My Arm Weights (hee hee)!!

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CeeJay

CeeJay

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For as long as I can remember, I've loved jewelry. I was very fortunate in that my Italian Grandmother also loved jewelry and had an amazing collection. Even as a small kid, I would be as happy as a clam to just sit for hours & hours playing with the jewelry in her jewelry box!

I've taken a number of metalsmithing & jewelry-making classes (Boston Museum of Fine Arts & Mass College of Art), but my design capabilities are WAY-BEYOND my skills (sadly). So, now ... I've been colloborating with a local jeweler who is putting my designs into reality. I'm a NUT for bangles and after taking the GIA/Diamonds course, I now love Diamonds (didn't before that ... that was a mistake!!). Anyhow, here's a picture of my "arm weights" (aka - my high-karat gold & diamond bangles - many designed by me). Sorry for the fuzzy pics ... (it was hard holding the camera with 1 hand!) ...

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I LOVE them! A lot look like my Ippolita bracelets, was she an inspiration? Also I would love to know who your jewler is, if you wouldnt mind sharing. I would love more pics. maybe not on your wrist. But each indevidually. I love 18 k and diamonds/ gemstone bangles. I have about 7 of the gold Ippolita ones. Im sure yours are much more affordable! LOVES!
 
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sjunky13 said:
I LOVE them! A lot look like my Ippolita bracelets, was she an inspiration? Also I would love to know who your jewler is, if you wouldnt mind sharing. I would love more pics. maybe not on your wrist. But each indevidually. I love 18 k and diamonds/ gemstone bangles. I have about 7 of the gold Ippolita ones. Im sure yours are much more affordable! LOVES!
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Aw heck ... I used to have some of Ippolita's bangles, but I had purchased them MANY years ago when she was still just in Florence (not yet in the US!). I ended up selling them.

A lot of my pieces I have either collected from all over the world (I used to travel quite extensively for business) -or- am influenced by architecture, nature or certain cultures (ancient Rome, Byzantium, Indian, etc.).

PM me re: my jeweler ...
 
#11
beautiful!! i used to wear 7 "lucky" bangles for YEARS!! then i lost 2, and refused to wear em because the lucky 7 were no longer there. i plan to pick up another set soon!!
 
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carlsonwardrobe said:
How do I PM you? I love them. And how do I change the name on my account? Does anyone know?
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You can PM someone by clicking their name above their avatar and PMing them there. I don't think you can PM right away until you have a certain amount of posts though. In addition, you can search for you answers to questions and peek also at the feed back section. Good luck and welcome to tPF!! :tup:
 
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