I have some more sketches to share for my Orchid Jewelry Line designs. My funding for the project is slowly climbing. If you would like to help, that would be awesome and much appreciated! You can simply follow This Link. These sketches are the early stage of my designing process. I imagine that they will … Read more
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Posted by Kelly Limberg on 01.05.11 · 1 Comment
This week I found out that I made it into the INDIEana Handcraft Exchange which is coming up in Indianapolis on June 9th. Yeah, I am super excited! Also this week I have been developing sketches for The White Orchid Jewelry Line. I am not ready to show the final sketches, but below are some … Read more
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My plexiglas and silver jewelry line was one of the earliest designs I created. From the beginning I always received a lot of comments and compliments on the style. I mean the plexi is an awesome way of adding color to my work, and the rings are really fun pieces. And while I’ve had many … Read more
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Things have been pretty busy lately. Along with keeping up on orders I have taken my original orchid ring and expanded it to be wearable in several different ways. I have the ring, a hair pin, a necklace, and a brooch all in the works. There may even be more as I think making orchid … Read more
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I have been working on several pieces at once lately and devised a system of doing work in stages to be a little more time effective. So earlier in the week I was cutting things out and filing them, then I spent another day soldering, and another doing finishing work and photographing. I have been … Read more
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