add to your collection

good golly designs has four necklaces that would be a great addition to any ones wardrobe. take a look at the pictures below and let me know if you are interested in purchasing. feel free to contact me at molly@goodgollydesigns.com for more information.

necklace #1

blue/green turquoise, black/grey marble, yellow quartz

necklace #2

blue/green turquoise, marble, pyrite, yellow quartz

necklace #3

black/gray marble, pearls, yellow quartz

necklace #4

turquoise, TONS of turquoise, crystal

'tis the season....

to give those you love amazing holiday presents! necklaces and bracelets make wonderful gifts. let me work with you to create a one of a kind gift. we can create something using birthstones, favorite colors, special messages and so much more. 

feel free to email me at molly@goodgollydesigns.com so we can start creating the perfect gift!! happy holidays!

all finished

and its done!

this necklace covers every bead type in the books; crystal, pearls, quartz (pink and yellow)... and the list goes on. the necklaces photographs a bit more vibrant than in reality, and i do think it is much more beautiful on a neck than captured here. it has almost a subdued nature to it, i find it to be very tranquil, even if it is composed of many different bead styles. 

sneak peak

i have two necklaces in the works right now, and wanted to give you a first look at them. the necklace below is for someone super special to me. i chose a fairly muted color palette, with a lot of sparkly accents.

before starting

first take

adding further details

i found this pin and was instantly excited to create a necklace dedicated to my favorite holiday. i plan on watching my favorite halloween movies, Hocus Pocus and Nightmare before Christmas and finishing this one up fairly quick. Check back later this week to see the finished necklace! 

happy halloween

i started brainstorming my halloween costume, have you?

its official

i am finally starting to feel that good golly designs is legit. the website is up and running, and i am so proud of how it turned out. all those weeks [months] of one step forward then three steps back finally paid off and my struggle with web design has come to an end! and now i have finished my business cards... one more thing checked off my to do list.

here is a sneak peak!

they have not been sent to print yet, so please send my your thoughts. i always love others imput.

and be sure to check out the new website

www.goodgollydesigns.com

bring on the fall!!

labor day weekend for most is a somber reminder that yet another summer has come to a close. though i live for those weekends away at the beach, spending time in the sun, to me this signifies the start of my favorite time of the year. but that is for another entry. this weekend also coincides with a very special persons birthday, my grandmother. she would kill me if i disclosed her age, but her spirit is still very young and i wanted to make a necklace for her to capture both her wisdom and youth. i was most definitely inspired by the oncoming storm with the use of so much grey, but also made sure to include strategic uses of color and sparkle to add some drama. i finished the necklace with a special message.

xoxo

love, molly pat and dan

heres to hoping she loves it as much as we love her. happy birthday grandma rhoda!

pink and silver update

wanted to include a some pictures of the completed pink, pearl and silver necklace shown only in pieces in my last entry. i think it came out wonderfully. this was created for a mother from her daughter as a birthday gift. it is special to work on projects like this.

in a nutshell

i love designing pieces specifically for the recipient, whether it is for you, your mom, sister, best friend, grandmother, etc. i aim to add of the persons personality within each. that being said, the necklace has a lot of me in it as well. i began my love affair with beads while traveling years back. instead of collecting postcards from different cities, i was fascinated with gathering beads from all over the world. many of those beads are still incorporated in my necklaces today, so bits and pieces of my life experiences are past to those who wear my necklaces. when i begin designing a necklace, i sift through the jars of different beads to create a palette that suits the recipient and also the vision i have for the piece.

above is a selection of beads used to create a pink based necklace with silver accents

i have always been drawn to asymmetrical design over symmetry, so that is something that can be expected in my necklaces. they are formed in a manner to cause the eyes to jump around, struggle to find a favorite bead, create adjacencies that seem to make no sense, yet when viewed as a whole form wonderful harmonies.

in the necklace above, the asymmetry is quite drastic. one side is all freshwater pearls while the other side a collection of bold colors in different shapes and sizes. this asymmetry is able to create a balanced piece. click here for more pictures of this necklace and the others in the collection.

i began experimenting with alphabet beads, testing out ways to use them in a more sophisticated manner than i did when i was a kid. they are now a staple on my necklaces. on the back of each necklace, i always include two beads, reading "love m". each piece is a part of me, and made with much love.

i expanded on the signature to add quotes to necklaces, a way to further personalize each piece.

there are no limits when it comes to necklaces. i keep working to further push the confines of "traditional" jewelry with every new piece.

my BIG move

recently i moved, simply from one bedroom to another, yet i maintain that it was not that straight forward. i am still putting my life back together but what excited me most about this new room is the space available for a workspace. good golly now has a formal home; even if the rest of my life is still yet to be organized. i purchased a desk off craigslist and took it upon myself to refinish it. typically these projects end up sitting in my parents basement or garage for years, but this one needed to get finished to house the boxes, jars, and cases of beads that previouslly resided in the living room, whether the roommates liked it or not. half of the problem in making necklaces is that i do need time to walk away from them, and figure out if i love the arrangement, and in doing so i used to have to clean up everything. well now i am loving the freedom to leave my creative chaos and know i will not be bothering others. my desire to make was stifled by my hate for cleaning and now i have no excuse but to design, design, design. now if i could only get myself to clean and organize the rest of my belongings.

much improved from the chipped white it used to be

the new workspace, small but much needed!

and a much deserved thank you to my brother pat for all his help with the painting, moving, well... basically everything.

westport=heaven

this past weekend i retreated to this little place called westport,ct or more well known to my circle of friends as "heaven", where the weather reports call for a "delightful day" and the temperature is never below 75. this little slice of heaven and some incredible landscaping made an amazing backdrop for an impromptu photoshoot showcasing some of good gollys finest past creations.

lee and brian get hitched

good golly designs made its wedding debut this summer at an amazing philadelphia wedding. lee and brian got married in june and you know who :) got to make the necklaces for the wedding. working with a gray and yellow pallete, i had a great time creating different yet complementary necklaces for all four bridesmaids. the necklaces were made with freshwater pearls, antique gold broaches and an assortment of yellow beads. here is what i came up with...

the beautiful photography was shot by rebecca barger

http://www.rebeccabarger.com/