Wire Wrapped Pendant

 This pendant is very intricate, it showcases one of my gorgeous geode finds. This geode has a lovely periwinkle/lilac, milky colour, but I think it is most unusual for its scalloped edges at the bottom; it also has flecks of black intrusions in the crystals. The geode is paired with a beautiful piece of amber, a coin pearl and three blueish  amazonite beads. The colour palette is pastel meets bold. The pendant is not very heavy, in my opinion, perfect for everyday wear or an occasion. ~FOR SALE~

Swarovski Crystal AB Earrings

By request of a friend who saw these exact earrings at the Swarovski store, I made these earrings for her because no one wants/should pay $85+tx for them. (It is absurd to simply put hooks on crystals and slap a high price tag on them!) Anyway, I chose to make them in crystal AB colour because choosing a colour in Swarovski crystals may be very hard, for me at least it is, and the AB finish really embodies a rainbow of colours in one. I paired these with a sterling silver plated long hooks. They are so pretty and versatile, I want a pair too! ~SOLD~

Emerald Ring

The only great thing that came out of me staying at home part of this summer is that I was able to focus on wire wrapping. This is an emerald facet (from Burma, bought in Chiang Mai) was wrapped in a ring! I love the deep green against the silver wire. Part of the ring was braided (pic 2 & 3), I found braiding with wire is a lot harder than wrapping but I am happy with the way the braiding turned out. I went with a simple, geometric and symmetric wrap because the facet is quite big and did not want to overwhelm the the facet. 

Sapphire Wrapped Ring

 This is a first for me, a sapphire facet (from Chiang Mai) wrapped and set in a ring. This was a hefty project, the wrapping had to be tight and small for it to not look, for the lack of a better word, tacky. Wrapped in silver, this colourless sapphire is brilliant in the sun, a great diamond lookalike. I would say this is a size 5 or 6. I have more sapphire facets available for pieces (see previous post "New Ideas"), feel free to contact me!

Gifted

 I made this necklace years ago as a gift for my grandma. I was finally able to take a couple of photos of it when we were both in Singapore. I do apologize for the poor lighting in the photos, I will retake them when I see my grandma next. This necklace has a wrapped amazonite pendant and clusters of wrapped Swarovski crystals in purple, magenta and emerald to name a few. 

Crazy orchid lady...

I am obsessed with orchids. They are so pretty and there are so many different kinds of orchids to admire. Then I discovered that I can have an orchid anywhere with me; imagine how ecstatic I was! These orchids were grown and then preserved in a resin so they last forever. They were shipped to me from Chiang Mai, Thailand, another reason that Chiang Mai is amazing. I had this orchid strung in an adjustable cord. I am so glad I got these orchids in pink, purple and blue! They are perfect for the summer, or anytime!!~FOR SALE~

Statement, revisited

 A necklace with large Swarovski crystals and natural coloured freshwater pearls with silver findings that I made last summer. This is one of my favourite necklaces, definitely a statement piece. 

New Ideas

  

   

I was in Thailand for a week and a half where I picked up some jewels from a hill tribe in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is a wonderful place in Thailand, full of culture and things to do. I purchased a white sapphire, pink sapphire, green sapphire (emerald), and amethyst. (The piece of opal I actually purchased from Borneo.) Now I am flowing with ideas of what I can do with these new gems; I am excited to come back to Canada in a month from exchange to get back to creating again!

Geode Pendant II

 I had the pleasure of making my friend custom geode pendants last week. The pendant above is wrapped in silver plated wire with swirly patterns. The pendant below is wrapped, in my opinion, simpler, so I added crystal and silver bead accents. The crystal colour is bermuda blue, it goes well with the blue tints in the geode. The pendants are about the same size, roughly 2 1/2" in length. (Please excuse my finger in pic3, it would not prop itself up for the photo shoot) ~SOLD~