Category: Necklaces

Fabulous Fall Colors

10/17/2018

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love its rich, warm colors - rust, ocher, orange, red and brown. These colors influence the stones and metals I choose as I create jewelry. Here are just a few of my current favorites.

Chocolate Jasper - deep browns with just a hint of ocher make this a very versatile stone. It's perfect for every chocoholic - no calories!

Navy & Kelly green color-coated copper wire petite leaf earrings

Navy & Kelly Green Wire

Colored Copper Wire - fantastic hues like navy, deepest green, plum and burgundy combine to celebrate fall in a variety of earrings and rings.

Copper, Brass and Bronze - either in their shiny state or oxidized to give them a deeper tone. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets have a warm glow to accent any fall wardrobe.

Fire Jasper - rich rusty reds with a swish of gray. A stone you won't find everywhere.

Fired Agate - shades of orange from pale to deep make this an ideal stone for fall.

Goldstone - this beautiful brown stone with golden sparkles is man-made of glass and copper salts. When the light hits it, you'll say "Wow".

Smoky Quartz - its soft, translucent brown is the perfect accent for many fall-toned gems. It's equally lovely on its own with a touch of copper or bonze.

Fired agate focal & bead necklace with copper wire accents

Fired Agate with Copper

Tiger eye donut and beads with bronze chain lariat necklace

Tiger Eye with Bronze

Tiger Eye - the shift from deep to golden brown can be mesmerizing, like a tiger's eye seen through jungle foliage.

I enjoy sorting through all my treasures to find just the right combination of metals, gemstones and beads to create a unique piece of jewelry. And at this time of year, I go absolutely wild for all the deep rich autumn colors.

Enjoy fall and all its colors!

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Wire Wizardry - Classic & Colorful Wire Jewelry

6/7/2018

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I am captivated by wire. I love working with it to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. I have three collections - Paddles, Bubbles, and Scribbles - which celebrate wire in all its forms.

The earrings and necklaces in my Paddles Collection are created by hammering round wire until it flattens and forms a shape like that of a boat paddle. As I create each paddle, I turn the wire so you see the paddle shape when you look at the piece from the front and from the side. I drill a hole in each paddle, so it can hang from an ear wire or form part of a necklace.

For my Bubbles Collection, I form a loop in a piece of round wire leaving a long stem like a bubble wand. Sometimes I fill the bubble with colored resin. People say those bubbles look like balloons or lollipops. Other times I leave the bubble empty and hammer its edges so they catch the light. I create a small loop at the end of the "wand" so it can hang from an ear wire or be made into a necklace.

For my Scribbles Collection I scribble or doodle with wire creating fanciful patterns of loops and swirls. Sometimes the scribbles are formed in to centerpieces for necklaces using 10 to 30 feet of wire. Other times, I form them in to bracelets using over 40 feet of wire to do so. Scribbles Roses earrings and pendants are created by crimping round wire, spiraling it and then hammering it to create patterns that catch the light.

The thickness or gauge of the wire determines the look of the finished jewelry - delicate and lacy or heavy and substantial. The type of wire also contributes to the look. Sterling silver, copper and bronze wire are classic choices. However, using color-coated (enameled) copper wire can result in modern, fanciful or unconventional looks.

Pieces from all the collections are on my website and at the Prescott Art Market in the Prescott Gateway Mall.

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Fabulous Fall Colors

Wire Wizardry - Classic & Colorful Wire Jewelry

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