I'm in... wooo hooo. I've really been looking forward to being a part of this project again. I have missed all of the inspiration and motivation that I get from participating in the YOJ project.
Been a while for me, so I'm going to throw up a pic of some recent work - just to make sure I remember how to. :) This pendant is my 'Pink Lady.'
Delia
http://www.deliasstones.blogspot.com
Night and Day, 
Creamy Coin Pearls, Faceted Labrorodite, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver set the stage for this necklace.
The chosen metals were fashioned into sections of Byzantine and connected together with Japanese Weave.
Once complete I added the Pearls and Labrorodite for a versatile piece that can go from office to a night on the town.
Complimenting the Rose Gold I used Copper Toned Leather.
Deborah aka sneekbead
Well, I waited to post my last week for a few different reasons. One - I was ridiculously busy making my displays and my tags. Two - I wanted to be the last one to post into the FSOJ folder for the year!
My very lsat piece for the year is entirely hand made. clasps, jumprings, everything! A peruvian opal focal, with something alike to an eni style embellishment on the front. then two "infinity type" swirls(coiled) on either side. Peruvian opal likes, fat wrapped, and then fat wrapped plain links with a spiral dangle (coiled). There are four spiral dangles on either side of the focal to represent each season, and how each season linked and spiraled into one another. There is one "infinity type" spiral on either side to show how glad I am that this will continue, hopefully forever! :^) The wrap on the front of the opal show how we all went through ups and downs, and yet we managed to cycle back to the beginning again! This was a real blast everyone, and I cannot wait t osee next years seasons spiral by!
so, as I approached the end of FSOJ, I was really bothreed that there was one week I didn't do - A place to put jewelry when not being worn... I had tossed around a few ideas in my head, but nothing was panning out... Well, after my move, I decided it was time to really get some nicer displays... So, five corkboards, covered in table cloths that match my logo (and extras for the actual tables too!). The large cork boards cost me only 11$, and the small one was from years ago. They were covered by only one table cloth which cost 11 dollars! so five ful displays for a whopping 55 dollards... not bad! Two of them are completely finished with a ribbon frame, while I ran out for the last three... Will finish them once that ribbon is back in stock. Also made up literally over a hundred tags by hand... Had my business card professionally designed, and then just resized it and printed on glossy paper, and cut with a scrapbook cutting tool, and then hung with a ribbon. The earrings were inserted through a slice made by an exacto knife... Anyways, I am very happy that my one and only missing post is no longer missing! YAY! I completed the entire 52 weeks of FSOJ!!! :^)
Well...I am late again. You may see a consistent theme...these little flower forms. They seem to be popular. So I have been experimenting. These are some lovely muted colors of grey and peach. Very pretty. 
Week 52!!!
The FSOJ is one of the most unique and inspiring events I have ever had the fortune to be involved in.
Personally, I have grown tremendously as an artist, and have seen others do the same...many of you blow me away, every week with your creativity. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing it continue!
I hate to say it (again), but this is another little pendant thats been floating around on my table for a couple of months...if I finished even HALF of what I started, I'd have a huge inventory. But alas, my self diagnosed adult onset ADD must be to blame, right? Or is it all the pretty shiny things I never put away or organize that distract me from one project to the next? We may never know!
Next time I have the camera out, I will take a picture of said table to give you an idea of just what is going on in my basement disaster area!
So, this is a nice, LARGE faceted Labradorite rondell with Garnet and Bali beads. The pendant hangar is also the clasp, with just the finished ends and a couple of large jump rings being the only part to the leather strap.
Thanks for looking and any comments/feedback you may have!
My Best to you!
Angie S
http://www.allthingsangie.com/
I'm sorry to end this wonderful year with something that doesn't have too much wire in it, but if I don't post this, I'm not sure when I will post something - life has gotten complicated. This has been a wonderful experience - I'm so impressed with everyone's creativity and imagination. And thanks so much to the organizers for making this possible. This is a wonderful community and i"m so proud to be a small part of it.
Stephanie R.
PS I bought these pearls in Hong Kong almost a year ago and they are so gorgeous that I decided to keep this as simple as possible.
Well, not on time and not a finished piece of jewelry, but an accomplishment to celebrate nonetheless! Here is one of the sets that I made and named it "Black, Gray & Red Hot!" just for this week's entry. Some of the beads actually have .999 pure silver on them and I just am so thrilled to be working in hot glass that I am going to pursue doing lampwork as my focus. I look forward to the new season and I must say that all of you are just a great group of talented women whom I am privileged to be associated with.
Almost caught up!
I bought 5 of these Chalcedony Druzy free form pendandts, and this is my first necklace with them. I paired it with faceted Iolite and Labradorite, sterling silver beads and wire. I decided not to oxidize this since all I have is Black Silver, and this can't be tumbled since it's on leather.
Normally I'll wear a necklace once before selling it to make sure there are no pokies or other issues, but I didn't have that chance - I hope the owner likes it!
I'll have my journal updated soon to include more pictures, but it won't be until Monday.
Thanks for looking and any feedback you have to offer!Z
Angie S
http://www.allthingsangie.com/FSOJ.html
WAHOO!!!!! We made it!
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!!
Looking
back thru the blog is an awesome experience - what an extraordinary
body of work we have made - something I think we should all be pretty
proud of :^)
52 weeks has absolutely flown by - hasn't it?
For my
final piece for FSOJ I wanted to try and incorporate some of the new
things I have learned this last 12 months. I'm pretty happy with what I
came up with, although the photo really doesn't do it justice (this is
picture no. 42 - I kid you not!)
The main body is 14g. fine silver.
I have hammered this lightly and then balled up the ends with my torch.
The wrapping and weaving is done with 26g. sterling & G.F. , the
small beads - also in the same metals are 3mm. round. Suspended from
this is one of my dichro pendants (with gold painted on and fired)
which I have finished with PMC from a syringe. The whole thing is
hanging from a 2 in 2 chain using two different size rings interspersed
with GF wrapped loops and more sterling beads. A hand-made "S" clasp
finishes it off.
There are a couple more pictures on my blog if you'd like to see them. Comments are always welcome and thanks everyone for your support and camaraderie this past year - YOU GUYS ROCK!! .......Lynette.
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