Tuesday, October 2, 2012

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

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Smashed Button Jewelry by Christine Marie Davis

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:00 AM PDT


Life dishes out lemons from time to time. But Colorado based Christine Marie Davis turned hers into "jewels"!  This inspiring artisan with an Etsy store called Christine's Cabinet  which specializes in handmade eco jewelry. She works with salvaged metal and unusual found objects.

Cinderella Gypsy Necklace

Her distinctive line of smashed button jewelry came about on a day of particular frustration. She was so angry and disappointed that no one on Etsy wanted to buy her collection of vintage metal buttons. So she took her hammer to them - every single last one. Not only did she feel much better, the flattened metal buttons became so much more interesting. Christine then layered and riveted the buttons into unique charms and a new collection was born!

Christine's original smashed button charm necklace
Her smashed button jewelry collection requires lots of buttons. She eventually had to purchase 10,000 buttons from one presumably deliriously happy button seller!

Christine says she has been collecting "stuff" and scrounging since she was a teenager. The creation of her smashed button jewelry line was serendipitous but her ability to see the potential in all sorts of unwanted material is remarkable. Just check out her store and see for yourself!

Queen of the Bohemian Gypsies Large Smashed Button Pendant
She describes her wonderfully eclectic style of jewelry making very well -"Gypsy style with a steampunk edge, primitive objects paired with Victorian charms, bohemian with a little tribal dance thrown in."  

Eco jewelry at its best.

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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips 

Winner of Modahaus Pro TS216 Giveaway

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:30 PM PDT


It comes as no surprise that readers were really keen to improve their jewelry photography.  So last week's giveaway was a success on both this blog and over at Modahaus' Facebook page. Of special interest to some was the potential to improve white background pictures.


A few entrants were already current owners hoping to win another one! Taking jewelry pictures is no longer a dreaded chore with the Modahaus.

Vicki said on the Modahaus Facebook page, "I can personally vouch for the remarkable difference this product makes when photographing your products / craft etc."   Bev, a blog reader also agreed, " I love Lex's products. Makes taking good pictures easy." Alvano added, "I bought Lex's tabletop setup earlier. They work fine, everything came intact, and I'm very happy with the photos they allowed me to take."

I numbered all the entries and hopped over to random.org. The random number generator picked the one assigned to Divya!   Congratulations!

If you also entered on the Modahaus Facebook page, head on over and check the name of the other winner!  
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