New Work

Fair trade madeira citrine and recycled 14k rose gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

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

Moissanite and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade sapphire and recycled 14k white and yellow gold ring
{ custom order; sold }

Fair trade garnet and recycled 14k white gold ring
{ for sale now in my Etsy shop }

Fair trade sapphire, Chatham ruby, and recycled 14k white gold ring

{ custom order; sold }

New Stones

Fair trade Madeira citrine, 6mm

Fair trade aquamarine, 5mm

Fair trade aquamarine, 5.5mm

Fair trade sapphire

New Work

The other day I got a bee in my bonnet about trying some really simple ring designs that would simply and elegantly showcase the various kinds of gold I work with. Here's what I came up with -


I think they look pretty cool all stacked up together, but here are some photos of each individually as well (click the links for more pics) -

Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k rose gold ring, size 6.75

Oregon sunstone and recycled 14k green gold ring, size 6
(This is the first time I've worked with green gold - I think it's pretty cool!)

Moissanite and recycled 14k palladium white gold ring, size 6

California citrine and recycled 14k yellow gold ring, size 6

And here's a photo of the gold only -

Top to bottom: yellow, green, rose, and palladium white gold

New Stones

Oregon sunstone, 4mm

Oregon sunstones, 4mm

Oregon sunstone, 4mm

Fair trade sapphire, 6mm

Fair trade sapphire, 6mm

California pink tourmalines, 5mm

California green tourmaline, 5mm

California green tourmaline, 5mm

California citrine, 5mm

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 fire citrine (6mm) with spessartite garnets (2.5mm),
4mm wide, hand-textured 14k gold (recycled) band, size 6.25
{ more pics }

Custom wedding rings - moissanite, recycled sterling silver, and recycled 14k gold

Custom wedding set - moissanite, lab created sapphire, and recycled sterling silver

New Work

Fair trade citrine (6mm) with recycled sterling silver and 14k gold, size 7.5

8mm hammered rose gold band (recycled) with 2.5mm flush-set moissanite

This and that

A few new necklaces...

Blue tourmaline solitaire necklace, sterling silver

Labradorite and prasiolite (green amethyst) necklace, sterling silver

Pink tourmaline and citrine necklace, sterling silver

Also, I have a couple of necklaces that have been around forever, but weren't listed in my shop...

Simply elegant Swarovski pearl and sterling silver necklace

Eni Oken style ornately wrapped cathedral agate pendant, sterling silver

I'll be listing all of these in my shop soon.

A Birthstone Pendant for Me

For the last couple of months, I've been wanting to make a set of five stacking rings for myself to symbolize the connections that our family has with Carlos' birthmother and foster family. Well, I finally realized that five rings is more than my little sausage finger can support without looking pretty ridiculous, and decided to make a pendant instead.



Each stone symbolizes a member of our family of adoption; from top to bottom - aquamarine (Carlos' foster mother's birthstone), citrine (an alternate birthstone for November, for Carlos' birthmother's birthday), peridot (Matt's birthstone), and two shades of pink tourmaline (both mine and Carlos' birthstone).



I've ordered a thick snake chain to wear it on - I can't wait until it gets here. These colors are perfect for summer and I'm really looking forward to wearing this symbol of our family.

Just a quickie post...

... to let you all know I've restocked these beads, which sold out quickly the last time I carried them.

Prasiolite (green amethyst) onion briolettes, 6-7mm

Citrine step-faceted ovals, 13-14mm

Prasiolite (green amethyst) rice briolettes, 6-7mm

Oh, and one more new ring, with more hopefully to follow in the next day or so...

Labradorite & sterling silver ring, size 8.5-ish, satin finish

Aren't you proud of me? I even got them all listed already!!!

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