Have you ever spent a lazy afternoon gazing at the clouds on a sunny day…picking out shapes, naming them, dreaming, and having fun? This is the spirit that inspired me to create my CLOUD DREAMS collection. Finding the Gem The stones (from Indonesia) are White Plume Agate. I discovered this gem quite by accident. Over the last year I have been purchasing many of my … [Read more...]
Golden Honeycomb Designs
Bees create and store their honey in honeycomb matrixes. The honeycomb is seen as a symbol of safety and protection for those who wear the design. As the bee is all-important in this process, the symbols of hope, hard work and rewards enhance the wearer as well. My Honeycomb collection About a year ago I began working with steel in my designs. The discovery of perforated … [Read more...]
Tips for storing your jewelry
Now that you own several jewelry designs.. how do you store them ? Take note of the tips below. They are designed to keep your designs like new and ready to wear when you need them. Use some of these suggestions and wear your designs for many years. Note" for cleaning your designs, follow the guidelines given with your purchase. Sonic cleaners are great, but not for … [Read more...]
Is it KARAT? or CARAT?
Are you confused by these two words? Then I am here to help. First of all, they are two separate words with a completely different meaning. KARAT: A karat is a measurement indicating the proportion of gold in an alloy out of 24 parts CARAT: A carat is a unit of weight used to measure the size of a gemstone such as a diamond. What does 12k gold mean? Now that we know … [Read more...]
What a difference some texture makes!
Lately I have been playing around with adding more texture to my designs. While texture is always a strong part of my collection I felt the need to step up my game a little. Why not look good coming AND going? Texturing the back of the earring design you see here opens up a whole new world for me. Normally the texture is on the front surrounding the gem, while the back … [Read more...]
