My First Jewelry Design, Which I Drew When I Was 16 Years Old

A while back I went through my drawings from years ago, and came across this picture.

This was the wedding dress I was dreaming of when I was 16 years old, along with Brad Pitt as my to-be-husband : )

And then I noticed I’d also drawn a design of a pendant to go with the dress…

This was a couple of years before I even thought of the option to learn jewelry design.

I think you an see that this fantasy + celtic style still inspires me in my jewelry designs, even now when I’m 36.

More info: Etsy

The wedding dress I dreamed about at age 16

My First Jewelry Design, Which I Drew When I Was 16 Years Old

The pendant design

My First Jewelry Design, Which I Drew When I Was 16 Years Old

A look at the back of the dress too : )

My First Jewelry Design, Which I Drew When I Was 16 Years Old

Shirli Matatia

Author, Community member

I'm a silversmith from Haifa, Israel. I have a degree in jewelry design from Shenkar College, and have been working in the field since 2004.
I have 2 Etsy stores where I sell my jewelry:
The classic jewelry store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/shirliclassicjewelry
My fantasy jewelry store: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/shop/shirlifantasyjewelry