July 2015 Bezels and Lapidary Theme for SRAJD
Jewelry Design Challenge
Before we begin with July, congrats to Marcia
Tobolsky for being the randomly chosen winner from the June submissions.
Marcia, here is a list of the prizes accumulated so far. Select your gift from here. Just msg or email me with your selection choice.
And now.... Our theme for July 2015 was “Lapidary Theme for SRAJD Jewelry Design Challenge”. Click on each artist's name to see more of their work.
Here are the beautiful offerings of the SRAJD members…
Marcia, here is a list of the prizes accumulated so far. Select your gift from here. Just msg or email me with your selection choice.
And now.... Our theme for July 2015 was “Lapidary Theme for SRAJD Jewelry Design Challenge”. Click on each artist's name to see more of their work.
Here are the beautiful offerings of the SRAJD members…
Sue Thompson: This is an
Australian Boulder opal chip, too small for most jewellery and too lovely to
throw away. I hand polished the front side of it with diamond grit polishing
pads to bring out the flash and the back is left rough. It's wrapped in
sterling silver.
Sue Thompson: A very small
opal chip that demanded to be seen. It's hand polished on one side with a rough
back and wrapped in Sterling silver. Quite a difficult exercise to get wire
around teeny stones but I am happy with the end result.
Linda Pawlowski
Neva Murtha: I decided I wanted to learn how to make
freeform bezels so I watched a Bill Fretz video, got the stakes, bezel wires
and stones and started playing. This is one of my more recent ones - and the
first teardrop shape stone I have worked with. It's a sugilite cab from a
cutter in the USA, set in a bezel I fabricated to fit the stone with 14k gold
bezel walls on a hammered sterling silver band.
Neva Murtha: My new
favourite watermelon tourmaline stacking ring set with a faceted high dome
tourmaline, 14k gold bezel walls and 3 hammered sterling silver bands, all
fabricate by me...though I got the stone from one of my favourite cutters.
Laura Bosch: Beaded Kyanite Cab
Bracelet. I wear this more than anything else I've made (except earrings)!
Peyote stitch for everything, using size 11s & 15s. The fire polish beads
are sewn on after the whole bracelet is finished.
Laura Bosch: I love beading around
donuts & it's much less fattening too! I made this a few years ago so it
maybe the 2nd one I made. Czech pressed glass beads accent the fringe, the
strand, which I really want to re-do, is brown goldstone & blue goldstone.
Laura Bosch: Do you think I like
Kyanite?! These are earrings I made for a friend of mine & she loves loves
loves them. Cabochons with small Kyanite drop dangles. Must use other stones!
Laura Bracken: This is the first non-round piece I ever set I have a new respect for people who set square or other odd shape stones.
We hope you’ve enjoyed looking at these wonderful creations. Make sure to check out the other monthly challenges.
If you’d like to get in on the action, join the SRAJD organization. If you’re already an active member, submit your jewelry challenge piece here for the current month.
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