Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sunflowers For Fall

This design shows off a nice silver tone pewter sunflower; there is great detail in the pendant with the petals and center seeds, you can almost make out the yellow colors! The necklace is then crafted of citrine yellow colored faceted gradated rondelle crystals, green magnesite disks and silver tone pewter wonky disks.


Magnesite is white to yellowish and is usually found on the market today died such colors as purple, pink, green, teal, red, and turquoise. Magnesite is a great alternative for turquoise since it looks almost like it when died. However, it’s of a different mineral make-up but mined in the some of the same areas. Magnesite originates primarily from the weathering of rocks containing magnesium, for instance serpentine, in which it forms dense fine-grained pieces of debris. It is also formed by the metasomatic replacement of dolomite or as crystalline inclusions occurring in the regional metmorphosis of lime.

Magnesite was first discovered in Africa. In African cultures it is perceived as a fertility stone, while in ancient Egypt it was believed to be a lucky talisman.

It is said that its healing properties are good to stimulate the metabolism and lowers cholesterol. In addition, it has very relaxing properties so that it is highly effective in the treatment of headaches, migraines and stomach and intestinal cramps.

The white color of magnesite symbolizes purity and freedom; it is said in legend to protect the wearer against false love, false friends and intrigues.


Fall designs are arriving at our online shop; browse our collection to find your next necklace!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Loads of Fall Bling in Crystals & Pearls





Fall is in the air and so is the thought of parties and the holidays! These two necklaces are all about the fall bling for this season or any season really!


Each is a triple strand necklace, strung with freshwater cultured pearls and faceted crystals all in coordinating colors. One style is all about the pink and I mean hot pink; while the other is more of a statement in black, platinum and gray.

Browse our jewelry collections for your necklace set to wear to that next big event!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Fall Show Season Begins

Our show season starts this week and Timeless Designs will be combining with Jewelry by CnC at the following show this coming weekend:

Rolling Oaks Market Days
Rolling Oaks Mall (1604 & Nacogdoches)
Friday, September 24th – Sunday, September 26th
(Regular Mall Hours)


We’ll have our new fall designs available for purchase along with a few ‘extra special’ pieces! Designs with pendants in crystal, dichroic glass, fossil, and natural stone; wire work with pendants, links and more. New designs featuring a charming technique used to create bails to pendants and accents throughout the necklace; along with single pendants that have charm and wire accents!

You won’t want to miss this show, come on out and see us to start your Christmas shopping early!

Browse our Timeless Designs shop at Ruby Lane to preview/purchase our designs!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Turquoise Gone Charms

Blue and black are very striking colors and with the right combination of blue to black it can almost have a dramatic affect. The latest in my charmed necklace line is a mix of these two bold colors together and I really like how they turned out together. I just love this turquoise (stabilized) pendant with the deep color of blue and black veining hung by a gunmetal colored half-moon bail; it is the perfect focal to this necklace.


I paired it with the charms design that I’ve been doing for this fall collection. There are many hand-charms such as small chunks of white magnesite, black agate rounds, Swarovski crystals of blue, light topaz and cosmo. I also added signature swirl drops in teal blue non-tarnish wire with silver accents; however when I did the earrings, I did the base in black to match the necklace. It hangs stationary on a black 18” silk cord.




Turquoise: Spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity

Browse and purchase from our fall collections at our online Ruby Lane Timeless Designs shop!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wired Earthy Agate Slice Pendants

In these designs I’ve started with focal pendant in beautiful agate slices. They are all naturally colored in shades of earthy fall – tan, green, gray-blue, rust, cream, white, and brown. The pendants are highly polished on both sides and the edges have been left slightly raw to rough; giving a true ‘earth’ look and feel to the pendants. The pendant is a free form wire wrap in shiny non-tarnish gold wire.

In this design (to the right) I’ve used the green agate slice and surrounded it with mosaic turquoise, toffee colored ceramic beads, gold tone spacers, and a touch of ivoryite for bold color. The pendant is wired in non-tarnish bronze wire.




This design (to the left) starts with a lovely focal pendant in an odd angular oval shape. The agate has more roughness to the edges is quite large, making it a perfect single pendant with matching swirl earrings. The wire is non-tarnish brass wire.


The last design (to the right) is a medium sized agate oval wired in non-tarnish brass wire. The base of the necklace is blue denim lapis, ivoryite, smooth brass rounds, and light blue-white lampwork beads.


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

Browse our earthly jewelry collection at our online Ruby Lane shop!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Wild Horse Magnesite Design

This design features some wild horse magnesite disks; pretty white background with a little bit of brown-to-black veining on the stones. They are a great match to the round calcilica stones; nice stones of earthy color with a stream of turquoise color running through, I’ve accented them with big star bead end-caps.








To keep the star theme going I added medium sized stars between each of the wild horse magnesite disks along with some smooth silver tone pewter rounds.


A causal, a little southwest, a little western, a little something to add to your jewelry box!


For this and many other jewelry designs available for purchase at our Ruby Lane shop!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Fall Designs Coming - Carnelian

New fall designs are being harvested and available online at our Ruby Lane shop for purchase! Some will also be available at the local shows this fall for purchase too.

This new design is one of the latest ones; to me it is rich, elegant and trendy. I love the pendant in a light olive with a flush of dark red/brown and white swirls. The necklace is crafted with a mix of beads; wood rounds with cutouts, faceted round carnelian, wonky lampwork beads, faceted rondelle crystals, and two different spacers in copper.

Carnelian is a beautiful stone, it is rich and the color is deep and adds an exotic mix to any piece. It is a translucent chalcedony that receives its beautiful red tints from iron oxides, such as hematite, embedded in the colorless silica. It may have either an unbroken color or can be faintly banded. Its name comes from the Latin word carneus, which means ‘fleshy’ in reference to its color. The ancient Greeks and Romans particularly valued carnelian, which they mostly used for intaglios. It has also been popular with signet rings. The Romans said that dark carnelian represented the male, while the light color symbolized the female. Napoleon returned from his campaign in Egypt with an impressive octagonal carnelian stone.

Most of today’s commercial carnelian is stained chalcedony that comes from Brazil or Uruguay. It is also heat-treated to enhance its color; beautiful stones come from India, where they are put in the sun to transform the brown color to red.

Carnelian: Precision, analytical capabilities, physical energy, verbal skill, peace, spirituality.
Visit our Ruby Lane shop for an array of designs using Carnelian and many other natural stones!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sunflowers For Fall

This design shows off a nice silver tone pewter sunflower; there is great detail in the pendant with the petals and center seeds, you can almost make out the yellow colors! The necklace is then crafted of citrine yellow colored faceted gradated rondelle crystals, green magnesite disks and silver tone pewter wonky disks.


Magnesite is white to yellowish and is usually found on the market today died such colors as purple, pink, green, teal, red, and turquoise. Magnesite is a great alternative for turquoise since it looks almost like it when died. However, it’s of a different mineral make-up but mined in the some of the same areas. Magnesite originates primarily from the weathering of rocks containing magnesium, for instance serpentine, in which it forms dense fine-grained pieces of debris. It is also formed by the metasomatic replacement of dolomite or as crystalline inclusions occurring in the regional metmorphosis of lime.

Magnesite was first discovered in Africa. In African cultures it is perceived as a fertility stone, while in ancient Egypt it was believed to be a lucky talisman.

It is said that its healing properties are good to stimulate the metabolism and lowers cholesterol. In addition, it has very relaxing properties so that it is highly effective in the treatment of headaches, migraines and stomach and intestinal cramps.

The white color of magnesite symbolizes purity and freedom; it is said in legend to protect the wearer against false love, false friends and intrigues.


Fall designs are arriving at our online shop; browse our collection to find your next necklace!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Loads of Fall Bling in Crystals & Pearls





Fall is in the air and so is the thought of parties and the holidays! These two necklaces are all about the fall bling for this season or any season really!


Each is a triple strand necklace, strung with freshwater cultured pearls and faceted crystals all in coordinating colors. One style is all about the pink and I mean hot pink; while the other is more of a statement in black, platinum and gray.

Browse our jewelry collections for your necklace set to wear to that next big event!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Fall Show Season Begins

Our show season starts this week and Timeless Designs will be combining with Jewelry by CnC at the following show this coming weekend:

Rolling Oaks Market Days
Rolling Oaks Mall (1604 & Nacogdoches)
Friday, September 24th – Sunday, September 26th
(Regular Mall Hours)


We’ll have our new fall designs available for purchase along with a few ‘extra special’ pieces! Designs with pendants in crystal, dichroic glass, fossil, and natural stone; wire work with pendants, links and more. New designs featuring a charming technique used to create bails to pendants and accents throughout the necklace; along with single pendants that have charm and wire accents!

You won’t want to miss this show, come on out and see us to start your Christmas shopping early!

Browse our Timeless Designs shop at Ruby Lane to preview/purchase our designs!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Turquoise Gone Charms

Blue and black are very striking colors and with the right combination of blue to black it can almost have a dramatic affect. The latest in my charmed necklace line is a mix of these two bold colors together and I really like how they turned out together. I just love this turquoise (stabilized) pendant with the deep color of blue and black veining hung by a gunmetal colored half-moon bail; it is the perfect focal to this necklace.


I paired it with the charms design that I’ve been doing for this fall collection. There are many hand-charms such as small chunks of white magnesite, black agate rounds, Swarovski crystals of blue, light topaz and cosmo. I also added signature swirl drops in teal blue non-tarnish wire with silver accents; however when I did the earrings, I did the base in black to match the necklace. It hangs stationary on a black 18” silk cord.




Turquoise: Spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity

Browse and purchase from our fall collections at our online Ruby Lane Timeless Designs shop!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wired Earthy Agate Slice Pendants

In these designs I’ve started with focal pendant in beautiful agate slices. They are all naturally colored in shades of earthy fall – tan, green, gray-blue, rust, cream, white, and brown. The pendants are highly polished on both sides and the edges have been left slightly raw to rough; giving a true ‘earth’ look and feel to the pendants. The pendant is a free form wire wrap in shiny non-tarnish gold wire.

In this design (to the right) I’ve used the green agate slice and surrounded it with mosaic turquoise, toffee colored ceramic beads, gold tone spacers, and a touch of ivoryite for bold color. The pendant is wired in non-tarnish bronze wire.




This design (to the left) starts with a lovely focal pendant in an odd angular oval shape. The agate has more roughness to the edges is quite large, making it a perfect single pendant with matching swirl earrings. The wire is non-tarnish brass wire.


The last design (to the right) is a medium sized agate oval wired in non-tarnish brass wire. The base of the necklace is blue denim lapis, ivoryite, smooth brass rounds, and light blue-white lampwork beads.


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

Browse our earthly jewelry collection at our online Ruby Lane shop!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Wild Horse Magnesite Design

This design features some wild horse magnesite disks; pretty white background with a little bit of brown-to-black veining on the stones. They are a great match to the round calcilica stones; nice stones of earthy color with a stream of turquoise color running through, I’ve accented them with big star bead end-caps.








To keep the star theme going I added medium sized stars between each of the wild horse magnesite disks along with some smooth silver tone pewter rounds.


A causal, a little southwest, a little western, a little something to add to your jewelry box!


For this and many other jewelry designs available for purchase at our Ruby Lane shop!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Fall Designs Coming - Carnelian

New fall designs are being harvested and available online at our Ruby Lane shop for purchase! Some will also be available at the local shows this fall for purchase too.

This new design is one of the latest ones; to me it is rich, elegant and trendy. I love the pendant in a light olive with a flush of dark red/brown and white swirls. The necklace is crafted with a mix of beads; wood rounds with cutouts, faceted round carnelian, wonky lampwork beads, faceted rondelle crystals, and two different spacers in copper.

Carnelian is a beautiful stone, it is rich and the color is deep and adds an exotic mix to any piece. It is a translucent chalcedony that receives its beautiful red tints from iron oxides, such as hematite, embedded in the colorless silica. It may have either an unbroken color or can be faintly banded. Its name comes from the Latin word carneus, which means ‘fleshy’ in reference to its color. The ancient Greeks and Romans particularly valued carnelian, which they mostly used for intaglios. It has also been popular with signet rings. The Romans said that dark carnelian represented the male, while the light color symbolized the female. Napoleon returned from his campaign in Egypt with an impressive octagonal carnelian stone.

Most of today’s commercial carnelian is stained chalcedony that comes from Brazil or Uruguay. It is also heat-treated to enhance its color; beautiful stones come from India, where they are put in the sun to transform the brown color to red.

Carnelian: Precision, analytical capabilities, physical energy, verbal skill, peace, spirituality.
Visit our Ruby Lane shop for an array of designs using Carnelian and many other natural stones!