Tis the season.
No, not Christmas. — all of a sudden it's wedding season. My friend, Linda Augsburg, editor of Make it Mine, is currently making the wedding jewelry for a friend's son's wedding. I'm in the planning stages for making the jewelry for my friend Becca's wedding in May. Linda's creations will be created with glass pearls. Don't know about mine yet - the dresses are lavender. I'm thinking delicate with a touch of amethyst.
Tonight, LInda and I saw a sneak preview of "27 Dresses." More weddings, but a surprising lack of jewelry. Sure there was that spiked dog collar from the goth wedding, but aside from that I got no inspiration for my wedding creations.
I did get some inspiration from from a book that recently hit my desk — "DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding." (Taunton Press $19.95 ) My favorite project is a tiara made from vintage necklaces. The one in the book is made from jewelry that belonged to the bride's grandmothers. If you're a beginner and the tiara seems a bit much, there's a simple but lovely pair of drop earrings that you can make even if you've ever seen a pair of chainnose pliers.
Now that I've shared my wedding jewelry tip of the day, does anybody have ay ideas for Becca's jewelry?