Year of Jewelry: Week 6

Here it is week 6, this week's theme is Embrace. To me, embrace means to surround with feeling, so this week my piece is "Embrace My Heart".

Week 6 "Embrace My Heart"

 I wire wrapped glass cubes around a wire heart then added a key with a pretty bow and strung on rubber cord.

 Here's where you can find the other participants for this week's Embrace-week 6

Gemstone Necklaces

I've been working on my inventory. Here are three gemstone necklaces that I have added.

Top right is tiger jasper, black obsidian and Russian serpentine.

The middle one is made of sodalite, feldspar and Russian serpentine.

The bottom right is sodalite, dalmatian jasper and black obsidian.

I've tried to make necklaces that will appeal to both male and female.

Christmas Rhapsody

Seems like this year has gone so fast, if you blink you miss out on a whole lot.
Every year my work hosts a silent auction of handmade wares and decorations to benefit our own follow workers, who for what ever reason, may just need a little help during the year.
Last year, I benefited from this leaf fund, this year I am donating this set. Hopefully it might bring a few dollars to donate to this fund. I made this set with dyed coral and yellow turquoise.

Obsidian Twilight

Okay, so my son has found the ultimate resource for gifts for his girl friends.......me. Here is a choker style necklace that I made for one of them. His color requests keep me challenged. This one is snowflake obsidian, blue glass pearls, and chalcedony.

My Fall

It's been a couple of months since I posted, I've been busy organizing my beads and making more jewelry. This piece I made for myself for the fall. It's made with mother-of-pearl, pearls, coral and copper beads and clasp. I just love this necklace.

"Blessings in Blue"

This was a custom made request from a coworker, they wanted one somewhat similar to the green "Apple Blessings" necklace I had made but wanted in all in blue. I couldn't make a duplicate it, so this is what I came up with. It's made with chalk turquoise, lampwork, foiled glass, sterling silver beads and Swarovski crystals.

In the Pink

I made this necklace for a birthday gift for my son's friend, Happy Birthday Tabby! It's made of pink quartz, Swarovski crystals, firepolished glass and silverfoiled glass.

Serpentine Splendor

I custom made this set recently for an anniversary gift that a coworker gave to his wife. It's made of African serpentine, bloodstone, glass pearls and fiber optic glass cubes.

This necklace was my first sale. I was excited. It's made with chalk turquoise, lampwork beads, sterling silver beads, Swarovski crystal beads, and a Swarovski crystal cross

This is one of my necklaces that I made. "Summer Reflections". It's currently for sale in my online store. It's one of my favorites. It's made with chalk turquoise, Kazuri beads, lampwork, and glass with a bone sun focal.
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Peyote Necklace

I made this necklace a few years back for a beading contest. I didn't win but it gave me a chance to try my hand at peyote stitch. It was the first contest I had entered. I think it came out well for my first attempt. I call it "Gardenia Delight". The basic pattern for the panel was by Deb Moffett-Hall.