Custom Order: Bridal Comb

Just wanted to share another piece I made.  The bride wanted a hair comb, but most she was finding had too many rhinestones or were made to look like flowers.  Based on her guidance, this was the design I came up with.  A perfect mix of Swarovski pearls, rhinestones and crystals.

You can view more of my custom work here or visit my etsy online shop.

Custom Jewelry: Bridesmaids Mix

The bride wanted her maids to have similar necklaces, but mix in the colors of her wedding.  I think these turned out beautifully!  I especially love the navy (I may just have to make something similar for myself!)

Pink & Coral Swarovski Crystal Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

I am in love with these pieces!  They turned out beautifully!  Using Swarovski crystals and Swarovski pearls, I designed 3 pieces.  Two necklace styles and one earring.  The bride decided to have half of her girls in the earrings, half in the drop necklace and the Maid of Honor in the asymmetrical necklace.  Take a look:

All of the pieces were on sterling silver.  I use only high quality materials, as I want my customers to have the pieces for a lifetime.  If you are interested in custom jewelry, you can see more here.  Or you can contact me to set up an appointment.  Alexandra Webb Artisan Jewelry

Swarovski Crystal Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

I recently finished up a custom order for topaz Swarovski crystal necklaces.  So beautiful!  The bride let her bridesmaids pick out their own favorite designs.  They are cohesive because she chose to have them all made in the same color family.  Take a look:

To see more of my custom bridal jewelry, go here.  To read more about the custom design process, go here.  Thanks!  Alexandra Webb Artisan Jewelry

Pink Swarovski Crystal Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

So pretty in pink!  The bride chose to have her 2 maids in the same necklace and her maid of honor in a pink and green combination.  All of the girls have different earrings based on their tastes.  They all mesh in the same color pallet!  On a budget?  Using crystal instead of gemstones is a great way to save a little money. 

Bridesmaids Necklaces

Maid of Honor Necklace

Each girl has a different style of earring

These pieces are sterling silver, Swarovski crystal and freshwater pearls.  More of my custom work.  And more about the custom design process.  Alexandra Webb Jewelry

Beach Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

Perfect for a beach wedding!  Starfish and shell charm necklaces with dyed freshwater pearls and AAA grade pale green prehnite.  The bride chose to make her maid of honor's necklace a little different by adding a shell charm in addition to the starfish charm.  All metals are sterling silver.

To see more of my custom work, go here.  To read more about the design process, visit my website.  Alexandra Webb Jewelry

Bold Grey Pearl Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

For this wedding the bridesmaids are wearing lavender, the groomsmen, grey.  So the bride wanted to tie in the color pallet through the jewelry.  She also wanted something bold!  Bonus: these are definitely pieces the girls will be able to wear again and again! 

These custom designs include glass pearls, rhinestone rounds, Swarovski crystals and sterling silver findings.  To see more of my custom bridal jewelry, go here.  To learn more about the custom design process, visit my website.  Alexandra Webb Jewelry

Bridesmaids Chandelier Earrings - Custom Order

I made 7 pairs of these beauties this spring and had to share!  The bride wanted something big and bold, yet wedding-appropriate for her girls.  Love them!

Alexandra Webb Custom Jewelry

Large hammered 14k gold filled hoops are embellished with freshwater coin pearls and tiny freshwater round pearls.  Along with faceted briolettes of AAA grade peridot and roundels of peridot and smoky quartz.  Earthy, yet chic.  Check out more of my custom orders here or learn more about my custom jewelry on my website. 

Grey Glass Pearl Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

It's been awhile since I've shown you what I've been up to!  I actually have been working on a lot of custom bridal jewelry, just haven't taken the time to share that with you...I'll try to show you more soon.  In the mean time, here is a beautifully simple order I recently finished!  I really love these pieces because they are so simple and certainly something the bridesmaids will get a lot of use out of!

The bride chose large (14mm) slate grey glass pearl rounds with a simple sterling silver toggle clasp.  For matching earrings, a slightly smaller (12mm) glass pearl on a sterling silver post.   A great set that the bridemaids can wear for a lifetime.  I like to use quality materials, like sterling silver, to avoid allergic reactions and pre-mature wear.  With proper care, these pieces should hold up for many years to come!

If you want the bold look of a large pearl, choose glass pearls.  They come in a wide variety of colors and are very budget-friendly.  Want to add superior quality?  Choose Swarovski crystal pearls, they also come in amazing shades and are a bit more durable, with layers of "pearlescence" atop a crystal bead.

Update Custom Bride's Jewlery

I posted about an order I created for a bride last August.  And I wanted to share the photos she sent me from her wedding day wearing her custom jewels!  These photos were taken by Eric Stocklin.  What a beautiful bride (and such beautiful jewelry)!  To get some ideas for custom jewelry be sure to visit my website: http://www.alexandrawebbjewelry.com/

The Chaos of My Creative Process

I woke up early this morning, had some caffeine, got out my iPod and sat down in my studio.  Time to be creative.  I'm fortunate that when I find myself stressed or suffering with insomnia (for some reason, an issue this week), I can always do my favorite thing- make jewelry.  When I work on my designs I tend to get into a creative space in my mind, very little disrupts me.  My dogs jump around, bark at my neighbors leaving for work, but I pay no attention.  People who have witnessed this call it my "zone," as I will often have conversations, or at the very least respond to what they are saying, with little recollection of it later.  Best not to ask me important things if I have a pair of pliers in my hands...its like trying to talk to a sleepwalker!

I love designing.  I rarely sketch before I work, although sometimes its necessary for my custom work.  Often I sit down in front of what must look like an absolute disaster to everyone else.  Spools of wire, tools, tiny beads, little bags of gemstones scattered about in what seems like no rhyme or reason.  It looks as though a tornado hit my studio- all the time.  But, somehow I tend to know (generally) where things are and have a method to my madness.  I like to work with the materials- the gemstones, strands of pearls, and shiny chains, feel them in my hands and visualize what they could be.

When I get in a fresh shipment of materials, I'm giddy.  Like a kid in a candy store running his hands through barrels of candies, I rip open packages, touching everything, and start imagining the possibilities.  And going to a gem show, well, just imagine a bride at a Vera Wang sample sale.  I'm ready to throw down for some concave cut AAA grade green amethyst. 

How I became a jewelry designer is still a mystery to me.  Growing up in my parents' fabrics and crafts stores I spent many an afternoon making some of the ugliest jewelry you have ever seen.  Not to mention the quilts I made for my dolls, which at best could be described as "darling" or a similar term adults use to describe train-wrecks of creativity children show them with pride.  But, I began making jewelry as an adult, and although it was a rocky start (I would be ashamed if anyone ever sees the piles of jewelry I made in the "early days"), I pursued my hobby with passion.  Eventually people began to buy my pieces.  I had someone stop me in a bar and literally purchase jewelry off of my wrist. So, here I am, making jewelry with that same passion, and hopefully creating pieces that people will love for many years.  Gifts, symbols of love and affections, little pieces of myself, making the world a little happier.  Back to the studio I go...

www.alexandrawebbjewelry.com

Purple Gemstone Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

I just completed a custom order for a wedding party.  The bride chose to use gemstones- dark and light purple amethyst, pink amethyst, iolite, and freshwater pearls.   Take a look...

Maid of Honor's necklace

Flower girl's necklace

Bridesmaids' necklaces

Interested in custom bridal jewelry?  Contact Alexandra Webb- 410.244.5144 or alexawebb@gmail.com

Green Amethyst Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

I wanted to share some custom bridal work I recently finished.  The bridesmaids are going to wear a sage green color so the bride chose to use green amethyst.  Its a beautiful gemstone, translucent with a pale green hue. 

Flower Girls' Necklaces

For the two flower girls, the bride chose green amethyst pear briolettes on a "satellite" sterling silver chain.  Very delicate and feminine.  For the three bridesmaids, the same green amethyst was used.  The maid of honor wore green amethyst dangling on sterling silver chain with a "fern" green Swarovski crystal accent.  (Loved this combination!)  The other girls had simple dangles of green amethyst with freshwater pearl accents.  One pair was made with posts instead of hooks, a preference of the bridesmaid.  That's the great thing about custom jewelry- everyone can be accommodated! 

Bridesmaids Earrings

To find out more about what I do and the custom design process, be sure to check out my website: www.alexandrawebbjewelry.com/bridal 

Purple Bridesmaids Jewelry - Custom Order

I recently completed a fantastic order for a bride.  I love the color purple, so I was thrilled to work on this order!  For earrings, the bride chose to use purple cubic zirconia briolettes that dangle on sterling silver "almonds."  The necklaces match with more purple cubic zirconia and amethyst purple Swarovski crystal.  Crystal is a great material to use because it comes in so many colors and is a bit more economical than gemstones.  Take a look:

Most of the bridal work I do is custom, but you can get ideas from my website and etsy site.