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Tiny Trees
I used the patina trees, squiggled somecE6000 on them, and poured a mix of tiny seeds and bugles on them. Let the glue set up for about an hour,...
Mermaid Eye Earrings
I used two Zola mermaid eyes, 4 headpins, two angle eaewires and two jumprings. I also used my one step looper as I have severe arthritis in my...
Snowman earrings
I tweaked the snowman earring design by substituting heishi and roller beads for the hat! I think they turned out well. I also used my one step...
Totally Blessed
I was totally blown away when I received a package the other day. It was from a repeat buyer of mine who didn't make jewelry anymore. Full of...
Components: Sterling green man pendant and leaves, Nephrite Jade, ceramic tubes, Garnet, silver spacers, Lapis, Charms and silver toggle.
Tiny Tree Charms
Turn your pointed leaf beads upside down, add a little crystal "Star" on top, and you're ready for earrings, charm bracelets, or tying on...
All Heart
A special bracelet as a reminder that you are loved.
Components: Stretch cord, Assorted heart charms, heart lockets, silver melon beads, silver twist beads, silver spiral charms and small jump rings for each heart.
Some More For My Shop
More bracelets for my shop. The Amazonite and Opalite already sold. Holiday sales are on!
Components: Czech glass, Hematite Chevron beads, vintage beads, silver chain, Elephant charm, Amazonite, Opalite chips, silver toggle, bird charm, brass lobster
Sapphire Cascade Earrings
These show-stopping earrings display an exciting mix of shapes and textures. The cool sapphire blue pops against the gold oraganic links.
Ice Drop Earrings
These are an elegant pair of holiday earrings. Simple and sleek they will swing and sway while in full sparkle mode. You can always change it up...
Last Gifts for Debbie
These are the last two pieces I made for Debbie.
Components: Labradorite, silver chain, Quartz Crystal, GGS bronze coin, Smoky Quartz, Green Chalcedony, Hessonite, Czech glass and brass toggle.
Eye of Shiva Earrings
I fell in love with the beautiful spiral on these shells and knew that I wanted to make a pair of earrings with them. I added 3 hand wire wrapped...
Components: Eye of Shiva Shells, Red Creek Jasper rounds, Ear Wires, 3 -1" headpins, 1-4# headpin
Christmas Earrings
I finally made all earrings that will be Christmas gifts. The first...single Labradorite stones...and the Green Strawberry Quartz and the Amethyst...
Components: Sterling silver earwires, Labradorite drops, Green Strawberry Quartz, copper links, Amethyst teardrops, jasmine flower links and Czech hibiscus.
Numinosity goodness
It takes me awhile to collect these lamp work components from Kimberly Rodgers because she is so in demand. There are some Mykonos findings and...
Components: Beads from kimberly rodgers and all other components from Lima beads.
More Christmas
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! Grateful for Lima! The Labradorite necklace is for my friend Abby...I made one...a Labradorite...for Debbie but I...
Components: Labradorite...from LB, except for the pendant, Amber, Carnelian, leather lace, Gaea coin, not sure what the stone is, Czech hibiscus, copper chain, copper toggle.
Faceted Drop Earrings
These little earrings are full of sparkle. There are a great pair of everyday earrings.
Acetate Drop Earrings
This is a creative way to use acetate charms or pendants. I just flipped the coin so the loop is facing down and glued my ear posts to the back.
Winter Pearl Earrings
These shimmery mother of pearl donuts were calling for some embellishment so I did a seed bead and Czech glass band.
Bead Cap Snowman Earrings
I was playing around with different beads that could be a hat for my snowman and decided upon this bead cap. I added a little pom pom to the top...
For My Shop
I had to forget Christmas gifts long enough to make a few pieces for my shop. I got two Laurel Burch vintage buttons...the cat face and a turtle. I...
Components: Laurel Burch button, Charoite, not sure about the others, brass toggle, Czech glass, Apatite, ceramic coffee cup...was a earring charm and silver toggle.
Holly's Christmas
Two things thus far for Holly this Christmas. She loves Mermaids...so there's the GGS mermaid charm. Then, I have always loved the sunshine/ bird...
Components: Smoky Quartz, Chalcedony, Czech glass, seeds, Sunshine/bird pendant from Gaea, Coral drops, brass chain, Lampworked bead.
Flowers & Fringe Earrings
I wanted to showcase pre-made tassels, they really add wonderful movement and save the time of making my own. The tassel cap looks like petals as...
Colors in Flight Earrings
I wanted to show an easy way to create a bead cluster look, so I used pre-made seed bead chain. I love how the colors pop against the jet bird coin.
Flora & Frog Necklace
Green Girl pendants take you to a place of wonder. I love the earthy tones of the botswana agate with this garden themed pendant.
Craft show fare
Fun earrings from artist components and LB body parts.
Components: Glass and ceramics by Scorched Earth, Kimberly Rogers, and Jana at Happy Fish. Accoutrements all from Lima Beads in my vast stash.
Malachite and Spinel
The gold spacer beads in this really add that something extra to two already special gemstones.
I wanted a Malachite necklace for some time now...
I wanted a Malachite necklace for some time now...
Components: Half a strand of Malachite, Black Spinel, gold over stainless spacer beads
Photo was taken through a magnifier light - so enlarged for detail.
Fall Floral
The focal was a part of my birthday package.
Components: Floral focal, Carnelian, Lava Rock, Czech glass, assorted charms, recycled bead, recycled button.
More New Stuff
I made the other bird into a bracelet...the Acorn necklace is actually from Gaea. Then the Magenta geode is from my birthday package.
Components: I already put the bird bracelet up, since I posted it...so I forgot whats in it. Ceramic acorn and Ceramic beads, leather cord, bead button, Magenta Agate, Rose Quartz, Agate geode, brass chain, gold lobster.
Sapphire Abyss Bracelet
These dark, dreamy beads are highlighted by the silver shimmer from the textured wire and lychee beads. The twisted wire adds some extra shimmer...
Olive Grove Bracelet
This braided style adds some extra glam to these sparkling Czech glass beads. You get great results with minimal components
Best Birthday Present
A got a birthday package recently, from a friend and fellow jewelry designer. It was chock full of great treasures. I couldn't have gotten a...
Components: Chrysocolla ?, Rainbow Moonstone, Amazonite ?, Apatite, Czech Glass, leather lace, silver lobster, Amber, Golden Pyrite, 3-strand clasp.
Expressions of Fall
I choose the warm earthy tones of Red Creek jasper for these earrings. They perfectly reflect the warm colors of Fall leaves.
All of the beads are...
All of the beads are...
Components: Red Creek Jasper Coins, Red Creek Jasper Rondelle, Fancy Jasper rounds, Chandelier Links
Sparkly and Purple
I got some great purple beads, as well as some sparkly ones from Nancy.
Components: Geode, Charoite, Freshwater pearls, crystal beads, Opalite, silver chain and lobster claw.
Yes....it's Another Bird Piece
I got this little bird, and being so small, I decided to use it as a charm. I added patina too it.
Components: Silver bird, Apatite, Amethyst, FWP, Czech glass, seeds, Lampworked bead, vintage bead and silver toggle.
The Alani Gemstone Necklace
For a look that brings a sense of calm and tranquility, you will love The Alani necklace. This bohemian style necklace features Kyanite Rough Cut...
Components: Materials:
Kyanite Rough Cut Freeform Slice, Peach Moonstone (matte-multi) Rough Nugget, Lapis 10mm, Blue Matte Sea Glass, Striped Brass Bicone, Brass Nugget Rondelles, Brass Donut Spacer
Walk in the Forest
This green moss agate necklace and earring set is reminiscent of a walk through the Colorado forest. The necklace incorporates graduated moss agate...
Components: Tierracast Fern Leaf Link
Moss agate beads in variety of shapes and sizes
Hook and Eye Clasp
Beadalon 7 Strand Wire
2 Flat Fishhook Ear wires
2 Necklace Guards
4-3" headpins or wire
Voodoo hoodoo
Love these other worldly lampwork beads from Bellini. A great Czech glass skull beads and some fun dagger beads. The second bracelet is more...
Components: Lampwork glass, Czech glass, Irish linen, copper findings.
Holiday Party Earrings
Celebrate the season with these fun holiday earrings. I love the little CZ sparkle n the candy canes.
Celestial Santa Stretch Bracelet
I just love a celestial theme. The crescent enamel Santa and the adorable star charms make this a festive piece I would wear. You could make more...
Chatter
on “Tiny Trees”:“Great idea! I have a tree and haven't used it yet. Now I'm toying…” read »
on “Totally Blessed”:“Thanks to all for your comments!! This piece goes to Holly, as she recently painted an…” read »
on “Numinosity goodness”:“Thanks so much all. You inspire me to keep creating.…” read »
- on “Tiny Trees”:
“So cute. What a great idea. They can keep them forever and put on their own…” read »
on “Totally Blessed”:“Green Man is high in my personal pantheon. That piece resonates with me. I would retire…” read »
on “Snowman earrings”:“The roller bead is a great idea!…” read »
on “Numinosity goodness”:“yes the beads are very striking - but i am equally impressed with your design. The…” read »
on “Tiny Trees”:“Cute ! Looks better with ornaments. Count me as kid since I may need to make…” read »
on “Mermaid Eye Earrings”:“These would make super teacher gifts! I would have loved a pair at the beginning…” read »
- on “Snowman earrings”:
“These are darling! I made some many years ago. I found some textured white…” read »
on “Totally Blessed”:“What a gift! You are using the” new stash” well…” read »
on “Expressions of Fall”:“Such beautiful creativity amount all …” read »
- on “Expressions of Fall”:
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- on “Expressions of Fall”:
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- on “Ice Drop Earrings”:
“This bead is so beautiful. I would also make a star post with a Red and…” read »
- on “Totally Blessed”:
“Both of them are beautiful and your friends will love them.…” read »
on “Tiny Tree Charms”:“Love this idea!…” read »
on “All Heart”:“Thanks Pam. That was the intention of the bracelet….a reminder of love.…” read »
on “All Heart”:“Hi Jen, This bracelet does have a fun jingle when you wear it. How sweet that it…” read »
- on “All Heart”:
“Thanks for the kind words Crystal Canary!…” read »
on “Tiny Tree Charms”:“How cute. I wish I had some.…” read »
on “Some More For My Shop”:“Great bracelets Jane. The one with the elephant charm is my favorite.…” read »
on “More Christmas”:“Thanks you all for your comments!! The pendant in the first necklace is actually Labradorite. And…” read »
on “Tiny Tree Charms”:“What a clever idea! I'm going to borrow your idea for some Christmas gifts!…” read »
- on “Christmas Earrings”:
“Thanks you all for your comments!! These aren't the best photos, I don't think. But...at…” read »
on “Tiny Tree Charms”:“Very clever!…” read »
on “All Heart”:“Love this purely silver design. The differing heart patterns & spiral charms will look super…” read »
- on “Faceted Drop Earrings”:
“I'm intrigued by the shape of the findings.…” read »
on “More Christmas”:“I can't say it any better than anyone else. But, I disagree with Debbie. One can…” read »
- on “Numinosity goodness”:
“This is so cool. I saw it the other day and didn't have time to sign…” read »
on “Christmas Earrings”:“Jane these are all understated and will compliment many outfits. I really like the Labradorite earrings.…” read »
- on “Last Gifts for Debbie”:
“I really like this necklace, and this bracelet is even more Miriam Haskell than the elephant…” read »
- on “Ice Drop Earrings”:
“All right, who bought all the crystal w/ silver crullers?!? Icy cool, These can go with anything.…” read »
- on “Sapphire Cascade Earrings”:
“Ooh that color with gold. Agree, those links really elevate this design.…” read »
- on “Some More For My Shop”:
“Very pretty Jane. I'm also fond of the elephant charm. almost Haskell-like in your color and…” read »
- on “Eye of Shiva Earrings”:
“Shells are so beautiful, this spiral in the snail's door really suits these earrings. Such beautifully…” read »
- on “All Heart”:
“The first piece of jewelry I can remember was a puffy heart locket from my Grandmother.…” read »
- on “Some More For My Shop”:
“Thank you all so much for your comments!! I guess making bracelets is my thing. I…” read »
- on “All Heart”:
“This is a beautiful reminder for family members.…” read »
- on “Ice Drop Earrings”:
“Love the crystal clear clarity of these beads. Simply elegant.…” read »
