Popnicute Heart Necklace for Drew Barrymore
Published On: 03-30-2012 10:49am
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Category: Popnicute Jewelry on Celebrities
First of all, this has been an a-mah-zing opportunity to send Popnicute artisan jewelry to Drew Barrymore! I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to make a jewelry for A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Besides being busy making films, she's also known as a philanthropist. Drew Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, she has donated over $1 million to the program.
I had my heart set on making her one of my signature heart pendants, Popnicute Hearts, but I didn't want it to be anything like what I've had before. To me, Drew's personality is lively and sweet, her style is a little bohemian with some inner rockstar persona. Therefore, I tried to make a piece that reflects all of those things I mentioned above.
I picked up a stunning Labradorite heart stone with amazing green flash. I read that green and blue were her favorite colors. I picked up my pen and sketched simple lines. I doodled on this old note book that I got from a bank in Indonesia. I played with shapes around the frame of the heart. The first doodle looked like doily. Too vintage, maybe? The second one looked like fire, blazing around the heart. I liked that. I brought the design to my computer and traced it. Didn't look quite right. I then combined the two shapes I doodled into one. Now the design flows very well. I liked it very much. Now it speaks Drew Barrymore to me.
doodles are just.. doodles.
I took Indonesian Batik motifs as inspiration. Indonesian Batik incorporated a lot of repetitive patterns and organic elements in their designs. I re-imagined the traditional inspiration by infusing modern elements to make the design look more contemporary. I printed out the design, attached it with rubber cement to a brass sheet and started sawing. Broke 3 blades trying to get the piercing designs right. I sensed a need to order more saw blades in near future. Yeah, I have been known to have a sixth sense when it comes to shopping. LOL.
I never planned anything too detail on my designs. I let the piece guiding me where it wants to be taken. As I'm working, usually I'd add more elements and details. That's exactly what I did with this piece. The only concrete idea I had was the frame. While working on it, I'm adding wire details here and there. I picked up an Amethyst Swarovski crystal and trapped it in between these Bali style copper bead caps. I have two of these on the necklace. Amethyst is Drew Barrymore's birthstone. She's a February baby.
Pineapple quartz round beads were my choice to accompany this Labradorite heart pendant. I think their subtle beige color compliments brass very well. I added a simple copper wire bow toggle clasp at the end of brass ladder chain for the closure of this necklace. All in all, I spent countless hours making this necklace. Some parts were designed multiple times to get them look right.
A sweet little bow to add a girly touch.
I had fun on the photo shoot to photograph this necklace. The sun was shining, the day was so bright, providing a plethora of lights. Before posing like a fool in front of my camera, I styled myself with a combination of a solid purple linen dress topped with a ruffled end beige cardigan, cinched with a metallic, leopard print, stretchy belt. Funny thing about the belt, I got it new (lucky me) at the local Goodwill for $2.99. My husband hated it. He thought it was ****ing ugly. I bought it anyway and ha! Who's laughing now?
Do you think Drew Barrymore will like this necklace I made for her?
And what do you think of my packaging?
What's inside is the necklace (of course!), a note card for Drew, and a couple of business cards. I really hope I got everything right. I reprinted the note card twice because I found some typos and didn't use the right kind of paper. I designed everything myself. I'm so happy that everything comes together nicely and looks quite cohesive. The chocolate jewelry box and gold ribbon came from Nashville Wraps. Love them! Very nice quality and fast shipping. The light brown kraft labels came from Creative Label Concepts, also very nice products and fast shipping. I highly recommend these 2 companies.
That's all for now, folks. I hope it was a good start of many good opportunities to come. Popnicute is getting closer to Hollywood! It's a never ending excitement with The Artisan Group!
If you want to see more (bigger) pictures, go to my Facebook page.
Read the press release here --> Popnicute Artisan Jewelry to Contribute to Exclusive Celebrity Gift Bag for Drew Barrymore
Read the press release here --> Popnicute Artisan Jewelry to Contribute to Exclusive Celebrity Gift Bag for Drew Barrymore
EDITED 4/10/2012 ~ Wanna see all the artisan goods from The Artisan Group that were sent to Ms. Drew Barrymore? See them at Pinterest! Amazing stuff! Drew Barrymore is one lucky gal :)
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Reader's Comments
By Guest on 04/18/2012 @ 12:08pm
ikak............ nice works.... love it...... :) miss U also - Olivia Ir.By Guest on 03/31/2012 @ 10:28am
Lovely creation, and fun to peek at your design process! I'm sure Drew will LOVE IT!! Joyflower Joysilk.blogspot.com
By CustomGemCutterCreations on 03/30/2012 @ 08:21pm
I am sure she will LOVE it! It is Gorgeous and Unique, just like Drew!
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By Guest on 10/30/2012 @ 08:56pm
I've been looking for good places to get boxes and supplies of the like, thanks for the info. What an amazing opportunity, and incredible necklace design. I love it.