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Jessica’s earrings

December 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

The Story behind the commission of Jessica’s earrings The order came from a lady whose daughter became 50. We know the client very well but we had never seen her daughter, Jessica, because she lives in Sweden. We asked the client to tell us all about her daughter. A few key words were: gold, black [...]

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Moondance One a new brooch

December 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work

And again another new brooch straight from your Atelier! I just added this brooch named Moondance One to our online store … So if you like to know more about it … please click over here …

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Silver hare in a field of turnips

December 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Culture, My Work, Uncategorized

Do you remember a few weeks back when Jan began to work on a Silver Christening Spoon? Click here to read about the beginning of this assignment. The whish of the client was to have a silver spoon with the image of a hare. The spoon is inspired by a drawing of the Dutch illustrator [...]

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My favorite brooch

November 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work

Sometimes people ask me if I find it difficult to sell certain pieces of jewelry I make. The answer is yes, sometimes I do. Thank god not with every piece, that would be very stressful to want to keep on to all your jewelry and getting upset all the time when selling a piece. But [...]

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The continuing story of the brooch

August 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized, Woodwork, Work in progress...

Just listed a great new Brooch in  our online store. The title of the brooch is Kleine Beer, (Little Bear) and is somewhat similar to Grote Beer. The brooch is made of ebony, silver and rose wood. The Kleine Beer Brooch is a design by my partner Jan Kerkstra. If you like more info about [...]

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Inspiration…

June 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Architecture, Jewelry, Life, My Work

Still under the spell of brooches … and yes I know … I talk about brooches too often lately. I see inspiration  everywhere, like here, beautiful lines and shapes … House Pin made by Jan Kerkstra of Atelier The Jewelry Story Or here … squares and rectangles who are in my opinion entirely in balance. [...]

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Start Open Atelier Route

May 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · Art, Culture, Handmade, Life, My Work

This weekend artists, craftspeople and designers open their doors! You’re welcome to take a peek behind the scenes. Yesterday about 70 people visited our Atelier! The weather was really nice, no wind and therefore the perfect day to take the bike and drive along all those studios … This morning no such luck it is [...]

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A few links and a New Pin

April 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Architecture, Jewelry, Latest Design, Uncategorized

A few links you may like… Another beautiful barn house, for more photos , please click here. If this doesn’t look like summer… for more stunning photos please click here A new pin by The Jewelry Story, want to know more? You’ll find the story in our online store…please click here

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In the meantime…

April 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Animals, In the Meantime..., Life, My Work

In the meantime we do have some pictures! We forgot to take them, but thanks to the husband of Sassafras Design who did take some pictures, you’ll get an impression of our Jewelry Story Open House 2011, just click over here for more. And meanwhile the baby pigeon is still very ugly and is growing [...]

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Some early Xmas shopping

December 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Ceramics, Design, Handmade, My Work, Napkin rings

This morning we woke up to a white white world of snow… So who knows… maybe we will have a white Christmas! Here is some early Xmas shopping. Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm! Miho deerhead made of recycled wood 23k gold Dot Design on handmade, natural white tableware by Baily does not bark [...]

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