Silver and Gemstones

Hand dyed silk ribbons with sterling silver, gemstones and pearls.

Fused sterling silver, apatite and freshwater pearls
Silver, amethyst and pearl.
Selection of fused silver pendants with gemstones and pearls.


Very large labradorite and sterling silver pendant.
Assorted sterling silver and gemstone earrings.

What you've done with my tutorials!

Sometimes people will share with me the jewelry they have created using one of my tutorials. This is a message I received a couple days ago from a seller on Etsy!

Marie,
I finished my first pair. Thought you might like to see, they aren't up to your expertise but I'll keep making them until I get good! Thank you again, the tutorial is a breeze to follow. Now, practice, practice...
kk



I think she did a terrific job! Have a look at Kathleen's etsy shop!

Earrings and Bracelets

Sterling with amethyst and moonstone.





Fused Sterling with handmade chain and rough emeralds.





Wide fused sterling cuff with 14k gold accents.

Fused and Reticulated His and Hers Jewerly

Bracelets

Sterling wave cuff bracelet.





Handmade sterling chain with beautiful kyanite and keshi pearls.

Not Your Typical Mens Weding Band

This was a commissioned piece. The couple really liked the look of a ring I had in stock, but needed a different size and wanted something a bit bigger and beefier. This ring is about 5/8ths or 1 cm wide and is made entirely of fused sterling silver.

I Won A Design Challenge

This is a piece I did for a forum challange. We had to select a colour pallet from http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/01/colorful-beauty-in-nature-butterflies/ . I had a piece of this lovely azurite malichite stone that I cut to size and polished. I though it was a perfect fit with the Mr. Geen Butterfly colour pallet. I have never spent so much time planning and working on a piece before. This definitely was a challenge for me and I am happy to say I won 1st Place in the Butterfly Theme Category and 1st Place in the Creativity of Overall Design Category as well as being the over all Grand Prize Winner!

Check out Starving Artists Color Challange 2008 for more info and to see all the other beautiful submissions!

Do you want to vote?

I am a part of a fun forum challenge, we had to chose a colour pallet from http://http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/06/01/colorful-beauty-in-nature-butterflies/ and create a piece of jewelry with or without a butter fly theme.

This is the post that shows the rules we had to follow. http://http://www.starvingjewelryartists.com/index.php?showtopic=5051

And pinned at the top of this forum are the categories people can vote on. http://http://www.starvingjewelryartists.com/index.php?showforum=58

Guests are allowed to vote!

Earrings and a Brooch

Just a quick post to show you a few different items I’ve been working on!

Price Changes

So far I have been the only seller of my jewelry but that is going to change, so within the next few days to the next few weeks some of my prices will be going up to reflect retail pricing. If there is something you are interested in purchasing do it soon, or at least email me to ask if the item you are interested in is one of the items that will be price adjusted.
Thank you all for your support and understanding!

I Was Editors Pick!

Thank you!
Self Representing Artist Jewelry Awards

New Earring and Ear Wire Tutorials

I've written two tutorials for Art Jewelry Magazine now, but I decided to try doing a few basic tutorials to sell from my website. Have a look, and check back soon to see what I’ll list next!
New Tutorials

An Email I Received Last Night

Emails like this really make me feel good! (Don’t worry, I asked permission to post it publicly).

Boy the holidays have been busy...
I just wanted to let you know that I got the necklace and earrings in
time and my wife absolutely loved them and loves your work! She said
it was the best surprise I have ever given her. I will send you a
picture with it on her when I get a chance. Thank you so much for your
beautiful work. We will always keep you in mind and recommend you to
friends. Thank you!!!

Stephen

It was this necklace and a matching pair of earrings he bought.

Some Great Stuff!

Over the holidays I had a few people submit some items for my directory sites Handmade boutique and Indie Crafters so I would like to point out a few of my faves!

Not only are the hats great, but the model and photography are perfect to compliment them! One day I’ll get some professional pictures of my jewelry. Noxenlux Chapeaux




If there is a little baby in you life you need to buy one of these layette sets! And if not check out these scarves.
Gopi Designs




I love this porcelain!
Yoga Goat Pottery

Organic Styled Vine Bangle

I could see the White Witch from Narinia wearing this bracelet!

Indie Delights

I was picked for the days feature!
Thank you Megan!

Seedbead Embroidery

For some time now I have been lusting over seedbead work. In particular Sherri Serafini, I love her cuff bracelets, and the skull and crossbones handbag is incredible, well, they're all incredible!

Free Spirit Collection is another site I just found the other day, this artist also does mind bloggling embroidery work. Beautiful!

Another amazing artists is Dianna, know as The Lone Beader, she makes multi-dimensional bead "paintings" It's hard to explain so just look through some of her sites!

Do you know of any other seedbeaders I might like? Post in the comments.

Website Maintenance

Tonight all of my sites will be down for a short time due to a software update. They should be back up soon! Sorry for the inconvenience.

My new Websites!

On a whim I decided to create two new websites. I thought it would be great to have websites dedicated solely to promoting quality handmade items and indie businesses. Now I’m sure you’re thinking that there is a ton of these sites out there already, and yes, there is, but now there are two more! And these ones are mine! hehehe I think they turned out good, and I look forward to seeing them grow and evolve.
If you would like to be considered for one of the sites or would like to recommend someone just contact me through the email address on the contact page of the site.
Thanks!
Cristine

Indie Crafters
Handmade Boutique