Designs by Joyce M
blue mood
lapis beads I got a few weeks ago at the gem show!! (Those things are dangerous!) Gorgeous flecks of pyrite in these. And I finally found something...
Components: Lapis, Bali Silver
Into the blues
Simple earrings in blue kyanite and sterling. I wish I'd gotten more of those headpins!
Components: Kyanite, sterling
Flowering Kyanite
Another kyanite teardrop used! This one took almost 6 months to get from seedling to full bloom! Got the pendant wrapped, but didn't like anything...
Components: Kyanite, keishi pearls, seed pearls sterling silver
Amethyst and Apatite Delicacy
still loving the little silver "branches". Lots of fun and creates a delicate lacy look.
Components: Amethyst, Apatite, Sterling silver wire, chain & findings
Lab and Gray Agate Set
Inspired by the Agate nugget! Love the roughness of it and added the Lab (a fav, always) and a few little faceted pyrites....
Components: Gray Agate, Labradorite, 2mm faceted Pyrites, Sterling wire, chain and findings
Mom's Purple Birthday Present
Made this yesterday for Mom's birthday on Tuesday. It's big, it's bright and it purple! Her favorite.
Components: Dyed Magnesite, Purple dyed Agate slice, Sterling Silver
Pyritized Ammonite & Pearl Pendant
Little white freshwater pearls set into a piece of Pyritized Ammonite wrapped up in sterling silver.
Components: Ammonite fossil shell (pyritized), FW Pearls, Sterling
Green Jasper
Another Sterling Softflex necklace. Simple pendant of Green Jasper, with a few little vansuanite rectangles, and a silver three hole connector bead.
Delicately Pink
Soft delicate little necklace of Pink Opal, pink dancing Pearls, Rose Quartz and sterling silver on Sterling Silver Softflex wire.
Crystal Fantasy
Freeform Peyote stitched neckpiece. This one was completely designed as I went. No idea what it was gonna be... was just learning and trying out...
Components: Seed beads, Quartz points, glass beads
Old Style
Made this a few years back. Playing with seed beads and pearls.
Components: Seed Beads, Smokey Quartz squares, gray pearls, handmade closure
Geometrics
One of the few ideas that I've ever sketched out and created almost exactly as I planned. Usually do best just seeing what happens next...
Components: Lots of little seed beads, coral beads, a few glass beads, sterling beads, chain and findings
Shades of Purples
Another peyote tube creation. Lepidolite and sterling added
Components: Seed beaded peyote tube, Lepidolite, sterling beads, chain and findings
another connected piece
More fun! Yes, when I found these, I bought a bunch!!!! Didn't know what I'd do with 'em at the time. They were just to cool to pass up!
Components: sterling connectors, apatite drops, blue opal round, fw rice pearl, chalcedony drop
More little connector ideas
I love these little "branch" connectors! They are a lot of fun to use.
Components: Moonstone drop, blue opal round, little rice fw pearls, seed pearls, sterling connectors and toggle
Simply Agate
Black Agate Teardrop and faceted black agate rounds with a just a touch of silver
Components: Black Agate, silver
It's MINE!
This is one that'll NEVER get away!
Components: Green Kyanite spikes in the first one, second necklace is Chrysoprase and Hill Tribe silver.
Glorious Garnet Earrings
Had to have long matching earrings for this one! Made the ear wires for these.
Components: Garnets, goldfill, Keishi pearls
Glorious Garnet Cascade
This started with the little garnet slab. Usually like silver, but certain things just must be done up in gold! Deep dark red garnets are one of...
Components: Garnets of all sorts and sizes, goldfilled beads, wire and findings, accented with a few little gold keishi pearls
Long and Blue
I LOVE long earrings!! These are 2 1/2 inches of lovely blue chalcedony drops and sterling.
Components: Blue Chalcedony, sterling
