Red Jasper heart necklace for a bride

I had recently donated a piece for a fundraiser, and 2 people contacted me later saying they couldn't win it, and if I could make a similar piece for them. One of them was a would be bride, and wanted to wear it for her wedding. I felt so happy and honored to do this for her. I feel a marriage is so sacred...and to be part of it in any way is an honor. Here is what I made for her, and she did wear it with her beautiful white wedding gown. She sent me a picture and she looked gorgeous! :-))). I made the chain with fresh water pearls. The clasp is a Bali flower clasp.

Pearls, Citrine and 14k gold-filled earrings

These earrings are for an order. Light peachy cream colored fresh water pearls and really bright and clear and sparkling onion cut Citrine briolettes woven on 14K gold-filled hand made wire earrings.

Ruby, Pearls, 14k gold-filled beads, 14k gold filled wire earrings

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These earrings are a part of an order by my beautiful friend Dawn. She got earrings made for each day of the week, depending on which gemstone goes with which day of the week. Ruby is for Tuesday, and she wanted earrings made of Ruby, fresh water pearls, and gold. So here is the pair for Tuesday. I really enjoyed myself creating all these earrings!! :-)))  I will keep posting them one by one. Thank you Dawn for trusting me to make so many pieces for you. (((hugs)))

Carnelian, Garnet, Pearls, Citrine, Sterling silver necklace

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I had started this necklace long back. Months back. Then I stopped mid way. I had some health issues at first because of which I couldn't do any jewelry work. And after that followed a long "blah" period when I felt totally uninspired, and didn't want to do anything. I thought I wouldn't make jewelry ever again. But the last Emerald piece..the story...everything brought the passion back, and I completed this too.

The main stone in the pendant is a delicious Carnelian. The two small yellow beads under it are top class Citrines. And the briolette hanging underneath is a beautiful Garnet. The stones have been brought together as a pendant by means of weaving and sculpting sterling silver wires.

I have made the chain with sterling silver wire and fresh water pearls. The clasp is hand made too. There is a chain extension added to the chain, so that the necklace can be between 16" and 20".

To gauge the approximate size of the pendant and the stones, see the picture of the pendant on my hand.

Ruby, pearl, 14k gold-filled hoop earrings

These hoops are made with 14Kt gold-filled wire, and I have wrapped fresh water pearls and genuine Ruby briolettes using sterling silver wire.

I hear that hoops are the "in things" in earrings these days. Unfortunately, unless the hoops are really teeny tiny, they don't look good on me. But I am sure there will be someone else who will look really good in these luscious Ruby hoop earrings :-)). I do love making hoop earrings. They look so lovely....something really delicious about hoops that are laden with yummy gemstones.

Bird's Nest Pendant

I haven't been doing any jewelry work for a while, mostly because of a muscle injury in my right shoulder blade. The pain is in my right arm too. It was really bad, but many painkillers later, I can type a bit now, and I decided to make this cute little bird's nest pendant for my 11 years old. The eggs are fresh water pearls, and the nest is made of brass wire. Its not my original idea...the bird's nest is made by many as pendants, earrings, rings etc. I always found it really cute, but got around to making it only now. This is the only thing I can do at present because it is not tough on my hands....easy to make.

Bio Lemon drops necklace, earrings

These Bio-Lemon briolettes are simply GORGEOUS! I am unable to photograph them well. But they are really really LOVELY! The colors of those drops is a beautiful golden brown...kind of hard to describe. They are beautifully translucent, with awesome deeper brown line patterns inside. But in the photograph they're looking like dark brown opaque blobs! LOL! I will have to try and photograph them better. The wire is fine silver and sterling silver. The set is embellished with a sprinkle of fresh water pearls. The knot on the top of the pendant is called a "Danish Knot". Love this knot! :-) To see more detail, click on the pictures to see them enlarged.

My first ever hoop earrings

These hoops are made with sterling silver wire, sterling silver beads and fresh water pearls.

Jade Necklace

Made with Orange Jade central briolette, fresh water pearls, tiny white and honey Jade beads and sterling silver and fine silver wire.

YOJ 2008 Week #5: Mardi Gras

I don't really know anything about Mardi Gras, but I know that beads and beads and beads are involved. So I have used genuine Garnet beads and fresh water pearl beads very generously here on a sterling silver frame. In the middle is a genuine 10mm faceted Garnet. It took me a week to make this piece.

This piece has been inspired by the works of Magdalena, Iza, Eni Oken, traditional Indian jewelry (from India...the country I come from), and the historical royalty of India.

YOJ 2008 week #4: Blustery

This piece is based on a blustery night that is well known by most people. The night Jesus calmed the raging storms and the sea and the gusty winds to stop the boat and the apostles from drowning. The silver wire fish symbolizes Jesus, there is a boat within, and winds and the sea storm are depicted by the swirly silver wire and Aquamarine beads, Peridot beads, and tiny fresh water pearls. A 10mm pearl depicts the moon. The chain & clasp are hand made too with silver wire and Amazonite beads.

2 new pendants and a ring: Blue Topaz, White Topaz & Mystic Topaz

This Mystic Topaz ring is a commissioned piece made for a new mum-to-be who said something really sweet...that Mystic Topaz reminds her of her yet-to-be-born baby:

Made these two wire sculpted pendants (gold-filled wire). These are big pieces, and very royal to look at :-).

This pendant is made of a huge 18mm x 13mm White Topaz with an 8 mm Amethyst and fresh water pearls:

This one below is an 11 carat Blue Topaz with an 8mm Blue Topaz, and fresh water pearls:

Here are 4 more wire and gemstone rings

This one below is made of genuine 4mm stones - Blue Topaz and Garnet, sculpted in gold filled wire. Size 7:

This is a genuine 8mm Pink Topaz, genuine fresh water pearls, and gold filled wire.

Genuine 8mm Mystic Topaz and gold filled wire:

Genuine 8mm twilight Topaz, gold filled wire: