Every month of the year has birthstone associated with it. Each month has a primary gemstone and several also have an alternate or two as well. What’s nice about birthstones is that it’s a great way to celebrate family (such as children, grandchildren, siblings, etc.) in jewelry. Let’s take a look at the different birthstones…
Tag: emerald
14k Custom Birthstone Tree of Life Pendant
I love making custom pieces based on customer specifications. In this case, a special Family Tree as a Christmas present. This was the birthstones of the family as a gift to the customer’s wife, all set in 14k gold fill wire. Birhtstones featured are: May – Chrome Diopside (as alternative to emerald) June – Lavender…
This Week at PhoenixFire Designs
Added a few items to the shop this week so here’s a quick look at the new pieces. Chrome Diopside (“Russian Emerald”) in the deepest, richest emerald green is featured in this stunning Tree of Life pendant wire wrapped in sterling silver. Soft, pale yellow faceted citrine rondelle gemstones are the centerpiece of this Tree…
Rainbow Gemstone Threader Sterling Silver Earrings
Six genuine gemstones (ruby, yellow sapphire, emerald, blue topaz, amethyst and white topaz) form a rainbow of color on sterling silver ear threads. I started with a sterling silver, ball tipped headpin and then strung six genuine gemstones on. All gemstones are high quality, micro faceted rondelles. The ear threads are .925 sterling silver as…
Stunning Precious Gemstone Dangle Earrings
These gorgeous earrings feature a cluster of genuine precious gemstones. Ruby, Emerald and Yellow Sapphire are nestled around Amethyst briolette teardrops. All set in sterling silver. I started with a beautiful semi-precious amethyst briolette in a faceted teardrop shape. I used a sterling silver, ball-tipped headpin to form the base of the earrings. Then I…
Mother’s Day
One of the things about being a jewelry designer is that there’s a lot of opportunity to make gifts for people instead of buying them. For example, this Mother’s Day, I made my Mom a custom Family Tree pendant with my birthstone, my sister’s birthstone and her birthstone. I tend to work in silver primarily,…
Newest Listings!
I’ve listed a few new pieces the last couple days on my esty storefront and I wanted to share them. Two are returns of popular pieces which sold out and the third is a new piece featuring the most stunning color gemstone. First, up, a return of my Apple Tree! (Tree of Life Pendant with…