McClure Designs Design Times

2008-06-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

McClure Designs Jewelry Now In
HARD WEAR STORE!

I would like to announce that my jewelry line is now available in The Hard Wear Store on 25th Ave. and Irving St. in San Francisco's Sunset District.

The Hard Wear Store is a super store that carries ladies and men's clothing and accessories, if you haven't already, please check them out!

Oh... and the reason why I haven't posted in a while ... I am currently 8 and half months preggo -- and it's a boy :)

2007-11-30T16:22:00.000-08:00

PRE TURKEY DAY BOUTIQUE

I did a boutique at my work the day before Thanksgiving.

I got to play with my Christmas display elements. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and had to make do with the "camera" in my phone.... it's something at least...

2007-11-05T15:10:00.000-08:00

Ready for Christmas?

Wondering what to get for that special someone for Christmas? Or better yet, want to treat yourself to something special? Then check out my online store at http://mccluredesigns.etsy.com.

Come on out the Crow Canyon Country Club on Saturday November 10th for the Winter Wonderland Boutique. The show is from 11am to 4pm and you can click here a to pre-order your tix for $7.00, tickets at the door will be $10.00.

Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Dr.
Danville, CA

Bring a print out of this blog post to receive 10% off* any one item.

If you ever have a special request or a question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Happy Holidays!

Raquel

*10% off is good only for purchases from McClure Designs -- no other retailers. 10% off is good for November 10th, 2007 Crow Canyon Country Club event - 11am to 4pm. Printed copy of this blog post is required in order to receive 10% discount off one item.

Copyright © McClure Designs 1999-2007.

2007-05-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

HI ALL!

I have a newsletter that I send out to announce show dates, new designs and all kinds of other good stuff. I will not sell your email addresses ever! I barely have enough time to write this blog post let alone try to sell email addresses ;)

2007-04-15T13:01:00.000-07:00

PROJECT DE MODA SHOW
Friday April 27th
4 to 9pm
111 Minna Street
SF, CA

I will be hawking my wares at the Project de Moda show at the 111 Minna Gallery in SF.

I will have all my latest designs!

I accept Cash and VISA and MASTERCARD.

Come by and say hi!

2007-02-26T11:49:00.000-08:00

New Earring Designs Posted on Etsy!

I have posted several of my higher end earrings and will be posting more new creations in the coming weeks.

Check it out at http://mccluredesigns.etsy.com

Thanks!

Raquel

2006-12-04T17:38:00.000-08:00

ESTY STORE NOW OPEN....

More items added daily.

Check it out -- http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=104526

2006-10-24T16:58:00.000-07:00

Wedding Jewelry

I have been working feverishly on jewelry for a wedding's bridal party.

I designed one necklace for the bride, 5 for her bridesmaids and I am also designing the earrings for all.

Here are a few pics that also show the tools of my trade:

2006-10-11T10:26:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

I have been working on some fancy woven collars for a wedding and possibly some matching earrings -- I will have to pin the Bride down and get a definite answer. You know how those expectant brides can be... so much to plan... so little time.

I will post some pics when I am farther along. Sorry no pics of late... I promise I will post more this week!

-Raquel
www.raquelmcclure.com

2006-10-03T21:03:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

I am working on designing a new jewelry website (yes, I actually will design and code it myself -- HTML design is my second love) and I will keep posting my latest creations on here. Check out the earrings page to see some of my "bargin" designs:www.raquelmcclure.com

Had a frustrating time the other day trying to photograph a new Trois earring in all carnelian -- the camera wouldn't focus.. ugh...

2006-09-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

My latest creation -- Liberte (freeform) earrings with all amethyst accents. The longest one is about 3 inches.

Check it out:

2006-09-27T21:01:00.000-07:00

If you are interested in any of the items I feature on my blog, just email me.

My website http://www.raquelmcclure.com is being revamped and doesn't have any of my new designs on it as yet.

Thanks,

Raquel

2006-09-26T20:55:00.000-07:00

Hi All!

I guess I have been on a creative bent of late, I just did a new version of a style of earrings I came up with last year -- I am calling this style "Trois" French for 3 since there are 3 colors involved -- garnet, pearl and carnelian.

Trois front view:

Trois side view:

I had originally made this design with amethyst, pearl and peridot with an amethyst drop. Those are my favs.. and I wear them.. ALOT...

2006-09-25T11:32:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

I finished these late last night. They are made from 18G sterling silver wire that I form and pounded into the freeform shapes. These earrings feature black and white freshwater pearls and iolite. These earrings measure 2.75 inches from the earhooks down.

Earring on the left close up:

Earring on the right close up:

If you are interested in buying any of the pieces displayed on my blog, please email me at raquel@raquelmcclure.com

2006-09-24T11:30:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

I had a productive day yesterday, I accompanied my guy on a sketch crawl and while he was sketching I was working on this idea I've had -- another collar necklace I have named "Classique Longue".

Check it out:

Here is a close up of the drop design:

Well that was my day yesterday. :)

2006-09-23T17:15:00.000-07:00

I have been experimenting with bending and pounding sterling silver wire of various gauges (thicknesses) and I am really enjoying every step of the process.

coming up with theshape for the wire
creating the shape in wire
pounding the wire flat
then using that form in a piece

Here are some examples of my work:

These earrings all use a sterling silver wire hand formed piece:

This necklace uses several different sterling wired hand formed pieces:

2006-09-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

I have been designing with garnet and freshwater pearls lately. I just like how the they look together.

Check out my latest experiments (note: these are rough snap shots):

This one is made with 1.5mm garnet bead and pear drop freshwater pearl -- the design is called the Dentelle.

The design below is called the Classique and is made with 3.5mm garnet beads and 4.5mm freshwater pearls.

What do you think of these? Please let me know, I crave feedback.

2006-09-21T11:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone and welcome to the McClure Designs blog!

On this blog, I will be posting about my up coming events and also about new designs I am working on. Please if you have any design ideas or requests, don't hesitate to contact me.

A little about me, I was born the son of a share cropper... oops.. I was channelling a TV show I used to watch growing up.... Actually, I am just an average jane who loves to make jewelry. I was born and raised in San Francisco (no, really -- natives do exist and I know several -- my mother being one of them) and moved to the east bay in the early '90s.

I got the jewelry making bug from my mother, she used to do everything from macrame to faux stained glass (ahhh the '70s), and from my teen years on I have been creating jewelry here and there. Until one day I decided to give it a go and create and design jewelry professionally.

2006-05-02T16:53:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at Feria Urbana.

This was my first show in over 4 years and it was a blast!

I am planning on doing more shows in the future, so stay tuned for updates!