Designs by Sali Jo GemsChica Chick
Peach Blossom
I made this a long time ago...loved the combination of colors. It is peach aventurine flower,leopardskin Jasper,glass copper fancy beads and copper...
Components: Leopardskin Jasper, peach aventurine, glass beads, copper, crytals
Shawnee Princess
Don't know why I was hoarding this turquoise..wanted this piece to look Native American influenced.I used antique silver and sterling silver. The...
Components: turquoise, antique silver, sterling silver
Jealous Heart
This beautiful Russian Serpentine heart has lovely minty green striations. I paired it with black shinny onyx,antique silver bead caps and green...
Components: Russian Serpentine, crystals, anqtique silver, sterling silver
Tutti Fruiti
Multi color Soocho Jade and copper crystals spice up this fruit salad!
Components: Soocho Jade, crystals, copper
Opposites Attract
This was inspired by Leigh's pick "Sunlit Violets"! The glass beads have a purple swirl in them and so I paired it with amethyst. It has an antique...
Components: Red Aventurine, Amethyst, glass beads, sterling silver, antique silver
Rock Garden
After a rumble thru my stash, I came up with this..used up bits and pieces and had alot of fun doing it!
Components: casilica jasper, turquoise, agate, bone pendant, mother of pearl pearls, brass
Pharaoh's Treasure
This is Eqyptian inspired by their love of gold and black and scarabs! I wanted it to look like it was found in a treasure trove in a tomb. I used...
Components: cloisonne, swarovski crystals, vermiel findings
Summer Garden
I dug into my stash for this one..and combined two old designs into this one. It is a serpentine carved donut with a Hill Tribe butterfly about to...
Components: Serpentine, Chalcedony, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver
Inca Rose
Ok all you chicks and your stunning pink picks! This is a result of your inspiration! I used a pink river shell flower,rhodochrosite with pyrite,...
Components: Shell, rhodocrhosite with pyrite, pyrite, sterlin silver
Mojave Sunset
My husband named this one! This jasper pendant is paired with pyrite leaves and brecciated jasper leaves with red jasper rounds with antique silver...
Components: jasper, pyrite, brecciated jasper, antique silver, sterling silver
Madame Butterfly
This pretty shell butterfly was the inspiration to make something feminine and dressy. After all she is "Madame" butterfly! I used pearlized shell...
Components: shell pendant and beads, brass findings, Swarovski crystals
Bali Refuge
This elephant pendant is made of magnesite. I added turquoise,sterling silver and antique silver bali style beads to give it an Asian feel. Sorry...
Components: Magnesite, turquoise, sterling silver
antique silver
Saturn
This pendant reminded me of the rings on Saturn, hince the name. I wanted to keep the design clean and rely on the colors of the gemstones to make...
Components: Agate, jasper, red jasper, garnet, sterling silver
Carnival
This was digging deep in my bead stash and noticed the shell I had then started trying to match the main colors and do something different! This is...
Components: Shell, red fossil coral, cloisonne bead, agate, stained glass agate, peach aventurine
Indian Summer
You know that time of year when the leaves are changing and the air is still warm and clean..That is what inspired this necklace! I wanted to make...
Components: Brecciated Jasper, Red Jasper, golden horse jasper, seed beads, brass bead caps, vermeil clasp
Bon Jour!
Nothing says "Good Morning" like blue sky and sunshine. That was the inspriation for this piece. I used aquamarine flat ovals,irregular faceted...
Components: Aquamarine, Citrine, sterling silver
swarovski crystals
Path
This was certainly a journey restringing this one six times! Oh well..I used picture jasper and bronzite with swarovski bronze glass pearls. The...
Components: Picture Jasper, Bronzite, swarovski pearls, gold plated beads, alot of patience
Sandalwood
Rainbow onyx,actually a marble with copper...I wanted it to look like sandalwood smells...does that make sense?
Components: rainbow onyx, copper, rose gold plated clasp and earring wires, jasper
Charming
Kashgar garnet from China with Muscovite and copper dangles gives it personality. This is one of those more is more pieces...Alot of fun to make!
Components: kashgar garnet, muscovite, copper, seed beads
Princess of India
Sorry the fotos are so bad! This necklace is made of pink fire agate, but it really has more of a peach color. I added carved gemstone (unkown...
Components: pink fire agate, bali style beads, sterling silver
