Hello! It's my Studio Saturday day over at the Art Bead Scene blog. Hop on over there for a chance to win an Irish Waxed Linen Cord Color Mix from the Jewelry Accord shop.
Right now, I'm working on magazine submissions. Today, I invite you inside my studio to take a sneak peek at the materials I'm creating with for the Spring 2014 issue of Jewelry Stringing Magazine! It's time to submit jewelry designs for next year's Spring issue, now. And yep, I'm actually sharing with you exactly what I'm working on for the pieces I plan to submit to the magazine. That might seem kinda crazy, but I embrace the idea of freely sharing information that might help someone else find success in getting jewelry published. I thought it'd be fun to do a little show and tell to give you a glimpse inside my process. I hope this information will help other designers feel more confident about creating jewelry for publication. Getting your jewelry published can be a tricky thing. Personally, I find that challenge fun! There's absolutely no guarantee that anything I make will be selected. All I can do is try my best to follow the magazine's guidelines, let the themes and color palettes provided inspire the ideas for my designs and stay true to my own style, esthetic and creative process. Jewelry Stringing is one of my all-time favorite beading magazines. I'm intrigued and captivated by the themes and color palettes the editors come up with to inspire their contributing designers. Come join me now and get a taste for what I'm working on and my process for creating jewelry pieces for this particular magazine. I hope to inspire you to work on your own creations as well and submit your designs.
Jewelry Stringing provides guidelines, themes and color palettes for each one of their upcoming issues. You can find the full details and guidelines for submission here. I've provided some of the information for the Spring 2014 issue here in this post.
The first theme and color palette for Spring 2014 is "Soft Jewelry". (The following description is taken from the guidelines on the magazine's website.)
Soft Jewelry
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Leather,
ribbon, cord, thread, embroidery floss, and fabric are most commonly used as
stringing materials and structural components in jewelry pieces, but they also
lend themselves to creative and compelling focal elements. Submissions in this
category will range in style, but they should all include fibers, textiles, or
leather as a prominent design feature. Consider highlighting these materials
through techniques like knotting, braiding, and wrapping, or incorporating
current trends like fringe or tassels into your designs. See their Pinterest inspiration board for this palette at: http://pinterest.com/stringingmag/soft-jewelry-spring-2014/ |
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So, here's what I've chosen to work with for this theme: The second theme and color palette for Spring 2014 is "Spring Greens". (The following description is taken from the guidelines on the magazine's website.) |
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Spring Greens
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If there is one color that ubiquitously
represents springtime, it has to be green. Fresh leaves sprout from the trees,
grass peeks out from beneath snowdrifts, and budding shoots speckle our garden
beds. From subdued mossy shades to high-energy lime tones, each piece in this
category will celebrate spring in all its green glory. See their Pinterest inspiration board for this palette at: http://pinterest.com/stringingmag/spring-greens-spring-2014/ Here are some materials I've chosen to use for this palette and theme:
Shimmer Floss Ribbon, Czech glass beads, Irish waxed linen and a gold button.
The third theme for Spring 2014 is "Monochromatic". (The following description is taken from the guidelines on the magazine's website.)
Here are some beads I pulled from my stash for this category:
Seed beads from ShipWreckBeads.com and a handmade ceramic bead set by Keith O'Connor.
I hope you've enjoyed following along with me on my journey to creating jewelry for the Spring 2014 issue of Jewelry Stringing magazine. I want to inspire you with ideas that you can use in your own jewelry. If you'd like to try submitting your designs, here is the deadline information and submission guidelines you'll need to know: E-mailed pre-submissions are due September 26th, 2013; physical submissions are due October 10th, 2013. For the rest of the submissions instructions and specifics, please read through the Contributor Guidelines in their entirety here.
Don't forget to leave a comment on my Art Bead Scene blog post to be entered to win the cord color mix giveaway. Thanks you!
Happy Beading! |
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These are gorgeous combos. I'm so wanting to put some pieces in this year. I better get on it!
ReplyDeleteI am in the MBP with Deb and Judy up here in NH do you know them. Love beading and creating any moment I can find to do so.
ReplyDeleteAwesome "tutorial"! I appreciate you taking time out to share your process and knowledge. I hope all of your submissions are published! Those Sankofa trade beads are fantastic and the monochromatic using grey will be fun to see completed!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog very much, the unique and creative ideas you post in your blogs is really adorable.
ReplyDeleteErin, what a fantastic post - you cover everything from the process of getting published to color palette inspiration. I have no doubt I'll see these beautiful components gracing the pages of a future issue of Stringing! Your designs are always some of my favorites in that publication. I recently finished writing tutorials myself and plan to take a break from jewelry submissions for a while.... Thanks for the inspirational post!
ReplyDeleteHi Erin, thank you so much for sharing this and for your generosity to write this.
ReplyDeleteI love love love to see what the end result of your designs will be and I hope all your designs will be published.