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Harvest Time  Silver floral wire is wound on itself creating a tree from one continuous wire top to bottom. Tiny green glass beads are used as the leaves.  Lemons are rare vintage porcelain.  "Planted" in a wooden bowl with sand and floral moss.  The moss has been inked  to permanently stay green. 
     Weeping Willow Gold copper wire and tiny glass fringe beads.  Planted in a wooden bowl of sand and moss.  It has a large rock under it from the Cambria beach.  The beads are woven into the branches.
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"Cabernet" - This wonderfully delicate vine was created in honor of the Central Coast's wine culture.  The vine is recycled copper with glass leaves and grape clusters.
Morrisonite Jasper pendant-slide.  Morrisonite is from the now closed mine on the famous Jim Morrison Ranch.  For more information Google 'Morrisonite'.  Made with sterling silver and 14kgf wire.  Because of the beautiful colors in this cabochon I decided to use both colors of metal.  I have never seen another piece like this.  It has been hand polished on one side.  It reminds me of an old-fashioned lady wearing a tapestry gown.  I will include a cord or chain.   
14KGF wire ring.  The square wire in criss-crossed over the agate cabochon.  Then over the shank of the ring I wrapped half round wire to make the ring very comfortable to wear. 
Azurite and sterling silver ring.  This is a azurite bead so you will not lose the stone.  There is wire around the edges of the ring for beauty.  I wrapped the shank with half round wire to make it comfortable to wear. 

 

Starry Night Pendant enhancer.  Blue gold stone cabochon sterling silver wire.  Simply put it is gorgeous. Click on the image to see the sparkle in the larger image.  
pnd 1001.jpg (54000 bytes) Black Agate framed in sterling silver with beautiful white banding and crystal pockets.  90x50mm including the tall bale.
pnd 1008.jpg (31234 bytes) "In the Mist" - Chinese rutilated quartz framed in sterling silver.  Aileen says it looks like a forest in the mist.  67x34mm including the bale.
pnd 1009.jpg (45423 bytes) "Mars" - because of the intense red color.  This stone has baffled gemologists.  No one can agree what type of stone this is, although the majority of experts consulted have opined that it is some type of quartz.  The stone was found by Aileen in an antique store and then was framed in 14KGF.  It measures 83x47mm.
pnd 1010.jpg (31445 bytes) pnd 1010b.jpg (35260 bytes) "The Warrior and The Maiden" - This 45mm marble circle has distinctive markings that bring to Aileen's mind of a Native American Warrior with a bow on one side and that of a Native American maiden with long hair on the other.  This piece is framed in copper to preserve the earth tones.
This is a 28.4k solid black opal from Australia.  (NOT a doublet or triplet.)  It is sculpted in 14k gold filled wire.  It comes with a 20-inch gold filled chain.  This Piece was created at an art festival in Paso Robles, California.
This piece is made of Rare Gary Green Jasper, which is a form of petrified wood only found in the Medford, Oregon area.
    The pendant pictured here is called Labradorite.  The stone comes from Africa.  Aileen combined it with yellow fresh water pearls and vintage glass.  The buyer was amazed how the colors of the glass and pearls perfectly captured the colors in the pendant.
This is called "The Inca Princess".  The stones are unakite, rhodonite and British Columbian Jade all woven with sterling silver.  This item sold at a recent art show in Atascadero, Ca.
    Sterling silver chain and red crystals.

 

Picasso Marble - These stones called Picasso marble are woven together using sterling silver wire through the leaves and black annealed wire forming the S-links.  All the links have been free formed by Aileen.
This item is gone, but not forgotten.  It is made of Sesame Jasper and Turquoise with matching earrings.  The earrings were French hooks, but the new owner was concerned about losing them.  So Aileen switched the hooks to lever backs.  
br 1019.jpg (77344 bytes) Yellow and white lamp work glass with lemon yellow 5mm freshwater pearls.  8 inches.
br 1018.jpg (76172 bytes) Cotton Candy Pink 6mm freshwater pearls with 7 vintage glass beads, teal colored with 2 vine rows of hearts and a gold star-dust stripe.  9 inches.
  South West - This item can be worn three different ways: The two ways that are shown, and the third way by attaching a pendant to a built in loop on the turquoise side.  Included are matching earrings.  (The bracelet shown here has sold.)  The stones are joined using sterling silver wire.  The large silver beads are Bali silver (1.25 inches long), which is almost pure silver.  Necklace is 27 inches long, earrings are 1.75 inches below the hook.  Necklace has a ring to attach a pendant.
nk 1020.jpg (168899 bytes) Rainbow fluorite - wired with sterling silver and 8mm celestial crystals.  20 inches long.  earrings are 2.75 inches including the hook.
Blue Lace Agate pendant - This beautiful piece of Blue Lace Agate is sculpted in a setting of Sterling Silver wire.  The shape of this stone and the veins in this stone remind me of a tall waterfall.  Look at the larger photo to really appreciate it!  This pendant-enhancer will match lots of different kinds of chain, and so is sold separate.  Chains or cords are available for purchase.  Call or send an email.
2008-07-27-2015-18_edited.jpg (1011804 bytes) Crazy Horse Jasper pendant framed in 14KGF.
   Hammered sterling silver wire with large and small silver needle quartz and small round black obsidian beads.  The are all wired onto the hammered silver forming a bangle cuff bracelet.
e 1059.jpg (21198 bytes) Lead free pewter dragonflies.
ring 3.jpg (21136 bytes) Green Garnet - This gorgeous garnet is set with Sterling Silver wire.
br 1019.jpg (77344 bytes) Yellow and white lamp work glass with lemon yellow 5mm freshwater pearls.  8 inches.
br 1018.jpg (76172 bytes) Cotton Candy Pink 6mm freshwater pearls with 7 vintage glass beads, teal colored with 2 vine rows of hearts and a gold star-dust stripe.  9 inches.
Sardonix and pearls.jpg (157271 bytes) Russian Sardonix and freshwater pearls in two-tone green.  21 inches.  Earrings are 1/2 inch in diameter

e 1003.jpg (27578 bytes) Carved white quartz and freshwater pearl earrings.  In person these earrings have an opalescence to them.
e 1004.jpg (33230 bytes) Carved agate and crystal post earrings.  These didn't actually "sell", I liked them so much I am keeping them for myself!
red stripe agate pend.JPG (2722002 bytes) Carnelian red agate Y-necklace with red stripe agate pendant.  14KGF wire work with clasp.  Necklace is 19 inches long and the drop is 4 inches further.

e 1006.jpg (26919 bytes) Lamp work glass bunny rabbits
e 1007.jpg (47040 bytes) There is foil inside these glass beads making them really sparkle!
e 1010.jpg (41058 bytes) Cloisonné Starfish with 14KGF wirework.
e 1053.jpg (15242 bytes) Turquoise birds.
e 1042.jpg (24893 bytes) Green aventurine carved calla lilies with red glass seed beads on sterling silver wire. 
e 1065.jpg (9744 bytes) Lady bugs with little nubby feets and eyes!  Hung on black Wire.  Red with black feet and spots.
e 1037.jpg (41237 bytes) Blue Hearts and sterling silver.
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"Rain" - Silver colored copper with 2-toned (clear and sky-blue) fringe glass beads.  Base is a hand-turned wooden bowl.  I call it Rain because it reminds me of watching rain drops roll down a window pane.
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This is my Apple Tree!  Garnets and green glass seed beads are woven into Brass colored copper wire.  Some people think it looks like a plum tree and that's fine when it lives in their house.  As long as it lives in my house it is an apple tree!
Island Dreams.jpg (199688 bytes) "Island Dreams" - This piece of paradise is a combination of Kakui nut, gold coral and shell is a reminder of islands, blue ocean and warm golden sands.  one-inch Kakui nuts make a 29-inch necklace strung on beading wire for a lasting treasure.  The earrings are 2.5 inches long by 1.5 inches wide.
Puruvian blue opal with sterling silver wire sculpture.  This is a picture of the front and back.  I like to make the back of my pendant-enhancers look as good as the front.  There are very few inclusions in this stone.  It is hard to find this high of quality stone anymore.  It is almost translucent in color.  I hand picked this one at a lapidary show 10 years ago. 62x31mm.

$230.00

Moss Agate.jpg (36989 bytes) Moss Agate Pendant set in sterling silver.
 

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