Pine Trees, Animals, and Mountains Templates

by Judy Larson

I live on the northern border of Minnesota on a river. Even though I live in town, animals roam through our back yard year-round. Moose are not seen in town, but we have to be careful driving as they sometimes do not want to leave the road!

I use what I know when designing a piece of jewelry and find myself using many of the same silhouettes over and over. I was continually reaching for my same sketches to use to cut out trees, animals, and mountains-I used to live in the Rockies- and finally put them on one page. After cutting a page of designs apart into two-inch strips, I run the strips through my sticker maker and attach them to sheet metal and then spend the day sawing out all the pieces. I may seem like a lot of pieces, but for some reason, they never last very long, probably because I use them on most of the jewjery I make!

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Judy Larson's Pine Trees, Animals, and Mountains Templates - , Wire Jewelry Design, Design, tree and mountain templates ring

Judy Larson's Pine Trees, Animals, and Mountains Templates - , Wire Jewelry Design, Design, tree and mountain templates necklace

Judy Larson's Pine Trees, Animals, and Mountains Templates - , Wire Jewelry Design, Design, tree and mountain templates

Judy Larson's Pine Trees, Animals, and Mountains Templates - , Wire Jewelry Design, Design, tree and mountain templates pendant

Adjust the size of the design templates to suit your taste and HAVE FUN!!!

Materials

26 Gauge Dead Soft Argentium Silver Sheet - 6 Inches

H19-26SM6

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1 Inch
Price: $61.08
Gold Club Price: $45.81

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Basic Sawing Kit

G15-7

G15-7
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $34.95
Gold Club Price: $26.21

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Category: Design
Technique(s): Design

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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