Showing posts with label earrings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earrings. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

{follow up} custom collage necklaces

wow, i'm amazed at how crazy this wedding season turned out to be, crazy busy, but absolutely amazing all the opportunities that have been presented to me... but to start catching y'all up on all of my projects from this past wedding season, i figured i'd start you off with the follow up to the sneak peek i showed of the custom collage necklaces i had been working on back in june.  
if you don't remember them you can see the sneak peek post here

so... it's no secret that i work on jewelry while i hang by the pool {it's a rough life designing jewelry sometimes} =)... here's a gratuitous pool side day designing and prep'ing


and here's another photo as i was finishing up the necklaces


and here they are being modeled by the bridesmaids on the wedding day... also i did create some earrings for some of the other bridesmaids with different dress necklines.




if you're wondering why some had earrings and some had necklaces, it's because the bride let her gals pick from varying necklines of their dresses {great idea imo} so she did earrings for the BMs with higher necklines and necklaces for the gals with strapless necklines... what a great way to naturally create some visual interest and variation between your gals' styles and looks!

if you're wondering why you don't see pieces like this in my etsy shop, well... that's because while i love doing work like this, it's really difficult to create, list, and successfully sell pieces like this in my shop.  these are such custom pieces that if you're interested in having me create something similar, i'd love to chat with you about it!  i'd be happy to chat about colors, metals, components, etc... and would love to create one, three, or as many as you need of custom necklaces!

you can contact me at JDVJewelry{at}gmail.com



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Sunday, February 7, 2010

{shop update} new earrings coming soon!


just wanted to give you all a sneak peek at some of the new earrings i'll be posting in the shop 
{slowly, but surely}.






hope you had a relaxing day - i know we did and we for sure ate lots of yummy food!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

27 it is...

well, last week i celebrated my 27th, another year of life, but it was a little bittersweet due to the fact that a family member passed away... so its been a time for reflection and celebrating life...  something i learn and appreciate more with each passing year is just how precious life and loved ones are.  i think it's so important to cherish each day with friends and family and to appreciate what God has given you.... ok enough with my melancholy monologue, i'm a big softy at heart...

back to my post - on my actual birthday i headed into downtown LA with my mom {what a great shopping buddy} for some quality time and to get some much needed items that i can't get locally in orange county.  we had high hopes of making it out to tai pan trading in ontario, if you haven't been there GO!  alas we got stuck in a ton of traffic leaving LA, so we bypassed and met my dad, bro, SIL, and nephews for a looong dinner, but that's another story!

while in DTLA i picked up some fun new things for future accessory ideas...
very bling-y & will be very bridal!


my mom also bought me this awesome orchid arrangement while we were in the flower district 
- love it!

after our big day and lengthy dinner {but great quality family time} i finally made in home in time find my jet-lagged half asleep hubs at home with my second floral gift of the day... my all time favorite roses!
what a guy...
 
the following night my friends and their spouses joined us out for a fun night at a local deli & piano bar - and we were pleasantly surprised that the food was great, with huge portions, and the music was great too!  i highly recommend the Derby deli & dueling piano bar in Mission Viejo,
for all of you in orange county!

here's a photo of the girls from that night

and here are my birthday gifts to myself:

a two tone bracelet with silver chain and gold hammered circles at the center of the bracelet, got lots of compliments on this one, so i think this could be making it's way to the shop soon!

i also made myself some big and sparkly earrings for the evening too:

these are a gold webbed component with golden shadow swarovski teardrops along with what i like to call gold disc balls... this photo doesn't even show off how sparkly these earrings are!

while this past week was a crazy one, i'm glad it's passed and we're moving on with this new year and i hope 27 is a great year! 



Sunday, June 7, 2009

{recent project} lemon inspired napkins & coasters... and jewelry!

about a month ago i had the pleasure of working with a fabulous bride {named erin} on quite a few aspects of her palm springs wedding ... 

her wedding had a pallet of black and white, with a punch of yellow.  so we incorporated lemons for their custom cocktail coasters and cocktail napkins!  their last name is meadows - so in the spirit of lollapalooza - they branded their wedding reception as "meadows - palooza"... super cute!


we went ahead and used the same design for both the napkins and coasters - after gocco'ing all of these babies i have to admit i had visions of lemon wedges dancing in my head! =)

since she was varying the bridemaids attire {some gals work black dresses w/ yellow sashes and the others wore black & white floral print dresses w/ a yellow sash} she opted for my 
belle earrings w/ petite onyx teardrops and the circle esprit necklace with mini onyx rhondelles... i love how classy and formal this jewelry can be!

erin also decided to treat her gals to my swarovski gold flip flops - so they could kick off their shoes and busta move on the dance floor!... she also treated herself to a pair! =)

if you see anything you like, please don't hesitate to contact me!




Tuesday, June 2, 2009

{shop update} new items & revisions


attention attention... new items appearing in my etsy shop... FINALLY!... 

gold with mother of pearl rhondelles

gold with hand wrapped aquamarine teardrop

another macramé necklace - new addition
gold with ruby stones

les doux necklace - new photos in my etsy shop

gold with aqua and bronze pearls - new photos of these earrings in my etsy shop

cote d'azur earrings - 
in amethyst - coming soon to my shop

also coming soon - dimanche necklace
gold with clear swarovski baroque crystal - more colors to come!

as well as: dimanche earrings
in clear swarovski baroque crystal - more colors to come too!




Sunday, April 26, 2009

busy, busy, busy

thanks.. err... and i'm sorry to all of you who i've been really delayed on getting back to about your etsy inquiries...  please bear with me as i get my act together, i'm much more caught up on orders now after having a "real" two day weekend!

as some of you might know i have quite a few brides i've been working with on orders, all of them with weddings the first 2 weekends of May - here's a small sample of the things i've been working on recently:

200 custom wedding cocktail napkins for etsy user CelebrationsbyDesign

custom bridal order for etsy member edube021408:
bridesmaid jardin bon bon earrings

and bridesmaid bonne chance bracelets

the necklace portion of a bridesmaid order for erahn:
so far we have 5 oynx esprit necklaces in gold with twisted circles -
still have to finish up her gold belle earrings with onyx wire wrapped teardrops, finished her swarovski gold flip flops, need to tackle the custom cocktail napkins, AND custom wedding coasters!  all before her May 9th wedding! =)

another necklace that i haven't named yet - but will be part of my spring/summer designs

another newbie in the spring/summer group (will come in more colors soon): 
mélange necklace in gold with mother of pearl teardrop

two more that i'm super stoked how they turned out
macramé necklaces - shown in sapphire and peridot - more colors to come
(forgive me if these link to the opposite color, etsy's down currently)

another custom item - the dimanche chain, yet to be listed - makes an awesome layering necklace - comes 54 inches long

another custom, long layering necklace for the same client - the eternite oval necklace (long)
this is yet to be listed (can you tell i'm a little behind), comes 48 inches long

well that's all folks, i'm off to bed - i hope you enjoyed looking at SOME of what i've been working on lately! =)

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

{shop update} new items


hi folks - just wanted to let you know i just posted some great new items in my shop tonight... and a few shown here are yet to come!

esprit earrings 
(come in gold or sterling silver)

(comes in gold and sterling - with either oval or circle links)

(crystal color can be customized)

la tour gift tags
(such a steal - 6 tags for $5)

flourish gift tags
(same as "la tour" - 6 tags for $5)


happy shopping!




Tuesday, December 2, 2008

{Shop Update}: the Belle Earring Collection


i'd like to introduce you to my current favorite earring... 

Belle
 this collection is very feminine, dainty, and just the perfect addition to any outfit or even to your bridal attire!

i'm very partial to this collection since i designed the style pictured below
 for my recent wedding


shown here with Twigs & Honey orchid hair adornments
 as i was getting ready for my wedding day!
photo courtesy of Memories by Michael


this next style was a close runner up as my wedding day earrings


next up: paired with my new favorite color pearl 
which i discovered on our honeymoon to the islands of tahiti
... belle with peacock black coin pearls ...


... belle with traditional ivory freshwater pearls ...




and last but not least

whether your a bride-to-be or need to do a little christmas shopping
you can find these gems in my shop
happy shopping!