We  have been enjoying our beautiful weather this week at Harold Studio!  Johanna visited the gem show in Tucson and of course we consumed lots of chocolate in the studio thanks to treats brought in for Valentine's Day!  Here are some great items made in Jewelry I and Jewelry II this week! Love the geometric shape!  A super fun copper riveted piece made by Erica in Jewelry 1.   Loving the curvy lines of this brass riveted piece made by Ginger in Jewelry 1.  Perfect for Valentine's Day! Beautiful tube set amethyst earrings made by Narcissa in Jewelry II! Johanna found some cool druzy stones at the Tucson Gem Show! Cody, our studio pup, wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! ...

With the start of the New Year came the start of a new round of Jewelry I, II, and III classes!  Here are some great projects from this past week! Jewelry I:  We are in week three of class and have learned sawing, piercing, riveting, textures, and patinas.  Below are some great projects made by combining some of the skills they have learned.  It is hard to believe they have only been making jewelry for a few weeks! Fabulous pendant made by Kylie in Jewelry I using texturing, patinas and riveting! Awesome earrings made by Emily in Jewelry 1using textures, patinas, and riveting! Love this birdcage made by Tricia in Jewelry 1 using texturing, stamping, and riveting!  Jewelry II:  Students in Jewelry II have been learning techniques to merge metals including lamination and solder inlay.  Below is a project demonstrating this technique. Super fun key chain made by a student in Jewelry II using solder inlay to combine sliver and copper! Other happenings with Harold St...

Here are some jewelry pieces that have been made at Harold Studio in the last week. Rebekah made this necklace initially thinking she would enamel the colors, but she decided to go with a patina instead. Tresha finished up her Jewelry II tube set earrings in record time. And she ended up making a pendant to go along with them! Alex etched the State of Arizona and country of Azerbaijan.  Laura etched some cute sayings into metal as well... I can't wait to see what these ladies turn their pieces into! Brittany made a lovely cabochon ring. Laura made some more jewelry for her new etsy store and to sell at the Butterfly Wonderland shop. Michelle made some more Jewelry for Bunky Botique , because everything else she had there sold out. I'm not surprised! I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday and Labor Day!...

There have been quite a few enameled jewelry pieces coming out of the studio the last few weeks. Enameling is a fun way to add color, instead of using gemstones, in jewelry. In fact, I believe enameling was first created to have the look of certain gemstones that may have been a bit pricy or rare to find. Susan made these enameled pendants using an enameled base with an enameled design layer. Kathy made all of these pieces using an enameled base with an oil underglaze to create the pretty shapes you see in the glass. And the enamel glows in the dark!! All of the pieces of Kathy's above do.  They were difficult to photograph, but the picture below is a pretty good representation of how cool they look. Isn't that such a great idea? She made a piece for fun that looks a little like the shop dog, Cody. I made him this Dog Tag using the oil based under glaze. And he really likes it! Enameling is definitely a fun technique ...

This is a bit late, but we have a lot to show for the last few weeks! I'm really excited about some of the jewelry that has been coming out of the studio lately. It's so much fun to see what others are coming up with! Here is a beautiful necklace made by Michelle . I really love it!  Ruth made these wavy tube set earrings out of argentium.   Michelle made this great silver and brass cuff. ...and Cody wanted to model it for us! Doesn't it look good on him?  Laura is selling these pretty necklaces and other jewelry at the Butterfly Wonderland Gift Shop.  Lynn made me this bracelet for my birthday! Wasn't that sweet?  Love this! Hopefully Melanie makes more stuff like it because it is such a cool idea.  Some dainty earrings made by Devon.  Leah made this cool necklace to go with her Smash collection.  Devon made this during Open Studio. I like it both ways! Some earrings Laura made the other night during open studio. Hope you had a ...