Mixed Metals & Natural Stones

This new designs features a mix of metals in techniques; at the center is a large brush antique brass metal pendant cut-out in geometric design with enamel gun-metal colors. 

Accenting either side are two large hand wired double coils in gun-metal non-tarnish wire. Adding to the design for a contrast of color for fall, carved jade in soft olive from dark to light colors and exotic Arizona ivoryite. 

Check out this and many other new designs featuring hand wire wrapped pendants and natural stone mixtures! 

All custom designed artisan jewelry featuring some of nature's most brilliant and historic creations!

Earthy Fall Design in Morocco Fossil

This new fall design features a beautiful and uniquely colored orthocreas fossil. Normally you see this fossil in black and white colors; however once in a while you get the rare slate with slight off coloring of olive or green and brown shades. This fossil comes from the fossilized squid found in Morocco.

Orthoceras are a famous and very large fossil deposit of animals that can be found in Morocco, North Africa. Ancestors to ammonites, Orthoceras are extinct sea creatures, and depending on what source you refer to, they date from the lower Ordovician to Triassic ages (500 to 190 million years ago). 




As they died, their shells accumulated in great numbers on the sea floor where they were aligned by currents, buried by sediments, and transformed over the ages preserved in black limestone. Today, this prehistoric sea floor is ironically, found in the dramatic Atlas Mountain Range in southern Morocco at the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert.







 

The necklace strands are crafted with natural nuggets of prehnite stones, ceramic coins and metal accents in braided disk and puffy smooth spacers. The fossil is hand wire wrapped in a two-tone look of gun-metal and silver non-tarnish wire.  The squid fossil really shows the chambes and is a very nice pendant.

Browse our Rock Yard collection for more jewelry featuring hand wire wrapped fossils!

Chic & Bold in Black & Purple

I love this necklace set, it is fast becoming one of my favorites! I started at the focal with a beautiful black agate pendant in the shape of an off-set donut; it has a nice smooth high polish. I have accented and bailed it using non-tarnish silver wire. 

   

The strands of the necklace are what really make this one rich in color; faceted graduated deep purple amethyst. The natural stone is just striking against the black and cream colors. 

There are also faceted barrels of onyx that have been painted in cream geometric patterns. The metal accents are braided light-weight silver tone pewter disks. It has been finished with a textured t-bar goggle and includes matching dangle earrings in the same amethyst stones.

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Hand Wire Wrapped Fall Agate Slice

This new necklace set features an all naturally colored Brazilian agate slice pendant! The colors of orange and rust with some cream remind me of a deep fall sunset. I have hand wire wrapped it using non-tarnish brass wire with lots of twists at the bail.

  


I wanted this necklace to be versatile enough to wear any time of year, so I put softer bright colors within the necklace strands itself. I started with creamy smooth glass pearls, green marbled ceramic beads that hare caged in gold tone wire, and a little bit of sparkle with faceted rondelle crystals in light fall colors.

This piece is both elegant and classy using a variety of techniques; wire wrapping, caging, and mixing of ceramic, glass pearls and crystals with a lovely natural agate stone.

For more selection in fall pieces, browse our online shop to find your mixed autumn treasure!

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.


Visit Timeless Designs online at Ruby Lane; browse and shop our collections of artisan crafted jewelry – find your treasure of the earth today!

Early Signs of Fall in Ammonite Fossil

This necklace design is from our Rock Yard Collection and features a lovely colored ammonite fossil pendant. The pendant shows crystallization in the center of the ammonite and some of the chambers. I’ve hand wire wrapped it using non-tarnish brass wire.

Also featured in the necklace are striking borosilicate glass lampwork beads with light green, white and black fine lines inside clear glass; additional lampwork beads in red and light green against a black background with bumpy knobs on the sides for accents.

The rest of the necklace has natural stones of green jasper that are accented with gold tone star bead caps and wooden beads with a thatched pattern.

Get an early start on your fall accents for the coming season; stop by our online store at Ruby Lane to browse and shop our collection of artisan crafted jewelry.

New Creatively Designed Earrings

We are trying to expand our earring line and these new ones are just right for any time of the year. They feature turquoise, crystal, magnesite; from drop dangles to hoops, there’s something for everyone.

All faceted crystals in colors of the Southwest -- dangle hoop style (to the right)

 

Dangle drop in green turquoise with a touch of faceted crystals --- drop dangle style (to the left)

All faceted crystals created in a dramatic drop dangle style, these earrings come in a several different colors (to the left)

Browse our online store to see a selection of our earrings and more!