Torched Heart

This fierce heart was created for Valentine's Day. It has been hand torched to give it a beautiful pinkish hue. I made it with copper wire. Beautiful, sparkling purple and red beads adorn the piece. The chain adjusts between 16-20 inches. This piece recently sold in my Etsy store.

Antoinette

This is a stylized heart shaped collar necklace made from copper wire. It is embellished with dots of red glass beads that encase a heart. The heart holds a natural quartz crystal and an amethyst nugget.A beautiful vintage red bead dangles beneath the collar. It measures approximately 19 inches. It would make a lovely Valentine's gift for someone special. Black oxidized steel wire is loosely woven around the top.

Mechanical Heart

This necklace has a lot of texture and depth. I used a variety of techniques to give the viewer lots to look at. What started out as a filigree heart made from mixed metals turned out to be a glamorous collar neck piece that takes you back in time. The heart center piece is wire wrapped with copper and oxidized stainless steel wire.  Swirls, spirals, coils and shapes were combined to give the heart a life of it's own. Shaped and hammered segments were wrapped and laced with copper wire and tiny seed beads. The dangle is made from dyed coral beads and moonstone briolettes. Red coral beads wrap it around your neck. It is very comfortable to wear. It falls deep on the chest and measures approximately 18-20 inches in length.

Annabelinda

ANNABELINDA: English compound name composed of Latin Anna "favor; grace," and German Belina, "beautiful serpent," hence "gracious beautiful serpent." 

A friend of mine told me this stone looked like a dragon egg so I decided to name it after an ancient dragon name. The stone is called Labradorite and is among my favorite stones. This one comes from Madagascar and has an amazing blue flash. It looks like you're wearing a piece of the ocean. It is sits in a simple copper wrapping that lets it's beauty shine through. It is captured in a heart at the top.  It measures over 2 inches length and will surely turn heads when it rests around your neck. It will hang from a leather cord. 

Valentine projects

It's that time of year..time for romance, love, hearts and gifts. Here are a couple of pictures of projects I'm working on.