Designs by Joyce M
Summer fun "Jade" & Lepidolite Necklaces
Love this bright yellow green color. Was sold as "Korean Jade", serpentine I believe, with little lepidolite dots and some silver thrown in.
Components: Serpentine, Lepidolite, Sterling
Eudialite Pendant
A little bit of fun in between work this week (inventory in 3 weeks!) Got a bunch of these Eudialite cabs in Quartzsite about 4 years ago, and just...
Components: Eudialite & Sterling
Variquoise and copper bracelet
These are a beautiful earthy combo of about 50/50 Varisite and Turquoise from Nevada. Loved the colors in them! Added the varisite barrels, and a...
Components: Variquoise, Varisite, Chrysoprase, and copper
Charoite Bracelet
Bracelet of faceted Charoite. Love these! Finally got a decent pic of this one. They kept coming out blue for some reason.
Components: Charoite, FW Pearls, Sterling
Deep Purple
Loved this deep plum colored lapidolite. One of those I wish I'd gotten more than one of!
Components: Deep Plum colored Lapidolite, Faceted Amethyst, Purple blister pearls, Keishi pearls, goldfill beads, wire and findings
found my dragon!
Hi all! Finally found my little dragon! Got him wired up and ready to fly!
Components: Dragon's Blood Jasper, Serpentine, green jasper Garnet, Tsavorite drop, Silver Dragon with a black onyx cab
"random" earrings
Finally finished earrings to match Random and Endless necklace and bracelet! Reno was nice! Snow, sun, FAMILY!
Components: Tourmilated Quartz donuts, various turquoise beads, clear quartz, black agate, fw pearls and sterling
Random and Endless
This all started with a school project. Daughter needed posterboard and felt, so we went to Michael's. I, of course wandered to the bead aisle, and...
Components: tourmilated quartz donuts, various turquoise beads, clear quartz, black agate, a select few freshwater pearls, random bits of bali, hill tribe and liquid silver
Fall Leaves
Miss the changing of the seasons and the colors of all the leaves. When we first moved here from Michigan when I was a kid, my Auntie sent us a...
Components: Unakite leaves and beads, copper
Blue Flash Lab
Wear this in combo with the kyanite barrels posted earlier.
Components: Labradorite, small rough faceted rondelles Sterling beads and findings
Cubed and Coiled
Made this a few years back when I was first messing around with wire. Fun and a little funky.
Components: Lots of sterling wire, a few silver beads and chain, and clear quartz cubes
Thought I was going to be a bracelet!
Started this little coiled link "bracelet" while playing in Mariposa. Somewhere along the way yesterday, I became this necklace!
Components: Copper wire, Amazonite pendant and faceted beads, two little aqua squares for fun.
not my usual, but had to do it
Mom likes shopping! She found these large wood beads - reminds me of snakeskin - and I'd gone nuts with the serpentine one year and had to get it...
Components: wood beads, serpentine and silver
Aqua and Pearls for Treana's 18th
Cousin Treana turned 18! last month. Bought a simple classic set of pearls for her - necklace, bracelet and earrings - Made the pendant with her...
Components: Fresh water coin pearl, rice pearls, faceted aqua and teardrop, sterling
Sonoran Desert Memories
LBS has these fantastic sets and just had to get them!
Components: Picture Jasper pendant set and rondelles, Rustic Kyanite ovals, Copper beads and findings
Palest Moss Agate
Have been holding onto the pendant until I found the matching pale moss beads. Finally found 'em!
Components: Moss Agate/blue topaz pendant, Faceted Moss Agate rondelles, Bali silver beads and findings
Man in the Moon
Labradorite's a favorite and a little moonface pendant.
Components: Lab heishi, sterling and sterling pendant
spring fling earrings
Hot pink and green!
Components: Peridot faceted drops, hot pink chalcedony briolettes, seed beads, wire, patience
Pearl Pendant
This is what I did since I couldn't get on LB the past few days... Still deciding if I want to add the small pearls into the chain...???
Components: Blister Pearl bead, fw and stick pearl accents in sterling
Lapis Collar & Earrings
Gorgeous unpolished lapis rondelles mom found for me a few years ago. Haven't been able to give this one up! The lapis take on a shine with wearing...
Components: Lapis Lazuli, Old silver bead and bali silver beads/toggle
