Hot & Sassy for Valentine's Day

 

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Fun Beach Sandal Flip Flops

These pendants are so cute and they make the perfect center focal for some of my new summer designs. Each one is made from mother-of-Pearl and inlay as a mosaic pattern on the sandal or flip flop; one is a creamy white color and the other yellow. 



White Mother-of-Pearl sandal pendant and accented with lots of charms in all faceted crystals and cultured freshwater pearls. The necklace strands are finished with square pink aventurine stones, cloisonne beads and more faceted crystals in several sizes, shapes and shades of pink. The metal accents are silver pewter and it is finished with a hook clasp and extender chain; wear this sparkling beauty at different lengths to fit your outfit!







Yellow Mother-of-Pearl sandal pendant that I accented with tones of cultured freshwater pearls and faceted crystals. The necklace strands are finished with more crystals, lime cloisonne beads and metal accents in gold pewter. It is finished with a hook clasp and chain extender for wearing this chic design at different lengths to fit your outfit!

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Fun Fiesta Flair

A little bit sassy, a little bit of fun and fiesta with a whole lot of hot colors! This necklace set is ready for the coming season and can be worn any time of year.

It features a 17” lime ribbon cord, lampwork glass beads in fun hot colors for summer and tons of hand twisted charms in all faceted crystals in coordinating colors!  The set includes matching hoop dangle earrings!

 






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More from the List - Mystic Artisan

One of our most sought after collections is the Mystic Artisan Collection. The mix and mingle of stones, pearls and crystals into elegant and classy designs is everyone's favorite. This is our biggest collection, so the competition was difficult to choice just a few 'best of the year'. So here's our Best of the Year from our Mystic Artisan Collection.....see if your favorite or the one you purchased made the list!

Our Mystic Artisan Collection are classic and high-end elegant styles. The majority of the stones used in this collection are crystals, dichroic glass, cloisonne beads, pearls, agates, jaspers, and more. The natural stones are combined with different metals and other natural stones. Here's the Best of 2011 from the Mystic Artisan Collection.....

 

Bracelets (to the left) made an appearance this year in our jewelry collections, the style is sleek and full of bling with a twist of wire sculpture. This one features my favorite color blue; all faceted crystal, cloisonne beads and hand twisted coils to finished the ends.

Bold tiger stripes in dichroic glass pendant and earrings (to the right) is featured of this necklace; soft colored lampwork coin beads and lots of crystal and cultured freshwater pearls complete this set lovely set.

A set of classy and sassy earrings (to the left) with a murano glass pendant at the center and lots of swarvoski crystals charmed above.

Full of spring and summer (to the right), the feature is a lovely ceramic pendant done with hand painted flowers; the strands are all faceted crystals in complimenting colors.

This set features a big doughnut pendant (to the left) in chalcedony blue and the bail is hand wire wrapped; the strands are all faceted onyx with a mix of lampwork and borosilicate beads.

Stay tuned for more of our 'Best of the Year' from each collection!

So Did Yours Make The List - Southwest Designs

Well...it's that time of year when I do a 'replay' and 'revisit' my favorite designs from the year. There were plenty this year and it's been really tough to determine which one to put as the Best of the Year. We'll start with the Southwest Flair Collection.....see if your favorite or the one you purchased made the list!

Our Southwest Flair Collection is a twisted mix of classic and modern styles. The majority of the stones used in this collection are turquoise, spiny oyster, coral, magnesite, jasper, agate, and onyx. The natural stones are combined with different metals, glass and crystals, lampwork and dichroic glass. 

Here's the Best of 2011 from the Southwest Flair Collection.....

This design (to the right) features a nice silver textured pendant, turquoise barrels, Arizona ivoryite, and a touch of faceted crystals.

This design (to the left) was a dip into a one-solid color theme featuring a nice ax shaped sponge coral pendant, red (dyed) coral disks, lampwork and cloisonne beads with long chain extenders.

In this design (to the right) we combined several techniques, wire work and charming. At the center drop is a beautiful turquoise doughnut pendant and tons of charms in faceted crystals and cultured freshwater pearls. A couple of lampwork beads on the ends and everything is strung onto a braided leather cord.

Earrings (to the left) were not to be forgotten and this pair is all about the dangle and charms of faceted crystals!

This is a custom order (to the right) for a customer that loves turquoise and I added in copper colored cultured freshwater pearls and copper metals. The set included a bracelet that was sized to the customer's wrist. 

Stay tuned for the rest of our 'Best of the Year' from each collection!

New Designs of Sparkle For Your Ears

For the holidays we've been creating some new earrings in long designs, as requested by our many customers! Some are full of crystals with tons of sparkle and bling in hoop dangles...while others are long light-weight tiny triple or double hoop dangles with dagger charms and glass bead accents.  

  

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Browse among hues of champagne, black, silver, golden, green, pink, black, and many other hues and shades of color.

Sassy Southwest Design for Fall

This design in a little different and full of soft colors for the coming fall season. Featured is a lovely agate pendant; cut square with a nice polish on both sides. The pendant is lovely colored in soft shades of tan with white and splashes of dark purple.

  

I hand twisted several faceted rondelle crystals accent above the pendant and act as a bail; then I added in more faceted crystals in complimenting colors, golden rutilated quartz faceted hexagons and metal accents in gold tone pewter spacers.

 

 

A little southwest with a touch of brilliant bling in crystal; visit our Timeless Designs online store to browse and shop our custom designs!

Hot Pink in Metal

Metal is one of the hottest things going in jewelry right now; it is so versatile and can be mixed with a variety of stones, crystals and any other metals such as links, coils and chains. I like working with the metal pendants because it gives such a unique look to the necklace design; it offers a completely different style than when using a crystal or natural stone pendant. This new design is all about the colors of pink and if pink is your color than this little number is perfect for you!

The set features matching metal pendant and earrings in the shape of a square, with brightly colored 2-tone of pink enamel and bronze/gold accents also in enamel. It has been hand wired with a bail and above lots of hand twisted charms in crystals and chocolate jasper.

The bling in this one is in all faceted rondelle crystals of pink raspberry, light champagne and pink just to name a few; there is also a unique stone, chocolate jasper that has a nice dark chocolate with light swirls of cream marbled together, cut as a rondelle with a matte polish.

This one is a fun and bright necklace with matching dangle earrings, which also have small clusters of crystals above the metal square pendants.


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Designs Featuring Murano Glass

The beauty and mystic of murano glass; it glitters and produces some of the most sought after vintage glass products in the world. Venini, Salviati, Barovier & Toso, Pauly, Seguso and many other brands are still around today making murano glass, they are among the most historical glass factories, and the oldest glass factory is Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso, which was founded in 1854.

A Little History

Murano glass is a famous product of the Venetian island of Murano. Located off the shore of Venice, Italy, Murano has been a commercial port as far back as the 7th century. By the 10th century, the city had become well-known for its glassmakers, who created unique Murano glass. While Murano glassmakers have settled and operate elsewhere, some say authentic Murano glass is fabricated only in Murano.

It is believed that glassmaking in Murano originated in 9th century Rome, with significant Asian and Muslim influences, as Venice was a major trading port. Murano’s reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and destruction of the city’s mostly wooden buildings, ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to Murano in 1291. Murano glass is still interwoven with Venetian glass.

Murano's glassmakers were soon the island’s most prominent citizens. By the 14th century, glassmakers were allowed to wear swords, enjoyed immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state, and found their daughters married into Venice’s most affluent families. However glassmakers were not allowed to leave the Republic. Many craftsmen took this risk and set up glass furnaces in surrounding cities and as far afield as England and the Netherlands. By the end of the 16th century, three thousand of Murano island's seven thousand inhabitants were involved in some way in the glassmaking industry.

Murano’s glassmakers held a monopoly on quality glassmaking for centuries, developing or refining many technologies including crystalline glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicoloured glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass. Today, the artisans of Murano are still employing these century-old techniques, crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass figurines to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers.

What of Murano Glass Now
Today, Murano is home to a vast number of factories and a few individual artists’ studios making all manner of glass objects from mass marketed stemware to original sculpture. The Museo Vetrario (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo Giustinian, which holds displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day.

These designs feature matching murano glass pendant and earrings, accented with faceted crystals and cloisonné beads in complimentary colors.

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Research about murano glass from various books and websites.

Hot Fiesta Fun in Glass

A hot new design for the season…better yet wears it on any occasion! This necklace features a center drop pendant in blown clear glass heart with swirls of red, green, yellow, and white. Above the pendant I’ve created a drop bail bunched together with lots of hand twisted charms; red hot cloisonné beads, bright lime green lined square glass seed beads and soft champagne faceted crystals.

 

The necklace strands are crafted with orange (dyed) magnesite disks, more faceted crystals, lime green seed beads and cloisonné beads, and accents in gold tone corrugated rondelle and bicone metal beads. This necklace also features an extender chain for wearing at short or long lengths to fit your style.

One of the beads in this necklace is cloisonné; I use it quite a bit when designing with crystals because of the elaborate designs and colors. Cloisonne is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, but in recent centuries they began using various enamels and adding inlays of cut gemstones, glass and linen for more variety and color to the metal beads.

Hot and trendy for the summer, or just about any time of the year…this necklace set fits the bill!

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Summer In Dichroic

This new summer piece features triangular dichroic glass in matching pendant and earrings! At the focal I’ve used a lovely dichroic glass pendant in wild colors of pink, copper, green and some gold and touch a red....the bail is hand wire wrapped in brass non-tarnish wire and left with swirling coils.

The pendant is then accented with tons of charms…all twisted by hand onto brass colored headpins in faceted crystals of green, yellow, peach and pink and all strung onto a light olive colored silk cord! The matching earrings dangle with same cluster of crystals and tiny dichroic pendants.

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Spring to Summer Rages Charms

Charms are all the rage this year; so for the big hit we came out with this charmed line last Fall and it was very well received. We brought it back again for Spring – Sumer and it has again been very popular. Most of these charmed necklaces feature Italian murano glass pendants and one that features a pink mushroom jasper stone pendant.

All the charms are faceted crystals, lampwork beads, cultured freshwater pearls,and natural stones; each charm is individually hand twisted and then looped onto the silk cord. For accents between there are an array of lampwork & cloisonne beads or faceted crystals. Each one is uniquely crafted as an individual piece that stands by itself.

They are all just beautiful…these are all sold quickly, but we will have more soon at our online shop!

 

Royalty in blue hues and purple (to the left)

Beach fun with octopus (to the right)

Spring time elegance of calilies (to the left)

Richly deep purples and amethyst (to the righ)

Pretty in pink mushroom jasper (to the left)

Modern in black and white (to the right)

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Southwest Gone Shimmering

A twist of the old Southwest in shimmering delights with tons of faceted crystals! This design is a favorite among many and I’ve just gotten a few back into the shop. Here I feature a beautiful blue turquoise donut with light tan veins running throughout the stone. I’ve accented it by hand twisting brass non-tarnish wire around and then into a bail.

There are tons of hand twisted charms all in faceted crystals and stationed between are lovely lampwork beads in complimenting colors. Everything is loose on the silk cord so you could gently twist the charms around to feature more or less of certain colors if you wanted – this is different in style, the last few I did on cords were held stationary so that nothing moved, I decided to do something different this time.


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