Tag: handmade
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Student Spotlight: Aster + Antics
We met Juliana a couple of years ago when she started taking lessons with us. We’ve seen her work progress to the point of the launch of her jewelry line, Aster & Antics, and we couldn’t be more proud! Learn more about Juliana and her work below. -When did you first start making jewelry? I’ve…
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Student Spotlight: Karoline Bolt
When did you first start making jewelry? 2011 What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Wax Carving I, Intermediate Wax Carving + intro to silversmithing Where do you draw your inspiration from when designing your work? Museums, art + architecture Where do you sell your work? Online at KarolineBoltJewelry.com What’s your favorite piece you’ve ever…
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Student Spotlight: Angie Colombo
When did you first start making jewelry? I started making jewelry about 20 years ago. What classes have you taken at Liloveve? Intermediate Silversmithing, Tube Setting, Flush Setting, Rose Cut Diamond. Where do you draw your inspiration when designing your work? I draw inspiration from nature and from architecture. I also draw inspiration from people that…
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Student Spotlight: Amy Madden
When did you first start making jewelry? As a teenager, I was obsessed with making jewelry. I went to art school with the intention of majoring in jewelry/metals, but ended up focusing on painting and printmaking instead. About 6 years ago, the jewelry bug bit me again. What classes have you taken at Liloveve? I’ve taken…
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#BenchTipTuesday – resize a ring
Join us every Tuesday for bench tips + tricks How to resize a ring is probably one of the most frequent questions that I get. Resizing the original piece can be a lot easier than creating it again from scratch. A general rule is each ring size is 2mm. To size a ring down, cut…
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Tips for Marketing your Jewelry
We all love to make pretty things, but how to we get the world to see them? Here are our tips for getting your work out there: “Social Media is free and is a great way show your brand to the world! Facebook Page, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr / Blog – all of these are free, fun…
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#liloveve
Instagram eye candy alert! Enjoy some pictures from our classes and bench time below. Remember to #liloveve and tag us in posts when you’re in the studio!
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Student Spotlight: Susan Alexandra
When did you first start making jewelry? I started making jewelry when I was like…9. But my first proper metal working class was in 2012. And as Drake says, nothing was the same… What class did you take at Liloveve? I took the wax carving class with Emilie! Where do you draw your inspiration when designing…
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Tips for Photographing your Jewelry
Creating jewelry is such an incredible journey, although capturing the finished piece in a photograph can sometimes be difficult. Most jewelry is hard to photograph because trying to capture details on small objects is difficult, and light tends to bounce off the metal to create glare. In the spirit of education, I asked everyone around…
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Wax Carved Pendants
We just finished our last session of Wax Carving I – it’s always incredible to see the progress and growth of everyone’s work in just 6 weeks. Here are a few pendants from our the second project. Take a look at the rings they created in the first project here. Join us for our…