The Art of Presentation

"The Wedding"
Thank you Christen for including me in the newest issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry!

I am always amazed when I open up one of the most beautiful magazines
on the newsstands and see my jewelry.

It is truly humbling.

Even today, as I sit here, less than one month three weeks away from retirement from a full time job in finance, I find myself in awe of it all!

I have been working on this line, called Cabinet Card Jewelry, since last June, after finally having the opportunity to take a class with Deryn Mentock to learn more about Ice Resin.

I am smitten with resin,
and designed many pieces just before Marburger Farm.

I think Christen did a marvelous job in writing the article, which included pictures of my bracelet and earrings.  But, the main piece, the necklace which actually has the picture of my grandmother wearing her wedding veil (which you see in my blog header), did not appear in the article.
So, here it is.

"My Grandmother's Veil"

Made with layers of vintage rhinestones, various vintage brass chains, as well as chain I design using vintage baroque pearls and one of my favorite Brass Bouquet findings,
the very vintage connectors.
I had been saving two identical rhinestone clasps I bought in Warrenton, which doubled as great connectors as well as clasps.

"Baroque Dangles"

The earrings are dainty.  

I loved them so much, I made a pair for myself, just a tad different, 

and wear them almost every day.

The issue hit the stands December 1st!

It has super how-to articles written by my friends 

Riki Schumacher and Barbara Lewis.

And, congratulations to my friends Cindy Wimmer, Esther Ramos,

 Renate Starke-Kramer, Veronique Perez and Sharon Borsavage,

for their Around the World: A Necklace Round-Robin article.

It was great to finally see their designs.

They really did so much more than what was revealed in the article, so if you have the time to jump over to their blogs, you'll be able to read about their experiences, see their beautiful jewelry journals, 

and find out all about their round robin trip!

Plus, the Designer Collection in this article is none other than the talented 

Melissa Manley.  

She is an extremely talented jewelry designer and artist!

And, there's one more.  

In the back of the magazine, is a beautiful boutique of jewelry, where my friend  

Stephani Gorman has a beautiful piece of jewelry, 

called Dancing in the Moonlight!

So, you can see, I am not alone.  There is a wealth of goodies and friends in this issue.

You will love it all.  I promise =)