Old Fossils Brought To Life

Fossils are so fun to work with; they give a designer a never ending color pallet to work with. In these two new designs I’m using goniatite fossils from Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Goniatites are extinct ammonoids, which flourished from the mid-Devonian to the Late Permian (251.4 to 390 Ma). These shelled cephalopods related to squid, octopus and belemnites forming the order Goniatitida. The Gonatitida originated in the Middle Devonian 390 Ma and survived the Late Devonian extinction. The goniatitids flourished during theCarboniferous and Perian and became extinct at the end of the Permian 251.4 Ma. They were survived by their cousins the ceratite ammonoids.

Pictured to the right, earthy tones in this goniatite pendant wired in silver non-tarnish wire; accented with black agate mixed with pyrite, clusters hand charmed irregularly shaped freshwater cultured pearls.

Pictured to the left, black and white colors in this goniatite wired in non-tarnish silver wire; accented with deep dark brown almost black agate, freshwater cultured pearls, and swarovski crystals with a scattering of silver tone pewter metal beads.

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23rd Annual Deep In The Arts of Texas Show

The tradition continues again this year with the 23rd Annual Deep in the Arts of Texas show sponsored by the Randolph Officer’s Spouses Club (ROSC) of Randolph Air Force Base.

Timeless Designs will have a booth there, located in the same spot as last year, right next to the silent auction tables!!

Deep in the Arts of Texas Show

Live Oak Civic Center

(8101 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, Texas)

Saturday, October 9th

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Come on out and support the show; food, plenty of vendors with handcrafted items, silent auction items and all proceeds from the show and silent auctions will benefit college scholarships.

This year, we are keeping our silent auction item a secret, but we promise it will be something new from among our Timeless Designs artisan crafted jewelry collection!!!

So plan on coming out to see what new items we have and bid on our silent auction item to help benefit the scholarships at Randolph Air Force Base!!

Fiery Ammonites Wired

I picked up several of these Madagascar ammonite pendants in Tucson this year; I just love how the fiery sheen to them gives an extra depth of color. Each pendant has been hand wire wrapped using non-tarnish wire; here I’ve done two in gunmetal and one in shiny gold. They are very unique and the colors are absolutely striking, ranging from soft hues of earth coffee/black/tan/cream to cream/pink/burgundy/tan to a large one in olive/tan/cream/rust colors.

Ammonites are an extinct group of marine animals belonging to the cephalopod subclass Ammonoidea and are excellent index fossils. They are utilized by geologists and paleontologists to link the rock layer in which they are found to specific geological time periods. The closest living relative of the ammonite is not the modern Nautilus, which they somewhat outwardly resemble, but rather the octopus, squid and cuttlefish. Their fossil shells usually take the form of planispirals, although there were some helically-spiraled and non-spiraled forms (known as "heteromorphs"). They ranged from the lower Jurassic (200Ma) to the Upper Cretaceous (65.5Ma).

The designs are a mix of old world in Tibetan and ceramic beads, crystals, jasper, and agates. Browse and purchase our uniquely artisan crafted jewelry designs online exclusively at our Ruby Lane Timeless Design shop!

Designs in Shades of Blue

Blue is one of my favorite colors and with the right mix of stones can make incredible designs. These two designs mix shades of blue in a deep navy almost sapphire colored crystals and a mix of natural stone.

I started with rectangular stones in exotic California Palm Wood Jasper. It has beautiful coloring in navy, tan, beige, purple, rust and black. To highlight the deep blue I added in irregular shaped freshwater cultured pearls in a soft yellow color. The faceted of the blue and clear crystals captures the light and accents against the jasper and pearls for a stunning necklace.

What’s different about this second necklace is that it is actual two strands; to get a bit of a ‘cluster’ effect I strung the pearls on two wires and then both through the larger crystals. These clusters are irregular shaped freshwater cultured pearls of yellow, tan and eggshell. The necklace is all graduated faceted rondelle crystals colored in two shades of blue, mostly a deep navy almost sapphire blue and then a few lighter blue at the base.

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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!

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.

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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!

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