Yikes! I just realized that it's been over a month since I last posted! As some of you know, outside of being a jewelry designer and maker, I do have a day job and another job! I am also a competitive West Coast Swing dancer and instructor and this last month has been CRAZEE busy with that. It started at the end of September with the hubby and I preparing a workshop for the grand opening party of the new studio where we've been teaching:
the all new SSQQ Dance Studio. We taught a workshop that night and then DJ'ed and danced all night in the West Coast swing party room. Later that week, the hubs and I danced in an exhibition at the
Rotary House International at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where I work my day job. The following weekend, I taught a workshop with another instructor and performed another exhibition at SSQQ. Next weekend, a wedding in Dallas. The weekend after that, the hubby was committed to DJ a private party, again in Dallas. Then this past weekend, we went to support the
Austin City Dance Club's WCS party in, where else? Austin. And this coming weekend, will be the
Texas Classic Open Championships, again in Dallas, where Trent and I will be competing and teaching a workshop and I will also have my jewelry booth!
All this and we are still teaching our regular Monday night dance class.
Dude, I'm exhausted just thinking about it and I'm going through it right now!
Needless to say, aside from a few custom pieces, I haven't been able to complete a whole lot of jewelry lately. But there is one piece that I really liked that I wanted to post.
This is a custom bracelet order from my friend, Gloria, who the design is named after! This is my famous "Gloria" bracelet - a charm style bracelet, on sterling silver chain that can be made in any color combination. I love to use a variety of different kinds of beads for texture and dimension: freshwater pearls, czech crystals, swarovski crystals, czech pressed glass beads, pewter beads, silver beads, art glass - pretty much, whatever suits my fancy.
Here is the latest version of the Gloria, made in shades of pink, by request.
Here is the original version of the Gloria, done in shade of purple and blue:
and here is the version that I made for myself, in greens with clear accents:
What color would you choose for your "Gloria" bracelet?
