Musings of an Obsessed Jeweler and Former Mermaid
Monday, May 6, 2013
Our Anniversary Jewelry
I just thought I would post this years anniversary jewelry I made our little family.
Just a little back story......I met my man Marcus and we were married 3 weeks later. That is the extremely quick version. We just celebrated our 5 year together in Feb. We love celebrations in our family, so we make a big stink about it! We are so blessed to have come together as a family, I like to mark the moment each and every anniversary. Last year I made the three of us, daughter husband and I, bracelets. I made rings out of copper, put a glop of pure silver on the join and soldered the ring closed. I did that for three of the rings. I hammered them flat and engraved our names on the silver part. I took the three rings and connected them all together using sterling silver rings that I soldered shut. I tied 4 thin pieces of leather together, representing our four years together. I hung some rock dangles off of the clasp, of course because it needs to have movement. I love it and never take it off. Neither does my husband. Our daughter has probably lost hers! lol. She is not fond of jewelry and usually doesn't wear it. Imagine that! So very ironic being that her mother is an obsessive jeweler. She must have thousands of things I make her because I just cannot stop! any whoo........ here is the bracelet.............
You can see my other two braided bracelet from year 2(silver) and 3(copper). I did for both, 3 bunches of wire to represent the three of us and in each bunch is the representation of the year. Year 1 actually broke because I wore it out and lesson learned, the metal was too thin.
So that brings us to this year. =)
I made three intertwined copper rings because no one had any more room on their arms for bracelets. =)
Freshly soldered on my messy block!
I over exaggerated on the silver solder because I just love the silver and copper look, but later decided to take most off.
I hammered six lines on each of the rings to represent that we as a family are in going into our sixth year (5th anniversary).
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As you can tell from this blog entry, I do love hidden meaning in jewelry. Just little secrets that only you as the maker know and whoever you decide to tell.
Now, everyone reading this entry knows a little Pendragon secret!
Just a little back story......I met my man Marcus and we were married 3 weeks later. That is the extremely quick version. We just celebrated our 5 year together in Feb. We love celebrations in our family, so we make a big stink about it! We are so blessed to have come together as a family, I like to mark the moment each and every anniversary. Last year I made the three of us, daughter husband and I, bracelets. I made rings out of copper, put a glop of pure silver on the join and soldered the ring closed. I did that for three of the rings. I hammered them flat and engraved our names on the silver part. I took the three rings and connected them all together using sterling silver rings that I soldered shut. I tied 4 thin pieces of leather together, representing our four years together. I hung some rock dangles off of the clasp, of course because it needs to have movement. I love it and never take it off. Neither does my husband. Our daughter has probably lost hers! lol. She is not fond of jewelry and usually doesn't wear it. Imagine that! So very ironic being that her mother is an obsessive jeweler. She must have thousands of things I make her because I just cannot stop! any whoo........ here is the bracelet.............
So that brings us to this year. =)
I made three intertwined copper rings because no one had any more room on their arms for bracelets. =)
I over exaggerated on the silver solder because I just love the silver and copper look, but later decided to take most off.
I hammered six lines on each of the rings to represent that we as a family are in going into our sixth year (5th anniversary).
As you can tell from this blog entry, I do love hidden meaning in jewelry. Just little secrets that only you as the maker know and whoever you decide to tell.
Now, everyone reading this entry knows a little Pendragon secret!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Bead Soup REVEAL today!
Today is the day!
My fab partner in soup Elisabeth Auld sent me some cool shiny things to play with. It was fun using this palette to see what came about.
You can see Elisabeth reveal here at her site at http://www.beadsforbusygals.com. I am so
excited to see what she made with the goodies I sent her.
I made a necklace, earrings, shawl pin and just for fun, hair bling. I tried to solder a ring but sadly the bead on it cracked. =(
So, without further adiu~
first, the necklace
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Here is the incredible list of participants. Click and see what was made!
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Alicia Marinache
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Amber Dawn Goldish
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Barb Solem
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Bev Breisinger
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Birgitta Lejonklou
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Breana Fry
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Brenda Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget Torres
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Carol Dee Myers
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Carolyn Chenault
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Cassi Paslick
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Cece Cormier
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Cheryl McCloud
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Cindy Wilson
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Crystal Thain
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Cynthia Riggs
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Dana Hickey
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Dana James
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Darlene Fortier
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Deana Hager
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Deanna Cox
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Deb Brooks
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Debra Behrends
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Denielle Hagerman
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Denise McCabe
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Diana Frey
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Diana Welte
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Dini Bruinsma
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DiYana Alcalde
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Dolores Raml
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Donna Millard
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Dot Lewallwn
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Duane Clark
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Dyanne Cantrell
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Eleanor Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth Auld
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Elizabeth Owens Dwy
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Emily Greer
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Enikö Fabian
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Erin Grant
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Eva Kovacs
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Eva Sherman
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Gina Hockett
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Grace Rotenberg
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Gretchen Nation
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Hannah Rosner
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Heather Davis
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Heather Marston
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Heather Powers
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Ingrid McCue
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Jacqueline Marchant
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Jan Petek
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Janeen Sorensen
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Jane-Michael Stallings
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Jasvanti Patel
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Jayashree Paramesh
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Jayne Capps
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Jean Yates
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Jennifer Cameron
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Jennifer LaVite
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Joan Williams
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Jodie Marshall
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Judy Riggs
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Julie Anne Leggett
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Kat Barron Miller
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Kathy Lindemer
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Kim Hora
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Kim Houston
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Kim Sparks
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Krafty Max
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista French
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Kristen Stevens
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Kristi Harrison
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Kumi Fisher
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Laren Dee Barton
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Laura Bracken
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Laura Demoya
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Laurie Hanna
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Laurie Keefe-Cecere
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Lea Avroch
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Leanne Loftus
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Lee Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie Schenkel
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Linda Anderson
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Linda Djokic
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Linda Murphy
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Linda Sadler
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Lisa Liddy
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Lisa Suver
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Liz DeLuca
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Liz Engriser
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Lola Surwillo
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Loretta Carstensen
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Lori Anderson
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Lori Bergmann
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Lori Bowring Michaud
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Lori Poppe
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Lori Schneider
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Lyn Foley
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Maddison Langford
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Magdalena Sikora
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Mallory Hoffman
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Marcella Austenfeld
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Marcy Lamberson
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Maria Clark
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna Boylan
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Marie Covert
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Marti Conrad
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Mary Ellen Merrigan
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Mary Harding
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Molly Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky Sayers
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Pam Chesbro
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Pam Farren
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Pam Sandy
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Pam Traub
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Pamela Gangler
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Patricia Buchanan
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Patricia Johnson
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Patty Miller
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Paula Hisel
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Peggy Gabrielson
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Perri Jackson
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Rachel Baron
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Rachel Stanley
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Rain Hannah
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Rana Wilson
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Renetha Stanziano
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Robin Reed
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Rochelle Brisson
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Rose Rushbrooke
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Ruth Szapa
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Sally Russick
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Sandi Volpe
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Sandra Pendragon
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Sandy Richardson
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Sarah Small
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Shannon Hicks
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Shari Replogle
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Sheila Daniels
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Sheila Davis
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Shiraz Biggie
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Shirley Moore
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Skylar Bre'z
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Staci Smith
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Pomerleau
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Stephanie Weiss
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Sumi Rani
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzette Bentley
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Tamera Norris
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Tracy Choy
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Tracy Stillman
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Valerie Norton
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Vicki Holliday
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