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My blog features my jewelry creations, tutorials for creating your own jewelry and some of my other crafty adventures.
I also sprinkle in some recipes and posts about my dog and life in Alaska.
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Faceted Pearls
It's no secret that I love pearls. Faceted pearls have become a bit difficult to find. I think they may have gone out of fashion in the world of beads, but that never bothers me. I still crave them.This pair of earrings features faceted pearls in ...
Crystal Quartz
There's something very clean about crystal quartz. I'm sure it has to do with the fact that it's well. crystal clear. At least these beads are. They are actually quite amazing. The uniformity in the strand was a welcome characteristic. Trying to...
Aqua Chalcedony Earrings
I may have blogged about these before, so forgive me if I repeat myself. These stones have proven to be quite popular! The color is a gorgeous aqua and chalcedony has a natural luster that's hard to beat.Several pair have sold in my etsy shop and l...
September Birthstone ...
... is Sapphire. While most of us think blue when we think sapphire, it occurs in a wide variety of colors, including pink, which I'm featuring here. This necklace starts with a rather large faceted nugget of pink sapphire. I topped it with a clust...
Prasiolite ... or Green Amethyst
I listed these earrings in my etsy shop yesterday. The shape of these stones is amazing. They remind me of those hanging crystals from a fancy chandelier. But they really are prasiolite, or green amethyst.They need little adornment, so I wrapped t...
Looks Like a Full Moon
This creamy colored coin pearl remind me of a full moon. I teamed it with a large faceted briolette of whiskey quartz and small briolette of golden tourmaline.The combination is warm and appealing. The neutral colors make this necklace so easy to w...
Pink and Green
The color combination of pink and green seems timeless. When I see a garment with this colorway, the pink is usually bright and the green is of the lime variety. For this pair of earrings, I went in a slightly different direction.The pink quartz cu...
Large Citrine Briolettes
These beauties are huge! They are a nice medium yellow color and not nearly as heavy as you might think. I wrapped them with sterling silver wire and suspended them -- all by themselves -- from lever back earwires. Click on the photo to go directly...
Blue Topaz . Necklace
This is a gorgeous slice of the clearest Blue Topaz. It was part of a strand of mixed gemstone slices, so they were all one of a kind stones.With such a special stone, simplicity is the best approach for me. I wrapped it with oxidized sterling silv...
More Citrine!
The cut on this stone is fabulous! It's a fancy cut marquis citrine. A marquis like this has four vertical lines and faceting all around.And the color is like the deepest golden honey you've ever seen. This stone is so beautiful on its own, that I...
New Petite Earrings
I've recently listed two new pairs of earrings in my etsy shop that fall into the petite category. I have several more pairs all photographed and ready to add over the next week.In the spirit of "keeping it simple", this collection of earrings featu...
Awesome Spectrolite
I purchased several of these spectrolite nuggets from my dear friend Deb. Spectrolite is a form of labradorite found only in Finland. As with all stones with a chatoyant quality, getting a truly representative photograph is a challenge. It tends t...
Really, Really Big Amethyst
I listed this necklace in my etsy shop on Friday and it was immediately purchased! So I made another one. These amethyst briolettes are beautifully clear and very deep purple.I found it very difficult to get a good photo that captured the richness ...
Lemony Goodness
I've never been a big fan of the color yellow ... until recently. Now, it seems I can't get enough of it!These citrine beads are cushion cut (at least I think that's what it's called) briolettes. The faceting is amazing and allows the light to refl...
Lemony Citrine
The color of these citrine marquis cut briolettes is astoundingly yellow. The faceting enhances that color by reflecting light at every angle. I've used oxidized silver with this stone, as the contrast between the yellow and the gray is just lovely...
