★Jewelry Making Weekend★

I love spending a weekend making jewelry with my two girlfriends and I hope I'm going to be able to do this once a month. I assure you we made out the best of it! We had fun doing other things as well, so we went biking. A whole 90 minutes biking trip that seemed to be just about right, but I was very tired...I'm thinking if I was so tired, it must be good exercise, right?
Then, there was shopping, of course, so I took my girlfriends to one of my favorites stores here: the one for audio-video and photo cameras, where I was contemplating this Leika DeLuxe 4 that I need to buy so I can improve the quality of my jewelry pics (so window shopping for now, but I promised myself to get the camera sometimes this week).
Later in the evening, we had a great dinner together in a local pub: specific Belgian dishes and... Belgian beer.
Ok, now I am off to get all the emails sitting in my inbox unanswered and the things on TO Do list this week (a few new projects).
It's Monday, 4 p.m., and it's time to think what to cook for dinner. I love cooking. And you?:)

★It's time for some color: floating AAA golden citrine briolette necklace★

A new jewelry piece is getting done and it’s at these times I find the repose and peace of the process so calming, such a gift…The sky is full of color so it is a certain clue that warmer, better days are ahead. It's cozy here and it doesn't feel like winter anymore.Even the color of clouds looks different, more inviting and open with life. It's time for some color,so I have this gorgeous, superb AAA golden citrine faceted pear shape solitaire in my hands and as always I fall in love with the sparkles and clarity of a masterly cut gemstone! My Mistery Project? A very simple sterling silver necklace for this citrine briolette, which should make it look like floating on a person's neckline when worn. What do you think? :)

★good ideas are a numbers game ;)★

Well, here it is, the end of March and time to get some inspiration for a few new projects. Whenever I get a free moment, I enjoy doing three things....yes, you already know one of them - jewelry! The other two things I am enjoying are a nice strong cup of coffee at my girlfriend's house and while I'm there, perusing a new methalsmithing / wire jewelry making book while chatting together.
Is it normal to want to start five new projects at once? Or is that just me? I have so many of them calling and swirling in my head... besides I end up reading everyone else's blog and fail to work on my own blog or jewelry.

★ Brightening up jewelry with CITRINE ★

Well, last week went by so fast and I learned so much... I am learning how to make a blog and how to insert all sorts of tricky html codes to make it more to my taste and appealing to those who will stumble upon and read it...Especially since I don't want to occupy my blog posts with pictures of my work, but rather post my thoughts.
I could also use some help. I would like to know how to post smaller pictures in the sidebar and then be able to click on the picture and have it enlarged...
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Now, about my last piece for year 2008, a custom order: I don't know what I always seem to wait to the last minute to make my pieces. I need to make a pair of wire wrought citrine earrings and the matching pendant in sterling silver so I decided to try my hand at freeform. I visualized it as I was going to sleep the other night and put it on a piece of paper right away so I can show it to my customer. The only thing I strived for was balance, which I think I attained.
I hope it works! ★