Thursday, February 15, 2007

Moonlight Sonata

This Item Has Been Sold

This necklace waited so patiently for me to finally make it. I wrapped the hematite donut nearly a month ago and sat waiting for the rest to fall into place. Then one day a woman I know that is an amazing jewelry artisan, Szarka, had a sale on some of her things and I went to looking around. That's when I saw the blue opal nuggets and it was lust from there. The rest of the strand is made up of large grey fresh water pearls, potato shaped white fresh water pearls, small dark grey swarovski pearls, and black agate. Looking at this necklace just makes me hear a piano playing in the back of my mind.Perhaps it's the shape of it or flow of black and white like piano keys. Either way, patience pays off well.

Quiet Sunset





This necklace could quickly become mine. It's reddish agate, pink aventurine, lampwork glass beads, and a carnelian nugget as the focal point. I just love the softer shades of orange and red with deep vibrant oranges and muted reds. You can even look at the carnelian nugget and just see the sun setting.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

First Try at Rings


I finally decided to brave making a few rings. This is the first batch. The top left is stabilized turquoise wrapped in sterling silver. Center left is a fire polished green bead with flashes of red, orange, yellow, and gold in sterling silver. Lower left is blue glass and matte finished cut edges in sterling silver. Upper right is a teal crystal in sterling silver. Lower right is a round tiger's eye wrapped in gold-filled wire.

Green Meadow

This Item Has Been Sold.


I found these glass beads some time ago and have been thinking of a home for them ever since. Well, I finally found it, wrapped in dual strands of sterling silver wire. I love the colors of the beads because it is such a rich green with transparent parts, swirls of yellow, and tiny hints of red. It reminds me of the meadow behind my house I grew up in with a few bright flowers scattered through it.

Hanging On




This bracelet is one that I made using silver wire and different types of glass beads. I just started gathering them up one day thinking about the coming summer. All of the beads are different, and each dangle is unique. I'm just hanging on until summer when it will be warm again.