Busy in the Studio

After leaving my studio to its own devices for 8 months, I finally have dug it out, organized it and have it at a point where it is functional. Hallelujah!!

That said, I've been busy. Here's some proof for you:

Working on putting some new designs on YazBerry cards. Many varieties of simple semi-precious stones, some glass drops and some bamboo coral. Prices to be determined. Message me if you would like to purchase anything. Thank you.

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Putting earrings on cards. Lots of sea glass post earrings $14 each. Message me if you'd like some. Loving this vintage card table I found the other day.

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Attempting to organize my always chaotic studio. I found some heavy stemmed glasses at a thrift shop and am using them to sort tools. This is an ongoing challenge for me...organized chaos; I'm not messy I'm creative.

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Finished wrapping a large custom order. Now I just need to purchase some more supplies to finish.

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Work in progress. By the end of the day I will finally have a price for these beauties.

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Finished my prototype for my Benjamin Franklin Kite necklace. I am very happy with this and will be making a series of these where each is a one of a kind. Price to be determined.

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Just finished some custom order leather Men's / unisex bracelets.

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YazBerry Jewelry Collection: Magpie for Mother Nature

The Magpie for Mother Nature Collection...I can't tell you weather I am naming myself or a design set of jewelry...I gravitate towards semi-precious stones, corals, polished nuts and seeds. In fact I just invested in quite a few more semi-precious stones to design with in the New Year. My semi-precious stone palate now includes Labradorite, Quartz crystal points, Prehnite, Jade, Garnet, Obsidian, Onyx, Serpentine, Peridot and many many more treasures. I finally have found a system I think I like for organizing my jewelry supplies...a little peek; the tiny drawers are filled with semi-precious stones, the larger drawers contain the rest of the loot and the organizer cases mostly house beads and findings:

So far I have focused my efforts on earrings as I enjoy making tiny sculptures to wear. I plan to expand my stone work into necklaces. Here are some of the earrings I have made in the Magpie collection. Some have found happy homes. Many are available on my facebook page or in my Etsy shop. Do you have a favorite semi-precious stone and you are inspired by something I have made and what a custom piece? Let me know, I would be thrilled to work with you to create something special.

YazBerry Fashion Studio Tour

Etsy has this great new feature; "About", a section to feature my work space, process and a little about what makes me tick. Here are a few shots of my current studio space. I call it "étude compacte". I am living and working in borrowed space and each room came fully furnished. This room houses my work space, a giant TV, a sofa and my dressers. It is my "livibedudio". I am fortunate I have a second large room for sleeping and working on sorting vintage inventory. (Thank you parents for sponsoring my living & working arrangements for the moment).

New Studio Space

I know some of you enjoy seeing where the magic happens. Here are some quick pics of my new studio space. They're dark as it is night, but it does get great sunlight too :)The gorgeous screen is part of my inheritance from my Grandmother. LOVE it and works perfect to make this living room space multi-functional. God save the screen!

New YazBerry Design Studio

Favorite excuse for chaos: I'm not messy, I'm creative.

Here is a photographic tour of my new design studio in Salem, MA.

Overall view. I have a lot of floor space however the table is set up so I can quickly rotate from my machine to my cutting table. Also, I still need to find 'more organized' homes for some of the stuff in the floor. All and all, mostly functional at this point shortly after the move :)

My sewing table. I acquired a new machine for free at a yard sale. It is a work horse and great for straight seam sewing. I was surprised it worked upon plugging it in (the orange flowered cover in the corner gives you an idea of its age).

Organized chaos. I know where everything is.

I have a room with a view. I'm on top of a hill and can see the sunset from here!

My fabric stash. Sorted in color order. I think better that way.

The coolest part of this room is all of the storage. It is in the top floor of the house and I have huge finished closets in each of the eaves as well as a walk in closet for my own clothes!

The YazBerry warehouse! All vintage and handmade lovelies live here until you adopt them into your home! (Considering an adoption? visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com!)

I even have a built in cedar closet to protect all of the delicate fibers like silks and wools!

Awesome space to store purses.

The collection as viewed from...the other end!


BONUS FEATURE!
Here is a quick peek at my personal closet...not finished organizing it yet...but have lots of shelves and hanger rods on both sides to do so. I've always wanted to know what some of my favorite designers have in their closets. As you can see my color palate runs from my closet into my store. That is indeed consistent!

Enjoy!

<3 Virginia