Stuff from the past - Pictures!

Some of my favorite pieces from the past...

One of my very first pieces, a bracelet with onyx, snowflake obsidian, sodolite, unakite and coral semiprecious chips with glass bead accents.  One of my good friends got this for her mother, who loved that it matched everything in her wardrobe.  

Blue-red murano-style glass twisted leaf shape beads with  swarovski and czech crystal accents.  A very popular design, I've ended up making this one in various colors 4 or 5 other times.

Clear mixed seed beads, czech and swarovski crystal beads.  Another popular design, easily made in many different color variation.

 Another one of my earliest sets.  "Cherry" quartz and sterling silver. 

 One of my favorites:  soft white, cream, mauve and peach dyed top drilled pearls.  So simple, but elegant!

 Hope you've enjoyed this journey through the past.  I'll be continuing to post both past and current photos of my jewelry!

An Introduction!

Inspired by my friend LindyStamper, and encouraged by my hubby (or rather very emphatically gave his opinion), here I am starting the official blog of Michelle Summer Designs Jewelry.  Here goes nothing!  :-)

So an introduction.  I started randomly making jewelry about 6-7 years ago when I discovered that I could not find any  bracelets that fit me at a retail store unless they were for little girls.  As a 29 year old professional, the thought of wearing little pink ponies and kittens around my wrist wasn't quite what I had in mind.  I dug out a small stash of beads and beading findings that my friend had given me a few years back and decided to give it a try.  I ended up making a necklace and earrings as well.

Next thing I knew people were complimenting me on my jewelry and asking me where I had got it.  I was terribly proud to say, I made it myself!  and lo and behold, they wanted me to make them a set too!

And a business was born.

 I've kept things pretty low key for the most part.  At first it was just selling to friends.  Then a friend of mine who owns a salon asked me to put some of my wares at her shop for her customers.  Then I started doing vendor booths both on my own and with another creative friend at local west coast swing dance conventions.  and now it's time for the next step.

A website and facebook page is on the way soon and of course this, here blog thing!  I hope for good things to come!  Don't worry, I'll even post pictures!  :-)