The weekend of 19 and 20 + May 25 and 26, twenty artists and craftspeople open their doors throughout Opsterland, a beautiful county in the northern part of The Netherlands. Atelier The Jewelry Story also participates, Jan and me welcome you on both weekends. Lots of new designs and new jewelry. For more info: Kunst in [...]
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Open Atelier Route 2013
May 16th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Art, Life, Uncategorized
Tags:handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·Open Atelier Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek
Once upon a time … baking bread
April 12th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Life, Once upon a time..., Uncategorized
Do you know I never baked a bread in my life? Once upon a time … way back when living in Amsterdam, I was so lucky to live across from bakery Paul Annee. That was my first introduction to really “heavy”, healthy bread and also the first time I ate sourdough bread. The street where [...]
Tags:baking bread·Dutch bakery
A new Silver Spring Necklace!
April 9th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Last week, Jan and I again photographed several of the new jewelry we created. This time we took pictures both inside … and outside … This is SPRING, our latest necklace. The large beads are made of silver and copper. Do you like to know more about this necklace? I just posted her in our [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·big silver beads·Handcrafted necklace·handmade silver beads·Marion Pannekoek·silver necklace
The art of making
April 4th, 2013 · 1 Comment · craftsmen, Handmade, Uncategorized
This beautiful short film shows how a guitar is made. The film takes 3 minutes … in real life it takes 299 hours to make a guitar. Take your time and enjoy, the music is really beautiful too. We make the jewelry … is there somebody out there who is willing to make such a [...]
Tags:craftsman at work·craftsmen at work·guitar building·The Art of Making
Meanwhile in our Atelier … beads
March 29th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Meanwhile in our atelier, My Work, Uncategorized
Suddenly I felt like working with beads again … Every year Jan and I go to Idar Oberstein in Germany to visit an insane large gems trade fair. At this international fair traders from all over the world show their gemstones and beads. We always try to only buy those beads and stones we really [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·big beads·handmade silver closure·necklace made of beads·yellow big seeds
Yoko Ono
March 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Fashion, Uncategorized
Making new jewelry!
March 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
Usually around this time of the year I am always busy making the garden and our yard “summer ready”. Not this year, because it is way too cold and the ground is still frozen. The birds pretend this is not true and continue to sing their song to attract each other, but the wood stove [...]
Tags:bead necklace·bespoke jewellery·big blue beads·big silver brooch·jewellery and wood·rose wood
Big silver pendant Amphora
March 15th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
To make a pendant shaped like a Greek vase was on our wish list forever. Now with all custom made orders almost done there will be time for new designs … Amphora, a large silver (silver is blackened) pendant in the shape of a Greek vase by Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek for Atelier The [...]
Tags:Amphora·bespoke jewellery·big silver pendant·Custom made jewelry·jewelry made to order·silver pendant shaped like a Greek vase
Spring!
March 5th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Life, Nature, Uncategorized
Today finally I feel fit enough to return to work. In time for the nice weather! And look what has happened in the few days I was sick … Because although temperatures were freezing last night and everything was white this morning, the sun is out and I realized that it is not long before [...]
