Dazzling Crystals

Sold!  Beautiful sparkly bracelet in gold and silver tone chain and dusky gold and silver beads with sparkly Swarovski crystal dangles.

This beautiful mother of pearl bracelet and earring set with the cloisonne heart bead  and pale pink Swaorvski pearl is sold.

Viking Knit Bracelet - sold!

This bracelet is made with sterling silver wire.  It looks like a knit wire tube and very different to chains or links. The clasp is also sterling silver.

Orbit Earrings - Sold

I found these beautiful lamp worked beads that looked like something from space -  a planet? My daughter called them Orbit.  I added the black diamond Swarovski crystal to echo the shade in the lamp worked bead and the four petal bead cap sets it off. They hang 1 inch from sterling silver ear wires.

Black Elegance - sold

 These earrings look so elegant.  I used a faceted black crystal bead and some fancy silver spacer beads. I added chain tassels and it creates lovely movement. the ear wires are silver plated

Thar Desert - Sold

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This is a beautiful necklace that reminds you of a sunset in a desert. 

I had a photo of the sunset in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India.  The colors in the Unakite gemstone pendant and tiny round beads had these colors in them that echo the colors of the desert and the sunset, yellow, orange, brown, purple and the wooden beads had the color of the sand in the photo.  They looked so good together.  The little glass beads also had the sunset colors in them.
I've finished the necklace with a brass toggle clasp that adds to the warmth of the necklace.

Rosary bracelet - Sold

This wrap-a-round  Rosary bracelet is made with Czech fire polished crystal beads in beautiful shades of violet, blue and deeper purple.  The 'Our Father' beads are a wavy Czech glass bead in a shade of watery light blue that picks up the shade in the fire polished bead.  I've used a silver plated Cross, spacer beads and memory wire. it will fit a 6 inch to 7 -1/2 inch wrist.

I love the Rosary - a beautiful meditative prayer to our blessed mother.  It means so much more to me as my youngest daughter was born on the feast of the Rosary.  There were a lot of complications and  we all prayed the rosary for her and today she is a beautiful, healthy 18 year old - our miracle!

Lime 'n Wood - Sold!

Citrine nuggets and wood - a great combination.The brass spacer beads and toggle clasp complement it beautifully! It has a natural, fresh look. It would go with any outfit casual or dressy.

Rosette Bracelet and Earrings - Sold!

This chain maille design looks like little rosettes.  I added beautiful dusky purply pink glass pearls, decorative spacer beads and to finish the flower look a flower shaped toggle clasp.

Jewelry Sale

I've been having a jewelry sale - open house  and so far I've done quite well! I have two more dates to go and hope to have some more sales.

Fleeting - Sold!

I love butterflies and I wanted to create the effect of flying butterflies so I hung them on a chain for movement with silver-plated earwires.  I added a sky blue Swarovski crystal; the pretty blue skies in spring or summer. My daughter saw this and  suggested I call it 'fleeting' because here in Canada, the spring and summer, the sun and the blue skies, seems to go by so quickly.

My entry at the Artisan Jewelry Designer's competition 'beach theme'

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Free form wire flower

I'm fascinated with wire.  I have been experimenting and trying out different shapes. This flower is made using brass colored wire.  It is a coated wire so i had to be careful about scratching my piece.  I have dipped my tools in 'Tool Magic'.  It coats the tools and protects the wire getting marked. I like how this flower turned out and plan to make some more.

Gold crocheted necklace and bangle - Sold!

This is another wire crocheted necklace.  It's the first crocheted necklace I made.  I used gold colored wire, glass pearls in these gorgeous muted earth tones and a brass clasp.  You can't see the clasp here, it was also one of the first few photos I took so I wasn't very good with the arrangement. The bangle is made with memory wire and glass pearls. I grew up in India (Mumbai) and the colors and designs also have an influence on my designs.I sold this set at my first house party.

So Romantic! - Sold!

Found this beautiful heart shaped lampworked pendant with the gorgeous flower within.  I used this black cord and organza ribbon to string it on.  It looked so beautiful, so romantic, I was in love with it myself but someone snapped it up.

Beaded Ring - Sold

Beaded Ring - Sold! I love beading;  it's just so relaxing!  I made this beaded ring with swarovski crystals and tiny silver and dark blue seed beads.

Chandelier Chainmaille earrings

I love chainmaille.  I made these earrings with a little blue bead on the bottom rings.  My daughter gave them to her friend as a birthday present.

Autumn Brilliance-Sold

I had bought these crystals in my favorite earthy colors. While going through my spacer beads I saw these little gold filigree tube beads and round  ones and I thought they'd go so well with these jewel toned fall colors. I used memory wire for this bracelet and I really liked how warm and rich the colors were together. This bracelet is sold.

Copper brilliance! Sold!

This beautiful necklace is sold.  I knitted this in copper wire and added pearls in warm, earth colors.  They are my favorite colors and they look so good together.

Down to Earth

This gorgeous cuff is crocheted with fine gold non- tarnish wire.  I've incorporated glass pearls and swarovski crystals in the earth colors.  The blend of colors is warm and rich; it would be perfect for fall too.

Crystal Hearts (sold)

These hearts are rock crystal. I love the clear look and paired it with a simple textured silver bead. It looked simple but dressy. These earrings would look good with a little black dress.

A Windy Fall Day

I made this necklace for the competition 'A Windy Fall day' in the Canadian Beading Magazine.Autumn is my favorite season as I love the gorgeous colors ( my birthday also happens to be in this season!)


For the necklace I chose seed beads in the warm autumn colors - browns, yellows, pinky copper, pinky/gold some shell leaf shaped beads/pendants which I combined with copper to get the fall hues. The multi strands of seed beads with the leaves  scattered asymetrically give the effect of leaves being blown in the wind. The leaves were attached randomly to add to the effect. I found this beautiful copper leaf shaped  toggle clasp and I made up the pendant with the leaf shaped shell and  repeating the copper leaf  layering it on the shell leaf pendant along with tendrils of copper wire to show falling leaves.
I'm happy with the way it turned out and it placed in the top ten finalists.

necklace

Going to my favorite beading store tomorrow.  I have an order for a necklace.  It's the bridegroom's mother and I have to make a necklace to match her dress.  I really have to hurry with this one as the wedding is first week October!!  I've made a necklace for another wedding too - the bride's mother. I've also made a Rosary bracelet for a bride.   Will post photos soon.

Beading Dictionary from FMG

Just thought I'd share this -it's is a beading dictionary  A-Z from Fire Mountain Gems.  It covers a lot of stuff like texture descriptions, necklace lengths, methods, tools etc. Heres the link Beading Dictionary

Swarovski butterflies

I got a lot of work done yesterday.  Finished these beautiful butterfly earrings in swarovski.  They're just so beautiful.  Have to just add the ear wires.  Butterlies always make me happy- they just seem so beautiful and free.