Shop Update

Small shop update. I found these little coral teardrop beads that were just asking to be made into earrings. Also a couple necklaces are back in stock.



https://www.etsy.com/shop/inthelongrun

French Empire Style Coral Necklace

Recently a costumer contacted me with a really interesting jewelry commission. She was wondering if it would be possible for me to reproduce a necklace that Isabella Rossellini wears in the miniseries Napoleon (2002). She provided me with a screenshot, and I got to work figuring out how to construct the necklace given the materials I could source.

I am very happy with the result! I was able to make the focal coral components by attaching beads strung onto headpins to metal cabochon settings using epoxy clay. Then I covered the clay with a coral colored glass cabochon. It was neat figuring out how to make my own custom components.

Continued Adventures in Jewelry

A few more things on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/inthelongrun.

New Necklaces

I worked on some more complicated styles this past weekend. The math involved in getting the proportions right sometimes made my head hurt!

This one is mostly inspired by this c. 1810 necklace in the V&A here.


And this one is another version of the necklace I made a couple weeks ago for myself, based on this 1810s painting here.


These are now listed at http://www.etsy.com/shop/inthelongrun.

Robin's Costume Yard Sale

A friend of mine is selling off some of her costume pieces in order to raise money to attend a costume event in March. She has some great stuff listed, check it out here. There are both women's and men's clothes on offer.

Blog Giveaway

Edited to add: the giveaway has now closed, thanks to everyone who entered!

I am holding a blog giveaway for the necklace pictured below, in celebration of the opening of my Etsy shop. Head on over here to enter!



And here is the link to my shop.