Little Blue Berries Earrings in Sterling Silver and Swiss Blue Topaz

Wow. These were in my imagination for a while and when I finally fabricated them they blew my mind. They are sooooo pretty, the photos don't do them justice.

I made a curl with some seriously thick wire, hammered it for texture, soldered it to a tiny round background and added a super sweet swiss blue topaz to the centers. They hang from tiny sterling silver handmade earwires and measure 1.5" long.

I can make these earrings using different stones: amethyst, garnet, moonstone, pink tourmaline, jade, aventurine green, golden topaz, aquamarine, manmade opal, etc. Convo me with questions and to see if your favorite gemstone is available!

Urban Industrial Razor Wire Tumbleweed

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I live out in the deep woods here in North Carolina, so when I go into a big urban area, my eyes are wide open. I see shapes and textures we just don't have in my rural setting, like rusty razor wire fencing, old abandoned warehouses with shredded metal siding, and concrete everywhere with the occasional resilient weed poking its hopeful head up from the man made surroundings. I am strangely attracted to these textures: I am fascinated by the waste of it all, but I kinda like it anyway. This piece exemplifies those ideas. Made using recycled fine silver wire from my workbench, this piece is a big chunk of almost pure silver (.999) and has been fused and oxidized to bring out the most remarkable texture. It measures 1&1/4" long and 3/4" wide. This listing is for the pendant only, please convo me if you'd like to add a sterling silver chain for an additional $10. It is a one of a kind, I couldn't duplicate this piece if I tried! Thanks for looking!



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Laurel Branch with Kyanite

This delicate branch of sterling silver leaves is accented by berries made of flashy blue kyanite. The leaves were hand shaped by me, and attached to the centerpiece with sterling silver wire, then over-wrapped by the berries. The centerpiece suspended by two strands of palest blue-green sesame jasper. The entire piece measures 17" in length and closes with a sterling silver toggle clasp. This is a delicate piece, dainty and very feminine.

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Sterling Silver Ginkgo Leaf Pendant

So I was walking through the parking lot of the Kernersville public library when I looked down and saw the most perfect ginkgo leaf. I picked it up, along with several others nearby, and flattened them in between the pages of an Eddie Bauer catalogue I had laying in the floorboard of my car. I woke up at 5:00am the next day with this image in my mindThis one is really beautiful, I made it with sterling silver sheet for the leaf part and hammered fine silver (for shine) for the stem. I created a vine like sterling silver wire bail to attach it to a chain. It would look nice on a sterling silver chain or a brass chain, it is very versatile. It has been set with a beautiful blue turquoise stone at the point where the stem meets the leaf. The pendant measures just under 2.5" long and just over 1.25" wide. It is a very graceful pendant, and has lots of movement. It will certainly be a great piece to wear for everyday!

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Constellations in the Night Sky

Out here in the woods where I live we can see so many stars, and on a night when the moon is full we can hike by the light. I have spent many nights with my eyes focused on the stars, and I wonder how many other people are looking at them too at that very moment, and how we could all be connected by the same activity at the same moment.

I made this necklace out of sterling silver sheet that I cut, shaped and pierced with the pattern of the stars. I darkened the silver to resemble the night sky, and connected them all with sterling wire rods. I hand forged a sterling silver hook and eye clasp and added my maker's mark and sterling stamp on a circle tag that features the North Star Polaris in fused fine silver at the clasp. It is a fantastic piece, if I do say so myself, it is totally unique. I love the way the darkened 'sky' portion contrasts with the bright finish on the rods. It measures 17.5" in length.

These earrings don't match! One features the Big Dipper and the other features Orion. These are the two most easily identified constellations in the night sky, and the first ones I ever learned. They are still my favorites. They are a perfect match for the 'Constellations in the Night Sky' necklaceabove.

Here is the coolest part: When you stand with the light behind you, it shines through the earrings so it looks like the bright stars of the constellation!

Here is a list of the constellations I used:

The Big Dipper is on the centerpiece
Orion the Hunter is on one side of the center piece
Cassiopeia the Queen of Unrivaled Beauty is on the other
Ursa Minor the small bear is next on both sides
Delphinus the Dolphin is next on both sides
Andromeda the Princess is second to last on both sides
Cygnus the Swan is at the clasp on both sides.
Polaris the North Star on the maker's mark tag.

It is an amazing piece of art-jewelry-meets-science. It is also perhaps emblematic of how nerdy I am...LOL!

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Orbit of Pluto

Pluto will always be a planet to me, no matter how the NASA scientists choose to classify it. I love that Pluto is part of a twin set, with Charon. I love to think of the two of them spinning with each other in the longest orbit of our solar system, caught in an eternal dance, like immortal lovers.

This piece is one of the COOLEST pieces I have ever made, I had to have one for myself! I love the use of the two different forms of silver, sterling and fine, fused together under the fire of my torch. The sterling has a very darkened oxidation while the fine silver is as bright as can be, a gorgeous contrast! The stone is a faceted labradorite with a misty blue flash, mysterious like it's namesake planet. The labradorite brings an amazing depth of color and texture to this piece. It is stunningly beautiful in person, I am so sorry my photos do not do it justice. It hangs from an 18" sterling silver chain that you can choose to wrap through it in many different ways. It measures 1.5" in diameter, but seems much more petite due to it's openwork and vine-like structure. It is amazing in person. I am completely in love with this piece!

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sunflower seed pod swaying in the wind

This time of year the seed pods of sunflowers are a textural masterpiece. Bumpy and spiky, they hang their heads atop the long stems ready to lay their seeds for next year's enjoyment.

This piece is a sunflower seed pod on a long stem for you to wear around your neck! It is made using sterling silver, a long hammered stem that holds a darkly patinaed cup that holds a smooth silver cup that holds the seeds. It hangs from a sterling silver chain that measures 18" in length and the pendant measures almost 3" long. It sways gently on the chain as you move, just like a breeze is flowing calmly across them in a field.

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