New year, new jewelry elements

My dear husband gifted me with a neat gadget for Christmas - a Sizzix BigKick for embossing metal. I'm going to have a blast creating new jewelry elements, like the patina-ed disc below. Check it out in our etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/174298452/aviary-1

Adding rivets to the repertoire

Stamped washer pendant with rivet connections, a photo by KimWJenkins on Flickr.

Dave is loving riveting! Made a couple of pieces today (here's one of them) and put them up in the etsy shop right away. Have been away for work since Monday, so it was so fun to get back in the jewelry groove with my dear husband - togetherness in our basement studio!

today's mixed media jewelry love

Affection, a photo by landscape jewel on Flickr.

just a quick post. sharing this wonderful piece that I discovered while browsing the ICE resin group on flickr. beautiful wrapping, handmade headpins ... fantastic.

Sari silks came in today!

Sari silks came in today!, a photo by KimWJenkins on Flickr.

I can't wait to finish off my instant ancestors pendants with these alternatives to chains. ::mind is working:: Thanks to designtalentedone for making them available.

fun flickr tools at bighugelabs

jewelry mosaic, a photo by KimWJenkins on Flickr.

have a flickr account? you can create mosaics with your own or others' pics (if they allow sharing) with mosaic maker from bighugelabs.com. i was just foolin' around and this isn't the best composition, but it's a rockin' tool. try it! you can adjust background color, space between squares (pics should look good in square format), adjust number of rows and columns, etc. like i said, rockin' - and free!