Archive for April, 2011

Bracelet: Faceted Amethyst with Handcrafted Silver Plated Copper Links and Hook

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

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Amethyst is said to dissipate evil thoughts, quicken intelligence, increase psychic and intuitive abilities, promote peace. unification, & calmness.  It is often used in meditation to promote an overall sense spiritual balance.  Some use it to treat insomnia, sugar imbalance, and relieve to headaches.  That’s allot to demand from a gem–I like amethyst simply because it’s so pretty!

Earrings: Copper Glass Drops Wrapped in Copper Wire

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

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The ear wires are also handcrafted–I enjoy the flexibility of creating designs with a piece of wire!

Earrings: Amber Glass Ear Blossoms

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

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Several layers of Czech glass flowers were combined to create this design–accented with gold brass bead caps and ear wires.

Earrings: Silver Wire Caged Blue Glass Beads

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

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These wire cages are  made easier by wrapping the wire spirals first, then inserting the bead.

Earrings: Windchimes with Rectangle Glass suspended from Handcrafted Silver Wire Findings

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

PhotobucketI ordered these beads online and was disappointed that they weren’t larger–seems those that aren’t quite what I thought spur me on to create.  They reminded me of wind chimes–they, however, aren’t noisy when they move.

Necklace: Asymmetric Aqua Ceramic with Mixed Colors of Czech Glass on a double strand of Silver Chain

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

PhotobucketI’m making a conscious effort to be more asymmetric with my designs–the necklace measures 18″ in length.



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