Roman chain...one of the most tedious, frustrating, & cumbersom creations ever! (Hence the hefty price tag!) Despite the process, it can be rather relaxing once you get a rhythm.

You start out with making your own hoops, fusing them together, (melting half of them in the process), and then stretching them to an oblong shape. The relaxation is when you get to weave all your stretched out hoops together, until you have a chain (that will look horrible!). The trick is to anneal the metal (without torching your chain!) and draw it through a series of holes in wood or metal to tighten everything up.

But...after much practice, set backs and creativity, you create something unique and one truly amazing.

Tree Nouveau

I absolutely adore the Art Nouveau movement. Nature was truly appreciated and always portrayed so elegantly. This is one of my favorite creations. The silver pendant is a hollow form, and I etched the tree design using Nitric acid. I had been holding onto this stone for a while, not sure how to present it. My design kept evolving & I think the pendant and the Rainbow Agate were destined for eachother!

Love it...

Coral is a slightly new obsession of mine. I love the look, the color, texture (although a little painful). It just has a certain aesthetic appeal. Mother Nature really knows what she's doing sometimes!

This is an enamel coral pendant I created. I took the piece out of the kiln early to create a slightly bumby texture. You can view it on my website www.emylewis.etsy.com

If only I had more time...

Cloisonne is one of my favorite things to create, unfortunately there is 6 hours of tedious work that goes along with it. I love the process, it's so satisfying to see the progression of the piece, but I just don't have enough time! Here is one of my cloisonne creations! You may view it on my website www.emylewis.etsy.com

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Stop Procrastinating!

So...I have officially moved in with my man & he has been kind enough to sacrifice the small finished off room in the basement as my studio. Half of the little area is full of my sh*t which I've blocked off with a sheet. About a quarter of it is filled with the king size mattress we're not sure what to do with. (We're trying to see if we can survive on my queen size bed because I have lots of cute sheet sets & it's more comfortable). Despite the surrounding items I have carved out a space for my jewelry. I love it! I don't have to clean up after every project...not that I do anyways, but that's not the point. It's mine! My very own studio!

Now I need to stop finding excuses & procrastinating & start making jewelry so I can put my college degree to work!

Almost there...

So here are some pics of the final flowers. They're my new obsession.

I start by cutting gazillions of small circles from fabric, then I singe each one all the way around with a candle so it won't fray. The fun part is the assembly, I just pick different combinations of colors and sizes, sew it all together, add a little bead, and attach it to my vehicle of choice.

These ones I created for Molly, less than 1 month till wedding day!