Black Flower Choker
by Trish Hodgens

Basic Black, Here To Stay Forever?

While Trish’s black polymer clay necklace isn’t considered morning jewelry, have you ever wondered how all black jewelry came to be a fashion statement?

In 1861, Prince Albert died, and again Queen Victoria influenced the direction of jewelry design and production. She went into permanent mourning- only wearing black clothing and black jewelry for the rest of her life.

For several years all of England followed her example. Jet, a fossilized driftwood, suddenly became the material of choice for jewelry. And what a stroke of luck that was for the good people of Whitby, on the coast of Yorkshire. They were sitting on the finest Jet deposits of the world. Carved Jet chains, Jet Crosses, Jet pins and earrings - indeed every style heretofore offered in colorful gems, glass and metal, were now produced in Jet.

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About the Artist

I was born and raised in Texas and have been interested in arts and crafts all my life. My loving husband puts up with the many hours I spend on my work. All my experiences, including photography, scrapbooking, web design and working with bread dough when my two daughters were young, have lead to this wonderful business of polymer clay! 

After writing my first book, “Recycling with Polymer Clay”, I realized that I could get more projects to more people by starting the Poly Clay Play Club. I create clay pieces, then write the instructions for more than ten club projects every month. Soon we will be starting the Kids Poly Clay Play Club which will include products to play with clay, along with fun clay projects that I have designed and written. The Kid’s Club has been a fun process and I am looking forward to launching it.

In addition to the club projects, I try to write a project at least once a month for my web site visitors to enjoy and publish a newsletter announcing the project and what is new at my site. Come Poly Clay Play with me at www.PolyClayPlay.com/Invitation

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