire.net
you can follow my blog: http://beadsonfire.blogspot.com
and on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Beadsonfire

Visit Beadsonfire at Etsy