Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Blog Hop #2 for the BALC Master Class, hosted by B’Sues Boutique. The owner and my mentor, Brenda Sue Lansdowne, whom has graciously given so much of her time and is teaching me as well as a group of 35 wonderful ladies how to Build a Line of jewelry that is cohesive, that can be reproduced in a limited edition, and what will sell. If you’re new to my blog, please feel free to look back at previous posts and you can read all about our first blog for this class, which was in the end of January. We each discussed what we had learned so far and we revealed what our theme would be for our lines.
In case you haven’t figured it out, my theme is Cameos. At first I wasn’t exactly thrilled to have cameos as my theme, but the more I have researched them, and started buying supplies for my line, I started to see just how much I could do with a simple cameo.
Just these two above, show how different they can be. The first one of the couple is an unsigned brooch and the second is an Avon Cameo, both of which I personally own.
There are so many options, vintage cameos with gorgeous hand painted pictures, to more modern cameos with decals depicting the same glorious scenes from old or entirely new . Today’s resin cameos have limitless possibilities and you can see from my pictures that I have options upon options: flowers, animals, people, fairies, unicorns, just to name a few. Here’s a few of my started pieces.
Over this past month we discussed making a line of jewelry versus just making One Of A Kinds (OOAK). We also had to ask ourselves where we wanted our jewelry making to go? Did we want to be a hobbyist, just making things we like and to give to family and friends as gifts; Or did we want to be Makers, selling our designs in an Etsy store, or on Amazon, or have a booth at craft shows or in an Antiques/Craft Mall. Lastly, did we want to go for that big brass ring and become production designers, where we could sell our pieces to big stores whom would pay a wholesale price and then sell our pieces for retail prices. Possibly becoming known for our brand, having clothing designers asking us to make jewelry that would go with their line. At this point, I’m not really sure what I want. I know I love making jewelry, and especially being able to add paint and make it mine. So with those closing thoughts, I will leave you with one more picture and the list of links for all of the other ladies in this class, so you can please “hop” to see theirs too. Thank you.
Here is the hopping list!
Brenda Sue Lansdowne Jewelry Making Outside the Box
http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com
Diana Buynak Butterfly Emporium Ceramic Studio
http://butterflyemporium.indiemade.com/blog
Irene Hoffman, Heart’s Dezire by Irene
http://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com
Clare Wells Nemeth, Creative Magick
http://www.craftingmagick.blogspot.com
Marcia Tuzzolino, Aurora Designs
http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me
Elizabeth Wilks, Wearable Art by Lizzie
http://wearableartbylizzie.blogspot.com
Jeanette Rose Belmont, One Canvas At A Time
http://www.onecanvasatatime.com
Lyn Joy Reeve, A Journey From Jewels To Jubilation
Belinda Reed-Ingle, Vogue Rocks
http://voguerocks.blogspot.com
Beth Trubman, The Journey of Jewelry
http://thejourneyofjewelry.blogspot.com
Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate
http://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com
Jann Tague, Clever Designs by Jann
http://janntague.wordpress.com
Shari Gardner, SLG Jewelry Designs
https://slgdesigns.wordpress.com
Chris Kemp, Noodle Pie Bracelets
http://angelskeepbandbdotcom.wordpress.com
Susan Bowerman, Woodside Wireworks
Pamela Anger, Novegatti Designs
http://novegattidesigns.blogspot.com
Joan Donovan, Hailey’s Cottage
http://www.allysbaubles.blogspot.com
Sharon Palac, Sharon’s Jewelry Garden
http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com
https://beebscloset.wordpress.com
Erin Whitacre, Shattered Time Jewelry
https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com
https://sittonupfront.wordpress.com
Ginger Hammond, Lynn Leigh Designs
https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com
Paula Gaskill, Lovely LaylaBug Jewels
http://www.lovelylaylabugjewels.com/Blog.php
http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com
Renee Webb Allen, Small Stuff Design
Valerie Tilghman, ArtJewelsandGifts
http://www.artjewelzdimensions.blogspot.com
Chris Cravens, Vintage Cravens
http://christinecravens.blogspot.com
Leslie Carver, Adorn Divine Designs
http://www.adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com
http://jewelrydonna.typepad.com
Gina-Marie Hammer, Tangles, Twists and Treasures
http://tanglestwistsandtreasures.com/blog/
Kelly Wymer, Winged Wisdom Enchantments
https://wingedwisdomenchantments.wordpress.com/
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Your pieces are looking lovely Shari
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Nice post, Shari, and love what you’re doing with the cameos! It’s a great theme, and I can’t wait to see all of your finished line pieces!
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I think a cameo theme is a great idea! I love what I see so far, and am really looking forward to seeing the results of all your hard work! Very nice blog… and more!
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Lovely blog post Shari! I tried to leave a comment last night but it did not show up. I really like cameos as well and can’t wait to see you use them in your finished pieces.
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So many beautiful cameos. Love the colors you are adding. Hope to see more next hop!
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I love that you picked cameos. They are so pretty and so many different types of jewelry can be created from them. Thank you for your post it is very informative and has allot of great pictures.
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Your cameos are lovely so far Shari, and who doesn’t love cameos!!! Great start to your line. Love.
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Great work with the hand painting, glad you stuck with it. Can’t wait to see your completed pieces. 🙂
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I absolutely LOVE cameos. You are right, there are so many possibilities. Can’t wait to see what you come up with
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Beautiful cameos! Looking forward to your reveal.
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Such lovely cameos and great post! Ingrid
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Everything is lovely Shari, really really like your hand painted cameo..Looking forward to seeing the whole line..
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Great cameos. Keep up the good work.
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Great blog Shari! I love your work that you’ve shown so far. You are growing and getting better VERY fast! It is a joy to see. I love that golden cameo piece, and the hand paited cameo is awesomely done. Congrats!
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Your hand painted cameo is beautiful and I can see a fabulous line will evolve. I look forward to seeing all of them in April!
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Great Blog .. I love Cameo’s also .. looking forward to seeing your creations on April 1 .. Jann
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Oh my, Shari!! What an exquisite job you did painting that cameo!! It was a little hard to see the details in the smaller photos, but the last one showed such beautiful details. Good job! Keep on enjoying your makering, whatever you decide to do! :*
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Your cameos are coming along nicely, Shari! Very nice job on the post and your pieces. I look forward to seeing your line next month!
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The cameos look wonderful! LOVE the kitty with the fur!!! I could see you having a line of painted cameos just as they are…or maybe create them to be part of a Themed Ornament line for Christmas.:)
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The cameos look great. And you chose a great thing because cameos are always a great seller. People have always loved them. So if you co-ordinate your colors and keep taking good photos, and pull it all together, you will definitely have a viable line. Keep hard at it…you are very determined. Amp up your self-confidence, and you can! because you have learned so much already. If you want to make money selling your jewelry, it will happen if you keep at it and make it WORK.
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Hi Shari. All of the cameos are pretty, and beautifully designed into finished pieces. Go team.
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What a beautiful job hand-painting those cameos! These pieces are going to be gorgeous when you’re done – makes me wish I had a time machine so I could go forward and see them NOW. I can hardly wait! I, too, wonder where I fit in the Hobbyist, Maker, Designer continuum. I wonder if it’s acceptable to “ride the line” between Maker and Designer, or if that limits us as artists?
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Shari, great post. I am a lover of many things and cameos is one of them. I look forward to April 1st to see your cameo line. You certainly have a beautiful selection to choose from. Till then…
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Shari, your painting is fabulous! Do I really, really, really have to wait until April to see that beauty unfold? It is going to be gorgeous. And I so enjoyed ready your blog. Very, very nice! Thank you for an enjoyable visit!
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Wonderful post, Shari! I’m excited to see which group of cameos you’ve chosen for your line. Those two in your last photo are so, so beautiful!
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