Felt Beads - Felt Beaded Jewelry

It's eco-friendly, colorful, and rather warm and fuzzy beaded jewelry! Say hello to felt beads! I am feeling a warm and fuzzy, eco-friendly style, for Felt Beads : Felt Beaded Jewelry! How about you?

I am truly amazed at all the fantastic felt beaded jewelry that I've seen on the internet!

Who would think you could make such beautiful jewelry from wool felt? You know, that felt beads could be jewelry?

Allow me to introduce you to some beautiful felt beaded jewelry and the talented indie designers who have worked their knuckles to the bone creating these felt beads.

It's eco-friendly, colorful, and rather fuzzy beaded jewelry! Say hello to felt beads!

Photo Credit: The Haparanda felt bead ring by Madame Bijoux.

Do you love this type of jewelry; i.e. felt beads?

1. Yep ... I really dig it
2. Just learning about it
3. Hmmm, not really

Felt Bead Ring -- Haparanda by Madame Bijoux

A beautiful example of felt beads in jewelry! Pictured here is one of my favorites! It's the Haparanda from Madame Bijoux, an Australian indie designer. This super unique & stunning ring is created from pure wool and pearl seed beads. When the wool is wet it is shaped into a durable & washable design. The ring is hand crafted & hand sewn for superb details. Madame Bijoux also had a store on Etsy.

Felt Beaded Ring -- Brown with Blue Beads

This was my favorite Felt Beaded Ring from Madame Bijoux, but it sold out in December 2006! Darn, I hope she decides to make more of these.

This handcrafted ring has a wet felted brown ball mounted on an adjustable sterling silver ring. Pretty seed beads has been added for drama! Wool ball approximately 2 cm diameter. This was spotted at Etsy.

Felt Bead Ring -- White Cotton 

This is Cotton from Madame Bijoux! Hand felted smooth ball in white is firmly attached to a silver plated ring. On top sits an opalite faceted rondelle. Size is adjustable to most sizes. Also spotted at Etsy.

Felt Bead Ring -- Blue

This is Glades from Madame Bijoux. Hand felted smooth ball in blue is firmly attached to a silver plated ring. On top sits an Amazonite and crystal faceted rondelle. Size is adjustable to most sizes.

Felt Bead Ring -- Lavender

This is Mollie from Madame Bijoux. Hand felted smooth ball in lavender is firmly attached to a silver plated ring. On top sits an opalite and Amethyst rondelle. Size is adjustable to most sizes.

Felt Beaded Rings -- Sculptural and Fabulous 

Wow! These are so cool. They're from Chris Rom and Geoff Buddie, a husband and wife team. Their work has been exhibited at Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery in San Francisco!

From the idea stages through the actual creation and execution of the work we draw on each other's strengths for technical and aesthetic excellence. Hand felted wool and hand sculpted stoneware are the main elements we have chosen to express in our vision. The transformation that occurs in the construction of the felt is magical. Boiling water and soap are added to loose wool fibers encouraging little barbs on the fibers to relax and open. Agitating the wool causes the fibers to bind to one another. As a result the fabric shrinks and becomes dense and thick. Later the fabric is put into an acid bath on the stovetop and dyed to the desired color.

Felt Bead Earrings -- Delightfully Dangly 

 

This pair of felt beaded earrings with chain are from Megu Design. They are approx. 7cm including silver plated earring hook and chain with metallic finished glass seed beads. Shown in vivid green with metallic fibre. They're available in a variety of colors.

Felt Bead Bracelet -- Colorful 

Etsy is the greatest online site for finding beautiful and creative handcrafted items such as this one!

This fun bubble bracelet was handmade with 100% wool beads. A combination of feltmaking techniques was used to create the multi-colored beads. Colors include orange, blue, blue-green, purple, and hot pink.

Unlike other wool bead bracelets, this bracelet is made from half beads that are dome shaped. This allows the bracelet to sit comfortably flush with your wrist. Each bead is approximately 0.75 inch (2 cm) in diameter and sits 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) high. The bracelet base is a quality silver plated metal with a snap lock closure. It is approximately 8 inches (20 cm) in length. The bracelet was assembled using the industrial strength craft glue E6000 for durability and wear.

This is from thefunkyfelter and sold for $22.00.

Felt Bead Bracelet -- Definitely Green

OMG, I simply adore this! The green is such a beautiful color. This is called Rochelle Spring by Audra Juraviciene.

Soft lime green, this unique bracelet from the artist's rochelle collection is as fresh as spring. Hand-made felt. 100% wool. One size. I spotted this at Ona selling for $34.50.

Felt Bead Pendant -- 3 Blue Beads

The felt beaded pendant is handcrafted by Megu Design. It is on approx. 40cm silver plated snake chain & 7cm 3 felt balls pendant with metallic finished glass seads beads. Shown in blue with metallic fibre. It's available in a number of different colors.

Felt Beaded Cluster Necklace -- Feeling a Little BLUE 

I really love cluster pendant necklaces! This is a felt beaded cluster pendant necklace from Megu Design.
It is approx. 40cm silver plated snake chain & 12cm several felt ball pendant with metallic finished glass beads. Shown in mixed indigo blue. Pick a clour from: mixed indigo blue, mixed purple, cranberry and ruby.

Felt Bead Necklace -- Colorful and Delectable

This is a very long Watermelons and Cherries Felt Necklace from vaivanat at Etsy.

Size: about 140 centimeters (16.5 inches) long, bigger beads about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter. It is designed to be wrapped for ideal length and fit. Materials: 100% merino wool. This was selling for $44.00.

Felt Bead Necklace -- Lavender and Green Oh My!

I simply adore this! The mix of purples and greens and various shapes makes this a work of art!
It's the Short Eclectic Lavender Felt Necklace handcrafted by vaivanat and sells for $33.00.

Colours: purples, greens, a little bit of pink. Size: about 42 centimeters (16.5 inches) long, bigger beads about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter. Materials: 100% merino wool, pearl beads. Techniques: Felt is handmade. Wet felting. Needle Felting ... Item unique, numbered.

Felt Bead Necklace -- Liv Collection

This is Liv 4 by Auste [White Moths].

These unique beads from the artist's liv collection are funk with substance. Hand-made felt. 100% wool. 49 cm [19.3"]. This beauty was spotted at Ona selling for $95.00.

Felt Bead Necklace -- Rebecca Dallas

This is an extra long felt beaded necklace by Rebecca Dallas.

Using a traditional hand rolling technique and hand dyed merino wool Rebecca produces an exciting range of contemporary seamless felt clothing and accessories. Her hand crafted felt and silver pins give the flexibility for the garments to be worn in a number of different ways.

The garments are accessorised by a range of scarves, bags and innovative felt jewellery inspired by a lifelong love of beachcombing and pebble collecting. The combination of hard and soft materials and innovative fastenings make them eye catching, adaptable and fun to wear.

Felt Bead Necklace -- Liz Clay Bubble

When it comes to marvelous felt beaded necklace, IMHO, I've saved the best for last!

The Bubble Neckpiece by Liz Clay is a work of art! Individually made handfelted beads. Hand stitched onto felt collar. Commissions only.

Link up with some talented felt designers

• Liz Clay
  Exquisite couture in handmade felt by this British designer.
• Madame Bijoux on Etsy
  You must visit Madame Bijoux's Etsy store!
• Madame Bijoux website
  I adore Madame Bijoux's cool selection of jewelry, from felt beaded to nature-inspired!
• Megu Design
  Some great handcrafted felt beaded jewelry and other felt jewelry from this British designer.
• Ona
  Ona has a variety of handcrafted felt beaded jewelry.
• Rebecca Dallas
  Rebecca Dallas handcrafts beautiful felt jewelry, clothing, and accessories.
• The Funky Felter on Etsy
  The funky felter's Etsy shop has a nice selection of hand-felted jewelry and accessories.
• Vaivanat on Etsy
  Vaivanat has many cool felt items to see!
• Velvet da Vinci
  Check out the cool work of Chris Rom and Geoff Buddie!

Felt Jewelry: 25 Pieces to Make Using a Variety of Simple Felting Techniques is a book to help you get started with your felt-making projects! Teresa takes you step-by-step through the projects showcasing a variety of felt-making processes including rolled felt, 3-D felt, and felt made in your own washing machine. In addition she includes ideas for using commercially-made felt that can be found in any craft store.

Perfect for anyone who enjoys the versatility of felt and is interested in making fabulous one-of-a-kind jewelry. These twenty-five jewelry items will easily fit your personal style.

Adorned with stitching, beading, and dyeing any crafter can create fabulous pieces to complement their favorite outfits.

Felt, Fabric, and Fiber Jewelry: 20 Beautiful Projects to Bead, Stitch, Knot, and Braid is another great felt-making project book!

Each chapter of Felt, Fabric, and Fiber Jewelry spotlights a different technique: embroidery, felting, crochet, tatting, braiding, and macramé.

Then there are stunning necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and rings to make, all in a fresh, appealing style.

Twenty projects mean great looks and great gifts for any occasion. I think I'd want to start with the felt jewelry necklace on the cover -- how about you?


Check out the amazing Felt Wool Beads at Amazon!


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Have you enjoyed my article on felt beaded jewelry and the various felt beaded jewelry selections I have shared? Do you love this type of jewelry? I spent hours and hours of research to present these fine felt jewelry selections. It was a labor of love -- until I found others copying my researched work! So, what do you personally think about it all? Felt beaded jewelry that is!!

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Felt Jewelry

It's Felt Jewelry! It's hand-felted, handcrafted and wearable art that gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling! I am blown away at all the beautiful hand-felted jewelry I've seen on the internet.

There are so many talented indie designers today who are crafting hand-felted jewelry. In this lens you'll find a nice a cross-section of some of the best handcrafted felt jewelry that I've found.

Pictured here is a die-cut felt jewelry creation by Lily Yung, a Toronto print-maker and jeweller of non-precious material ... She began making jewellery in non-precious materials in 1986.

She has been using textile techniques in wires and beads to transform them into exquisite jewellery since 1994. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally.

Photo Credit: Lovely die-cut felt jewelry creation of Lily Yung.

Cast your vote about Felt Jewelry please!
Do you have a warm and fuzzy feeling for felt jewelry? How do you FEEL about FELT jewelry?

1. I simply adore it
2. Oh, just finding out about it
3. Not my thing

Rapunzel by Mary-Ann Williams
Is it felt jewelry?

Well, I certainly consider this hot new item from that cool "felt" designer, Mary-Ann Williams, as a bit of felt jewelry. It's definitely wearable art!

RAPUNZEL is inspired by the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm:

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I may climb the golden stair.

FELT hat/scarf. A unique couture fashion accessory.
- Luxury feeling
- Cocooning
- Sculptural
- Architectural
- Volume 3D-structures
- Two pieces in one: with removable scarf
- Without any stitching
- One size fits all
- Just fold together and store away
- Available in a variety of over 50 different colors.
- Vintage felt 100% pure new wool

Felt Designers
Are you familiar with these felt jewelry designers? Do you know a designer that should be on this list? Please sign my guestbook and tell me!

• Lily Yung
• Karin Wagner
• Liz Clay
• Rebecca Dallas
• Laura Naylor
• Lynsey Walters
• Marloes Feteris
• Hannah Louise Lamb
• Anette Wilhelmi
• Megu Design

Felt Necklace -- Karin Wagner

This is truly a beautiful work of art by Karin Wagner. It was spotted at Patina Gallery.

She makes each piece by hand, giving them a unique charm. She creates accessories, bags and scarves, always ornate with floral motifs. If chance led her to felt, she is not new to creation.

'Working with felt is simple. All you need is sheep wool, water, soap and your hands. It's wonderful to transform these long strips of wool into three-dimensional objects, only by moving your fingers! I try to invent shapes as light as possible.'

She manages to transform this rough material into objects of aerial lightness, very well designed, incredibly delicate, in a range of soft and tender colours.

Felt Necklace -- Marloes Feteris

The felt flower necklace, called a bloemenketting is handcrafted by Marloes Feteris. This is one of my all-time favorites!

It is just one of a wide range of handcrafted felt jewellery by this talented indie designer. It originally sold for 20 Euro. Such a bargain!!

Felt Collar Jewelry -- Megu Design

This bean-shaped felt necklace is handcrafted by Megu Design.

It is approx. 60cm with satin cards with metallic finished beads between felt beads. can be tied on the neck. Shown in black. Pick a colour from: black, sapphire and cobalt blue. This originally sold for 50.00 pounds.

Felt Earrings -- Anette Wilhelmi of Gnu Designs

These are felt stud earrings by Anette Wilhelmi of Gnu Design. They are 3/8 inch in diameter and sell for $32.00.

Anette stared as an apprentice in a seamstress shop. Then, she studied textile design in Maastrich Holland. After graduation, she opened a silkscreen studio in Bonn, Germany to print her designs and introduce them to the public.

Shortly after her first exhibition in Bonn she began to work with felt. She had found the material fascinating since she had been introduced to the concept of textiles as jewelry in Holland. Within a short time she had produced some wonderful designs in bracelets and earrings. This was the beginning of her current collection of contemporary jewelry combining felt, stainless steel, sterling silver and freshwater pearls.

Felt Ring -- Karin Wagner

This felt flower ring is another Karin Wagner creation. It was spotted at Flow Gallery.

'Working with felt is simple. All you need is sheep wool, water, soap and your hands. It's wonderful to transform these long strips of wool into three-dimensional objects, only by moving your fingers! I try to invent shapes as light as possible.'

She manages to transform this rough material into objects of aerial lightness, very well designed, incredibly delicate, in a range of soft and tender colours.

Felt Rings -- A bit of whimsy by Lynsey Walters

These are cute felt band rings with beads by Lynsey Walters.

Lynsey is a talented, young textile designer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Her yummy fabric jewelry, scarves, handbags and decor pieces combine a delightful naivete with traditional craft techniques. The textural effect of her work is just plain yummy and begs to be touched, worn and enjoyed! Each piece is vibrant and whimsical, showing an imaginative use of merino wool, silk tulle, organza, and linen. Lynsey does each piece herself using hand-felting and embroidery methods.

Felt Brooch Jewelry -- Laura Naylor

This handcrafted, colorful felt brooch by Laura Naylor was spotted at MJMAN--Mersey Jewellers & Metal Artists Network.

Artist's Statement: I am a designer-maker specialising in jewellery and ceramics. I am currently focussing on jewellery that is handcrafted from a range of materials including felt, wood and beads. The pieces, including brooches and bracelets, are inspired by flora and colour. They are eye-catching and versatile. The brooches can be worn in a number of ways making any outfit special. Examples include a corsage for evening or special occasion, to fasten a scarf or simply pinned on a lapel, t-shirt, jumper, hat or bag. For real impact they can be worn in multiples.

Felt Bangle Jewelry -- Rebecca Dallas

These felt bangles by Rebecca Dallas are an example of her innovative felt jewellery.

Using a traditional hand rolling technique and hand dyed merino wool Rebecca produces an exciting range of contemporary seamless felt clothing and accessories.

Felt Bangle Jewelry -- Hannah Louise Lamb

These are silver and felt bangles by Hannah Louise Lamb that sell for 140.00 pounds.

A sense of beauty and perfection, an eye for detail and a strong sense of place all combine in hannah louise lamb's jewellery to create unique, highly desirable and wearable pieces.

Felt Collar Necklace -- Liz Clay

I've profiled the Felt Bubble Necklace by this felt jewelry designer in my article on Felt Beaded Jewelry.
Liz Clay's silk and felt collar is one of her newest creations. I am thrilled to know that Liz continues to design these gorgeous handcrafted accessories.

Link up with the felt jewelry designers

• Akar Design
  Check out all the beautiful felt jewelry by Gnu Design, Germany.
• Earth Angels Toys
  Lynsey does each piece herself using hand-felting and embroidery methods.
• Hannah Louise Lamb
  Jewellery that's unique, highly desirable and wearable art.
• Liz Clay
  Exquisite couture in handmade felt!
• Marloes Feteris
  You'll find a selection of marvelous hand-felted jewelry and accessories + sterling silver.
• Megu Design
  This British designer has a selection of felt jewelry.
• MJMAN
  Laura Naylor is currently focusing on jewellery that is handcrafted from a range of materials including felt, wood and beads.
• Patina Gallery
  You'll be blown away at all of Karin Wagner's handcrafted felt jewelry and accessories!
• Rebecca Dallas
  Hand-felted jewelry, clothing, and accessories.

Make Your Own Felt Jewelry!

Felt Jewelry: 25 Pieces to Make Using a Variety of Simple Felting Techniques is a book to help you get started with your felt-making projects! Teresa takes you step-by-step through the projects showcasing a variety of felt-making processes including rolled felt, 3-D felt, and felt made in your own washing machine. In addition she includes ideas for using commercially-made felt that can be found in any craft store.

Perfect for anyone who enjoys the versatility of felt and is interested in making fabulous one-of-a-kind jewelry. These twenty-five jewelry items will easily fit your personal style.

Adorned with stitching, beading, and dyeing any crafter can create fabulous pieces to complement their favorite outfits.

Felt, Fabric, and Fiber Jewelry: 20 Beautiful Projects to Bead, Stitch, Knot, and Braid is another great felt-making project book!

Each chapter of Felt, Fabric, and Fiber Jewelry spotlights a different technique: embroidery, felting, crochet, tatting, braiding, and macramé.

Then there are stunning necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and rings to make, all in a fresh, appealing style.

Twenty projects mean great looks and great gifts for any occasion. I think I'd want to start with the felt jewelry necklace on the cover -- how about you?


Footnote: Be Original; Be YOU!
Please do not steal other people's work! My content from this page on Felt Jewelry : A Warm and Fuzzy, along with content from my other page, Felt Beads : Felt Beaded Jewelry, had been lifted without my permission! I tried several attempts to contact the parties involved, but they just ignored me. My content was at: www.gemztone.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1068 showing the webmaster as a Bella. I filed more than one DMCA complaint through GoDaddy, Amazon AWS and other hosting services as this webmaster kept moving their hosting services! On May 3, 2012, Amazon Web Services took down the customer's EC2 site.

Thanks for visiting!
I hope you enjoyed the variety of felt jewelry selections I have shared. I spent hours and hours of research to present these fine felt jewelry selections. It was a labor of love -- until I found others copying my researched work!

History: Felt Jewelry : A Warm and Fuzzy was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on August 19, 2007. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #1,013 overall. Lens #73 in the quest for Giant Squid 100 Club Charter Member 2007.

Concrete Jewelry

Concrete Jewelry : Take a Hard Look! It's not HARD to love concrete jewelry when it's so beautiful and most unique!

Concrete Bowtie Earrings
designed by Frances Smersh

Take a hard look at concrete jewelry and you will love it! Well over one year ago, I became acquainted with concrete jewelry for the first time. I was browsing The Artful Home and came across the jewelry of Frances Smersh. I was honestly amazed when I saw the beautiful detail that can be achieved from using concrete.

Take the item pictured here! It's the Bowtie Oval Earrings which are pearl and concrete earrings by Frances Smersh. The earrings made from 6mm freshwater pearls, sterling silver and denim and grape colored concrete that is poured into a bezel, ground and then lacquered for strength. These concrete jewelry beauties were found at that fabulous site, The Artful Home, for only $130.00!

It's not HARD to love concrete jewelry when it's so beautiful and most unique. Concrete Jewelry -- Take a Hard Look !

More about Frances Smersh!
Smersh Design Jewelry and Concrete. The most amazing concrete jewelry!

“My design is an adventure. It happens when my vision, my materials and the unforeseen circumstances involved in hand work, collide.”

The unexpected beauty and color of concrete caught Frances Smersh’s imagination in 1998. The uniqueness of the material in the context of jewelry provides both a technical challenge and an intellectual discussion. It is lightweight, durable and textural. At the same time, it brings up the question of where value truly lies in an object of body adornment.

Each of Smersh’s pieces is constructed of sterling silver bezels. Pigment is then added to a special polymer-based concrete. This is poured into each silver bezel. The concrete cures, dries and is then ground down and sealed with lacquer. –The Artful Home.

Concrete Pearl Nest Earrings by Frances Smersh

Pictured here are the Pearl Nest Earrings, made from 3-5mm freshwater pearls, sterling silver and colored concrete that is poured into a bezel, ground and then lacquered for strength. I found them at The Artful Home for $150.00.

Geometric Two Square Concrete Earrings by Frances Smersh

These are the “Two Square Earrings” by Frances Smersh. I love geometric jewelry and wrote about that too. Earrings made from colored concrete of multiple pigments that is poured into a two-chamber bezel, ground and then lacquered for strength. I found these gorgeous earrings at The Artful Home for $98.00.

I simply ADORE the concrete jewelry of Frances Smersh. It's just gorgeous!

Award-Winning Concrete Kate Bracelet by Frances Smersh

What an amazing item from Frances Smersh. The “Kate Bracelet” won the Niche Award for Fashion Jewelry in 2004. Bracelet made from denim and gray colored concrete that is poured into sterling silver bezels, ground and then lacquered for strength. Double-strung on durable elastic cord and decorated with 4mm freshwater pearls. I found this at YES, The Artful Home for $455.00.

Concrete Boat Pendants by Andrew Goss

Concrete Boat Pendants by Andrew Goss Aren’t these cool? They’re made of concrete, sterling, and metal leaf. I spotted these at Lapai Gallery.

Concrete Pendants by Andrew Goss

Some other Andrew Goss concrete pendants which look like oval nuts or buttons. These are beautiful and quite interesting. They’re made, of course, of concrete and sterling silver. These were also spotted at Lapai Gallery.

Concrete links

• Smersh Design Jewelry Homepage - Make a statement with Smersh. Smersh Design Jewelry is fun and funky, cool and classy - something special that can be worn everyday.
• Basic Concrete Jewelry Introduction - Very informative -- by Andrew Goss, copyright 2004.
• Tam Aura Website - Check out the concrete jewelry!
• Makers Gallery -- Concrete - This is the Concrete Jewellery Shop featuring Andrew Goss's work.
• Lapai Gallery -- Concrete - More of Andrew Goss's work.
• Red Elephant Gallery - Quite a variety of Frances Smersh's work!

Ribbons, gold leaf, pottery shards, transparent resin, polymer clay, leather, and more are used to create stunning jewelry.

Beautiful photography showcases these innovative pieces, and full step-by-step instructions make it easy to re-create them.

New formulations of metal clay and newly developed firing techniques are presented clearly so that crafters can achieve professional results.

Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry is the only book that blends metal clay with such a variety of mixed media to make magic.

The Concrete Jewelry Fan Club!
What does concrete mean to you? Are you into concrete jewelry? Would you like to be?

Footnote: My content from this page on Concrete Jewelry : Take a Hard Look, had been lifted without my permission! My content was at: www.gemztone.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1075 showing the webmaster as a Bella. I filed more than one DMCA complaint through GoDaddy, Amazon AWS and other hosting services as this webmaster kept moving their hosting services! On May 3, 2012, Amazon Web Services took down the customer’s EC2 site.

History: Concrete Jewelry : Take a Hard Look was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on August 13, 2007. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #2,026 overall. Lens #66 in the quest for Giant Squid 100 Club Charter Member 2007.

Sculptural Jewelry Rings

It's trendy, three-dimensional wearable art that's sculptural = Sculptural Jewelry Rings! Sculptural Jewelry is 3-D Wearable and Dimensional Art!

Have you seen all those cool rings which give new meaning to three-dimensional wearable art that is sculptural i.e. sculptural jewelry art for your fingers? This one is a perfect example!

As you undoubtedly know, a sculpture is a type of art that is three-dimensional. I'd like to show you the best of the best that I've found for sculptural jewelry art ... wearable art that is sculptural!

The "bauble" pictured here is a David Goodwin creation of wearable art as exhibited at Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery in San Francisco. I am a BIG FAN of his work as it's not limited to sculptural jewelry. It's trendy, three-dimensional wearable art that's sculptural = 3D Sculptural Jewelry Art!

Photo Credit: Sculptural 3D artsy bauble ring by David Goodwin.

I am personally in deep awe of the creations of Vicki Ambery-Smith!

Vicki Ambery-Smith creates delicate and ornate small-scale jewellery and boxes inspired by real and imaginary buildings. Especially attracted to the structural clarity and minimal ornament of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture, she also uses forms reminiscent of the modernist structures of Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright sometimes explicitly, as in the brooch Guggenheim Museum (NY), 1998.

More recently she has become attracted to contemporary and future architecture, working on brooches based on Daniel Libeskind’s bold, jarring forms, a significant move away from the classic structures with which her jewellery is associated.

As all her jewellery is designed to be worn, and worn comfortably, the three-dimensional architectural structures on which she bases her work must be adapted rather than merely replicated in miniature, with the effect of distancing them further from their original referent. In this way, attention is drawn to the form of the pieces, and their intricate detail and definition. Far more than a representation of a building, each becomes an exquisite study of shape, surface, light and space as Ambery-Smith explores the language of architecture herself.

As a result of Ambery-Smith’s desire to go beyond representation, to ‘a more personal interpretation of the character of a building’, some pieces seem to have no direct referent but are highly suggestive of certain locations or eras, appearing as tiny stage sets, on to which the viewer can project their own dramas and personal narratives of place. In this way she plays with the power of architecture to inspire fantasy, trigger memory and evoke sensations.

This is the “Mod Rocker” ring designed and made by Danielle Miller. It’s sterling silver and comes with a blue topaz, peridot or garnet gemstone.

Artist’s statement: Clean, simple geometric forms are the building blocks of my designs, which are inspired by architecture, machines, toys and nature. By combining these seemingly different influences, I am exploring the concept of jewelry as playful object.

My present work consists of jewelry with kinetic elements designed to attract and engage the attention of the wearer. These articulated parts rely on the action of the wearer for motion. This action can be a simple turn of the body or a deliberate manipulation of the movable parts. This kinetic aspect of my work creates an intimate and unique relationship between jewelry and wearer. My jewelry, by definition, is not only an object of personal adornment but also an object of personal interaction and recreation.

When I was five years old, I announced to my parents that I was going to be an artist and as a high school student I discovered my passion for metals while making a large scale welded steel sculpture. At eighteen I moved to Philadelphia to attend Moore College of Art and Design, intending to concentrate my studies in sculpture but becoming entranced by jewelry making. I transfered to Tyler School of Art/Temple University for their renowned Jewelry/Metals Department where I received a bachelor’s degree in fine art.

This is a ring handcrafted by Abrasha who was born in The Hague, Holland, and is currently self-employed with a studio in San Francisco, currently creating one-of-kind jewelry for commission and exhibition.

Artist’s statement: For several years I have been using trueSpace by Caligari for designing all of my work. Especially when I work on commissions for clients has this proven to be extremely helpful. With the help of trueSpace, I can present clients with true 3D drawings and animations of designs, that give them a very clear idea, what a finished piece of jewelry will look like, before it is made.

I love the work of Todd Reed! To pick just one of his rings to show here was a difficult task. I do encourage you to visit his site and become acquainted with his beautiful work.

Artist’s statement: My work using raw diamond cubes and other natural diamond shapes … There are certain ad campaigns, such as, ‘She’ll like you at a half carat, but she’ll love you at a carat.’, that prompted me to make this line of jewelry. This would be a line of jewelry that really did use the most perfect diamond in the world, the actual raw diamond. Uncut. Unpolished. Natural, perfect geometry. That was around 1994 when this idea really started to take off.

I am a self-taught goldsmith and metalsmith, and very much enjoy the hard work that goes into each piece. I have been extremely fortunate in that my work has won many international awards, and is frequently included in books, trade publications, and consumer magazines. My work can be seen at the finest shows and exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world. My work continues to grow as I grow, and I am still inspired by most everything. Beauty and nature are endless inspiration.

Allow me to introduce you to a “master” sculptress and metalsmith, Kristin Lora! This terrier ring is from her Animal Collection.

Kristin Lora has been designing and making jewelry and art objects for over 30 years. Inspired by bold shapes and forms, objects, color and movement, Kristin designs unique jewelry, small sculpture and objects to flatter and entertain. These items are created using precious and non-precious materials, such as gold, silver, gemstones, found objects, glass and many other items.

Feel free to contact Kristin at her studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 505-471-5400.

This is called Pucker and it’s a study of relative masses. Well, I couldn’t of said that better myself! It’s quite sculptural and a bit industrial.

Artist’s statement: From commissioned rings to one of a kind brooches and neckpieces, all of my work is forged, fabricated and cast in my Seattle studio. Metals might include various carats and colors of gold, sterling silver, copper, bronze and shibuichi-a 2/3 copper, 1/3 silver alloy of Japanese origin. When heated with a torch, shibuichi produces a surface reminiscent of lizard skin. I use patinas to darken the bronze to brown, the sterling and shibuichi to black or gray. Other materials range from precious and semiprecious gemstones to a wide variety of salvaged artifacts such as shell, bone, plastic or glass.

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This is called the Continuous Loop Ring which is hand-forged sterling silver designed by Laura Richards of LR Jewellery Design.

Artist’s statement: My artistic motivation for designing jewellery is to challenge contemporary thought as to what is widely and traditionally accepted as jewellery. I want people to consider more broadly what value and purpose lies in jewellery. I utilise non-traditional materials and deviate from commercial style and trends.

Hence, my creations are often chunky, to-be-noticed, sometimes whimsical or bold, and always fun to wear.

This ring gives new meaning to the word “bauble!”

This is a ring by Adam Paxon that was exhibited at Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery in San Francisco.

Artist’s statement: Taking influence from nature’s colourful language of warning and courtship I make mainly one-off pieces of acrylic jewellery. Although diverse I find acrylic’s stock colours too insensitive, but processes of lamination, forming and carving allow the blending of colours and remove the material from its industrial/mass produced context.

I’m fascinated by the way pieces can be fixed to clothing or worn on the body and seek new and unusual approaches to wearability. I’m also interested in pieces value as objects in their own right. I try to give them a dual identity and often see them as ‘creatures to wear’.

I simply adore the many applications of felt in jewelry that I’ve come across. Here is just one example of a “soft sculpture” — it’s a felt ring from Chris Rom & Geoff Buddie as exhibited at Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery in San Francisco.

Artist’s statement: We are a husband and wife team working as a collaborative effort. From the idea stages thought he actual creation and execution of the work we draw on each other’s strengths for technical and aesthetic excellence.

Hand felted wool and hand sculpted stoneware are the main elements we have chosen to express in our vision. The transformation that occurs in the construction of the felt is magical. Boiling water and soap are added to loose wool fibers encouraging little barbs on the fibers to relax and open. Agitating the wool causes the fibers to bind to one another. As a result the fabric shrinks and becomes dense and thick. Later the fabric is put into an acid bath on the stovetop and dyed to the desired color.

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How do you feel about the 3D dimensional aspects of it? Do you love this type of jewelry? I’d surely love to hear from you. What’s your favorite designer from this page?

Ready to try creating some sculptural jewelry rings for yourself? Start with this book! Sculptural Metal Clay Jewelry. Beginning with an overview of the properties of metal clay, including safety information and metalsmithing terms, this thorough resource offers detailed procedures for creating a variety of components, settings, findings, attachments, 3-D forms, and textured effects.

Each technique is shown with step-by-step photography to make it easy for jewelry makers at the advanced beginner to intermediate levels to learn the art of metal clay, while the enclosed DVD offers the opportunity to see the author's signature style in action.

The 12 unique projects within have multiple components made from metal clay, including clasps, chains, and settings; moveable and removable pieces; unusual textures and patinas; and unique construction and engineering.

By the way, be ORIGINAL!

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