MANY SPLENDOURED THINGS: 2008

Good taste should not ruin your budget. That is why we offer handcrafted silver.gemstone and pearl at budget-friendly prices. Ours is a woman owned micro-business with an emphasis on friendly, personalised approach. We design and make jewelry for life cycle events such as birthdays, weddings, bar and bat mitzvot. We accept commissions to incorporate fragments of cherished heirlooms and artifacts with a special meaning into our designs. We make chuppah ornaments, rings and wedding headpieces. We also make baby cups and sippy spoons for toddlers and mint julep lovers.Please contact us at Facebook or e-mail us at richtext@frontiernet.net

Friday, December 19, 2008

SWEET AND GREEN CARICO LAKE

There is no green to rival that of Carico Lake turquoise, but these Emerald Lake turquoise rondells are a close match for the Carico pendant, as the 20" necklace above demonstrates. Sterling silver findings $150.

PINS, PINS, PINS

Turquoise and sterling silver pin. $105

Shin pin in sterling with blue paua and mother of pearl cabochons. $85

Mokume gane pin embellished with mawsitsit cabochon and two Akoya pearls. SOLD

When Mrs. Sufganiot wishes to announce that she is happy with her choices, she wears this sterling silver and garnet No Regrets pin on her lapel. Entirely handmade and sterling silver. $45

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

HANUKAH NECKLACE

Sterling silver charms--latke frying pan, little hearts, hanukiah, Magen David, dreidel, gift package and egg beater--decorate this necklace donated to Kulanu, "...an organization which reflects the community of interests of individuals of varied backgrounds and religious practices dedicated to finding and assisting lost and dispersed remnants of the Jewish people." More info about Kulanu a http://www.kulanu.org/
I accept order for similar necklaces.

18" box chain in sterling silvercosts $ 25, including domestic shipping.

!8" snake chain in sterling silver costs $35, including domestic shipping.

I added a freshwater pearl to an antique foil glass Magen David and backed it with sterling silver to make a component for a client's Hannukah necklace. This piece can also be worn on a silver chain. Please e-mail me if you wish to have a similar pendant added to a pearl or silver necklace. By itself, the star costs $ 30. Domestic shipping included in the price. Please note that the star is approximately the size of a dime.

FOR THE PEANUT

I made this freshwater peanut pearl and sterling silver pendant to celebrate the tenth birthday of a little girl affectionaly known as The Peanut. Please contact me if you wish yo have an affordable, one-of-a-kind present designed and made for someone you love.

GRASSHOPPER CHOKER

Antique vermeil pendant shows a grasshopper nibbling on a mushroom. 16 inch silk cord and sterling extension included. $65

Friday, December 5, 2008

OF SOUP, LOVE AND PEARLS

These angel-skin pink freshwater pearls have great luster and at 9 mm, they are unusually large. Matched with 6 mm pearls and a handmade fine silver bead--one of Anne Choi's exquisite creations, they are treasure for the thrifty pearl lover. The bead is inscribed with the Spanish proverb, "Of soup and love, the first is best." The necklace measures 20 inches and it has a sterling silver clasp. $ 135 Please see the Annne Choi beads above. You may select either of them as a focal bead for this necklace.

Forget me not and the words, "Tho absent, ever dear."

"A thousand kitty kisses." Socks, a cat from the Netherlands.

"I'll give my jewels for a string of beads." Shakespeare.

Anne Choi beads to be used as a pendant for the pearls necklace shown below. On the left, Anne Bradstreet's, "If ever two were one, surely we." On the right, Emerson's "Heaven is large and affords space for all modes of love and fortitude." The third bead, my favorite, the Biblical "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers." Please note the angelic feathers on this bead. They are a good example of Choi's flawess carftsmanship.

You may select either of the beads above as as a focal bead for the pearl necklace.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

COMING SOON

Stay tuned for a stunning necklace made with 8-9mm pink freshwater pearls and one of Anne Choi's handmade fine silver beads. This one inscribed with the Spanish proverb, "Of soup and love, the first is best."

Also in the works--gorgeous Fox Mine and Arizona green turquoise necklaces, pins, and pendants.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

PENDANTS

A set of pendants made from antique china fragments and sterling silver. Commisssioned work. The client brought me shards of antique Japanese china that washed up on the beaches of Guam.

My next project incorporates fragments of antique textile and silver.