Dolorous Pops Up

Check out Dolorous Jewellery at the Nightshades and Tigerlilies Spring Pop Up Sale at The Drake Underground Thursday March 31st from 5-9:30pm

Come out and shop!

Girls Girls Girls

Madame Alix Gres 1939

So I recently bought a large batch of new supplies! YAY! Part of looking forward to spring for me is considering new additions to the line, and I've decided that some new supplies are just what I need to get my creative juices flowing. With this on my mind, I've also spent a lot of time considering my different inspirations and the one thing that it always comes back to is the female figure. Its so important to me to make a piece of jewelry that wears and moves well, as well as looking fantastic, and a big part of making a piece of jewelry hug the body well is considering the body its supposed to be hugging. The female form, in every shape and size, is something to be appreciated. One of the most rewarding things about making jewelry is seeing someone wearing one of my pieces and making it all their own, cohesive with their unique style. When designing I like to keep conscious of all types of shapes and styles by frequently leafing through my every growing collection of what can only be deemed 'girly pics'. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure.

Individualize

Individual Eyes

Plaid

Dolorous necklace and custom feather shoulder piece on Holly of Parallels in Paid Magazine! Photos by the extremely talented Maxim Bocken, styling by Dwayne Kennedy and Brian A. Richards

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOLOROUS!

Dolorous Jewellery is one year old today! Yay!

Protractionation

So yesterday was Family Day (FUN!) and surprisingly, I actually spent the day with family. I went with my parents to an antique sale they were going to, and in spite of having to wake up unnaturally early for a long weekend monday, I was very happy with the decision to tag along. Its not often that I find something so fabulous to look at that also proves a functional purpose but today was different. I found this amazing protractor and compass set, complete with replacement pieces and a velvet lined leather carrying case. I kind of couldn't be more excited about it. Not only is it a very useful set of tools for my trade, but there is also something so satisfying in using something that been around for so much longer than I have.

On top of that amazing find (which really would have been enough to keep me happy for weeks) I found three amazing new pairs of earrings. Well, actually my mom, who is a great shopping partner, found two of them, probably because she knows I'm always a sucker for big geometric hunks of metal. Since I actually don't have my ears pierced (a choice that has become even more shocking to people considering my choice of profession) most people assume that it must be difficult for me to find earrings but, as you can see, I do just find. Honestly, when it comes to vintage, I'm surprised when people find earrings that aren't clip ons.

Overall, it was a very successful day.

Rose coloured

Happy Valentine's Day

Something that sparkles

They say most ladies want something that sparkles for Valentine's day. I on the other hand have been feeling extremely crafty lately and decided to whip up a little sparkler for myself!

Though I can't quite make diamond rings yet, I did my own interpretation using slightly less expensive materials, namely brass and rhinestone, but they still get the job done!

Struck by the mood, and to be honest a few happy accidents, I hand formed two tiny hearts for the setting of this ring. I'm not usually one for hearts but who knows, maybe cupid struck my jewellery bone ( I think its attached to my Proximal Interphalangeal Joint).

Not sure yet whether I'll put it up for sale or not but if you're interested feel free to message me about it!