In Memory of my Grandmother

 For several seasons now, EtsyMetal has played along with the Project Runway challenges and invites others to participate as well. I am very excited that the challenges have started again!!! 

The day after the show a translation of the challenge here will be posted on the Etsymetal blog. Participants have one week to make a piece and must submit it by midnight of the next Thursday, when the show airs.

The Project Runway Challenge:

The designers had to use the clothes they slept in the night before plus one of their bedsheets to create a new look. They also had access to dye and trimmings.

For our EtsyMetal Translation:

Since this challenge was all about using what you have in an unexpected way, and since most of us don’t sleep in jewelry, the challenge this week is to make something only from material that is sitting on your bench! If you don’t have a bench or access to your studio, then choose another area like your desk. Since the designers got a sheet, we get some sheet metal. You are welcome to use enhancements like stones from your supplies. But the final piece should be made of a majority of your found pieces if possible. Ok now, make it work!

For my piece I looked at my bench. I actually had a lot of things on it. It was quite messy! At first I wasn't inspired by anything. I wanted to use something that was a scrap since that was  the challenge. I had plenty of stones and other things cut out on my bench to chose from, but I wanted to try to be true to the challenge and use scraps. 

I finally found this setting that I had made in sterling silver. I had made it probably 6 months ago. It didn't work for what I was doing back then and remade one. The butterflies are cut out from scrap also.

I was inspired to make this butterfly necklace that was a tribute to my Grandmother who passed away recently. There are four butterflies on the necklace representing four generations of my family. My daughter and I spent a little time with her before she passed. 

My Mom was there too. She spent the last month of my grandmother's life with her. My Uncles and Cousins were there also and many other family members.

Four generations together.

I am very sad to have lost her. She was a beautiful woman full of grace and kindness. She kept the family together. She will be greatly missed.

I will keep this necklace for myself and give it to my daughter one day. 

Here are a couple of pictures of my Grandmother.