Boudicca Earrings
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Even warrior queens need fancy jewels sometimes…
The Boudicca earrings feature pretty apple-green chrysophrase under clusters of shaded purple amethyst. These one-of-a-kind earrings include my signature sterling silver filigree, which is 100% handmade by my own two hands.
My filigree starts off as wires that are twisted and turned. Each piece is soldered [...]
I went to my mailbox yesterday to find it stuffed with five to six envelopes full of beads. What a happy Monday!
This is lipidocrosite in quartz. Recently I’ve developed this minor obsession with all things in quartz, which is a step beyond my general obsession with quartz. This strand is neat, because it’s filled with [...]
Cleopatra Necklace - In Progress
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I’ve admittedly been down in the dumps lately. The winter got to me a little harder than I’d realized, and then some personal problems arose in the late winter. I wish I would have blogged more about things like my trip to Savannah. But alas! [...]
Olympe Earrings
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Preview to the new year! I’ll be back in January! Have a happy new year!
Wildflower Mosaic
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Inspired by the beautiful colors of the Iowa summer prairie and wildflowers, the Wildflower Necklace springs forth with a riot of green, orange, and purple. They fall from a handmade hammered ring. Dark oxidized sterling silver causes the colors to pop and take center stage in this daring and beautiful necklace.
Amethyst, [...]