Eye Candy Interlude- Elaborate Artisan Jewelry

Silver, Copper, and genuine gemstone beads, set cabochons, seedbeads, and artisan lampwork used in exciting designs;

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3855

Warmly Glowing-necklace

18" long; copper, Carnelian, Kyanite slices, and artisan lampwork.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12208920

Fine Silver Blackberry Leaf Necklace with Citrine Cabochon

18" long. Yes, it's made from the impression of a real leaf!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23748009

Cape Cod Jellyfish Earrings

2 1/2" long. Beadweaving, lampwork, sterling silver.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8915861

Tapered Bubbles Sterling Silver Ring With Very Clean Peridot Cab

Size 5 3/4; casted original design.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=495648

Southwestern Cross Necklace and Earring Set

The chain measures 26 1/2" The pendant measures 1 58" The earrings measure 2 3/8" long.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25568168

Raspberry Explosion Independance Day Necklace

Measures 18" Long,(21" including extender)Centerpiece measures 3" long

This piece took approximately 112 hours to complete.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=277912

Fall Berries Turning Wine Earrings

These earrings measure 3 1/8" long X 1 3/8" wide.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10595268

Early Budding Vine Bracelet 3-Northern Lights

This freeform bangle has a circumference of 7" and it measures 2 5/16" in diameter.

Read about this amazing process here;

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10838889

Carmella Collection-Tears of Joy (earrings)

These measure 2 1/8" long. Great for weddings; only 1 pair left; one pair sold earlier this week.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13422448

Strength of The Serpent Bracelet-Gardenia Leaf

Gardenia leaf connected by fine silver jump rings which measures 2 3/8" long from jump ring to tip.

9 1/2" bracelet

One of these bracelets just sold tonight; 2 left in the limited edition line!

Each is one-of-a-kind.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5996298

A Tale of Beaded Tapestries

The artist behind A Rose By Name has been creating beadwork for 10 years and started experimenting with beads with her children, creating beaded animals. Over time she progressed to more and more refined designs of greater complexity.

Her tapestry-like style uses mostly flat Peyote and some Circular Peyote Stitch and she graphs intricate designs in tiny Delica seedbeads. Among the items she has made are votive candle covers, lip balm-case-covers, business card cases, and a variety of jewelry.

This Watermelon Plaid Cuff bracelet is so neat and precise, and the button used as a closure really tops it off and gives it an elegant look. These colors are beautiful and perfect for Christmas. They remind me a lot of that ribbon candy I used to eat as a child. The width of this cuff makes it all the more impressive!

Then there is this Rolling Waves Cuff that is equally beautiful but made of circular cylinders or beaded mesh attached at either end with a thin strip of bead-weaving that holds all parts together. The colors graduate from blue to green, and the button is a lovely translucent pink which creates a nice contrast against the blue and green. I just had to show two views of this one so readers could get the full impact of it, as it looks very different when open from closed.

Another ocean-inspired piece is Linked By The Sea. This necklace is actually a chain made of flat Peyote Stitch in short segments linked together to look like rolo chain. It is a shimmering blue-green with a sort of iridescent surface.

This artist belongs to Etsy Beadweaver, The Cleveland Rocks Etsy and BBEST-Boomers & Beyond Street Teams. For something truly lovely and high quality, go to her Etsy online store at: http://arosebyname.etsy.com

and to learn more about the artist go to:

http://arosebyname.blogspot.com

That’s One-Of-A-Kind- That’s Headley!

A look around Ginny Headley-Maserang’s Etsy store will tell you that each piece she makes is a new beginning. Although the San Antonio, Texas native does have a discernable Southwestern flavor to her designs it is not the clichéd Southwestern style jewelry you see so much of around the web and in stores. Rather than the predominant traditional Turquoise and Coral often used in this style of jewelry, Ginny uses a lot of green, pale blue, and earth toned natural stones, particularly Serpentine, Amazonite, and Aventurine. Some of her pieces also use metal buttons as toggles, and a variety of glass beads, and in addition to the gemstone beads she also likes big, funky beads from Africa.

Most notable are her wire-woven pieces using sterling silver wire to create a bail as in this piece, Nereid Sacred Heart Necklace, which uses Abalone, Mother of Pearl, Aventurine, Seaweed Quartz, and Glass in its multiple strands and sterling silver cones and toggle.

Another very lovely necklace is a cross with interwoven garnet chips and Hill Tribes silver (which is at least 97% pure).

Ginny’s jewelry business is stress relief from her “day job” as a public health consultant in infectious disease and emergency preparedness. If you love to shop online for refreshing new and original jewelry, skip the stress of the mall this holiday season and go to http://thatsheadley.etsy.com/ and don’t forget to see her blog at http://thatsheadley.blogspot.com/