Thursday, April 30, 2009

More Pearls!



Just whipped up this necklace and I can't wait to start on the earrings! I have some smaller "blossom" medallion designs and I'm just trying to decide if I want to put them on french wires or posts. Who knows--maybe I'll end up doing both! I love the little fringe of white freshwater pearls! I'll be adding this one to my Etsy store soon. Matching earrings are coming!

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Black Star Sapphire


No, black star sapphire is not the name of my favorite band-- they're fabulous stones that I can't get enough of! As you can probably tell from the first photo-- this pair is not perfectly matched but I decided to do earrings anyways. I figured since they will be on either side of my face-- you won't be able to closely compare them against each other. Why didn't I get matching pairs? Well, I got these stones for a deal! Retail-- these stones would probably run about $50 a piece. I love them and I can't wear them enough! Maybe I'll spurge for another pair!

They sort of remind me of little turtles!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Blue Topaz--Blue as the ocean!



I love these swiss topaz earrings! I only wish I could get a picture that shows exactly how fabulous the blue color is! It's like atropical ocean! Please bare with me as I continue adding photos of this one! I recently bought a new camera-- so I have a lot of new homework and little projects to work on--besides my jewels!

These are made from fine silver with a fringe of fresh water pearls shimmering below!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Etsy for Animals! Help Raise $$ for Animals in Need!

I recently joined EFA --Etsy for Animals! 20% of each sale from my Etsy Shop will go to help animals charities! You can get more info about our team at:

http://efaartistshelpinganimals.org

Each month a new animal charity is chosen --this month all donations will be made to Siberians Needing Owners.

You can also check out EFA's blog--
http://etsyforanimals.blogspot.com

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Been Away--Inspiration!



It's been awhile since I had a chance to update-- but I have some really good excuses. Here are 2 more of them:





Just got back from Captiva Island in Florida and we had an amazing time! Wonderful sunsets and amazing wildlife. And did I mention the sea shells!?!? In a past life I must have spent a lot of time "shelling!" Very inspiring--now I have lots of work to do!