Last Post of 2006 (... probably)!

Tourists abound for the New Year's Eve celebration! I really wanted to stay away from Midtown but I just had to hit the bead stores and get shots of my latest pieces. It was an overcast day New Year's Eve eve but the light was good enough at the New York Public Library!

Grapevine cuff bracelet - Pretty garnet clusters are the focus, surrounded by smoky topaz coins, czech glass in smoky topaz and fossil coral coins on the ends (on the small side, fits up to 7", $30)

Meditation necklace - Asian-inspired handmade pendant in copper with czech glass beads and pretty brown jasper beads. The necklace is made up of the same jasper beads alternating with smoky topaz coins. Handmade copper clasp. (17"L with a 2" drop, $50)

Green Tea earrings - Japanese Miyuki beads in matte metallic green - quite stunning! - with Swarovski copper crystals. (Approx. 2-1/2"L, $15)

It's been great fun this year with my new venture in jewelry making! I hope to see everyone again next year! In the meantime, I wish everyone A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Holiday Sale Results

We all agreed it wasn't such a bad turnout. We also agreed we needed more marketing :0. It was certainly fun! Genet sews and she brought along some lovely knitted items and handbags. I fell in love with this bag but I held back (Yummy)!

As usual, my jewelry display just doesn't pop in pictures! You had to have been there. The lace cranberry fabric was a lovely backdrop to my jewelry. I think the lighting helped, too. At the end of the day, we all made sales! :p

Last minute post before the Sale today!

Another copper cuff - this one I call Tranquility (SOLD). Approx. 7-1/2", $35.

Copper Cuff Bracelets

I was inspired by another designer whose work I admire. I love making this bracelet! It's 14 gauge copper wire with 24 gauge wire wrap. Here are 3 variations: Sunset, Rio and Tango.

Sunset (SOLD) - Made with rich red agates, tibetan painted agates with a few crazy lace agate and freshwater pearls thrown into the mix! 6-1/2", $35.

Rio - As usual, I had to have something in blue! Here is a blend of blues (smooth and faceted sodalite, glass faceted round beads), a bit of red (agates) and cream (fossil coral and freshwater pearls)! Approx. 7", $45.


Tango (SOLD) - A salad of red jasper, leopardskin jasper, smoky quartz and fossil corals - delicious! Approx. 7", $30.

Another set in Copper


Earthly Elegance
This necklace and bracelet set is constructed of handcrafted copper swirls with midnight blue freshwater glass pearls and accented with blueberry quartz briolette dangles. Lovely!

Necklace is approx. 16-1/2" with a dangle of approx. 2", $28.
Bracelet is approx. 6-1/2" with a dangle of approx. 1", $20. Set $45.