The Wigglebutt Blog

Here we have Weeks 26 - 29 projects for  The Year of Jewelry Project. I actually have been pretty punctual about posting to the group, just not so much here☺ These guys have been back several times for extra helpings but I have been able to enjoy a little broccoli, cauliflower and leaf lettuce that they kindly left alone. One little one is all about the strawberry plants and the other has developed a taste for beets:( I guess sharing is a good thing..right? Anyway... here we go ~ ~ Week 26 ~ ~ Week 27 ~ Finally worked up the courage to do this in sterling silver ~ Love ~ Week 28 ~ ~ Week 29 ~   

I'm only a few days late in posting this. Still trying to get caught up☺ The theme for Week 18 was  "Pantone 2013" This necklace is a similar design to the one I made for Week 4, ( the one that found a new home ) This one has the addition of leather, which I really like. I was able to incorporate several of the Pantone Spring colors: Emerald, African Violet, Lemon Zest, Monaco Blue, Tender Shoots and Linen. 

 This project took me waaaay outside my comfort zone. I haven't really done any masculine jewelry. So when a fellow asked me to take this medallion and add a stamped copper bail, put it on a beefier braided "something" and add the two bears teeth,  one on either side,  attached somehow..... Oh and could I make the braid red and black... And it needed to be really tough cuz he is going to wear it pretty much all the time..... I was a little nervous☺ I decided we needed to go with leather, so I pulled out the Kumihimo disk that I had to have a while back because it looked like  it would be fun to learn, and up to this point  had never been used and  found a tutorial on youtube and made a couple different sized braid samples for him to choose from. (All I had was brown leather so I had to order the red and black. Only proving that I obviously don't have enough supplies) He went with a 12 strand s...