tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post4208833671186263038..comments2024-01-25T05:58:01.481-08:00Comments on Sj Designs Jewelry: The Enchantress of Florence / Difficult Loves- Inspired by Reading Book ClubSarajo Wentlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-3027508990413361092014-03-06T07:50:48.171-08:002014-03-06T07:50:48.171-08:00Thank you so much for your kind words about my cre...Thank you so much for your kind words about my creations... it means a lot to me since I still feel relatively new at this and am trying to find my own voice. Thanks also for making me laugh out loud! (I had the same reaction to the "junk" exposure!) <br /><br />I submitted my Enchantress piece to the same magazine (I'm assuming) when I saw how well it fit with the theme and palette, but it wasn't one they asked to see in person. That's ok, since I could share it with the group... and they did ask me to send one of my other pieces. Fingers crossed. Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-23818505334901554472014-03-06T07:39:08.073-08:002014-03-06T07:39:08.073-08:00What wonderfully 'enchanting' necklaces, j...What wonderfully 'enchanting' necklaces, just as the inspiration stories were! <br />Your necklace is very 'flowery' without being 'flowery'. :) Its perfect, especially the flower POPping out of the link just above the focal... i can just see the tattoo flowers POPing out on his skin! Thanks for playing! Alison Adornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754045925802703362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-50492161638179692822014-03-06T06:20:12.454-08:002014-03-06T06:20:12.454-08:00Thanks so much, Ann! And welcome to the book club...Thanks so much, Ann! And welcome to the book club!Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-10463981058688564602014-03-06T06:18:37.686-08:002014-03-06T06:18:37.686-08:00Welcome to the book club, Rachel! Glad that you c...Welcome to the book club, Rachel! Glad that you could join our merry little band! Thanks so much for your kind words about my pieces. Isn't it amazing how our brains can transport us back to different points in time through reading, or music, or whatever? Thanks for the info on your film links too... such a neat idea!Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-22201442252706942752014-03-06T05:40:54.219-08:002014-03-06T05:40:54.219-08:00Thank you so much Mary! I really look forward to ...Thank you so much Mary! I really look forward to our book club challenges and to seeing what everyone else took away from reading the same stories. It makes both my librarian heart and my jewelry making heart happy!Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-87060783497483232552014-03-05T16:52:29.953-08:002014-03-05T16:52:29.953-08:00Great post! I surprisingly had a difficult time w...Great post! I surprisingly had a difficult time with The Enchantress of Florence. It was very "pretty" to read, but I often got confused and had to go back several times to make sure that what I had read was what I read. Like at one part I was like, "Did that dude really just pull his junk out? Yep!" Plus, my history lessons in school didn't include much Mughal history, so I felt like I had to brush up, because I didn't know what the heck they were talking about or even where they were talking about. Thankfully there's Google!<br /><br />With that said, I was really inspired by some of the details. One of the prompts for a magazine happens to correspond nicely with this title and I've made some really cool things. I'll revisit some of these ideas soon and hope the magazines like the things I've made inspired by this epic, exotic journey.<br /><br />Your piece is delightful! I love the bright colors and how you've mixed the Indian themes with the floral ones. It also looks very "you". Even though the topics and themes of our books are vastly different, you always manage to inject your style and that's super cool! Nicely done!<br /><br />I also was inspired by The Enchanted Garden. Even though we were inspired by the same story, our pieces look totally different. I love how you've used the bead cap in a different way, making it a focal and then dangle the different story elements. It has a bell like feel. Both are really stunning! Good job!<br /><br />And thank you for participating! It really means a lot to me!<br />Andrew Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191233443131580096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-88378336347208589862014-03-05T16:11:14.332-08:002014-03-05T16:11:14.332-08:00I love your Secret Garden necklaces. So pretty. ...I love your Secret Garden necklaces. So pretty. I also enjoyed "The Enchanted Garden" and love how you have two versions based on two different things in the story. I did not read the Rushdie book, but I love the colors of that necklace. Somehow, the pendant design looks like the book title sounds. At least in my mind. :) Ann Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911194722202501782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-43366447968794065762014-03-05T16:00:34.402-08:002014-03-05T16:00:34.402-08:00Hello! I joined the book club late so I didn't...Hello! I joined the book club late so I didn't have time to read the Rushdie selection, but you have made it sound like something I will read! I love the pendant-the colors and the filigree are perfect. The piece has a really nice balance to it and I love that you have to look at it multiple times to really appreciate all the details. I will agree that the Calvino piece seemed like it was missing something in translation. I also enjoyed the Riviera stories and like you, the Secret Garden reminded me of playing with my neighbors as a child. The two pieces you created for this story are beautiful! I love how they, like the story, have an air of mystery and enchantment to them. What is going to come out of those pods once they open up? The colors are perfect too! I do see the swimming pool in them! <br />Thanks for stopping by my blog too. The film links you asked about are made from placing two links of Tim Holtz's Film Strip Ribbon together and then putting eyelets through them. The tiny camera links and camera clasp are made from wood veneer die cut pieces that I stained with alcohol inks. Thanks for the compliments!Bluefinch https://www.blogger.com/profile/15907692345452234906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2358211303703733205.post-57691941930084759202014-03-05T06:53:57.990-08:002014-03-05T06:53:57.990-08:00Love your post. And all that you created. I am a...Love your post. And all that you created. I am always so happy to read your posts about books and see the book through your eyes. I had a similar response to both books and also found inspiration in both. I love the way these books have ideas and imagery that just pop into our imaginations with almost fully formed ideas of what to make. I am posting later today. Not quite ready with my Calvino piece but I have one for the Enchantress. Your necklace with the fuschia pendant is so gorgeous. Love the wee tiny flowers you added. The Leaf flowers in the Calvino Necklace are just stunning--a touch of his surreal realism inspired and beautifully made!!Mary Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.com