Friday, June 19, 2009

Earth-toned Beauties

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In order to explore the color-painted world of enamels, I took a two-year hiatus from working with gemstones. But lately these earth-toned beauties have been finding their way back into my work again in a series of necklaces.

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Each necklace is designed to showcase the lovliness of each stone as a work of art that is framed by sterling silver and my signaure hammered textures. The motif that frames the stone is continued throughout the necklace in a chain that is hand-fabricated by me to relate the design as a whole.

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Just like the stones I use, each necklace is one-of-a-kind. Be sure to visit my Etsy Shop to find these new beauties.

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There are three necklaces in the collection so far. What do you think?

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posted by Ann at 5:47 pm  

2 Comments »

  1. Love the gemstone pieces! That necklace in the top photo is absolutely stunning!!!

    Comment by Andrea — July 15, 2009 @ 5:34 pm

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