Herkimer Diamond

This is a Herkimer Diamond that I bought a few months ago.  I wrapped it on a recent trip away to Tobermory.

New Fall Classes

 

These are a few of the new things I have been working on for my fall class lineup at http://www.stix-n-stones.ca/09classes.htm   The black teardrop pendant is from a tutorial written by a talented wire artist  by the name of Nancy Wickman of www.wickwirejewelry.artfire.com  She very gaciously gave me permission to share this technique with my students.

New Website

I finally got a website up and running.  Actually things went more smoothly than I expected.  I have been able to post my class lineup and have a page for my tutorials.  Now to get busy and write some new ones : )  Check it out at www.stix-n-stones.ca

My Mothers Birthday Gift

This piece is based on Robbie Ward’s Tutorial “Spring Blossom”  The tutorial is for a pendant but I have made it into a brooch.  My Mother’s birthstone is Sapphire and the centre is filled with  an assortment of Sapphire beads

My Daughters Birthday Gift

My Daughters birthday was just a couple of weeks ago.  This beautiful 9 x 7 mm Peridot is her birthstone.

 

 

Wishing Well Necklace

  This necklace was made with a little glass vessel that I purchased from Samma at http://www.posh-abilities.com/  I fell in love with her vessels and knew I had to come up with a special design so I have branched out to an entirely new technique.  This project was greatly influenced by the work of Magdalena Borejko, Eni Oken and Iza Malczyk three very wonderful jewelry artists whos work I have admired for a long time.

Cabochon Ring – My Version

      It took me a while and lots of wire to finally come up with this ring.  These things seem to hit me just as I am about to go to sleep so there was probably a couple hours of sleep lost on this one too. : D

Some recent doodles

     

     Just a few pictures of things I have been working on in the past month but I’ve been too lazy to post the pictures.  Enjoy.

Silver Hoops

  This is a technique that I learned from the WAG magazine.  They are a good all-round earring that goes with most anything.

Goldfish

  The minute I saw this Crab Fire Agate bead I saw a goldfish.  After making this about ten times in my head this is what I came up with.  Hope you like it.

  This is a picture of the finished piece.

What I learned on my summer vacation.

         

           

           

 I promised myself that I would learn to make prong set rings while I was away at the cottage this summer.  These are not for sale as I have not perfected my technique yet.  This is just a preview of things to come. 

Crazy Lace Agate

  This crazy lace agate is done in the sculpted style.  The rich yellow colour of this stone is almost uniform throughout. 

Labradorite Earrings

  These are a couple of beads I bought in Vancouver this spring.  Every bead on the string had wonderful colour.  I wish I had picked up more!!

Twisted Bracelet

  I love this bracelet and have made it in several different colours.  This is just the first one that I have taken a picture of.

Lake Huron

 

 

 

This tells you where I would have liked to be this week in all this heat.  At the lake!!!  Unfortunately that could not be, so I made this necklace that has all the colours of the lake and the sparkle as well.  The focal piece is Aquamarine as are the chips and the beads are Labradorite