Dark Shimmers

"A flash in the Dark.  A glimmer of color in the gray night.  A bright glimpse of light, flashes... then disappears.  Dark Shimmers.  Appearing on a throat near you!"

There's my movie trailer for this latest piece that I've called "Dark Shimmers".  The stone is really dark, but has beautiful shimmers of green and blue with maybe a hint of red streaks.  The pearls brighten it up, but don't overpower the beauty of the pendant.

This one was a true collaboration.  We both contributed to the design and the work to get it done.  It's very satisfying to complete a piece like this, especially when it's so loved by the person who commissioned it.  Here's a photos of the completed piece:

Miskalaynee...

If you didn't get it... the title is Miscellany...

Anyway. So, some small updates. I recently purchased some new backdrops for photos for the jewelry. The standard white and black. I also got a yellow and a blue. I like it. I think it's really helped the photos. The latest ones are wonderful.

I've gotten caught up in the photography aspect of the jewelry again. I decided to break out and design something. I found some gorgeous Pink Jasper stones that I want to make into a necklace. I just can't seem to figure out what I want to use them with. So far, I'm thinking some white/pink freshwater pearls... but that might be too mono. The focal stone is really beautiful, one side is almost entirely stained with gray. Our medium of choice is sterling silver... but I just can't see including that much shiny with this stone! I wanted to wrap some wire, but that will pull the eye away from the star of the show...

Sigh. What am I going to do with you?

New Ring

This is a sweet little ring. It's self adjusting. The ring is sterling silver, but the rice pearls and swavorski crystals are on a stretchy beading cord, so it will fit just about any finger! Of course, if your fingers, like mine, are as big as the Incredible Hulk's, I wouldn't try to put it on!!

Anyway, I'm trying something new, putting it up for sale on the blog via Paypal. I know some people don't want to have to create a new account with Etsy just to go shopping. If there's anything you'd like to see for sale on the blog, just let me know.

Rice Pearl Sterling Silver Ring
$18.50