Cherry Blossom Holiday Gifts!

So now that the holidays have past-- I can begin posting some pictures of projects that I've made for friends and for clients! I didn't want to post anything before I knew that the recipients had opened their gifts!
Above are pictures of a custom made bracelet and keychain. The first and nicest keychain I've ever made I have to say--I think I have to make one for myself! Both have hand engraved mother of pearl jewels set in fine silver bezels.

Looks great on. Sorry about the yellow hued pictures, I was in a rush to get these to their new home and in the evening I just didn't have any natural light to take pictures with.

I still have another gift that I need to give-- and I can't wait to post these pictures! Stay tuned!

Cherry Blossoms and Pearls

So here are some finished pictures of a few items I gave you a sneak peek of. The mother-of-pearl is hand engraved by me. I then set them, like stones, in fine silver bezels.
Trying to take pictures of mother-of-pearl can be difficult--as you can see the lighting makes a huge difference. Of course, mother-of-pearl looks best when worn-- I love how it's constantly changing colors!
This one has a double strand of tiny white freshwater pearls-- it's really beautiful! I really like the bail that I made on this one!
I have to again thank my aunt Haruko for the wonderful book about cherry blossom designs through out Japanese art history! As you can see--it was very inspiring! Thank you!

New cherry blossom ideas!

I've been playing around with this new engraving idea!
My aunt in Japan sent me a book on Japanese cherry blossom designs and it was very inspiring! You would be impressed to see all the different design variations of the cherry blossom there are in Japanese art history.
Now I'm working on bezels to set them in. I'm also on the hunt for some small stringing pearls-- I have a few new pendants that I think would look great on a dainty strand of pearls!

Cherry Blossom Mother-of-Pearl

This idea was passed along to me by a customer! I love the way mother-of-pearl looks and can't wait to make more using it! Above is a piece that I engraved-- its a one-of-a-kind!

Roman Settings

I finished these earring awhile ago but it's taken some time to finally get pictures to post. These are hollow settings so they are light as feathers. I found some beautiful mother of pearl to set these with.

It's been snowing in Portland so I haven't been able to make it into the shop--very frustrating, especially since I have all this time from work ! I have several new pieces that I'm finishing up and hope to have new pictures up soon.