My kid sister is a lover of all kinds of jewelry. Lately though she has become obsessed with super long designs. Of course this inspired me to create a design just for her. These earrings are created using copper with sterling fused into the metal for many of the components. the remaining part of the design is sterling silver. And the best part.. They are SO lightweight. … [Read more...]
What’s New in Spirals?
The OPEN SPIRAL Pendant! I have been playing around with new pendant designs centered around the Sacred Spiral. From all this playing emerged the Open Spiral concept. The frame is copper with a sterling silver spiral. And of course I have to add gemstones! These natural turquoise beads are from the Sonoran mine in Mexico. The neck chain in sterling silver is 36" long! … [Read more...]
Calorie-Free Halloween Candy
Ear candy that is! Select a scrumptious pair of these earrings to wear and forget all about munching on candy this Halloween. Have some Spooky Scary Fun today. Shop Alene's Adornments for your favorite designs. Become an Alene’s Adornments Collector Provide your Email and first name to Get First Look at newest designs, tidbits and legends about gemstones, jewelry … [Read more...]
New Projects at the Bench
Do you ever wonder how some of my jewelry gets to it's final wearable state? Here's a peek at a few designs in process. As you can see I am partial to amethyst! the entire left half of this photo features 6 different amethyst pieces!. On the right you can see a potential malachite and emerald pendant plus a few druzy quartz gems. By the end of the day, ONE of these pieces … [Read more...]
Get Skinny Cuffed
Over the years I have designed many versions of cuff bracelets. It is clearly an obsession with me. One day while having a play day at the jewelry bench,the inspiration to skinny up the design popped into my head.. After all nowadays there are skinny jeans and I even have a skinny earring in my collection. So why not a skinny cuff? Check out my entire line of Cuffs … [Read more...]
