I’m Feeling Like a Little Green Monster

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | Posted in: Blog Posts

Since I still have a little suckling I haven’t been able to get my hands dirty. I steer clear of all the chemicals I use for designing my jewelry because I don’t want him to be around harmful stuff. I can’t bead either because he is crawling around and picking up anything he sees. Where does he put it? Straight in the pie hole. I haven’t designed one piece of jewelry in well over a year. I have a bunch of stuff swirling around in my head, but I haven’t figured out a way to actually make it happen. Truth is I don’t think I will be designing anything until October when I wean him (hopefully wean him).

So to add insult to injury I get an email offering me a book written by a famous Jewelry designer to the stars, Stephanie A. Wells. The book is called The Earring Style Book. Much to my green-eyed chagrin and much to my excitement this book is the bomb! I love it so much that I had to go a back a study the email I received carefully to see if I agreed to giving this book away to one of my readers.  I didn’t!!! Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. I get to keep it. I am totally inspired by this book. Although her style is not my style and probably won’t every be, I feel lots of inspiration leaping off the page.

At least I can thumb through it and dream until the time comes for me to get back at my table. I am thankful for this wonderful book. It has very hip and stylish designs that hip and stylish celebs wear today. I can’t stand books that give you techniques and show you designs of jewelry no one wants to wear. I can see everyday women and hoity-toity women wearing these earrings. That’s what inspires me most about the book. It is completely relevant for a design who considers herself in the know.

If you want to up your jewelry making skills, she provides all the how-tos, etc. However, if you just want to see some beautiful pieces the book will serve as an inspiration as that as well.

Her designs are at Double Happiness Jewelry, if you want to buy anything. Her publishers are throwing a launch party in NYC for the book going to press, and they are having a contest for a lucky New Yorker to attend the party or a lucky un-New Yorker to receive the book and some goodies.