Hired for a Wedding

Last night my friend Lauren asked me to make all the jewelry for her wedding in April. I am wracking my brains to come up with the most fantastic designs using the materials she has in mind. Her bridesmaid's dresses are navy blue and she wants to incorporate that a little bit into their necklaces, but she is also interested in using amber. I don't want them to be too heavy or strong, so I'm looking to incorporate either pearls or opal swarovski crystals or crystal pearls.

Right now I am picturing something with a few dark blue swarovski crystal pearls, highlighting white crystals and amber. I need to see them in person to decide.

But I have almost none of that on hand. In order to have a meeting next week with her, I need to make another supply order. Arrgh. Gotta spend money to make money!

I plan to feature some of the design process here on my blog, maybe take some pictures of ideas on the way and then show off the finished products. That should be fun. I plan to add pictures of the completed order to the custom orders page of my website, to show off my collaborative skills.

Wish me luck!