All That Glitters Isn't Gold...Sometimes It's Silver

 Love Notes

Fine silver heart imprinted with the text from a Victorian love note and antiqued to bring out the script. (also available in a high shine polish) 16"Sterling snake chain. $50.  16" sterling silver fine cable chain $45

Beautiful off white polished stone set in fine silver with a heat coloured copper bail.  16" sterling box chain $30 SOLD

 Jasper stone set in fine silver on a 16" sterling box chain.

$30

 Antiqued fine silver pendant imprinted with fine Queen Anne lace flowers. 16" sterling cable chain. $40

 Clear green amethyst faceted briolette dangle delicately from a hand forged sterling circle.

Sterling fine cable chain. 17"

$50 sold

 Zoisite framed in fine silver on a 18" sterling box chain.

$30

 Raw fluorite crystal with sterling bail and sterling  fine cable chain.  Fluorite is a great stone to calm and relieve anxiety and stress. It can help get rid of mental blocks and similar mental issues.

$28

 These moonstones are too beautiful to capture in a single shot.  The blues, purples and pinks that dance around their facets are mesmerizing. 5 hand wrapped briolettes hang from a hand forged silver circle.

$55sold

 Oh My!

Fun little rustic free form hand forged sterling hoops hang from sterling ear wires.

$35SOLD

 Green amethyst and sterling silver hoops.

$40 SOLD

 Smoky quartz faceted briolettes hand from hand forged silver hoops.

$40 SOLD

 Silver rings dance around a hand forged silver paddle.

$25 SOLD

Fun sterling hoops hang from a tendril embellished ear wire.

$35

Bead Soup Blog Party Reveal

Well the day is finally here, after few delays due to Lori, the organizer's ongoing health struggles.  Just a reminder of what my partner Bonnie Coursolle of Jaspers Gems sent me back in March.

These aren't colours or materials I usually work with but the beads were beautiful handmade ceramic from Grubbi Ceramics in the U.K.

I left them out for a while seeing what they inspired me to do.  It was getting down to the wire so I decided to do a creative marathon and get everything done in an afternoon.  I seem to work best under pressure :-)

These are the results:

There was a large and heavy copper clasp included in the soup but I decided to split it up and make it a focal with the wee little bird dangling from it.  I thought she was so sweet I didn't want to detract from her so I kept the rest simple.  Just a plain copper chain embellished with some little shell flowers.

The next piece I used the large ceramic focal.  It seemed very bohemian so I paired it with the waxed cotton cord knotted with seed beads and the remaining smaller ceramic beads.

The last piece I focused on the copper beads Bonnie had selected and dug in my stash for something to highlight them.  I think they look stunning paired with amazonite and aventurine in the double strand bracelet.  Quite a departure from the first 2 pieces.

I can't wait to see what Bonnie made with the soup I sent her!

Please check out the blogs of the other participants of the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog  Party

Glamour in the Glebe

Get ready to get your glam on!  This weekend I will be participating in the Glamour in the Glebe  Jewellery Show and Artisan market.

Why not come out to the opening night gala where you will have a chance to see incredible jewellery made by local artisans featured in a glammed up fashion show! Not into fashion shows, come Saturday for an incredible artisan market featuring 30 local artists....something for everyone!

Just a taste of what i will be featuring.......

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Crocheted wire

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Versatile necklaces that convert to wrap bracelets

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Funky necklaces

Hope to see you there!

Spring Thaw

This Saturday I will be participating in the Spring Thaw Craft Fair.  This artisan sale is being held at Re:Purpose on Gloucester Street near Bank Street.  Re:Purpose is a retail store that is affiliated with Operation Come Home, an organization that works with homeless and at risk youth. Most of the works of art in the store are the creations of the youth working with operation Come Home and are made mostly from donated items.  This programs helps youth develop skills, business and artistic, as well as provide a source of income.  Spring Thaw will highlight these talented young artisans as well as artisans from a round the city.

This week I am taking time to work on some pieces to round out my offerings.  I made this piece to highlight the gorgeous glow of copper and the incredible beauty of raw fluorite crystals.  Fluorite helps the wearer focus and helps with memory.....who doesn't need that!

Copper Leaf

A beautiful hand made copper leaf is highlighted by turquoise sari silk  and 2 captured raw fluorite octahedron crystals.  The chain is hand made copper and the entire piece is 17".

$45

Shiny Things

Yesterday was devoted to all things shiny.  Shiny faceted stones, shiny glass, shiny crystals and shiny silver....when it's gloomy out you need to create your own shine!

Regal

Faceted carnelian, amethyst, citrine, quartz and smoky quartz interspersed with gold plated beads. Matching earrings.

$50SOLD

Fun little earrings in carnelian, amethyst and crystal quartz.

$15

Smoky

Smoky quartz with silver lined seed beads.

$35

Matching double wrap bracelet and earrings.

Bracelet: $20

Earrings: $15

Venice

Murano inspired glass squares in ocean blues with brushed 

silver plated tear drops and sparkly crystals.

$30SOLD

earrings

$15 SOLD

Infinity

Silver plated infinity charm accented with fresh

 water pearls and silver plated tubes.

 $ 20 SOLD

Rain on the Beach

Recycled glass reminiscent of beach glass

 with frosted silver plated rain drops.

$23

A Real Mixed Bag!

This week was really great because for the first time I have my own workspace! I have been creating all my beaded jewelry on the dining room table for years.  It is a real pain because either we need to eat amongst all the projects on the go or I have to spend an hour putting everything away and then hauling it all out again.  My son moved out last week and I finally have a spare room after many years!  I have set it up and when I am in a beading frenzy and need to stop I can just close the doors and come back to it later...what a time saver!

Although I had to spend a day setting everything up I gained back the time in productivity by not having to constantly clean up!  


A few silver pieces.....

A sweet silver bracelet 7.25" adjustable

$30 Sold

Infinity Bracelet

$30

Dots and Dashes

Fresh water pearls with silver plated beads.

$20 Sold

Spring Drops

Flourite drops in colours ranging from the palest green to teal and purple.  Flourite is a highly protective stone that grounds and helps with concentration.

Necklace: $30 SOLD

Bracelet: $22SOLD

Earrings: $10SOLD

and then I went a little Bohemian....

 I have had these beautiful fair trade handmade glass and lucite Indonesian beads for a while now.  They seemed to have a real Bohemian vibe so I strung them on knotted waxed cotton cord and added a pewter tree.

Necklace: $26 SOLD

Earrings: $10

....and that lead to me pulling out my African ceramic, wood and bone beads for another waxed cotton cord set..

 

Necklace: $26

Earrings: $10