Today was spent getting a light box built so I can take clearer pictures. This afternoon I spent taking pictures and editing them. Now I am ready to start listing on Etsy and start posting more pictures on here. If you happen to see something you like feel free to send me a message.
This picture is of an Ammonite. This was once, about 65,000,000 million years ago, a sea creature. They are only found in rock which appears to have been in areas of ancient sea beds. The pendant is wire wrapped in Sterling Silver and the rest of the necklace is tigereye chips. The length of the necklace is 21 inches.
Happy New Year ! May 2010 be a happy and healthy year for everyone. This natural ruby is the stone that set me on the bath to jewelry design. I set it in sterling silver rather than gold as I think the silver sets off the color of the stone better. As you can see the stone is opaque and not at all perfect, but that is what I love about it. My husband found it for me and had it cabbed at the mine then sent to me. I has taken me 6 months to decide and learn how to set it. I wanted to design the setting myself, but needed to learn how to do it before I could. It is very busy with curls and silver beads, but that is the way it turned out when I set it. I am not a designer who will ever draw a design and then create the piece. As I work with a stone it decides how it shall be set. 