Posts tagged with 'gems'

  • China 4 Jewelry Lovers

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, NOVEMBER 08 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    These bead and chain lovelies are from Candie Cooper, aka the Savvy Crafter, who is currently living in China right now enjoying the sites, sounds, and jewelry goodies. If you are new to her blog, then find some time to stop by and catch up. She often shows and tells about her various excursions.

    The recent trip that inspired her to design these earrings included a stop at a bead vendor building filled with beads (she's got some excellent photos of this....drool city, baby) followed by a gem and...

  • Colorful Jewelry Choices

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, OCTOBER 16 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    Color selection is just as important to jewelry designers as it is to clothing designers, and we need to think ahead. Right now, we are in fall 2007, but what about spring 2008? What about fall of 2009? Sounds like it is so far away, but if you try to keep ahead with your jewelry inventory, you really have to think pretty far in advanced.

    One resource for keeping up with color trends is the color forecast published on the Fire Moutain Gems and Beads web site. Their current forecast goes up to...

  • 1960s Modernism Blog

    POSTED BY VICTORIA TILLOTSON, AUGUST 27 2007 02:00 PM | PERMALINK

    Welcome to my blog! I’m Victoria, aka Metal Chik. I’m not really a metalhead (anymore), but I am a lover of metalsmithing and jewelry and want to share the luuv with you! My story is simple: A punk rock kid who collected jewelry becomes an academic, later moves to NYC and becomes a jewelry designer and teacher at School of Visual Arts! I am a geek inside and also a historian, antique jewelry expert and author. I know, ho hum. But as Metal Chik, I’m going to focus on cool jewelry, trends, get inside the...