New Work

Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Enormous fair trade cat's eye pink tourmaline and sterling silver pendant
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade pink tourmaline and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade amethyst and recycled 14k gold ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

New Work

Just a quick post to show this simple new piece...

Recycled 14k yellow gold band (4mm wide) with five 2.5mm spessartine garnets and five 2mm lab-created rubies, size 6
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

On another note, thanks so much to my friend Nathalie, who posted this very sweet article on her blog yesterday singing the praises of artisan-crafted wedding jewelry, and showcasing some of mine in particular. Thanks Nat!!!

I'm Back.

I'm back in town and trying desperately to get caught up on e-mails, etc. Carlos is feeling much better - back to his usual spunky self - and we were able to at least enjoy the last couple of days of our trip. We took Carlos to the water slides twice and out on a boat on Lake Coeur D'Alene. The sun felt wonderful, and it's actually kind of difficult adjusting back to the cool Humboldt County weather, which I usually love. I think I'm slowly starting to like warmer weather in my old age. :-)

My nephew, Calvyn, jumping into the lake

June Jewelry for Charity Recap & July Kick-off

Just a quick post today to let you know how we did for charity last month... with your help, I raised $343.00 for Safe Passage (Camino Seguro) during the month of June, bringing my total fundraising since May 2007 to $11,076.00. Thanks so much to all of you who helped by making a purchase during the month of June!

July's charity, once again, is the fabulous Animal Place sanctuary. Always one of my favorite charities, my love for Animal Place was revived and intensified during a recent visit. There's just something about the vibe of the place that makes me feel very much at home. So don't forget, 5% of anything you spend with me (either through my Etsy shop or a direct custom order) will go to support this amazing group.

That's it for today - technically I'm 'on vacation', if you consider a day's worth of flying (yesterday) and another day (today) glued to the bed in the hotel tending to an extremely sick three-year-old (four days of high fever, diagnosed today as pneumonia and an ear infection) to be 'vacation'. Wah. He should be on the mend now though, thanks to high powered antibiotics (knock on wood).

New Work

Moissanite and recycled 14k gold earrings -
3.5mm stones (0.28 total carat weight) set in yellow gold with white gold posts and backs

rear view.

Fair trade California smoky citrine and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6

Boy, I've been boring lately... all I've posted in ages is jewelry stuff. I guess it's obvious that I've been working hard and not playing much. :-) Vacation coming up soon though, thank goodness!

New Work

Fair trade Holley chalcedony and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Padparadscha sapphire and recycled white and yellow gold ring

Fordite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

New Work

Moissanite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade California pink tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade sapphire and recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }