Designs by Leigh D
Tempting Turquoise
I have been wanting a long, simple Turquoise necklace to go with my go to black and white outfits. So I finally sat down, dug out the turquoise and...
Components: Turquoise, Black Onyx, and Pewter
Hurray for Opals
I was so, so excited to find a boulder opal with this much color - hurray, hurray hurray!!!!!!! I had to wrap it with the netted bezel technique...
Components: Boulder Opal Cabochon, 18 and 28 gauge vintage bronze parawire
Caged Turquoise
I purchased this turquoise cabochon specifically because it had so much black and I wanted something with just a little pop of color to wear with...
Components: Turquoise cabochon, 18 and 28 gauge black parawire, black enameled chain
Vivid
Inspired by the pendant which I have had for awhile. I had the hardest time matching beads to it - some were too blue, some were too green, some...
Components: Malachite/Chrysocolla Pendant, Azurite/Chrysocolla rondelles, LB's Faceted Hematite, and pewter
Garden Sprite #2
Another fabulous ceramic pendant I purchased from an artist on Etsy. This one is for my mom as she loves, loves, loves the peacock blues and...
Components: Ceramic pendant, peacock pearls, and pewter
Garden Sprite
I bought the fabulous ceramic pendant from an artist on Etsy. It is soooo unbelievable gorgeous -very muted colors almost like a watercolor. I...
Components: Ceramic Pendant, African Opal, Peach Moonstone, Matte Blackstone, and Pewter
Midnight Shimmer
Finally decided to use the pewter clasp I have had forever that got buried in my stash. I decided that lots and lots of pearls were needed
Components: Faceted Pearls and pewter
The First Cut
I have had these petrified wood slices forever that I purchased when a LBS was going out of business :-( and finally was inspired to use them....
Components: Petrified Wood Slices, Bronzite, Poppy Jasper, Antique Jasper, and Pewter
Spring Honey
Inspired by the Honey Tourmilated Quartz - these stones were so pretty I wanted to keep it simple so they were the focus
Components: Honey Tourmilated Quartz and Pewter
Moon Goddess
I have had the bone face pendant forever and finally decided to make a piece using her. I dont think you can tell from the picture but there is a...
Components: Bone Pendant, Smoky Quartz, Bone rounds, carved bone rondelles, and pewter
Pietersite Perfection
I love love love pietersite. Simple wrap using copper wire
Components: Pietersite Cabochon, 22 DS square copper wire and 21 gauge HH HR copper wire
An Experiment in Colored Wire
I have started to play with colored wire. This cabochon really needed black wire to play up the black dendrites throughout it - What do you all...
Components: Dendritic Agate Cabochon, 18 and 28 gauge Parawire
Purple Abundance
Another pendant made using the netted bezel technique from jewelrylessons.com. I am not completely sure I like it in the bronze..however I do love...
Components: Charoite Cabochon, Amethyst, brass chain, and 18 &28 ga vintage bronze parawire
Deep Blue Sea
Oh boy, oh boy how about a big ole piece of Apatite!!! I love teal and am so excited how well my stash of apatite beads blended with the pendant!
Components: Apatite and Pewter
Seafoam
Very simple spring-like piece. I am not sure what the stone is - it is too green to be Amazonite and not green enough in my opinion to be Russian...
Components: Form of Amazonite?, green quartz, and pewter
Blue Lace
The netted bezel design is from jewelrylessons.com. This design for cabochons is my absolute favorite. I love playing around with the wire from the...
Components: Blue Lace Agate cabochon, Blue Lace Agate, antiqued brass chain, and vintage bronze parawire in 18 and 28 ga
Pale Blue Sky
I have had this pendant for over a year and finally, finally was inspired to use it today. All the blues are so very pretty and I have been on a...
Components: Amazonite pendant, LB's Amazonite, Amazonite Blk. Tourmaline, and Pewter
Simply Turquoise
I cannot tell you how long I have hung on to the turquiose nuggets I used in this piece - they were just waiting for the right pendant - which I...
Components: Turquoise, turquoise and more turquoise
Nature's Wonder
When I got this pendant I was so shocked by how gorgeous it was - It looked fantastic online but even better in person!!! I decided to keep it...
Components: Zebra Agate pendant, White Jade, Muscovite, Green Line Quartz, and Pewter
Spring Rain
I love Rhyolite which I have also seen called Rainforest Jasper. I wanted to pick up the creamy colors in the pendant so I had to add the mother of...
Components: Rhyolite, Mother of Pearl, and pewter
