So you found this pendant in my online store and fell in love with it. Terrific! then you began to think about a matching earring, ring or cuff. Now what! I just made this process EASY.

Go to the Drop Down box at the top of my home page and click on GEMSTONE The drop down box will lead you right to JASPER and pull up all designs currently available.

OKAY, One more example. Turquoise is your GO-TO gem. You adore everything turquoise. These earrings speak to you in a big way. You love the natural free form shape of the gems, too.

Now you want something to wear with these earrings. A pendant perhaps? A ring? Click on the GEMSTONE link at the top of the HOME PAGE and go to Turquoise

Voila. All the turquoise designs magically appear.

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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! this means you can wear it doubled up as shown here… or Super long as shown below.

The Spiral is an ancient symbol representing growth and evolution. A Spiral starts as a smaller tight circle expanding quickly to infinity. Each of our actions.. a quick smile to a stranger, holding the door for someone, a kind word to a friend..seem like small gestures but the ripples of joy created is infinite.  “No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.” Aesop

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When Photographing Jewelry that is….

Yesterday was the first day I was able to experiment with my new Photo box. What Fun! Trying something new is always a little scary isnt it? I had been using the same photo equipment for the last several years. It was good but because it used flourescent lighting (with bulbs that were not replaceable with LEDs) I ended up doing lots more work in the editing to get my jewelry to look just as amazing in a photo as it does in person.

I did a lot of research and finally found this gem for just under $100. It is portable, features a dimmer and adjustable LED lighting. Now photographing is fun! Even Kitty Button had to check it out. She gave me her approval.

Here’s another image taken in the new photo box.

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I am over the moon for this deep rich green gemstone. Did you know that each stone is one of a kind? No two are exactly alike due to the many inclusions found in this gem. Want to know more?

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I print this phrase in the description of Each Ring design in my shop. While I do feature a line of Sacred Spiral designs that are available in several sizes.. most of my designs are one of a kind. I just cannot seem to stop making new designs! Perhaps this is the nature of an artist.

At any rate I will redesign any style in a different size. Keep in mind that the actual gem may not be exactly the same. But you are involved in the process every step of the way and will select your own gem. Feel free to contact me with your requests.

Here is a recent custom design I created for a customer.

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