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Showing posts with label opal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opal. Show all posts

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sunday, June 14, 2009

New Stone

fair trade opalA new fair trade stone that's available for custom orders - Oregon opal!
This one is 6mm.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New Work

blue labradorite ringFaceted labradorite, 22k gold, 14k gold, & sterling silver ring, size 6
(all recycled metals)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

labradorite ring gold(another view to show the flash colors a little better)

boulder opal pendantAustralian boulder opal, 22k gold, & sterling silver pendant
(all recycled metals)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

opal pendant goldI wish I could capture the true nature of this stone better in photos; it's so much prettier in real life - it actually seems to glow... by far the prettiest opal I've ever seen.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

New Rings

As promised, a few new rings...
(please forgive the sub-par photos; it was raining sideways)

labradorite ringLabradorite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

opal ringOpal and recycled sterling silver ring
{ cab supplied by customer; custom order; sold }

blue labradorite ringLabradorite and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

larimar ringLarimar and recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

New Stuff

Mexican fire opal & recycled sterling silver ring, size 7

'Dusk' ring trio - lavender chalcedony, blue tourmaline, kyanite, & recycled sterling silver, size 6.5

Sunstone & sterling silver pendant
{ custom order; sold }

Tourmaline ring trio - pink, blue, and green tourmaline with recycled sterling silver, size 8

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

More New Things

Here are some more recently completed pieces...

peruvian blue opal ringPeruvian blue opal & recycled sterling silver ring, size 4.5
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

red stacking rings'Bloom' ring trio - rainbow moonstone, garnet, pink tourmaline, & recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

polka dot ringsRecycled sterling silver 'dotty' rings
{ custom order; sold - but I made one extra in a size 6 that I'll list in my shop soon }

labradorite ringLabradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

faceted labradorite ringLabradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Finally some new jewelry...

Here's what I've made in the last few days...

orange opal pendantOpal pendant, recycled sterling silver

silver opal pendant(same pendant; different angle)


recycled silver bandA simple hammered comfort fit band, recycled sterling silver
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

blue topaz ringSwiss blue topaz ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

blue tourmaline ringCat's eye blue tourmaline ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

mexican fire opalMexican fire opal ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

grey moonstone ringFaceted grey moonstone ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

blue opal ringPeruvian blue opal ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

recycled sapphire ring
Sapphire ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

And last but not least, let the labradorite parade begin...

labradorite cocktail ringBig round labradorite ring, recycled sterling silver
{ custom order; sold }

labradorite recycled silver(same ring; different angle)

labradorite sterling silverAnother big round labradorite ring, recycled sterling silver
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

big labradorite ring(same ring; different angle)

large labradorite ringYet another big round labradorite ring, recycled sterling silver
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

(same ring; different angle)

One more big round labradorite ring, recycled sterling silver
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

(same ring; different angle)


Tuesday, July 1, 2008

A few new cabs

Here are a few new cabs I found the other day.
All are available for custom order rings or pendants.

I forgot to write down what this is... some kind of agate, I suppose.

Opal (yum!)

Charoite


Tuesday, June 24, 2008

New Pendants

I've really been enjoying making pendants lately... here are a couple of new ones.

Bi-color California tourmaline pendant, sterling silver

October medley pendant, sterling silver
(Pink tourmaline and opal are October's birthstones; this necklace combines pink tourmaline with Mexican fire opal and golden opal.)