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New Necklaces Coming Soon!

6/27/2019

 
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​Lots of new jewelry designs coming soon including this sweet half-moon silver necklace!

The half moon pendant for this necklace comes in several different sizes and you can choose your favorite necklace length!

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Simple Silver Bangle Bracelets

6/24/2019

 
Silver thin bangle bracelets
Sometimes elaborate and fussy jewelry is what I want but, mostly, I love simple jewelry, especially if it's silver!

This silver bangle bracelet is easy and fun to wear everyday. I LOVE hammered silver jewelry - something about the way it reflects the light, I guess! 
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Silver Link Necklace

6/22/2019

 
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So honored to be asked to create a handmade necklace for this wonderful organization to be gifted to the outgoing board president using the logo as inspiration.

When I look at this logo, I see lots of movement  - it's a really dynamic looking image, so the finished silver necklace needed to reflect that sense of movement. The primary metal I use in my jewelry is sterling silver and that was my choice for this piece. I also noticed that the ovals in the logo were of different sizes, reinforcing the sense of movement.

For the final design, I created ovals of various sizes and lightly hammered them to reflect the light and enhance the feeling of movement. Each silver oval hangs freely from the small handmade silver chain that holds everything in place. Lots of movement!

I just got word that those who ordered this silver link necklace love the design!

Don't you love it when you work hard at something and it all works out? Best. Feeling. Ever.

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Stacking Rings + A Cup

6/21/2019

 
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One of my favorite silver stacking rings and one of my favorite handmade cups! 

Don't you love owning things that just make you happy every time you look at them? I would say silver stack rings are a new jewelry trend but, really, did they ever go out of style? I don't think so! 

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Featured for Summer!

6/20/2019

 
sterling silver dangle earrings Laura Teague Jewelry
Love these earrings for summer time!

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You know they are there (& so does everyone else) but they are lightweight & easy to wear - perfect for this warmer (hotter) weather most of us have this time of year!
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Silver Link Bracelet at a Festival!

6/19/2019

 
Sterling silver link bracelet
Don't you just love festivals when the music is great, the weather is perfect and the art and handcrafted jewelry are just what you have been looking for?

My most favorite thing about festivals these days is getting great photos of customers wearing the new jewelry I made!

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T1D Looks Like Me

6/18/2019

 
JDRF T1D silver jewelry earrings
It's good to support good works when you can.

Since I have a close family member living with Type 1 Diabetes, I have a develped a small collection of jewelry that includes long drop earrings and handmade silver necklaces, to support the work of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Each purchase from this collection sends a donation to JDRF, including these handmade silver earrings.
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These Shapes Inspire

6/17/2019

 
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Today is another hot day in south Louisiana but you should see how beautiful the plants are in my yard! The shapes of these perfect little spirals is so cool.

Click here to see one piece of jewelry inspired by this shape!

This sago palm is unfurling leaves at a shocking rate! I keep meaning to put it in the ground (it's currently in a big plastic pot) but it hasn't happened yet! On my list of things to do! 
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"The Tale Teller"

6/16/2019

 
sterling silver link bracelet with hammered circles
I am in the middle of this book by Anne Hillerman and I'm not sure about it. 

I read every book by her dad, Tony HIllerman, and she writes about the same characters so I feel like I know & like the people. 

I'm not as completely drawn in to this book as I was with her father's writing but maybe I'll get more interested as I go along. 

As I said, the characters are familiar so that's a good thing. 

Looking for a good, escapist type novel? Give this one a try!
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Long Silver Earrings

6/15/2019

 
Long silver earrings Laura Teague Jewelry

​Great earrings for everyday wear, especially if you like longer earrings.

Long drop earrings are very popular right now and it's also kind of a bonus that they are lightweight and "open".

​Perfect for summer! 
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Featured Silver Bracelet

6/13/2019

 
Elegant sterling silver link bracelet
This is one of my favorite flowers and I think this is probably the final bloom for the summer. What a color! 

Click here if you want to see details on that silver link bracelet and ​HERE to see silver stacking rings!
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I just read "Joyful"!

6/11/2019

 
I had been hearing about this book for awhile so finally decided to buy it and I am so glad I did! 

The author identified 10 things that can elicit joy: vibrant color, lushness, nature, symmetry, spheres (which she calls "bubbly forms"), contrast, lightness, invisible forces, sparkle, curving shapes. Ok, so I am paraphrasing a bit here, but those are the joyful things! 

One of the most interesting and fun things the author suggests is to keep a "Joy Journal"  to just identify where/when/with whom you are currently finding joy in your life. 

I am planning to reread this book because just one read through doesn't do it justice!

​Have you read it? If not, consider it  - i"ll bet you'll enjoy it! 
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New Camera, New Photos

6/3/2019

 
So.....I decided I needed a "real" camera to take better photos of my jewelry. Here are the things I learned along the way (so far):
1. It won't be cheap. Don't even try. Just do the research and buy the camera. 
2. It will take some (significant) amount of time to get good pics. Point & shoot? Not so much. 
3. Fstop? Aperture? Shutter speed? ISO? White balance? Exposure compensation? Yes. You have to learn all the things about the camera & how it works.
4. Tiny shiny things are really hard to photograph. Ok, I'll already knew this but I am learning it all over again
5. The number of people you ask about the quality of your new photos will equal the number of different opinions you will get about your photos.
6. EDITING. 
7. Keep moving, keep shooting, keep adjusting
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MOP? What?

6/2/2019

 

MOP vs. Freshwater Pearls

MOP stands for "mother of pearl" and jewelry made with this material seems to be getting more popular!

Mother of pearl is a smooth, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of the shell of some mollusks, especially oysters and abalones. So..."pearls" have formed inside a shell in their "pearl" shape. Mother of pearl, on the other hand, is made of the inner layer of the shell itself. 

Freshwater pearls are so pretty but I also see the allure of mother of pearl, especially in that they can be quite large and unusually shaped. 

A few MOP jewelry pieces are coming soon! 
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Imitation Pearls

6/1/2019

 

So Many Different KInds of Pearls

Freshwater Pearl Earrings
There are so many different kinds of pearls....Akoya, Tahitian, freshwater (my personal favorite)...and now, imitation pearls. Click here to learn more about Akoya pearls.
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​Imitation pearls are man-made "pearls" that are made of glass, plastic, or actual mollusk shell. "Pearls" made of crushed and shaped mollusk shells can actually be quite pretty and hard to differentiate from freshwater pearls.

But, still, you can't beat genuine freshwater pearls for look and wearability!
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    I am Laura Teague, a metal smith, knitter and sewist living and working in  Baton Rouge, Louisiana and traveling the western US whenever I can!

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