A Few of the 1000 Jewelry Inspirations

Do you realize that if you wanted to make a new piece of jewelry inspired by a piece in this book you would be covered for almost 3 years!

1,000 Jewelry Inspirations: Beads, Baubles, Dangles, and Chains
by Sandra Salamony

This is a visual catalog for jewelry, bead artists and crafters who will relish the opportunity to have so many ideas at their fingertips to inspire their own projects.

This book is the second volume of Quarry's 1,000 series-an eye candy-laden follow-up to the very successful 1,000 Artist Trading Cards(Quarry, Spring 2007).

A showcase of stunning jewelry bits and pieces, "bling" and embellishments, will feed the creative appetites of crafters and jewelry makers everywhere. This second craft collection will offer color, sparkle, texture, dimension, and clever, creative use of materials. One piece of jewelry might have several points of interest to be highlighted: an antique clasp, textured lampwork beads, and intricate knots.

An author of various books on art techniques, home decor, and crafts, Sandra Salamony (Traverse City, MI) makes a living as an art director, designer, and artist in northern Michigan. Her projects and designs have been featured in magazines, books, and on television.

I was practically drooling on the pages as I savored the designs in this book.

So the first piece that I picked as my inspiration is # 0313, an elegant and tasteful pair of earrings from Mona Song Designs. More of her work can be seen at her Etsy Shop.

I started by gathering the elements I would need to create the earrings.

2 sets of earring wires in small, medium and large diameters
6 jump rings
1 pair of French earring wires
6 beads

1.Slide each bead onto each loop round earring wire and form a loop on the straight end.

2.Link the two little end loops together with a jump ring. Repeat for all 6 round earring wires.

3.Open the French earring wire loop to the side and slide the smallest loop's jump ring onto the French earring wire, then the middle size and then the largest.

4.Twist the loop of the French ear wire back into place and BAM! You have got yourself some fab new earrings!

I do recommend making a few pairs, they are so quick and easy they make great gifts (you know when your friends see them they are going to want a pair.

And just 'cause I know you're wondering- check out this post about making a matchbook gift card-it is perfect to put these earrings in for gift giving! We've got it all covered here at Craftside the present and the packaging.

Be sure to check back here (or subscribe to this blog, upper left column) because I will be making and sharing more from 1000 Jewelry Inspirations! And if you do let us know by leaving a comment with a link-we'd love to see.

Barbe Saint John over at Craft Gossip loved this book as much as I do, check out her review here.

Comments

[LollyChops]

I love this idea! Thanks for sharing.. and it's sooo easy too!