Fresh from the Tumbler

Here are my latest creations, fresh from the tumbler. Looks like I'm on a copper kick again! All of these pieces are currently available in my Etsy shop.

All That Glitters is not Gold - Copper and Chinese Crystal Y-style Necklace

Drops of Lava - Red Agate and Copper Lariat Style Necklace

Alice in Chains - Copper and Fossilized Coral Bracelet

Hot Off the Bench

These are the latest pieces that are hot off the bench and recently listed in my Etsy shop. I am offering a 10% discount on the Cloudy Days coordinating pieces. Buy both the necklace and earrings, and I will refund 10% of the purchase price (not including shipping). The Horse of Many Colors necklace is very similar to that found in a well-known western catalog, but much more reasonably priced!Canyon - Ocean Jasper, Sterling Silver and Bali Sterling Silver Bracelet

Cloudy Days - Ghost Jasper and Oxidized Sterling Silver Necklace

Cloudy Days - Ghost Jasper & Oxidized Sterling Silver Earrings

Horse of Many Colors - Maple Turquoise (Magnesite) and Copper Necklace

Flowers for My Pretty - Glass Flowers and Oxidized Sterling & Fine Silver Earrings

Hot Off the Bench

Hot off the bench and recently listed in my Etsy shop! Silver Leaf Agate & Oxidized Sterling Silver Earrings

Copper Heart Necklace

Bronze Freshwater Pearls and Copper Earrings

Ceramic and Bali Sterling Silver Bracelet

Botswana Agate and Sterling Silver Earrings

Hot Off the Bench

I've had a very productive weekend (finally!) and below are the fruits of my labor. All are available in my Etsy shop. I've also got a few more pieces in the works that should be ready for listing at the end of the week.Copper love knot bracelet...entirely handformed

Swarovski crystal and copper chandelier earrings

Jasper and copper bracelet

Chalk turquoise, coral, and sterling silver earrings

Bracelet Focals - Stephanie Hanson

I received these great pieces the other day from Etsy artist Stephanie Hanson. I can't wait to incorporate them into some new jewelry pieces. Stephanie is a mixed media artist and horse lover. Her shop has been one of my favorites for a long time, but these clay focals were actually my first purchase. I will definitely be back for more!!! You can read more about Stephanie on her blog. I'll be sure to post some pics once the new pieces have made it from my brain to the bench!

Hot Off the Bench

Here are the latest creations from my studio. I was really hoping to get more done since we had the long weekend, but there were so many other things going on. And then there was our attempt at a Sunday morning ride...more about that in another post. All of these items are currently available in my Etsy shop. I really like working with copper and am hoping to try my hand at cold connections and riveting this week. I've been putting it off a little though because I prefer to oxidize the copper instead of leaving it in it's natural state. When I was making the hammered disk bracelet, I opened my jar of liver of sulfur and it was bad...all dried up. Luckily, I was able to get just enough out of it to complete this bracelet. This is the second time the chunk form has dried up on me before I was able to use it all. I've ordered a new product from Cool Tools...a gel form of liver of sulfur that's supposed to have a really long shelf life. Once I've had the chance to try it out, I'll post about it. I've had these large round peach quartz beads forever, and couldn't come up with a design for them...until I bought the brass leaf beadcaps...then...bingo...it all came together! Funny how that happens. I have beads I bought years ago that still haven't found there way into a project, but their day is coming. Not the case with tiger's eye though. I love the way tiger's eye looks with sterling silver. I've also taken a liking to the peanut shaped beads. When I first saw them at a bead show, I passed on them thinking, "what in the heck am I going to do with a bead shaped like that"! Well, when you nestle a bunch of them together, they make for a pretty neat design. I'd really like to keep this one for myself, as I wear a lot of brown, but I promised Dave I would stop with the "one for me, one for the shop" thing I had going on for a while! I'm quite a bit behind in posting supplies in my shop, but here's one strand that will be posted before the night's over. I found these lampwork beads in several different shapes and colors at a bead show. I only bought a few strands, and was kicking myself for it later. Then I realized the vendor I bought them from has a store in northern Florida, so on a recent trip to my sister's, I wandered into town to visit the bead store...and bought every strand they had!!! Of course, Dave's reaction was "Do you really need more beads"?! Luckily, he understands my bead addiction and will be happy to see I've listed two of the strands (the other is a strand of aqua colored rectangles).

Hot Off the Bench!

Here are a few of my latest designs hot off the bench. They have been listed in my Etsy shop.

New Items Posted on Artfire

I've posted several new items in my Artfire shop. They include this rose quartz and smoky quartz bracelet, a hematite and sterling silver necklace, a picture jasper necklace and this carved bone necklace. The picture jasper necklace and carved bone necklaces are both unisex items...perfectly suitable for a male or female.

I will also be listing new items in my Etsy shop, including some beading supplies.