Bronze Charms | Jewelry Designer Blog

December 20, 2011

Bronze Jewelry Charms Become Family Keepsakes

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze, bronze charms, Inspiration, jewelry design — juanita @ 11:20 am

Sending our Bronze Jewelry Charms out into the world to become family keepsakes is Nina Designs’ dream come true! When we’re pulling orders we often wonder what’s to become of the jewelry charms we’re sending out. And, I remember more than once wishing out loud that this or that jewelry charm would be passed down from mother to daughter as a remembrance of love and friendship. That’s why Erin Prais-Hintz of Treasures Found Blog blew my mind with her latest post.

It’s all about her Nana commissoning Erin to make charm necklaces out of her coveted charm bracelet that chronicled her life’s adventures from Mexico to Germany. Erin made one necklace of each of Nana’s girls using one of Nana’s charms and filling in with Nina Designs bronze jewelry charms. I won’t give anymore away. You really must read it for yourself. Learning about each woman, and how Nana and Erin lovingly tells the story of each through jewelry is so, so special.

Here are some of the sweet charm necklaces. To see more go to Treasures Found. To start telling your story through jewelry, shop Nina Designs.

A charming gift!

For one of Nana's girls

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December 17, 2011

Blog Partners Roundup of Bronze Jewelry Designs

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze, bronze charms, Inspiration, jewelry design — juanita @ 10:00 am

Our blog partnership is really heating up with exciting jewelry designs. In this latest bunch we sent the same bronze jewelry charms, earring findings, and leather cord to each blog partner and the resulting jewelry designs are diverse, fun, and unique. It’s wonderful to see all the different ways jewelry designers can showcase the same jewelry parts.

Jean Yates, from Snap Out of It, Jean! There’s Beading to be Done, discovered what fun braiding soft, supple leather cord can be, and how beautiful the result.

Carmi Cimicata, of Resin Crafts and Carmi’s Art Life World, used the bronze butterfly wing pendant as a frame for her resin craft. I love the look, and am so tempted to try this for myself!

And, Gaye Fields, of Gaye Fields Jewelry, paired the same butterfly wing and the same leather cord with handmade ceramic and glass beads with stunning effects, and an entirely different look.

Discover the possibilities of bronze jewelry!

Jean Yates

Gaye Fields

Carmi Cimicata

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December 9, 2011

Bronze Jewelry Charms Make a Splash in Lorelei’s Jewelry

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze, bronze charms, jewelry design, marketing — juanita @ 4:37 pm

My job here at Nina Designs has lots of perks, but sharing a love of jewelry and jewelry design with those around me is definitely what I appreciate most. That’s why I got a tingle up my spine when Lorelei of Lorelei Eurto Jewelry, one of our blog partners, emailed to say her post featuring our bronze jewelry charms was published. I couldn’t wait to see. But, I purposely saved it as my treat for finishing my to-do list.

And, it was worth the wait! Lorelei’s Blog is as delightful as her handmade jewelry designs. It is filled with beautiful photos, fun bead swaps, and informative interviews with other creatives. From the very first post you get a sense that Lorelei is obsessed with crafting jewelry & collecting beads. (It’s good to know we are not alone). And, her love shines through her jewelry. Every piece has a loving intention – every color choice, every found object, every art bead was selected with great care.

And, the necklace she made with bronze bird charms and leaf charms is a celebration of color and shapes. While the pattern of beads is random you get a sense that each one has purpose – and, seriously – what bead doesn’t want to be on display? She also designed a gorgeous leather necklace and a pair of earrings that are simply – to die for!

Lorelei's Sweet Necklace

Lorelei Eurto Jewelry

Nina Designs New Bronze Earring Hooks

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October 27, 2011

Bronze Bee Charms Fit Right in at Alison Kelley Designs

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze, bronze charms, jewelry design, marketing — juanita @ 1:28 pm

Queen Bee Necklace

Bronze jewelry charms fit right into Alison Kelley’s jewelry aesthetic. Her designs are modern with a bit of whimsy, and complimented with a soothing color palette. We are thrilled to have her as a blog partner. We sent her a goodie bag filled with bronze charms and pendants and she really knocked it out of the park!

Be sure to go to Alison’s blog to see all her creations. The gemstone combo she paired with the bronze peacock feather is just lovely; and the gold filled chain is a perfect match! Her whimsical combination of tiny bronze charms with hand-stamped messages are super sweet too. I personally feel that all moms everywhere should be rewarded with one of Alison’s Queen Bee necklaces!

Follow Alison’s blog for a chance to win her fabulous Tree of Life necklace. Shop Alison’s jewelry on her Etsy shop.

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October 21, 2011

Bronze Feather Pendant Featured in Tesori Trovati Jewelry

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze charms, jewelry design, marketing — juanita @ 2:40 pm

Tesori Trovati Jewelry

Tesori Trovati is one of our latest blog partners and a wonderful jewelry designer who created a stunning necklace with our new bronze feather pendant. She very expertly combined art beads with pearls, silk ribbons and bronze pendants resulting in an opulent necklace with a warm berry palette. Her use of color is masterful. Get a closer look on her Treasures Found blog, and pick up her creations in her Etsy shop, Tesori Trovati Jewelry. Make sure to check out her “simple truths” charms. They’re adorable handmade charms with simple affirmations and a paired image on the other side.

If you make jewelry and blog about it, then consider joining in the fun. To become a blog partner, email juanita(at)ninadesigns(dot)com.

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October 5, 2011

Bronze Jewelry Findings Featured by our New Blog Partners

Filed under: Blog Partner Fun — Tags: bronze charms, Giveaways, jewelry design, marketing — juanita @ 10:43 am

I am thrilled to introduce our new blog partners and share what they are doing with our bronze jewelry findings. It’s exciting to get our bronze charms and pendants into the hands of amazing jewelry designers to see what they make next. I especially love seeing how they mix Nina Designs jewelry findings with beads from their own stash. It’s unpredictable and fun, fun, fun!

Gorgeous necklace created by Jeannie's Blog. See what else she whipped up!

It’s going to be a blast. Check out what the first of our blog partners are doing. Many are hosting giveaways, so join the fun!

Bella Vita Handmade Jewelry Blog has scheduled giveaways for every Friday this month.
Alison Kelley Designs will also be making jewelry and hosting fun giveaways.
And Jeannie designed amazing necklaces with lots of texture. Stay tuned for her giveaways too!

Just so you know . . . each month we select a few bloggers and send them goodie bags. In exchange, all we ask is that you blog about your goodie bag and link back to us. Get creative! Craft a piece of jewelry, write a review, use them in design challenges, give them out as prizes in a give-away – what you do with them is up to you. Then, we link to you from our blog, Facebook and Tweet about what you’ve made. If interested I can send you more details; email juanita(at)ninadesigns(dot)com.

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September 23, 2011

High End Bronze Charms Jewelry

Filed under: Inspiration — Tags: bronze charms, jewelry design, jewelry trends — juanita @ 10:17 am

As jewelry designers it’s important to stay current regarding trends in sterling silver and bronze charms jewelry. I like to peruse the web and see what’s being offered at places like Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Net-a-Porter, and Ylang23. It’s interesting to notice changes and new trends. One thing I’ve been noticing lately is how many well-known jewelry designers are working in bronze as an alternative to sterling silver. While there will always be a market for sterling silver, there is definitely a new market opening up for bronze as well. I also noticed a lot of silver and gold plated bronze options.

Stay ahead of the trends with Nina Designs’ new line of bronze jewelry charms – in solid bronze, silver plated bronze and gold plated bronze.