On real people

My friend Camille posted a couple of pictures on Hazel Designs' Facebook page from her wedding that showcase the jewelry she commissioned from me. Here is one of her wearing the Anne bracelet that was her "something blue" during the dancing of the horah (the other arm is her hubby Jeremy). Isn't it pretty?

And here is one of her bridesmaids wearing the smoky quartz bracelet and earrings!

Check out the rest of my live models on Hazel Designs' Facebook page, including Camryn wearing the Camryn. And a huge thanks to Camille for giving me permission to post her lovely photos.

A wedding anniversary

...to many more!

Trees in autumn

This past weekend we were in New Jersey for a wedding (state motto: let's confuse the hell out of out-of-state drivers with our brilliant jug handle turns!). In spite of said jug handles, the drive up was beautiful, with the trees in a riot of autumn colors. Too bad this picture I managed to take from the car is kind of crappy, but you get the idea.


Twilight countdown: one week! I bought my ticket to the first of many viewings, and I almost peed my pants from excitement.

Speaking of, my cousin Highmaintenancemom had mentioned the near riot that happened last week in San Francisco during a scheduled R-Pattz appearance at a Hot Topic store. Coincidentally enough, I was seriously contemplating dragging SIL Alissa with me and driving up to Philadelphia today for an R-Pattz appearance at the King of Prussia mall, but after I read about what happened in San Francisco I changed my mind. Then I saw the press release Hot Topic put out, and accepted the fact that I am no longer a hardy young person who can camp out for stuff like this, even if it is to see R-Pattz. I remember camping out for Star Wars tickets in college and, though that was a ton of fun at the time, I don't think I would have the werewithal to do that in my old age today.

Recent sales

Thank you!

I also had another wedding inquiry from my cousin's friend for six bracelets, but unfortunately the turnaround time did not work out with my schedule. It would have been a fun order to do!

And if you get a chance, hop on over to Paperback Musings for a trio of book memes. Alissa, Karmela, and I are still in the midst of our current reads, so there have not been any book reviews posted as of yet. We swear we're usually not this slow!

Wedding bells

Mr Hazel and I attended our friends Camille and Jeremy's wedding last night. It was a beautiful ceremony and a fun reception.

I brought my camera especially to take pictures of the bridesmaids wearing their Hazel Designs finery, but found to my dismay that I left the battery at home, sitting useless in its charger. Grr. I had originally planned on posting the pictures on the blog to show off the bracelets and earrings on real, live "models."

Oh well.

However, I'm happy to say that the jewelry looked great on the bridesmaids!

Fall wedding jewelry

It seems fitting that I would finish my friend Camille's bridesmaids' jewelry order for her fall wedding on the first official day of fall. I played around with the design all summer, adding all kinds of embellishments here and there, but in the end, I decided to go simple so as not to compete with the bridesmaids' necklaces, dresses, and gold pashmina shawls.

In total, I made 4 bracelets and 4 pairs of earrings (3 bridesmaids and 1 maid of honor).

For the bracelets, I used smoky quartz faceted beads and gold-filled chain. The facets on the beads are really sparkly and the rich brown color complement the gold of the chain really well.

The maid of honor bracelet has little 14k gold-filled beads as additional embellishment.



The bridesmaids' bracelets. They are adjustable from 6" to 8".



The maid of honor's earrings, made of smoky quartz brios.



The bridesmaids' earrings.

Commissions!

So the past week has been a great one for custom orders!

My friend Camille has commissioned me to design and create the jewelry her bridesmaids will be wearing for her fall wedding. I am very honored and excited about this opportunity. She gave me ideas of what she had in mind and I am currently researching stones and playing around with designs. Camille commissioned four bracelets and four pairs of earrings.

I think that having handcrafted and original pieces of jewelry worn at your wedding is a beautiful way to add that unique and personal touch to the day.

I hope she'll like the end results!

My other friend Marnie also requested another Astrid necklace with a matching bracelet as a gift for someone for Mother's Day. I didn't think I could find any more of the stones I used for the original piece - they are these beautiful imperial jasper square beads - but as luck would have it, I did find them. It was like a really fun treasure hunt.

And lastly, Angie from The Downtown Boutique and Rio Oso Designs loved the Leslie earrings so much that she has requested a matching necklace to go along with it!

I will be posting pictures here as these pieces are completed.

Thank you so much, ladies!