Breakin' Out The New Stones...

Hello Blogland...keepin' in short today as I am headed to my best friends birthday party! I will be posting some pics of all the fun on my IG later today, so come take a peek at the festivities there. As for now, I wanted to share my latest pieces from this week that feature some of those yummy new stones I scooped up at last month's incredible gem show...The necklace shown above has the most incredible blue moss aquamarines dangling from it!

...And my new St Hubert Medallion necklace features these incredible shabby golden pearls, smokey quartz and some awesome rubies that I found there. At this particular show, there were tons of gorgeous rubies, which I found unusual because I had not been able to find any 'good ones' in a while....

....I just love this old antique French St. Hubert medal. Love, love, love that it features a deer and a dog on it's facade....

...and check out theses long faceted glass panels I found at the show...

Amazeballs!!!

And one more little photo of the piece I created for my best friend's birthday...She loves "beach jewelry" so I tied vintage in with the beach (not easy to do, mind you), but voila' here is the finished treasure...

Will be putting the newest pieces above in my shop tonight. Come and see more photos of them there! 

Happy Weekend everyone....and to all my Texas friends, please keep safe! You are in my thoughts and prayers!!!

The Memento Mori Collection...

Good day blogland!!! I have a new collection to debut today...it's my very special Memento Mori collection. Wikipedia describes Memento Mori as this: 

Memento mori (Latin: "remember that you have to die") is the medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on mortality, especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. It is related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and related literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and by turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.

Memento mori pieces were extremely popular throughout the 16th to the early 19th centuries and were often found in religious pieces, such as rosaries, chaplets and shrines.

Here is a peek at my Memento Mori inspired collection that will debut later today in my Etsy shop....

Thanks for checking out my latest collection. Come visit more pictures of them in my Etsy shop later this afternoon. Happy weekend everyone!

Fall Ear Candy...

Just finished up some one of a kind horn earrings for this week's shop offerings. Horn is the perfect accessory for fall with it's rich, warm, brown and gold tones and it is just so beautiful paired with vintage elements. Here's a little look at what I've been working on this past week...

All of these will be available starting early this afternoon in my Etsy shop. And stay tuned, because I have more pieces geared for Fall coming in the days ahead!

Horn And Rhinestones...

Hi jewelry lovers! Back in my Florida studio and back to work with some exciting elements for Fall....Horn! I have paired some new horn I acquired from the gem show with old Art Deco rhinestone pieces and some old Victorian elements to compliment your fun Fall wardrobe. Horn is perfect for Fall and I just love the way it compliments old blingy rhinestones.... 

I will be listing these early today in my Etsy shop...so if you want to see more of them, come on and join me there! And coming up in the next few days...some horn earrings and bangles. They're gonna be fun, fun, fun!

Gem Show Mania...

Hi guys....so sorry to be running behind blog schedule today, but I had an overload of computer issues this morning. I am finally back up and running and happy to blog-report that I am still enjoying the 'dog days' of summer. But there was one event that happened this week that still has me in a jewelry head-spinning "tizzy"...and that was this huge bead and gemstone extravaganza that took place in the next mountain town over. And when I say extravaganza, I mean it! It was one of those huge shows that retail store owners and lapidary artists attend from all over the southeast. It was mind blowingly awesome!!!

I've also been so enjoying nature walks up the side of our mountain hideaway with my little darling Penny...

...and breathing the mountain air from my porch. The weather has been amazing the last few days...sunny and in the 70's...so much more amazing than hot and humid Florida temps.

Okay now back to the gem show...

here is just a small portion of some of my finds from the show...

the show was so big, it spilled over from the auditorium into tents set up in the parking lot. Crazy right?

I found some gorgeous horn pieces from Nepal...

...And some beautiful small slabs of  Dendtritic Agate...

These are gonna be gorgeous as settings in rings and old vintage prong set framed pendants.

Also found....Fun rings made of  horn that I will be offering up next weekend. Some will be embellished and some I have other design plans for...Stay tuned!

And today's shop offerings. Embellished horn cuffs with vintage and antique findings...

....I really love the combination of natural contemporary horn with vintage and antique elements!

Come see more photos of these later this afternoon in my Etsy shop.

Be back soon with new fresh creations from the gem show treasures.