Orange (dyed) chalcedony, lemon quartz, peridot, pink freshwater pearls and pink topaz on lightly oxidised sterling silver.

sterling silver, genuine seaglass, lemon quartz, hessonite garnet, iolite, sapphires, ruby, emerald, patina. Central paisley element measure 4.5cm(1.8") long.

Private collection.

Do not copy or reproduce any of my items. Thanks.

"The Fault ... is Not in Our Stars,

But in Ourselves ... "

~ Shakespeare ~

That which appears to be so isn't, necessarily, so.

That which appears to be perfectly symmetrical in its aesthetics is, in truth, perfectly asymmetrical and imperfect in its beauty.

A striking Eclettica neck adornment which proffers numerous signature touches. We're talking about those cascades of chains sashaying at the focal; those precisely-coiled swirls and whirls positioned in delightful disarray; those vivid colours which beguile onlookers; and, in particular, that visual ode to my fetish for all things uneven.

Spellbound In Green Manors (love you to death, Mr Hitchcock) is a lithe yet exceptionally stunning fabrication of all these signature Eclettica accents.

The gemstones I've incorporated into this design are:-

>> 47mm Baltic Amber Focal weighing 83 Carats (woah)

>> Kenyan Red Ruby

>> Vesuvianite

>> Peach Moonstone

>> Mystic Smokey Quartz

>> Madeira Citrine

>> African Dark Red Ruby

>> Lemon Quartz

>> Orange Sapphire

As clearly evident, 999 Fine as well as 925 Sterling Silver Wires have been used with a liberal hand here, gloriously accompanied by Sterling Silver Chains in two different patterns and sizes.

Spellbound In Green Manors currently measures 19", a length which is implicitly customisable to your preference, with a pendant drop of approximately 5" in all.

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Designs, Literature & Imagery ©2007-2009 Eclettica The Atêlier

Faceted lemon quartz dangling from hand-wired earring frame paved with white lustrous fresh water pearls. 14KT gold-filled components.

Garnet & Amethyst Gemstone Flowers.

Lemon Quartz.

Pink Topaz.

24kt Gold Vermeil Textured Loop.

14kt Gold Filled Fancy Figaro Chain.

"Yue" means Moon in Chinese, a pair of earring very much inspired by the Moon. Always love her gentle energy. I thank you and I love you.

This pair of earrings is made using a pair of flawless lemon quartz, embraced with a wire-weaved crescent-shaped frame. All in 925 silver wires and components.

Add some shimmer, color, and chatoyance to your life. The light reflects off this stunning pendant from every angle.

34mm (1.34 inch) Stunning Labradorite Pendant accented with a 6x10 Carribean Blue Apatite Oval, a 4mm faceted Blue Onyx bead, and a 4x3mm faceted Lemon Quartz bead wire-wrapped on sterling headpins onto a sterling double jumpring. The pendant itself is accented with sterling daisy spacers and seamless sterling rounds on a 20 gauge headpin with a 5x7 sterling oval jumpring. The beads compliment and draw out the fantastic coloring of this rare and unique bead. The picture does not do it justice. This is truly a one-of-a-kind eye-catching piece. There are shades of blue, green, teal, yellow, purple, and orange that mesmerize you as you look into this amazing bead.

Pendant comes on a 16 inch .925 Sterling Omega chain with a sterling lobster clasp.

"The Fault ... is Not in Our Stars,

But in Ourselves ... "

~ Shakespeare ~

That which appears to be so isn't, necessarily, so.

That which appears to be perfectly symmetrical in its aesthetics is, in truth, perfectly asymmetrical and imperfect in its beauty.

A striking Eclettica neck adornment which proffers numerous signature touches. We're talking about those cascades of chains sashaying at the focal; those precisely-coiled swirls and whirls positioned in delightful disarray; those vivid colours which beguile onlookers; and, in particular, that visual ode to my fetish for all things uneven.

Spellbound In Green Manors (love you to death, Mr Hitchcock) is a lithe yet exceptionally stunning fabrication of all these signature Eclettica accents.

The gemstones I've incorporated into this design are:-

>> 47mm Baltic Amber Focal weighing 83 Carats (woah)

>> Kenyan Red Ruby

>> Vesuvianite

>> Peach Moonstone

>> Mystic Smokey Quartz

>> Madeira Citrine

>> African Dark Red Ruby

>> Lemon Quartz

>> Orange Sapphire

As clearly evident, 999 Fine as well as 925 Sterling Silver Wires have been used with a liberal hand here, gloriously accompanied by Sterling Silver Chains in two different patterns and sizes.

Spellbound In Green Manors currently measures 19", a length which is implicitly customisable to your preference, with a pendant drop of approximately 5" in all.

{ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED }

Designs, Literature & Imagery ©2007-2009 Eclettica The Atêlier

These earrings are glowing and alive with color. They're the second in a series of post-style earrings that I'll be introducing in the near future.

The posts have been made with sterling silver wire and decorated with tiny sterling beads. The gem cocktail includes the following stones: Two magnificent lemon quartz teardrop briolettes that I hand-pick from my local gemshow for their clarity and color, and a mix of top quality, micro-faceted rondelles in pink garnet, sunstone, and golden rutile quartz.

I've left these with a bright finish, but you can choose to have them oxidized for an extra $5. Just put a note in "notes to seller" after purchase, and I'll send you a revised invoice.

Measurement: 1 7/16 inches from the post of each earring down to the bottom of the briolette

Weight: 4 grams per earring

This necklace is a smaller version of my Gemstone Circle collection pieces, this piece was sold to a lovely lady for her birthday

Sparkling Oro Verde quartz are the players in this sparkling pair---Beautiful Gems! These are one of my simpler designs for those who like coiled wire jewelry without all the frills.

The frames of each earring were shaped, soldered, and hammered for strength, and then coiled with fine-gauge wire. The faceted, top quality, Oro verde quartz briolettes were secured the the frame and then wrapped tightly with wire to create a "cap" over the top of each.

They hang ever so gracefully from a pair of handmade and secure ear-wires. Each one has a stamped Hill Tribe bead for a little extra somthin.

All metal components are sterling silver. They have been oxidized to compliment the stones and to highlight the wire design.

Measurement: 2 1/4 inches from the tops of ear-wires

Weight: 3 grams per earring

This beautiful one of a kind piece was inspired by the jewelry from the movie "The Duchess" It is actually a fusion of her wedding necklace and her beautiful cameo brooch and is part of the Etsy Wire Artisans Guild Challenge for May, themed "Royal Wedding".

This particular piece is made from bronze coated copper wire. The medallion which is woven with 2mm copper beads, 4mm bronze freshwater pearls,3mm cream freshwater pearls, forms a burnt citrine flower "cameo" in the center. It also has 2 faceted briolette peridots an 2 faceted briolette lemon quartz forming the leaves.

It has 3 cascades dripping down with freshwater pearl and burnt citrine and 3 huge 12-14mm freshwater pearl "drop" pearls. One on the center cascade off the medallion and one between the freshwater pearl chain tiers on each side of the neck.

The best thing of all about this necklace is that it has a hook closure and is adjustable up to a 19" neckline.

The Glitz Lounge challenge for the month of October is to use a comic character as your muse. So I thought, what would happen if the Tasmanian Devil got into my bead box? Chaos for sure!

Microfaceted gemstones in a myriad of colors are wirewrapped to a gold fill "tornado." Stones include: apatite,iolite,rock crystal,carnelian,fire opal,garnet,peridot,amethyst,lemon quartz,prasiolite,aquamarine,smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.

The gemstones were picked in a totally random fashion - would Taz be organized?

On gold fill leverbacks

This beautiful one of a kind piece was inspired by the jewelry from the movie "The Duchess" It is actually a fusion of her wedding necklace and her beautiful cameo brooch and is part of the Etsy Wire Artisans Guild Challenge for May, themed "Royal Wedding".

This particular piece is made from bronze coated copper wire. The medallion which is woven with 2mm copper beads, 4mm bronze freshwater pearls,3mm cream freshwater pearls, forms a burnt citrine flower "cameo" in the center. It also has 2 faceted briolette peridots an 2 faceted briolette lemon quartz forming the leaves.

It has 3 cascades dripping down with freshwater pearl and burnt citrine and 3 huge 12-14mm freshwater pearl "drop" pearls. One on the center cascade off the medallion and one between the freshwater pearl chain tiers on each side of the neck.

The best thing of all about this necklace is that it has a hook closure and is adjustable up to a 19" neckline.

Some days I think women really get the raw end of the deal. We have to work so much harder to put forth the acceptable exterior that society has come to expect from us. The hair, the makeup, the clothes. Men can roll right out of bed, jump into whatever clothes are handiest, and they're ready to go. Not us...we have an entire rigamarole to go through.

But in spite of all the extra hassle, I love being a girl. So what if I have to shave my legs? So what if I have to buy hundreds of dollars in cosmetics and skin care every year, just trying to find that "perfect look". I love it. We have so much variety to choose from! Take our clothing, for example. When it's time to get dressed up, what do guys get to wear? Pants, shirt, tie. Same basic cut, same basic idea every time. And if it's a really fancy occasion, they get to wear a tux...just a slightly more uncomfortable version of the suite and tie. But women...we get to choose from hundreds of different cuts, colors, sizes, shapes, and fabrics! And the accessories, oh, the accessories! That's my absolute favorite part.

While we may have to work a little harder and put forth a little extra effort, it's totally worth it!

Happy Valentine's Day to all you ladies out there. You look mah-velous!

(This was my Valentine's Day gift to myself. Lemon quartz ring from an estate jeweler from whom I purchased a vintage amethyst ring last year at an antique show.)

Better here...View On Black

In researching my piece for this week's theme of Whirligig (that's a toughie, Shirley!), I discovered that there are quite a number of things called Whirligig.

Here's just a tiny sampling:-

(a) Whirligig is a group of innovative musicians dedicated to pushing the envelope of modern acoustic music, using the common threads of music rooted in the Irish and Celtic traditions.

(b) A Whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one member that spins or whirls in the wind.

(c) The Whirligig Beetle is a water beetle that normally lives on the surface of water with a habit of swimming rapidly in circles when alarmed.

I was stunned. I hit a creative brick wall. Imagine what a whirl my mind was in! And that's when it hit me!

I would create something to expose how my mind "looked" each time something threw me off.

These earrings you see here? These are what transpired as my multiple trains of thought progressed from frontal lobes to hands.

Wire has been gently manipulated into twirls and curls a la teeny ringlets to show the invisible knots and twists I experience whenever something intrigues, confuses or upsets me. I used 14K Gold Wire to show off that, emmm, flamboyant part of my personality and also to demonstrate that whilst I'm not a perpetual optimist, I'm also not an eternal pessimist, who tries to bypass her cynicism and see the heart of gold in everyone she meets. Then come the petite pearls, little hints of shine to, you know, illustrate that despite all the curve balls life throws my way, there's always a ray of light, or two or three, that seep through and lift me up.

The selection of colors here was very intentionally dark + light for several reasons. Firstly, to symbolize the light and dark sides inherent in us all, and secondly, to visually showcase my frequent mood swings which I often attempt to cloak under the guise of artistic temperament. Suffice to say, neither my man nor my child are buying that.

AA Polished Chrysoprase Briolettes are for those happy moments when Eve still calls me mummy; when a piece of wire bends to my will; when my man cooks dinner.

AAA Iolite Teardrops are for those in betweeners like when I would cheerfully throttle the lady next door because she thinks I am so "free" just because I work from home; when the check-out girl at the Thai supermarket talks to me in Thai just because I'm Asian; when my man doesn't cook dinner.

Designed upon request. This pendant represents the chakras through gemstone colors. From the bottom: Garnet, Citrine, Lemon Quartz, Peridot, Apatite, Iolite, Amethyst.

Made from fine and sterling silver wire wrapping and weaving techniques, oxidized and satin polished

Orange (dyed) chalcedony, lemon quartz, peridot, pink freshwater pearls and pink topaz on lightly oxidised sterling silver.

"Yue" means Moon in Chinese, a pair of earring very much inspired by the Moon. Always love her gentle energy. I thank you and I love you.

This pair of earrings is made using a pair of flawless lemon quartz, embraced with a wire-weaved crescent-shaped frame. All in 925 silver wires and components.

Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Prehenite beads,5mm Round Lemon Quartz, Lemon Quartz Briolette. Sawn, Soldered, Riveted.

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday observed throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

This lush ring is inspired by the waterlily frescos on the island of Santorini, once thought to be the lost island of Atlantis.

This is solid ring made out of hand hammered 14 gauge sterling silver wire, 22 gauge sterling wire and 24 gauge brass wire. It has a total of 16, 6 mm freshwater pearls and a huge 20mm chunk of lemon quartz. It would fit a size 7-8 and is more of a index or middle finger ring.

Great with your favorite jeans or for dress or for a night at the theatre.

Need a matching accessory? Check out the Lilies of Santorini Wallet/ Business card holder.

Shipping includes priority with delivery confirmation

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

This lush ring is inspired by the waterlily frescos on the island of Santorini, once thought to be the lost island of Atlantis.

This is a solid ring made out of hand hammered 14 gauge sterling silver wire, 22 gauge sterling wire and 24 gauge brass wire. It has a total of 16, 6 mm freshwater pearls and a huge 20mm chunk of lemon quartz. It would fit a size 7-8 and is more of a index or middle finger ring.

Great with your favorite jeans or for dress or for a night at the theatre.

Need a matching accessory? Check out the Lilies of Santorini Wallet/ Business card holder.

Shipping includes priority with delivery confirmation

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

Designed upon request. This pendant represents the chakras through gemstone colors. From the bottom: Garnet, Citrine, Lemon Quartz, Peridot, Apatite, Iolite, Amethyst.

Made from fine and sterling silver wire wrapping and weaving techniques, oxidized and satin polished

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...

The gemstone circles collection has grown a little, with two new additions, a Rhodolite Garnet necklace, with a clustered trio of marquise shaped briolettes, that resemble flower buds

The other new piece is an African Amethyst necklace, with two beautiful purple gemstones nestled amongst tendrils of sterling silver

I have actually made 8 new necklaces as well as these, and am adding bracelets to my stash too. I'm making a start on earrings as well.I'll just have to decide which pieces will live in the Etsy shop and which will come with me to sell offline . Decisions, Decisions!!

Enjoy the pictures...