Inspiration Thursday! Making Jewelry

The hugely talented owner of Milk Money Designs, Kathryn Ewing, and I have been friends for somewhere around 20 years. We got interested in making jewelry about the same time. Each of us has her own interests - mine tends toward the vintage while hers tends toward the intricate. She does quite a bit of work with seed beads (something I don't have the patience to do). She has also begun to experiment with wire work.

She passed along this site (www.jewelrylessons.com) a couple months ago, recommending it because it has pretty straightforward and easy tutorials on working with wire and bead weaving. I've found some interesting projects on the site and hope it can inspire you as well!

So Kathryn, today you are my inspiration...

Working Tuesday: Bird's Nest Pendant

I've been playing around with this bird's nest pendant idea - changing the variables a bit. Some have blue pearls, some black, some white. Some are using smaller gauge wire, some silver plate wire. Some are messier than others, some more symmetrical. As I continue to play, I enjoy the thought that just like nature, no two of these nests will ever be alike no matter how hard I try!