Recent Posts Tagged With '14 carat gold-filled'

• Sand and sky

  Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 in necklace, lampwork, chain maille, glass beads, seed beads, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, gold filled, 14 carat gold-filled

  It was after Labor Day, and she was on the beach. In her swimsuit. Her mother would have been horrified; when she was growing up in New York, swimsuits were banished the day after Labor Day. She remembered swimming all day long, trying to store u...

• Early Spring

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 15:08 in necklace, glass beads, seed beads, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, 14 carat gold-filled, vintage glass chatons

  It happened so suddenly; one day it was still winter, dull and grey, and the next morning everything was turning green. Leaves unfurled before the sun rose, and forsythia and daffodils trumpeted bright yellow notes under blue, blue skies. Spring g...

• Dawning of a New Hope

  Posted on Monday April 21st, 2008 at 08:55 in necklace, chain maille, glass beads, seed beads, vintage glass beads, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, 14 carat gold-filled, purpleheart wooden cabochon

  Hope went to the window and looked out, not seeing the garden or the new leaves unfurling; lost in her own thoughts and memories. Her lessons had been hard and painfully learned; she understood the consequences, though they were very nearly more th...

• Empress Emilie

  Posted on Monday April 14th, 2008 at 14:09 in bracelet, swarovski crystals, chain maille, glass beads, seed beads, vintage glass beads, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, hand forged, 14 carat gold-filled, vintage glass cabochons

  Emilie smiled her favorite smile: calm and sophisticated, with just a touch of warmth. It was the smile she reserved for people she liked; the smile she used when she actually felt like smiling. She hadn't always been so calculating; there had act...

• Animal Magnetism

  Posted on Wednesday January 16th, 2008 at 12:13 in bracelet, lampwork, chain maille, sterling silver, glass beads, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, 14 carat gold-filled

  "This'll make their eyes pop," she whispered to her own reflection as she held up the clothes she was about to put on. She turned sideways to the mirror, patted her tummy, and satisfied herself that it was flat enough. She turned a bit more, tight...

• January Thaw

  Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 16:29 in bracelet, tourmaline, copper, chain maille, sterling silver, freshwater pearls, hand fabricated, jewelry tales, hand forged, 14 carat gold-filled

  It had warmed up enough to melt off all but the largest drifts of snow; the creek had burst through yesterday's ice dams and was flowing freely again. The ground was almost muddy; it squelched lightly under her boots, but she did not sink into it t...