A Class With Friends

a couple of weeks ago i travelled south

to teach a soldering class at a good friend of mine's home

sweet miss tiffany kirchner-dixon

aka the fancy farmgirl

hosted this class in her gorgeous studio

the technique that was taught was

"vintage mercury glass" pendants

in which the students went home with a necklace and a bracelet

involving this technique

class samples:

the beautiful airy studio of tiffany's

(all photos to follow were taken by the fabulous tiffany)

all the students final projects were AMAZING

lots of them had never soldered before

but you wouldn't know it from looking at their works of art

kathy used a high school picture of her mom

for the photo in her pendant

kathy had a stash of fabulous buttons

that i was secretly coveting

tiffany's wonderful necklace

love how she used the cream buttons and sari silk to finish hers off

for kathy's bracelet she used a picture of her son when he was little

it turned out charming

can you believe this student had never soldered before?

renee did an amazing job and i love how she added the tulle bows to her necklace

here is renee's bracelet

love her word she chose

i am sorry we didn't get photos of the other students works of art

some had to leave a little earlier than when class ended

the night before the class

we had a fun "girls night" with fabulous food and drink

"what happens in tiffany's studio involving pink champagne and moscow mules,

stays in tiffany's studio!"

i pre-stamped some metal for the girls

so that we could make cuffs

soldered on some large bezels in which they could choose what they wanted to put inside

my finished bracelet

(the silver solder on the cuff was a happy accident)

renee's gorgeous cuff

kathy's finished cuff

it is so "her" with the aqua flower

again, not everyone's projects were photographed

while i was pouring up the resin in the bezels

i also had a few belt buckles that needed more resin as well

just have to attach the wire linked belt to them and they will be good to go

again, thank you SO MUCH tiffany

for offering up your home for this class

it's always great fun meeting new people

and being inspired by what they create

This Is What Keeps Me Busy

with all the rain and cold we've been having in my neck of the woods

it has allowed me lots of time to create in my studio

i guess i can be thankful for the weather that keeps me hibernated inside

it gets my creative juices flowing and new jewelry designs coming

another new heart necklace

"love u more"

vintage rhinestone bling squares

vintage gold metal trim necklace

an ornate vintage cross assembled onto a beaded silk cord necklace

vintage glass stone necklaces in two styles

visit "whatever lola wants lola gets" etsy shop

to see what this gal has been up to!

The Emmy Party

blog catch up

feels like forever since i have posted

last september i was asked by this sweet girl molly

to be a sponsor at an emmy party that she designed and organized

for "project green"

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

here are the two women behind project green

go here to read all about their mission

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whatever lola wants lola gets jewelry was part of the swag bags

that were handed out to the chosen celebrities of the emmy's

special bags were all sewn up to hold the jewelry in

here is the assembly line for stuffing the swag bags

everything went into these metallic gold bags

some of the lola beauties that went into the swag bags

it was an amazing experience and one that i was honored to be in

the emmy party was held on the rooftop of the petersen car museum in los angeles

this was the cute little hamburger shop inside the museum

cool sculptures made out of driftwood that graced the rooftop

where the festivities took place

cute cynthia dropped by to say hi

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

i was also able to meet some actresses/celebrities and gift them with my jewelry line

here i am with janice dickinson

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

and the lovely nicky hawthorne

such a gracious and lovely young woman

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with Nicky and her stylist

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a happy owner of lola jewelry

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

a couple other sweet actresses Jenna Johnson and Tia Barr

each of them picked out a piece of jewelry that suited their personalities

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

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this cutie alexis wilkins is a disney actress with a budding singing career as well

she was such a sweet young woman that i had the pleasure of meeting

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

these two goofballs were the kaboo bag duo

denise and katie

i was such a lucky lady to receive two of these great "tech" purses

go here to see what they are all about

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

the "group" on the last night of the emmy weekend

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

all of these gals were such troopers

and i was lucky enough to make new friends with all these great ladies

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

molly and sara

Courtesy of Alive! Expo Green Pavilion during Emmy week

of course no high end emmy party would be complete without a few new pairs of shoes

(an excuse to go out and buy new ones!)

all in all it was an experience i will never forget

and i was honored to have been given the opportunity

to showcase my jewelry and have it put "out there"