Rain in the forecast these days and cool temps - the heat wave broke but I'm not ready yet for the fall! I'm contemplating pieces to make for the arts & crafts show as I'm optimistic that there will be so much business, I won't have enough to go around! Of course, it could go the other way ... okay, no more of that!

Back to Necklaces:

Emma (l.)- I tried this on and immediately I thought of Gwyneth Paltrow in the movie Emma. Floor length puffy dresses not required; this can easily be worn under a suit in the boardroom! Amethyst colored beads with an amethyst nugget, 17"L (approx 42cm).
Jackie (r.) - Adding amethyst czech glass bicone beads to the center and separating the double strands for a layered look, distinguishes the look from Emma but keeps the British theme (anyone know Jackie Collins?) 16.5"L (41 cm).

SOLD - Earth Goddess: The Purple Kiwi Jasper is fantastic! I need to get more of these. The necklace is made up of ocean jasper beads which, in black and white tones, complement the strong teal/purple tones (is that possible?) of the Purple Kiwi Jasper pendant. This is a longer 19"L (47.5cm).

Earrings have been missing from my posts - I just really like making necklaces! Anyway, we can't do without earrings, can we? From top to bottom: Scarlet red oval beads with coral fossils; sky blue czech glass beads; amethyst coins (These no longer available, see recent posting); and sapphire color stone rondelles (this one SOLD).

SOLD - The Blue Dahlia - Love the blue stone flower! My round blue stones have been quite useful. Okay, so my favorite color is blue.

My first wire ring! It wasn't my intention; I was looking for a tutorial to wrap one of my new yellow jade nuggets but happened upon a tutorial for a wire wrap ring instead. If my stone couldn't be beaded onto the required 18-gauge wire, I would have passed on this project! I learned to do something new and that's always good. Here it is - same ring, different backgrounds.

Counting down the days to the arts & crafts show on Labor Day! I'm looking forward to making big sales (:)) or otherwise gain experience in working a crafts show - either way I get something out of it! In the meantime, I continue to make new pieces that I hope will please.
(Note to Lakshmi: Can you guess the background?)

New Tastes:

Pomegranate choker - Very simple, yet gives you a full day's punch! Made with an extender chain for a better fit.




Not Available - Ginger - Pendant is picture jasper stone carved into a twist! I decided to make this one a front close and the bail is a handmade "monkey's fist."





Jeannie's Bottle - I'm complicated! The bronze mother of pearls add a dramatic effect to an already full-bodied piece. Who's master now?

Home page went missing for two days - what a disaster! How I missed my blog! More importantly, how will everyone know what new pieces have emerged? Thank goodness it's back and I can spend time on it again. New necklaces photographed with my digital camera and touched up with Photoshop. I'm still trying to find my way around!

Greek Olive Necklace - I saw these yellow jade stones and I knew I had to create something with them. Here, it's Zorba in a greek dance!

Red Harmony Bracelet - Red jasper nuggets and fossil coral rounds, accented with diamond shaped brown translucent glass beads - lovely harmony!

More to follow ...

New bracelets: Summer Palace and Blueberry Sorbet

Started tooling around with photography. Quality is still not where it should be for display but I'm happy with some of the results! Some pieces that have come to life: 1. arabian nights necklace; 2. scarlet pimpernel.

Heat wave in New York - it hit 100 degrees today and more of the same for tomorrow! I can't help but wish for cooler climes.

I've named this necklace "blueberry sorbet." I've never heard of blueberry sorbet, but it sounds refreshing, doesn't it?


These earrings I've named "indian summer" even though we're a long way off. Again, it's just wishful thinking ... SOLD