Cleopatra's sister

When I finished this piece a customer told me I should call it Cleopatra. When I informed her I had already made another necklace and given it that name we decided to name this one Cleopatra's sister. I made this bold collar from brass and copper wire. It is adorned with an agate disc and then surrounded with Hematite beads. The focal piece is a natural quartz crystal from a small town in California. I laced it in copper wire. Purple agate beads connected it all together.

Bird nest earrings

These earrings are a little experiment. I've seen many, many wire birds nests and thought they were so adorable. I was thumbing through a book at borders and saw this design. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the artist or author of the book. So, this is just an attempt at a design I saw by memory.  I used brass 20Ga. for the ear wires and 22 Ga for the wire nest. The beads are faceted blue glass.

Sparkle for the holidays

These little beauties have been selling like crazy. I guess it is 'bling time' once again. Sometimes less is more. I made simple but elegant dangling crystal earrings in a smoky topaz, clear white, sapphire blue, and even opaque lavender glass. All of the findings were hand made and then hammered. I used nu gold (red brass wire) and copper wire.

Le soleil rouge

This piece is warm and bright and sparkles brilliantly in the light. The name means The Red Sun in French. I made this piece with some vintage gold toned chain I found at an estate sale. I made a cascading collar with  wire wrapped beads and chain. The beads are a beautiful faceted red glass that glow a golden yellow in the light. The two colors remind me of the sun as it disappears into the horizon. I used brass wire which matched the chain perfectly.