Sunday, October 3, 2010

ALL HALLOWS EVE-Picasso Marble/MoonStone Sterling Silver Necklace






My favorite day of the year..♥ALL HALLOWS EVE♥..The night sky the bright moon..All the trees have lost their leaves, cool breezes, warm fires...awww can't wait til this night..

ALL HALLOWS EVE...is 100% handmade...I used a Picasso Marble Cabochon measuring 31mmx26mmx6mm (approx 1 inch long & 1/2 inch wide)..This stone is gray with black veins running thru it resembling dead trees...I used a Moonstone measuring 6mmx6mmx4mm to create a moon above the trees...I placed both stones on a thick sturdy back plate and hugged them both tight using a plain bezel around the Picasso Marble and a scalloped bezel for the Moonstone...hand sawed around the piece and hand filed, buffed and polished it..Then taking a thick 16g wire I made a bail for the the 18inch sterling silver chain to hang from...The clasp is hand made by myself as well...I used an 18g sterling silver wire to form and wire wrap the clasp together, forming a small heat formed pebble at the end..all connecting wire was hand made as well..

I then tumbled her for hours for strength and shine...The back is stamped with my initials CBR...

ALL HALLOWS EVE will arrive gift wrapped and shipped USPS Priority Mail and sent on safe passage to arrive at your home in 2-3 business days...

Picasso Marble is found in Utah, U.S. Identifiable by its striking and dramatic combination of browns, blacks, grays and white colors, each piece is different. When cut en cabochon the stones often have a scenic appearance and look like forest trees or hill sides in winter.

Picasso Marble helps in aide of..Self-control, Clarity, and total recall of dreams. Assists in meditation. Protects, nurtures, strengthens. Aids in mind expansion and manifestation of physical and material goals. Stability. Helps to heal viral infection.

TWISTED-Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings


This item is reserved for Amy♥♥♥Please DO NOT purchase unless you are Amy....

TWISTED~100% Handmade..I took twisted Sterling silver, hand sawed into two pieces and formed them into hoops...I then soldered 20g sterling silver wire to each end to make the ear posts...Each earring has a stamped .925 sterling silver earring back...

Your Twisted Hoops will arrive Gift wrapped and delivered USPS Priority Mail arriving on a safe passage 2-3 business days to their new home...

Sunday, September 26, 2010

PROTECT~Bloodstone Sterling Silver Ring





~PROTECT~
Was 100% handmade with ♥love♥ I have named her Protect because part of Bloodstone meaning is protection...

This Bloodstone was placed in a secure sterling silver home..Using a sturdy back plate and plain bezel which hugs the beautiful Triangle shaped Bloodstone tight...Measuring 24mmx20mmx6mm (about inch wide at widest end and 1/2 inch long) hand sawing and hand filed..I then accented the piece with sterling silver leaves and a texturized band of foliage and flowers....I sized this beauty to a size 6..~This ring can not be re-sized~ Back is stamped with my initials of CBR...
I then hand brushed a patina to her and hand polished and shined her...After this I tumbled her for hours for strength and shine...


~Bloodstone~
Healing, Power, Protection (also called heliotrope) is green with distinctive red spots that resemble blood, giving this stone its name. The bloodstone is used for circulation of all energy in the body and helps to remove energy blocks. It also aids in the circulation of blood. It is good to have several pieces of Bloodstone in the home to increase the flow of life energy.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!

WOW I am so blessed to be able to enjoy this day!!! I am off to run some errands and do little shopping and then to visit tammy sister..She had surgery yesterday so we heading back over to give a hug!! Then tomorrow back in the studio to work with some SWEET new stones I got in mail this week!!! YIPPPEEE
Peace
Carrie

Sunday, September 19, 2010

SUGARY SWEETS♥Fancy Jasper Sterling Silver Dangle Earrings



I made these sugary sweets with love of the season..My most favorite season!! FALL!! Candies, pumpkins, ghouls, ghosts, changing leaves, breezes, bonfires, mmm you name it I love it...

I used a 21g square sterling silver wire~~Fancy Jasper hangs from both which a friend states looks like tiny sweet tarts...Wire wrapping both ends and dangling from the ends are sterling silver chain pieces...Each earring hangs from a sterling silver ear wire...These sweets hang just a little over 1 inch from the ear wire...♥Made with 100% sweet love♥

FANCY JASPER (aka India agate)

Off white to beige in color with swirls of green, lavender gray, orange, cream, and peaches
Fancy Jasper rids the wearer of depression.
Fancy Jasper gives a sense of well-being and bringer of mental energy.
Fancy jasper intensifies and lightens that feeling. In fact, it's referred to as "the party stone." It helps people lighten up and enjoy themselves, but a subtler, quieter kind of partying.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Not feeling well :(

So today is usually my day of creating in the studio but with my head trying to clog up and I not feeling well I thought I better not work with fire...LOL...but makes me really sad because it the only day of the week that I can create...But on the bright side it is an awesome day out the weather is beautiful and I love FALL!!! Next week hopefully the inspiring weather and wonderful times I had with my family this weekend will conquer this stupid illness...But I am fighting it hard so maybe it will go away with rest and relaxation....
Peace

Monday, September 6, 2010

Earth's Axial Sterling Silver Dangle Earrings




Since Azurite reminds me of the earth I always associate it with this beautiful place that we live...

I hand made these Sterling Silver Earrings using Azurite as the main focus of the pieces...Measuring alittle over 1 1/2 inches from ear wires these Azurite hang in beauty..I used a sturdy sterling silver backplate and a serrated bezel to hug them tight in their new homes...Taking a 24g sterling silver wire I twisted two wires around eachother to make the handmade bails that support the ear wires and the sterling silver bars that hang from the pieces I then hand painted a patina to each one to bring out the design and beauty then tumbling them for hours for strength and shine..These earrings are 100% handmade with love and care and compassion for our earth....

Your earrings will arrive to your home gift wrapped and shipped Priority Mail (Flat Rate) arriving 2-3 business days...


Many believe that this stone helps to reduce anger and to increase psychic awareness. It is also thought to reduce abnormal cell growth, promote wisdom, and is used as an aid to relieve the paid of rheumatism.For thousands of years this stone has been used in jewelry and ornamental objects. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance it was ground into pigment for use in paint and eye shadow .