PICTURES #3

ADORATION OF THE LAMB

NON-RELIGIOUS

From time to time, I have extra materials from a custom piece I've made. Some of the items on this page will be made from these remainders. Also, I'll add here the pieces commissioned that are not of a religious nature, as often times, people will order a simple bracelet or necklace, so I hope you enjoy these items!

Please feel free to click on any of these pictures to get a closeup of the item!

ONE IN STOCK

I recently made a crystal religious piece, and had some wire and crystals to spare. So, as you can see above, I decided to make a necklace. The Swarovski crystals are 8mm cubes, clear, faceted and AB in color. They are wired together with sterling wire, and the circumference is big enough to slip over most heads. It hangs gracefully around the neck, and picks up the light in a dazzling display. Price: $150.

Above is a bracelet made for a special person. It's made from the pearls I used for the pearl rosary. It's wire wrapped in sterling wire, and the clasp is sterling marcasite. The clasp I think, is especially charming, in that it's a dragonfly that hooks into a flower. The piece is quite stunning. Price: $110.00

Above is a bracelet made with Swarovski off-rose crystals, smaller round clear Swarovski crystals, and a large anchor crystal that's an antique. The anchor crystal is surrounded by solid pewter beadcaps. This was custom made for a client's sister, and all it took was the wrist size of the recipient. It's a strung piece on strong jewelry wire, with a silver plated toggle clasp. The crystals are brilliant and reflect the light amazingly. This can be made with similar beads/clasp, or the beads can be any color you like. The anchor crystal, as I said, is an antique, so it's a one of a kind. However, I can find other antique crystals for this piece to be remade, but it won't be exactly the same. That's the charm of these kinds of items, as they are all going to be similar, but no two will ever be the same. They will each be totally unique! Price: $85.00

ONE IN STOCK

Above is a necklace I made from some leftover round turquoise beads. These are the beads I had used to make a pocket rosary for a favorite priest, and I thought they'd make a great necklace. These beads are solid turquoise, and they are called stabilized turquoise, in that this gorgeous material is notorious for being kind of brittle and it chips easily, so a little bit of clear polymer is added for stabilization. They are also not as smooth feeling or shaped as marbles.... they have a really hefty feel to them, and if you look closely you'll see that there are no two beads alike. Also, since I only had a few beads left, I added some large, really opalescent freshwater pearls, and some tiny little seed pearls as well. And, I rounded things out by adding some asymetrical turquoise chips. The effect was stunning. This is a strung piece, as all the different materials look better this way. The clasp is totally unique -- it's a bunch of grapes that hooks into a big grapeleaf. The entire clasp is made of heavy sterling silver. The necklace also boasts a big, carved turquoise bead in the middle at the front, for extra eye-appeal. The piece is also longer than many of my pieces, in that it hangs mid-chest. It's totally amazing, and looks great. Price: $250

Above is a charming little blue necklace, with a fastener made of two sterling floral hooks. The beads are small, only around 5mm or so, and the fastener is also small. This necklace is made of light blue, AB, Celestial Crystal beads. These beads are round and flat like coins, and are hand cut. In between the blue beads are 4mm bicone Swarovski Crystal AB beads. This is a strung piece, and it is a little longer than most of the necklaces on the site, as it's not a choker -- it's approx. 21" long. It's delicate, small, and totally feminine. PRICE: $85

This is a one of a kind piece that was commissioned for a lady by several of her friends. This bracelet is made of Indicolite Swarovski crystals, clear Swarovski crystals, sterling wire, and marcasite clasp. The bead caps on the anchor bead are solid pewter. This piece is breathtaking in its simplicity, yet it speaks of total class. The lady loved her bracelet, and I ended up making her some earrings to match! This can be recreated for you, too!

Price: $110

Above is a commissioned bracelet, with a very popular clasp. This individual had her own glass pearls from an old piece and wanted them remade into something more contemporary. The clasp she had was also old and outdated, so this was the perfect choice, as she loved dark red! I usually don't use someone else's materials, but this lady I know, so I felt ok about it. This is a strung piece, and the pearls, as I said are 9mm glass pearls of unknown origin, and the clasp is sterling with garnets. Also, the dark red, round, faceted crystals in between each pearl are Swarovski 4mm. Some of the Swarovski crystals are AB and some are plain, lending an unusual look to this one of a kind bracelet. I can design one for you, except for her glass pearls. But I can find comparable glass pearls for you, and probably of a better quality, and in many different colors for you to choose from. Price: $85

Above is a small pearl bracelet commissioned by a lady who saw some of my other bracelets and wanted me to design something just a tiny bit different than the others she'd seen. This is the grand result! It's small and delicate with solid pewter bead caps on the anchor pearl, with 3mm Swarovski AB crystals on the ends of each smaller pearl. The pearls are all freshwater pearls. The anchor pearl is surrounded not only by the beadcaps, but has 4mm Swarvoski AB crystals on either end for accent. The wiring is all sterling and the clasp is one she picked out, and is sterling marcasite. Quite stunning! Price: $125.00

Above is a necklace made with sterling wire and an extra fancy filligree marcasite/sterling clasp. Accenting the pearls, which are freshwater pearls, are 3mm Swarovski AB crystals. This necklace was requested to go with the bracelet pictured just above it. These were custom orders, and are just stunning. The pearls are luminous and the crystals set them off perfectly, without being too big or ostentatious. The necklace is around 19" long, and is a little longer than a choker. The necklace is light, and easy to wear, and is just the right, understated piece without looking like "too much." Price: $225.

Above is a wonderful little bracelet made from some of the sodalite beads I had left over from making a sodalite rosary. These amazing beads come out of the ground in these lovely colors. It's strung on a strong, multi-filament stainless steel woven beading wire, and attached to a fancy sterling markasite toggle clasp. The round beads are approximately 8mm in size, and they have a really nice feel to them as they slide through your fingers. The beads are flanked by a little silver beadcap on each end, and are accented by two lapis lazuli chips in between each bead. Lapis is a very valued semi precious stone, and also comes out of the ground in these vivid blue/violet colors. The anchor bead is cradled in a solid pewter set of beadcaps, and has cobalt Swarovski crystals on either end of the beadcaps. This is a unique custom-bracelet and was designed by myself and my client. Price: $100.

Above is a delicate bracelet made of pink fresh water pearls, 3mm clear AB Swarovski crystals in between each pearl, and silver beadcaps on the ends of each pearl. The strong beading wire is multi filament, woven stainless steel. The clasp is a sterling marcasite toggle, and the anchor bead is held by solid pewter beadcaps, accented by 4mm size Swarovski crystals in an opalescent pink. Fresh water pearls can be dyed to almost any color, so this would truly be a versatile piece in the color of choice of the buyer. This bracelet simply sparkles in the light, and looks so graceful on the wrist. Price: $100.

Above is a freshwater pearl necklace that was commissioned by a lady. She had always wanted just a simple pearl piece to wear all the time, and told me how she'd like it made. This piece is made from 6 - 8mm sized freshwater pearls in a potato shape, and a heart shaped gold filled clasp. The gold beads in between each pearl are gold plated heavy brass. The piece measures 20 1/2" long, and has a real hefty feel to it, as it is strung on gold colored, heavy beading wire, and also the weight of these good quality pearls is amazing, and they catch the light so beautifully! It hangs just below the collarbone. (This can also be made in sterling, with sterling beads and clasp, or with 14k gold, however the 14k gold would double the price.) Price: $200.