New Designs!

I've been working hard to catch up on some custom orders, plus create some new pieces, and today I finally have some things to share...

Another big round labradorite ring

I've been wanting to experiment more with non-shiny finishes lately; partly because I find them more visually interesting, and partly because it's a pain in the butt to get a perfect mirror finish on everything I make! I like the way this turned out.

I'm not sure about this one. It's a beautiful, large smoky quartz cab, but something is missing... I'm going to try oxidizing it and polishing it to bring out the texture of the band and see if that helps.

Another Caribbean blue moonstone ring (rainbow moonstone over a thin layer of blue resin); this one is spoken for but I made another similar one to list in my shop.

Afghan tourmaline & sterling silver ring

Gem chrysocolla & sterling silver ring

...and another view of the same.

Custom order cushion cut labradorite & sterling silver ring

Dangly chrysoprase & oxidized sterling silver earrings

...and another view of the same.

Chrysoprase & oxidized sterling silver bracelet with chyrsoprase, labradorite, & Thai silver danglies.

...and another view of the same. Bot the earrings and bracelet above were inspired by this necklace; I just love the contrast between the blackened silver and the glowy chrysoprase.

Eye candy

I bought some more beautiful cabochons yesterday... they are all available for custom orders so email me if you see something you must have!

Triangular Afghan tourmaline cab, 7mm

Brazillian rubellite tourmaline cabs, 5mm x 7mm

Pink tourmaline cab, 6x8mm

Chrysoprase (I think!?) cabs, 6mm x 8mm

More Afghan tourmaline cabs

some delicate little 5mm pink tourmaline cabs

Aquamarine from Madagascar - WOW!!!

Soft pink tourmaline cabs, cat's eye, 5mm

Triangular pink tourmaline cabs

Beady Goodness

After several months of having little interest in working with beads (preferring instead to play in my new metal workshop), I suddenly felt inspired over the last few days. Here's what I made...

Triple strand iolite necklace with lapis lazuli pendant

Tundra garnet necklace with tourmaline and smoky quartz centerpiece

...and another view of the same (sorry for the blurriness; I need to re-photograph this one; I'm not doing it justice here).

Multicolored sapphire necklace with shaded citrine pendant

Chunky tourmaline nugget bracelet

Cloudy aquamarine and sterling silver dangly earrings

'Shades of Grey' Swarovski simulated pearl and sterling silver earrings

Chrysoprase and antiqued sterling silver necklace (including my first time making my own headpins)

...and another view of the same, although the chrysoprase pendant didn't photograph too well.

Labradorite and sterling silver bracelet

More cabs

My problem just got worse...

Assorted olive green tourmaline,
mined right here in California...
these are so clear and gemmy!

Peridot - I've never found it in cabochon form before!

By popular demand - more bubble gum pink tourmaline,
also mined here in California...

...and another view to see the shapes better.

Afghan tourmaline - can you believe that color?

My personal favorite - a HUGE (17+ carats) blue tourmaline cab.

Chrysoprase cabs

Green cat's eye tourmaline (from the same mine in Southern CA).

And one more green cat's eye tourmaline.

I also got some really pretty little round hessonite garnet cabochons but I can't find them at the moment. Grr.

Newest Rings

I made these two rings yesterday; the first is a large mens ring, with a cushion cut labradorite and some cool texture effects on the band. The second showcases an amazing chrysoprase cabochon with some fun beaded sterling silver accents.