Hoops

The trunk show was a success--thank you for all the support and encouragement! 

It's been a great, but exhausting week and I'm finally back in the studio where I'm creating some new hoop earrings for a couple different clients.  I love hoops, but I very rarely make them, so this is the perfect excuse to have some fun.  And these are what I've come up with so far:

The scale is hard to tell here, but the upper left pair is 1 3/4 inches from top to bottom.

This pair of hoops was designed for a client who loves large earrings and does not have pierced ears.  While clips make it more accessible for large earrings, hoops in the very design are more difficult to work in the mechanism. 

I hammered 2 pieces of 22g sterling sheet that is 3/8 inch wide.  I first formed the outer hoop and bent the face to house the clip finding.  I then formed the inner hoop to add interest to the earring from the side. 

They make quite a statement!

The next two pairs of hoops were designed with specific criteria.  The first being 1/4 inch wide with sterling balls soldered on the face.  They hang 1 3/4 inches long. 

Simple, yet striking. 

The second pair is just over 1/4 inch wide and slightly concave with silver bars piercing the hoop and each bar is balled at both ends.   These hoops are also 1 3/4 inches from top ball to bottom ball.

The design creates an interesting focal point and adds a contemporary flair to the average hoop earring.

I can't wait to make more!

Tourmaline Slices

This week has been really good for me.  I've been ticking off all my to-dos and am feeling great to be accomplishing things.  Today, I finished up a new necklace of tourmaline slices with a hidden box clasp in a flower.

You can have the flower be hidden at the back of your neck as a regular clasp, or it can swing around and be a focal point.  Look at all the colors in the slices--just beautiful!

More to come soon!

Annual Trunk Show and Sale!

You are cordially invited to a fun evening of Wine and hors d’oeuvres featuring

Christine Peters Hamilton’s

“Almost Annual” Jewelry Trunk Show and Sale

And introducing a new line of spectacular lamps, floor cloths, furniture, and more by Diana Kerr.

This one of a kind event will be held at

at Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor

On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from 5 to 7 pm

Please feel free to bring a friend.

Questions? call 207-633-6849

Fireworks of My Own

Happy 4th of July!  Well--I'm late in posting, but seeing as our local fireworks were postponed due to the fog, I figured I could do the same thing. 

I've been continuing with my reticulated cuff series, and started playing with smaller pieces.  I am really happy with what's happening.  Here are a few of them so far: 

This cuff is about 1 inch wide made of silver with silver balls soldered around. 

This is heavily reticulated silver about 1" wide forming the cuff.  Silver balls and a 6mm faceted smoky quartz embellish the center.    

And here is a 3/4 inch wide cuff with an apple green chrysoprase cabochon.  Silver balls and bars explode from the center and continue around the whole piece.

What do you think?