Stash Inspiration and Notes

by Judy Larson

It is a good idea to periodically go through your stash. You will always find something that will spark an idea, and it will probably come from a piece you don't even remember!

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This piece started when two round closure were "found" in my stash. I don't remember when I purchased them or why, but I loved the sleek modern look, sans the trigger, and thought they would make great focals.

Judy Larson's Stash Inspiration and Notes - , General Education, , chain necklace

After thinking and sketching up a few designs, a necklace came together. Alone the necklace is stunning but how to make it more versatile without detracting from the simplicity of the necklace stymied me for a bit. Adding a pendant could compliment the look, but it would have to be the right size.

Depending on the pendant design, it could make the chain more casual or dressy. I thought smaller pendants and even smaller charms to pair with them would be the way to go.

We all have too many ideas and not enough time. I have a box of notes like this one because I don't always take the time or have the time to make an idea a reality right when I am thinking about it.

Sketching up a design and adding pertinent information to it is a great help to later remember what product you wanted to use or what ideas you came up with but can't put your finger on days or weeks or months later.

Judy Larson's Stash Inspiration and Notes - , General Education, , sketching a design

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WireJewelry - Essentials Jewelry Pliers Set with Case, Set of 5

G15-21

G15-21
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $124.95
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Category: General Education
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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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