Yesterday I was thinking about something pretty cool. Jewelry art is sort of like cooking.
In cooking, we have an idea of what we want to eat, gather the ingredients we need, put them together by tweaking them here and there for flavor, and we end up with the dish we wanted.
Jewelry art is similar. We envision what we’d like to create and by putting some things together, we can make what we envisioned.
That
Is
Awesome!
Here’s my recipe for jewelry art.
Super Cool Jewelry Art Recipe:
- basis- such as a canvas
- spices- things to jazz up the canvas like paint or paper
- ingredients- jewelry pieces
- binder- glue (like eggs in baking)
- Choose canvas size.
- Decide whether to leave it white, paint it, or decoupage it with paper.
- Pick out some jewelry pieces you might like to use.
- ‘Try’ the pieces on the canvas until you find a combination you love.
- Glue the pieces on.
- Let the glue dry.
- Finished! Hang on the wall, sit in an easel, or give to a friend.
To show you what I mean, I started with a canvas. After stenciling a heart on and letting the paint dry, I picked out some pieces I thought might work.

‘Trying them on’ is the fun part!
Here are some of ideas I tried:

The same thing with an added bead border:

I took those off and tried a single, large flower brooch:

I removed that and tried these:

Next, came a simple rose:

And, lastly, I tried more of a boho look:

Like vegetables in a soup recipe, we can add this or that to our jewelry art until we get something we get excited about and want to show the world!
Like a mile-high-perfect-homemade- meringue-topped pie, jewelry art can be something to be proud of, too.
Hope you have a wonderful Saturday.
Jessica
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** all photographs were taken by me
My goal is to “bedazzle” the frame of a cork board/memo board for my office. I just need to start investing in the necessary supplies, LOL.
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Ooooooo!!! That sounds amazing and fancy! I want to see! (When it’s done.)
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How do you decide? They’re all great. As I scrolled down, I kept saying… Oooh, Ahhh, Nice! …to each piece that showed up on my screen. LOL
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Hi! Sorry for the late reply. Thanks so much. Usually, when I start, I have a piece in mind for someone, so that helps guide me in the look of things.
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I like the backdrop board you are using. The stencil is nice as well!
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Hi. Thank you so much. It’s some old boards I push together. The stenciling is something new I started trying again. Used to do it, then switched to paper gluing instead.
Sorry about my response delay. I’ve been hiking lately and posting on my other blog.
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No worries! Nice set up!
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Thank you, I appreciate it! I used to work at a photo lab that processed slide film for commercial photographers, so I spent a lot of time in studios when they were setting up magazine shoots and things. Learned some cool stuff.
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That’s totally sweet…great analogy! Love your stenciling too!
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Thanks, girl! ❤️❤️❤️
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Each is lovely for different reasons. I like how you took us through your creative process. Fun!
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Hi Michele. Thank you. It was fun to photograph all those different ideas.
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You are welcome, Jessica! I thought of you and your work when I was in Oregon over a week ago. My friends and I were in a little boutique that had your style of (art) jewelry. 💖
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Oh my, really? You thought of me when you were in a boutique??? That’s about the sweetest thing ever!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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ahhhh 😇
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What a fun post! I like the first one best, but each one is great. I like how you painted on the heart using a stencil. I have that same gold rose pin. 🙂 This post could go in your ebook about making jewelry art. 🙂 Hope you have a great day!
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Hello! I like that first one, too. Those pieces sort of look like an angel. Thank you, I think that stencil is very pretty. I love that that rose pin. Such a beauty all on its own, love that you have one, too. Thank you so much- I looked up Designerr. Thank you for that suggestion. Maybe I will try an ebook. Just for fun. If you do it, we could be book twins!
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I love these! It is amazing how it changes the dynamic by rearranging the pieces.
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Hi! Thank you. That’s the part I love the most. The looks can change so much.
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