Tale of a Seahorse

Here begins my new Mosaics Collection. This fabulous seahorse was inspired by Magdalena some time back. If you look in my past post (probably archived by now) you will find the original post on him. He was just a little seahorsey then and now has grown into a functional piece of jewelry. I [...]

Green Pagoda Pendant

I have really fallen for these pendants. I love the airy and intricate look of them. I decided to make another in more earthy colors using swarovski’s and green garnet. I had much better control of my loops this time. I used a knitting needle as a mandrel for keeping [...]

Flowering Pagoda Pendant: Experiment

After toying with the netting setting last week I decided to try something a little different with the netting. Rather than using a solid form to build the net on, I tried some open netting. Now this little piece is my only experiment thus far with this, so the flaws are apparent – [...]

Fire In the Belly: YOJ wk27: Simple Elements

Another Simple Elements Necklace, this time inspired by Deborah (a.k.a. Sneekbead).
This morning I popped in to see the latest inspirational offerings here at the year of jewelry project and found Deborah’s Phoenix Necklace. I gotta tell you Deb, I caught my breath when I saw it! I *loved* the look of the oblong [...]

New Line: Simple Elements

I’ve decided to start a new line called Simple Elements. The Simple Elements line will be composed of uncomplicated elements combined to create something lovely. I kicked it off with some new earrings and I just created my first Simple Elements Necklace as well.

And now my first Simple Elements Necklace, which matches the [...]