Hand Made Jewelry

Jewelry making has existed since way back when man leanred to make clothes from hide. It has evolved along with him and is only limited by the human brain’s creativity. Besides using jewelry to adorn the body, in early times, jewelry was created for trade and assets. But in this modern age, it has been used almost exclusively for decoration. In early days, naturally found materials were used in jewelry making. The materials included animal products such as bones, teeth, shell, horn, tail etc. jewelry made from wood and carved stone came a little later. Jewelry was often made for people of high importance to show their status and, in many cases, they were buried with it.

Jewelry can be used to adorn every body part from the hair to the toe. It started during the days of the kings and queens that jewelry was made of precious metal and gemstones.

I am particularly interested in art jewelry made with simple everyday materials like magazine paper, clay, wooden beads etc.

About my jewelry :

The first picture shows a pendant I made from scratch with wire and stones and Epoxy.

The second one will surprize you .. the beads are made with glossy magazine paper !! And nothing else.

In the third picture, the jewelry is made with a beautiful combination of glass beads.

The fourth one is made with simple wooden beads. Same for the earrings.

I am making some with clay these days. Will put up pictures once they are ready.