design something every day challenge

wow...i have definitely been designing something every day lately...just cant say what. let's just say, it will be available in the app store soon, and can be accessed from your iPhone,  iTouch and  iPad. more details soon, but check out my first app, master gardener, in the mean time: designed and developed with my brother.

day 76: design something every day

i am really behind on posting my daily designs...mainly because i have tried  to make my design time something tangible, something i have been meaning to work out, but just havent taken the time to put on paper. so, i have taken on some larger projects that i have been putting off, like the renovation/addition to my old house. i put up the design drawings a few weeks ago, but i am not going to bore you with the roof layouts or structural plans i have been working on. the final design drawings will be completed in a few months, and those should be interesting! i am also working on a couple changes to the river house without ruining the integrity of it's a-frame.  the main problem here is no protection from the elements at the entry- last weekend's torrential rains really brought this into focus. a roof is in order, but we would also like to expand the half-bath above the entry into a full bath and have a full-height ceiling in the tiny room. here is a sketch of what i am proposing...dimensions need to be worked out in a scaled drawing (coming soon!).

day 48: design something every day

working on a competition with the theme of "sand" ...the deadline is wednesday.

day 47: design something every day

after deciding army men would make cool jewelry, i figured i couldnt live without some weapons...especially in virginia.

day 46: design something new every day

army men: im thinking cufflinks.

day 45: design something new every day

 a car silhouette to be set in sterling.

i like cars.

day 44: design something new every day

translated helicopters into silhouettes for todays new idea. this project could be endless...and interesting.

i have already started laying some of the smaller pieces out on sterling, but i need to order a sheet of the stuff and these days, that's a hard call to make! 

day 43: design something every day

trucks tanks and hummers will be cut from sterling and fabricated into rings, pendants and pins. 

day 41: design something every day

this design something every day challenge has been so great for me! i have designed three new lines of jewelry: something i havent done in years! cut outs of a few new groupings of my recycled plastic herban jewelry grouping are shown above. it has been a very productive 41 days this year for design options...very happy for this opportunity.

day 39: design something every day

day 39: design something every day challenge resulted in a pair of pod pins made from one. sent these off to the caster today.

day 38:design something every day

designing every day now for over a month has been an enjoyable process and i have put to use parts and stuff that have been sitting around in my studio -glaring at me- for a long, long while. on today's design menu is an electroformed copper cone set in some kind of tree pod i cast in sterling silver, mounted on a formed and fabricated sterling stamen ring shank. needs a little tweaking, but i am happy with this on the spot design-fabrication for day 38 of my design something every day challenge.

day 37: design something every day

today i designed a large vortex shaped nest setting for a large piece of quartz i found and polished.

day 37 of design something everyday: done.

day 36: design something every day

today's design is a choker centered around a large half-dome cabochon of very interesting amber. the chain will be a combination of sterling silver handmade links and ribbon.

day 35: design something every day

my design for today encompasses three sterling silver bezel set jasper rings...may have to add some type of prongs: not sure yet.

day 34: design something every day

i found this vintage brass stamping, enameled it and hung it from a gun metal chain. design done for day 34 of my design something every day challenge.

design something every day

i missed loading my new designs for my daily design challenge for the last couple of days due to a nasty case of food poisoning...also missed blogging about my favorite day -ground hog day- but that's another story. so below are my three designs for days 31, 32 & 33 of design something every day challenge

day 32: super fly necklace

day 31: cicada pendant on a long chain

day 33: large bee on long chain pendant

day 30: design something every day

carriage horse necklace is designed for day 30: design something new every day. this plastic piece from a polly pocket gypsy caravan will look great cast in sterling silver: cant wait to get these pieces back from the caster!

day 29: design something every day

monkey on a chain is my design for day 29 of design something every day...almost thru my vintage party favors and plastic thing collection...i think.

day 28: design something every day

jack ass on a gyroscope ring...

in honor of the democratic party.

day 27: design something every day

they usually say "that child was born with a silver spoon in his mouth!"

what about a silver pacifier, though?