J. Beth Design - Be You, Be Free

I get super excited every time a customer of mine shows me a picture of what they have created with my beads. So , when I received a message from the very talented Johannah of J. Beth Design, I had to share her creation with you!

Johannah bought these gorgeous faceted 3-D Teardrop Emerald Briolette Beads.

She made these lovely Lucky Charms earrings with those briolette.

Johannah describes that Emeralds are the birthstone for May and is said to bring good luck. She hand-shaped the hoops and added the deep rich faceted Emeralds and Thai sterling silver hammered charms.

Johannah is not only an artisan jewelry designer, but her jewelry is a little unconventional and abstract. Be you, be free amongst the wonderful collection of J. Beth Design!

My Necklace from Sleepy Moon Design also arrived!!

The vivacious Ngan of eNVe Designs has a regular featured artist column on her fabulous blog, where Zoe of Sleepy Moon Design was featured in June.

Zoe was giving away this Green Onyx Suspension Necklace to one lucky winner! And guess what? I won!! I just received the necklace all the way from Canada.

Zoe describes this necklace as "made with this bright green onyx gemstone roundels for a bright burst of colour. The gemstones are all in a neat little row that is suspended from a dainty sterling silver chain. I also added some green onyx accents by the clasp.

The suspension necklaces got their name because they remind me of a suspension bridge and its inherent fragility. "

You can see more suspension necklaces at Zoe's Etsy Store here.

I wore this necklace immediately after taking it out of the bubble wrap in the afternoon...and then wore it out to dinner and a movie with my DH! After all it was Saturday night! The necklace is so lightweight and totally non-fussy. I cannot wear heavy jewelry for a long time, but this is one of those all-time wear pieces.

I love how the necklace is finished with two green onyx at the back next to the clasp. This provides for a lovely look when the hair is worn up. Pretty, pretty, pretty!

The onyx is such a beautiful fresh green color that I absolutely love this necklace! Thank you so much Zoe!!

My Necklace from Kasia Blue arrived

A while back, I won the Kaleidoscope of Colors Giveaway by Kasia Blue. I requested the necklace in Amethyst and I was thrilled to receive it earlier last week!

Kasia described it as "A delicious array of kaleidoscopic color embraces your neck with my signature Kaleidoscope Necklace. Bring a little color back in to your life.

Made from and array of gemstones in purple hues including deep purple amethyst, iolite, rainbow moonstone, ametrine and purple quartz. All on a Gold vermeil toggle that closes in the front and positioned on a beautifully textured gold vermeil chain that measures about 17 inches in length."

If you want to get this same necklace, it is available at her Etsy store.

Its a beautiful and gemmy necklace and I absolutely love it! Thank you so much Kasia!!

My purchases from Etsy seller AmberEnvelope

I wanted to share what I received in the mail today - my Etsy purchases from a fabulous seller called AmberEnvelope. I ordered these Trinity Brass Fancy Fleur Drops, Trinity Brass Mara Connector and these Trinity Brass Fold Over Bails.






I need these charms to make silver necklaces similar to this Fall inspired leaf lariat in gold for my current Bridal customer JoAnn. A couple of gemstones and a small pretty charm attached to a delicate .925 Sterling Silver Chain to make dainty lariats.

The quality of these charms are fantastic. Unlike many charms that I received from other sellers, these charms are scratchless and brand new! They must have been stored very well. The charms were very carefully packed in clear cello pouches and bubblewrap and arrived in pristine condition. It also included a pretty hand written note. Amber was very generous to send lots of freebies! I received is Trinity Brass Floral Swag Connector, the Trinity Brass Junia Y Connector and these gorgeous Trinity Brass Leaf Charms.



Amber gave me spectacular customer service and very prompt shipping. I ordered on the 18th, Sunday and it arrived today, the 25th, also a Sunday! I am very happy to have discovered yet another fantastic seller on Etsy.

Please check out a larger collection at their website: www.calhounbead.com

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BRIDAL PORTFOLIO - JESSICA

I love receiving pictures from real brides. Its such a great feeling to see what I have lovingly created being worn by someone on their special day! So I was thrilled to receive these lovely pictures from another Bridal Customer of mine: Jessica. I made her necklace, bracelet and earrings using Swarovski pearls, rhinestone components and .925 Sterling Silver. Enjoy!

Check out my other Bridal pictures here.

Wow! I won the Kaleidoscope of Colors Giveaway by Kasia Blue

Do you remember the Kaleidoscope of Colors Giveaway by Kasia Blue?

I am absolutely delighted to share that I won!! I choose the necklace in Purple. I still can’t believe that I won! :-)
Thank you so much Kasia!!

BRIDAL PORTFOLIO - TABATHA

I finally got around to uploading the wedding pics that I received from my beautiful bridal customer Tabatha! Isn't she the most gorgeous of brides?

I made her bridal jewelry, jewelry for the mother for the bride and also for her bridesmaids. Her colors were chocolate and sage green. For the bridesmaids, I used white Coin pearls, a green gemstone called prehnite and a chocolate colored gemstone called smoky quartz to make necklaces and earrings for her bridesmaids. I also used a fancy sterling silver "ball and chain" chain for the necklaces.

For the bride and her lovely mom, I used Swarovski pearls as the primary component along with a hand-set rhinestone filigree part. I used pale cream pearls for the bride and pale mocha for the mother of the bride.

I had a fantastic time making this jewelry! I hope that you like them too! A million thanks to the generous bride for permission to use these pictures! Thank you Tabatha!