Thursday, January 8, 2015

Delia's Delight Jewelry to Participate at the GBK 2015 Golden Globe Awards Gift Lounge

I am happy to announce that Delia’s Delight Jewelry will be participating at GBK’s Gift Lounge honoring the 2015 Golden Globe Awards Nominees and Presenters, in association with The Artisan Group®.  Wire Wrapped Pyrite and 14K Gold Filled Necklaces will be gifted to members of the Press stopping by The Artisan Group exhibit.  This event is a by-invitation-only Gift Lounge and takes place January 9-10, 2015 at an exclusive location in West Hollywood, California. 

The gifted Wire Wrapped Pyrite and Gold Filled Necklaces ($90 USD at deliasdelightjewelry.com) were designed and created by Monica Sargeant, founder and owner of Delia’s Delight Jewelry.  The elegant wire wrapped design is hand crafted from 14K Gold Filled Wire and features a Faceted Pyrite gemstone which delicately hangs from a 14K Gold Filled Chain highlighted by tiny Faceted Pyrite gemstones.

Monica Sargeant is very pleased to be a part of this event as this is her first involvement with gifting through The Artisan Group®.  Delia’s Delight Jewelry was started in 2005 in Northwest Illinois.  Monica Sargeant has been creating unique and detailed designs for over 10 years.  Her jewelry can be found at Juried Fine Art Shows in the Northwest Illinois area and on her website, www.deliasdelightjewelry.com.

You can contact Monica Sargeant by email at deliasdelight@yahoo.com, Like her Facebook Page (facebook.com/deliasdelightjewelry), Twitter (@deliasdelight), Instagram (@deliasdelight).

For inquiries regarding The Artisan Group, please visit theartisangroup.org.


Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Learning to Fail for Beginners!

Learning to fail is harder to do than learning to succeed.  I have been wire wrapping for over 10 years and while I do not consider myself an expert, I have learned many different techniques and I love being able to pull them out of my mental workbox much like a painter knows which colors to mix to get those perfect sunrise colors.

I have made many wonky wire pieces that will never see the light of day.  It is through those failures that I have learned how to perfect my wrapping skills.  I have two full binders full of tutorials and I have gone through most of them more than once.  I can usually figure out how to replicate a piece but learning the technique and improving or adapting it to my skills make them worth every penny.

When I first started out there were not many tutorials or books available as there are today.  The best way to learn back then was practicing and taking a class or two.  After about a year I ended up teaching others.  Learn how to fail and keep practicing.  Don't get discouraged because your first piece is not a masterpiece or doesn't come close to the picture in the book.  I promise you that not many people can create a wire masterpiece the first time they try a new technique.  Start again and learn from your mistakes.  Sometimes those mistakes are happy accidents that will lead you to a better technique or design.  Stressing out over failures is not going to help you learn any faster.

Practice, practice, practice, oh, and have fun with it!

This is a practice piece from Timeless Wire Weaving by Lisa Barth