Archive for the ‘ Relics ’ Category

Sterling Silver Victorian Thistle Button Ring

1st June 2010 | Closed

$18.00 – Item#R510THISTLE

This ring features a Victorian-era glass button with a Scottish thistle in the center, surrounded by a pattern almost like gears or cogs. The band is a triple strand of hammered sterling silver wire. My button rings are handmade using a special wire-coiling technique. This button measures 7/8-inch across. Ring band is [...]


Romantic Relics Necklace

23rd May 2010 | Closed

$35.00 – Item#N510RR

This piece is a combination of stones, ceramic, resin, vintage and new brass chain, history, and romance. The necklace features ceramic beads, carved smoky quartz and other stones, and is adjustable between 18-20 inches long. The pendant is 1-1/2 inches long (image is enlarged below to show details). This is a [...]


SOLD Time Machine Key II

23rd May 2010 | Closed

$22.00 – Item#N510TMKEY
The centerpiece of this necklace was inspired by the time machine key in “Time After Time” (1979), which is one of my favorite movies. I made a previous version of this necklace, which featured a clear faceted crystal at the tip — just like the one in the movie. This time, [...]


Jade and Silk Necklace

23rd May 2010 | Closed

$22.00 – Item#N510JS

Carved brown jade pendant, embellished with brass filigree. Hangs from a strand of hand-dyed silk. Necklace is adjustable around 17-18 inches long. Pendant is 1-inch across (image is enlarged below to show details). This is a handmade, one-of-a-kind (OOAK) item, created in my private studio. Gift boxed. Monitors vary, so color may be [...]


SOLD Neo-Victorian Aventurine Earrings

16th May 2010 | Closed

$18.00 – Item#E510NVA
These earrings feature peach aventurine stones, jasper stones, and filigree connectors. Earrings measure 2 inches long, not including brass leverback earwires (image enlarged to show details). This is a handmade original jewelry creation, one-of-a-kind, and there is only one pair available. Gift boxed. Please note: Monitors vary, so colors may not be exactly [...]


As seen in “Make Jewellery” magazine

9th April 2010 | Closed

I am in Issue 13 of Britain’s “Make Jewellery” magazine, on page 53, featured in Melissa Hyland’s article “Echoes of the Past.” I was contacted by Melissa because of my work in the “STEAMPUNK STYLE JEWELRY” book by Jean Campbell. Melissa was wonderful to work with, and sent me a complimentary copy of the magazine [...]


Neo-Victorian Filigree Flower Earrings

2nd February 2010 | Closed

$20.00 – Item#N110NVFF

These earrings feature brass filigree and Czech glass beads. The blue floral charms were made with Japanese origami paper and Ice Resin, in a brass bezel. Earrings measure 1-3/4 inches long, not including brass leverback earwires (image enlarged slightly to show details). This is a handmade original jewelry creation, one-of-a-kind, and there is [...]


SOLD Filigree Bee Necklace

2nd February 2010 | Closed

$20.00 – Item#N110BEE
This necklace was created with a combination of new and recycled jewelry parts. One of my favorite things is to breathe new life into old jewelry. Or, as my daughter says, “It’s amazing how you take old junk and make it into something really nice, Mom.” The centerpiece pendant is 3 inches [...]


Sterling Silver Dancing Fairy Necklace

28th December 2009 | Closed

$38.00 – Item#N129FAIRY

Sterling silver necklace features Victorian Art Nouveau-style dancing fairy accented with real faceted iolite semi-precious stone drop and faceted Czech glass. Chain is 20 inches long, with lobster claw clasp. Dancing fairy pendant is 1-3/4 inches long from the top of her wings to the bottom of the iolite drop. This is [...]


Scrabble Tile Charm Necklaces

1st October 2009 | 0 Comments

  $12.00 – Item#N109FOOL

These necklaces are made using old Scrabble tiles (no full sets of Scrabble were harmed in the making of these items). The images are cut from reused items such as calendars, magazines and other ephemera, applied to the tiles, and coated with Ice Resin. The resin is water resistant, but [...]