Saturday, July 17, 2010

Dramatic Black & White Design Affect

A mix of rare and exquisite creamy ivoryite stones from the Arizona mines are strung for a dramatic design against banded black agate stones. The agate coin stones have striking banding in an almost off-white color with a hint of brown; some of the stones when held up to the light are almost translucent. Between the stones are pewter star spacers and the triangular agate pendant is hung with a silver twisted swirl bail.






Agates: Balancing physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies; perceptiveness, strength, inspiration, awakening talents.

Dramatic, unusual, chic, or trendy --- find your style among our custom jewelry designs!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wired Ceramic Crystal Clusters

This intriguing design is a mix of several different techniques. The first is the focal gray ceramic beads are wired with non-tarnish silver swirl accents; I did this to accent not only the bead to also play hide-n-seek with the black splattering on each bead and the fun part is the beads twist on the wire so you could wear some showing wire and some not or none at all!

Then I strung the design on double strands so the crystal clusters are more of a flowing cluster rather than heavily gathered, an interesting tid-bit about these crystals, some of them have been heat treated and will color change slightly when refracting different light. And finally, the earrings style I get asked to design, the long cluster charms.



See these and many other uniquely designed jewelry at our shop!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Dramatic Black & White Design Affect

A mix of rare and exquisite creamy ivoryite stones from the Arizona mines are strung for a dramatic design against banded black agate stones. The agate coin stones have striking banding in an almost off-white color with a hint of brown; some of the stones when held up to the light are almost translucent. Between the stones are pewter star spacers and the triangular agate pendant is hung with a silver twisted swirl bail.






Agates: Balancing physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies; perceptiveness, strength, inspiration, awakening talents.

Dramatic, unusual, chic, or trendy --- find your style among our custom jewelry designs!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wired Ceramic Crystal Clusters

This intriguing design is a mix of several different techniques. The first is the focal gray ceramic beads are wired with non-tarnish silver swirl accents; I did this to accent not only the bead to also play hide-n-seek with the black splattering on each bead and the fun part is the beads twist on the wire so you could wear some showing wire and some not or none at all!

Then I strung the design on double strands so the crystal clusters are more of a flowing cluster rather than heavily gathered, an interesting tid-bit about these crystals, some of them have been heat treated and will color change slightly when refracting different light. And finally, the earrings style I get asked to design, the long cluster charms.



See these and many other uniquely designed jewelry at our shop!