Jewelry Tennis #5

Jewelry Tennis #5
Originally uploaded by bcyrjewelry

This is my next tennis volley for Sophie!! I've been having fun making bangles and thought this would be perfect. I actually made a cuff bracelet too, though I haven't photographed it yet. This piece seemed the best 'hit'.
Check out more of the tennis details here!
Its on Etsy too!

Tennis #4 Sophie's brass monkeys

brass monkeys
Originally uploaded by duckduckgoosestuff

So I think my counting is a little off - the last one I posted said #2, but I think was indeed #3, sooo... this will be #4!

This is Sophie's volley from this piece. I'm very excited that she used some gold and I think I know what my next piece will be! Hopefully it won't take me a month like it did last time! Here is Sophie's blog about it.

tennis volley #2

tennis volley #2
Originally uploaded by bcyrjewelry

Finally! I've finished my volley back to Sophie in our jewelry (or jewellery) tennis match we have going. It only took me something like a month!

It was in a way harder than I thought it would be - I wanted to do something that was inspired by - but still deviated enough that I felt like it was coming from my head, not hers! I have a feeling its only going to get harder!

here's the post from her last one

and the original.

Check out Sophie's shop for more amazing pieces and her blog too!

Jewelry Tennis

earring tennis
Originally uploaded by duckduckgoosestuff

So I had this idea a couple weeks ago - I think partially b/c I had been watching the US Open - a lot - and have started playing tennis again in real life - its called Jewelry Tennis. I don't know that there really any rules - no out of bounds, no net, well and instead of a racket - I suppose we have hammers? or torches - or both!

I specifically thought of my dear friend Sophie who lives across the big pond in the UK. Her style is similar to mine in a way that I love everything she makes, but different from mine in that everything she does is something I wouldn't think of! Sometimes I feel like we share a creative brain. So basically the idea is that one of us will make something and the other will hit back with something inspired by, but different than, that particular piece. I think we've been playing for a long time now already, but for real, its started! And this is her first piece! There is no time frame - so It might be a week or two before I come up with mine - but I'm excited for a new fun challenge!