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Marth-ra has at last been converted from pendant to full fledged necklace! I created this handmade embellished filigree chain to add this whimsical handmade pendant to. I think that it was a great match and Marth-ra is now lovlier than ever.
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Awaken quiet earth ... let the birds and the insects become your voice once again and sing me the song of spring.
With the arrival of spring comes the most amazing Metamorphosis of all. Seeds buried in the earth, wrapped in a cacoon of rich soil, metamorph into the colorful flowers and green foliage that herald the return of the growing season. This necklace is my tribute to spring. Firm, cold wire is transformed into a delicate flower with coiling trendils. White pearls are symbolic of the blank slate, from which springs everything. Beautiful green peridot seemed the perfect stone to symbolize the new green foliage. Mother Nature wakens the sleeping earth and delivers the promise of spring to all of her wanting creatures.
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I have never been much for making rings. However, this year I decided to set a goal to change all that. I decided to make it a point to begin ring exploration with the goal of going beyond the basics and attempting to create some really unique rins. This is my first one.
A lovely specimen of turquoise with predominate greenish tones is netted in hair thin sterling silver wire and fixed to a woven sterling band.
I am pleased with the way this one turned out. It inspires me to move forward with my exploration.
Thanks for looking.
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I used to be anti-blue. Never cared much for the color, until about a year or so ago when I caught blue fever. Now, I can't get enough of gemmy blues such as the blue topaz and apatite in this piece. Suddenly, blue seems like the sexiest color in the spectrum to me. :)
This piece was a happy accident of sorts. I was creating a frame to build a rainbow wrap on when all of the sudden my hands took a life of their own and took the project in a totally different direction.
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This is my initial foray into this genre of wire work. Thanks go out to artist Felix, a.k.a. Andrew, from metalworkers.org for the pointers on where to begin in terms of construction. Thanks for being generous with your time and advice!
I used copper for my initial experiment because I didn't want to be inhibited by the concern of wasting good silver in the event I crashed and burned, so to speak. I didn't get too adventurous this time around. I simply wanted to focus on structural integrity, clean finishing and get a feel for this type of work. I am pleased with my initial experiement and I look forward to hoaning my skills in this genre of work.
While working on this piece, I gained inspiration for another set of experiements which should be a lot of fun ... if I can pull it off, I'll be sure to post images of that as well.
The pic is not the best ... bad lighting and low batteries = a bad combination. I will replace this pic with a better one as soon as I'm able.
Thanks
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This is my second experiment in the rainbow wrappers style. Early on I thought this was going to be a disaster and was nearly ready to throw it into the scrap pile, but I pressed on in hopes of salvaging the silver. I went a little crazy with the spirals which managed to hide a lot of the weaving work I did, but I'm okay with that considering that all of this silver didn't end up in the scrap pile for which I am thankful!
Black tourmaline and zincite crystals add color to the silver shell. I love the color of the zincite. One tiny tourmaline bead is wrapped in a herringbone and stitched to the upper left portion of the wrap ... I'm considering adding more but I'm not sure at this point. The piece is at least 99% finished, but I'm debating on a few small changes.
I'm calling it cloud nine because the shape and all of the spirals make me think of the clouds.
Thanks for looking.
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This little lovely is a fossilized coral, known as Petosky stone, in a netted bezel setting with a single black diamond swarovski stone on the bail. I love needle lace work in wire and I love petosky, so it's a great combo if you ask me. :D
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My third woven bezel pendant - this time with fancy mosaic drops of icy labradorite dangling beneath.
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I am passionate about mosaics! This is my favorite mosaic works to date. Created with all cold connections. First I shaped and wired together the frame in the shape of my seahorse, then I stitched hundreds of tiny two and three milimeter sterling and blue apatite beads onto the frame using countless feet of hair thin wire. Great detail was given to the eye, which is a tiny faceted blue apatite wrapped in a herringbone cage. The coiled chain is meant to give the impression of waves in the ocean. Gemmy blue apatites add a splash of color between links.
I adored this piece ... but he now has a home in New Zeland.
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I call this piece the Rainbow Sky. A rainbow is a sign of hope and promise, and yet it cannot exist without the rain, which is often equated with adversity. I spent some time contemplating how the rain is essential to the rainbow. Within every difficult situation, every trial, there is a rainbow. Consider the uses of adversity. We can use the adversity in our lives to grow stronger and to build character if we recognize it for the opportunity that it is. These promises are alive in the rainbow.
The amazonite is such an incredible blue .. it's like a slice of the sky. A literal rainbow of tundra sapphires frames the stone which is captured in a needle lace netted bezel setting. A solitary blue topaz dangles at the bottom of the piece, representing the rain or adversity which eventually allows us to realize the promise of the rainbow.
The chain has a rainbow of tundra sapphires sprinkled througout and can be finished in any length specified from 14 inches to 21 inches. Specify your
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I am a lover of ammonites/ammolites! They fascinate me to no end. I recieved this Ammonite from Canada and decided that I didn't want to do anything that would distract the eye from the incredible beauty of the stone. To that end, I simply framed it in a 14k gold fill netting utilizing a classic lace making technique known as needle lace. A solitary green sapphire adorns the bail. The toggle is also handmade, but I had to settle for Swarovski accents for a nice color match because I had no other green sapphires that would work on the gauge of wire I had to use to create a sturdy toggle.
I love this piece so much that I've decided to make it part of my private collection.
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Ever wake from a dream to feel that it's still all over you, like you just can't shake it off of your skin? You know you're awake, but you still feel like half of you remained in the dream world ... you know what I mean. That is what this pendant makes me think of ... those long lingering dreams.
The main part of this pendant was pain-stakingly woven with a basket weave using hair thin wire. The added embellilshment on the bottom of the pendant is a faceted opalite marquis drop with a London blue apatite accent.
This piece is laden with exquisite detail!
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Another piece from my Luna Series. A basket weave bezel with a sparkling mosaic tear drop beneath. I love the blues and greens in this pendant.
Sterling, apatite, peridot and Swarovski crystals.
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These lovely mosaic earrings were created in earthy tones, my favorites! They were made to match the pendant, which was my first attempt at a basket weave bezel setting. I have since learned that finer gauge wires are better for the basket weave work.
The earrings have sold, but the pendant is still available.
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This is another one of my sculpted coil pendants. I am happy with certain parts and not so happy with others. I'm very happy with the shape that the sculpting took on the right side, but not so thrilled with the left side. I wish this stone had been a straight eliptical cut rather than wavered - then I might have been able to make it more symetrical, which I would have liked better. I intend to oxidize the pendant when I find the time. I can't wait to see how that turns out. :D
I actually started this pendant some time ago. But I reached a point where I just could not find the flow. I couldn't see where it was going next, so I set it aside. I stumbled upon it recently again and just was finally compelled to finish it up over the past two days. Sometimes I can get stuck agonizing over the organic nature of a piece in the creation process. While I'm not 100% thrilled with the outcome, I *am* happy with it for the most part.
Chrysocolla, Blue Topaz, Apatite and silver.
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