New pendants on the way

I've been busy again! I'm wrapping my fingers off now that I've kicked my cold! So far this week I have Aqua Aura Quartz, 4 pieces of Super Seven Melody's Stone, Pyrite Ammonite Fossil, Russian Interference Quartz, Black tourmaline with Quartz & Feldspar crystals encrusting it, Amethyst Spirit Quartz, Tangerine Quartz, and Vintage Czech Glass. These will be appearing tonight into tomorrow morning and there will be more soon-- I'm obsessed! I have to take a bit of a break tomorrow to finish a few clay projects and to soften my fingers up--- then back to my new stones and wrapping!

Back from the road... off to a slow start

We're home from our trip to New York! Aside from all kinds of amazing stones and new toys I also brought home a cold. Today is the first day I feel like I'm beginning to win the battle with this nasty bug.

I wanted to share pictures of some of the pieces I've been working on. Even feeling under the weather can't stop me from wrapping my new treasures--- I'm just a little slower than I would normally be. Maybe not slower... I just can't stay up 'til 3:00 am playing (oops, creating). These will be debuting on Friday, which is technically today. I better get to bed so I can wake up and start listing!

Good night everyone, thanks for all of your patience while we were away. I'm just starting to get back on track... I haven't really worked with clay yet, it will be a couple more days.

Hello from the Road!

Hi from the road! We're on our annual summer trip to NY to attend a gem show, visit family, and to go hiking. Ollie and Sallie have become to old to send to the kennel... Mom and Sis are watching them while we sneak away for a few days to go hiking and rock collecting :).

We'll be back home Friday evening and I'll be up and running again Saturday! I found SO MANY beautiful crystals and stones at the gem show my fingers are dying to start wrapping them! I also found some new toys for my clay designs--- new colors and dyes and stamps for impressions.

I love hiking up here in Central NY... but I miss creating too, and I miss Ollie and Sallie while they are and Babcie's house!!

I forgot.... Happy 4th of July!!

I forgot... it's 4th of July! Hope you have a great weekend and a chance to celebrate a little!

What Have I been up to? DIOPTASE!

Wow.... I didn't realize how long it's been since I blogged.... so many things to share! I have been working on new clay and jewelry like crazy!

I found some dioptase in my stash this week!!! Someone mentioned dioptase and I couldn't resist pulling it out (more like digging it out) and wrapping it up. I've had these pieces for awhile now and finally decided to part with them. It's not fair to keep them hoarded away in my collection forever---they need to be enjoyed!

Dioptase is one of my all time favorites and it has gotten very hard to find nice pieces for jewelry. It can be one of the most challenging gems to wrap, but, once you figure a piece out you are guaranteed a stunning pendant! The crystals are cubic and the crystals themselves or the entire cluster can be thick or awkwardly shaped. The challenge is to wrap the cluster without covering it up with wire or hurting the crystals... and... to set the piece so that it does not roll around or flip over when worn. I often get a piece started and then set it down for awhile to think of the best approach. It is certainly not a stone you can pre-plan... you have to learn as you go!!