Jennifer Walsh Designs

Here goes. I’m releasing my baby to the world. Anyone who knows me will attest that I am a diehard knitter. I have knit enough scarves and hats to stuff the coat closest of everyone who has ever celebrated Christmas with us, and I have donated enough to Harrisburg’s largest mission to keep them warm for a winter.

When I went gf in January, I got the itch for a new hobby. I knit with wire and the swatches were amazing. I went to the craft store to look at what kind of tools and accessories it would take to turn those little pieces into jewelry. Well…I got hooked. I’ve been playing with jewelry making in my (non-existent but necessary) spare time. The few pieces I’ve done have turned out great (now that I know how to use a crimp tool!!!)

Here’s the necklace and bracelet I made over the past few days:

Ok, that’s the only picture we get tonight….I’m Really frustrated….Does anyone have any advice at all about uploading pictures….Everyone has these awesome pictures of food. My pictures are all fuzzy and flashy. I’m using close up, and I researched online and found the milk bottle/white background trick, but the pictures still upload in gargantuan size and all fuzzy. It’s really hard to resize them. I had 5 pictures loaded and the whole thing froze.

I really want to take pictures of our food and my jewelry and post it. Help.

Dear Brother….please share your art school wisdom! I have until the Saturday before Easter because I promised several pieces for the Vent Camp Fundraiser and I want to get good photos before I lose them!

Thanks in advance.

Jen

Here’s a few more fuzzies of my jewels…
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PS:  It was really hard to pick a name for my card…they want a card to display with the jewelry at the fundraiser.  You wouldn’t think that naming something after yourself would be a problem, unless there are 0.5 million people with the same name as you!  Why Jennifer…….except that I was the born in the year 1970, the inspiration for the book “Beyond Jennifer and Jason”.  I have one sister in law who has the identical married name and I have another sister in law who has my maiden name.  Those who are plain wish to be exotic, and those who are exotic wish to be plain.

 

Knitting

Those who know me well know that I am an avid knitter.  My husband says I knit enough to clothe the local homeless shelter with hats and scarves each winter.  In reality, I love the feel of the yarn through my fingers, and the satisfaction of giving away something that I made.  I’d almost say it’s relaxing.  If you’re a knitter, check out the link to Black Sheep Bags for an easy (read: beginner) bag to knit and felt.