Weeks 9, 10 and 11, Year of Jewelry

I'm a bit behind in my posting.  Here are my entries for the 9th, 10th and 11th weeks of The Year of Jewelry Project.

This is made with three lampwork beads from my sister, Melissa Blanton of Laurel Mountain Glass and the two copper elements at the bottom are my first attempt at wire weaving.

 

These earrings represent my very first attempt at soldering sterling silver.

 

Another necklace with my sister's beads and handmade copper elements including the clasp.

 

My Brilliant Sister

My sister is a wonderful lampwork artist and she's also very smart.  She came up with this terrific idea for holding cords and ribbons, and I'm using it to hold chains.  It's a pants hanger!  The arms swing out making it very easy to put items on or take them off.

 

Here is a link to my sister's Artfire store:
http://www.artfire.com/users/Laurel_Mountain_Glass

Great Glass Bead Artist

I found the most wonderful glass bead artist!  OK, she's my sister, Melissa Blanton, but her beads are great.  You can find her work by searching eBay for "lmg lampwork"  (the lmg is for Laurel Mountain Glass).  Here are some samples.