Jewelry Then & Now

POSTED BY Tammy Powley, 04 September 2007

I totally stole this idea from some fellow jewelry bloggers I know who have been looking back at some of their original "creations," and taking stock in how their techniques and design skills have grown over the years.

Pictured above are a pair of earrings I made way, way back when, probably late 80s/early 90s. This is before I discovered round-nosed pliers. In fact, this is before I ever saw a pair, and yes, I actually sold earrings like this with these horrible loops! Yikes!

I have a number of round-nosed pliers now, like these from Beadalon, and I really couldn't live without them, especially when it comes to wire work.

Here are a few other jewelry bloggers who have been heading down memory lane lately and inspired me to write this post:

• Katie Hacker
• Linda Perterson
• Candie Cooper
• Margot Potter