My August Tree was featured in a treasury celebrating Leo the Lion. Leo is the zodiac sign for the beginning of August. FYI: both my Mom and Love’s brother happen to be Leos. 🙂 Peridot is the birthstone of August, so it’s a perfect fit in the treasury: ‘Leo The Lion’ by magicallybeautiful An elegantly…
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Tunduru Sapphire Tree of Life Pendant
Stunning Tunduru (Tundra) Sapphire in a range of reds, oranges and browns make up this gorgeous Tree of Life Pendant in Sterling Silver Wire. Tunduru Sapphire (also known as “Tundra Sapphire”) is like the most perfect riot of Autumn colors. The Tree of Life is a concept that’s been featured in myth, story and legend…
Medical Fundraiser – Rockabilly Cherry Fabric Coasters
Another of our handmade, donated items for the PhoenixFunds Medical Fundraiser Shop! Adorable vintage and 50’s inspired rockabilly fabric cherry coasters. Hand sewn! Black base fabric with bright red cherries and green embroidered stems and leaves. Super cute and fun. Finished edges with blanket stitch. The coasters are about 4.25″ in diameter. Just slightly padded….
Lariat Style Necklace featuring Bird Nest, Dainty Bird Charm and Leafy Branch
Dainty little bird charm, bird nest and leafy branch come together with chrysocolla gemstone “eggs” all set in sterling silver to make a lovely lariat style necklace. I started with a delicate sterling silver plated link chain. I next added accents of chrysocolla gemstone which is an amazing stone of blue and green swirled together….
Chrome Diopside and Quartz Dangle Earrings in Sterling Silver
Though I’m still out on unpaid medical leave and will be for some time now (see all the details here), it seems like there are just never enough hours in the day! Not enough time to make, photograph, edit and list items let alone promote them. But here’s one I managed to get listed tonight….
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…
Peas In A Pod
Four green aventurine gemstone “peas” are nestled in a sterling silver plated “pod” making a cute little pendant! The pendant starts with non-tarnish German sterling silver plated wire which is shaped and hand hammered to make a peapod shape. Then I wire wrap four beautiful green aventurine round gemstones to make the pea themselves. (Using…
Apple Tree #2
I’ve made Apple Trees in the past in Peridot gemstone with brown wire but I decided to give a variation on that. The leaves are made from genuine Malachite. Malachite is always green, usually in banded tones varying from very dark green to a mellow green. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used malachite for jewelry…