Believe Santa Hat Necklace

I'm getting these ready to put in my web store.  There is a limited number of them.  I will provide a direct link once I get it entered in the store.  Hopefully that task will be completed in the next few days.

Behind  the Santa hat is stamped a snowflake.  I should haves lid the hat over so you could see it.  I thought the center of the piece needed something.  I the hat should swing or move off to the side, I thought it would be fun to see something there instead of a blank area.  

I used Swarovski crystals in green, red, and clear.  The necklace is 20" long and is a Sterling silver-filled (not plated).  

A Christmas tag may have been more appropriate for the display card but I don't have any.  Another project to work on some other day!

Stay tuned for when they are available.

Thanks SO much for looking!
Wanda

Ethiopian Opals

Look what arrived today.  AAAA Ethiopian opals! I found it odd that they are Ethiopian opals but they came from India! Anyway,  I can't wait to start playing with them!!!  I have a few ideas on paper but I need to draw up some more before I commit to a project.  I'm always drawing up designs and sometimes they actually look like the same thing I drew!!!

These opals are so full of fire. They contain anywhere from 3 to 21% water.  Interesting fact! I almost want to just make a necklace with them and keep it but that wasn't why I bought them.  

Opals have been a favorite stone of mine for as long as I can remember.  Hubby bought me an opal ring when I was in high school.  I still have it and it's even more firey than it was when he first gave it to me.  It is set in white gold.  I will be working in Sterling Silver.  

I have lots of fun projects coming up, so please stop back.  For updates, just sign up for email updates or add yourself to the "Followers".  

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Namaste Necklace

Metal stamping is one of my favorite things to do.  The lighting isn't very good in this photo.  The edges of the Sterling Silver bar is textured.  I did that so the light catches it and gives it a sparkle.

I made knotted headpins.  Not a favorite thing to do but a flat one looked blah and the rounded one looked odd.  So I got out my Sterling Silver wire and made knotted head pins.  You can find out how to make them yourself by going to YouTube and typing in "knotted headpins".  There's several great tutorials there.  Well, there was a few years ago anyway.  I don't think tutorials like that are ever removed, are they?

I used some Potato Pearls for the earrings and the drop.  The charm is a Sterling Silver lotus blossom.  No, I did not make it.  I wish I were that talented!

It was a fun project.  I am making a few of these for gifts. I am also looking for a different lotus blossom and when I find it I will be making more of these to put in my web store.  

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To the Moon and Back Necklace

A little blast from the past.  I made this a year or so ago for my granddaughters to give to their mom.

The sterling silver heart was stamped with the word:

We love you to the moon and back.

Their names were stamped on copper strips.  Both the heart and names were tumbled for about 20 minutes to shine them up more.  

A Swarovski crystal star was wire wrapped and added to the piece.

A fun gift for mom!

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Sea Glass Chips in a Bottle

Other than hiking, my other favorite thing to do when we go to the North Shore is to find fun rocks and look for sea glass.  A few years back I thought I would pick the tiny pieces of sea glass and put them in a small vial.  Who would have thought I would find so many fun colors of these tiny treasures!  And who would have thought it would take me this long to get them in a vial and on a chain??  I'm so far behind in my jewelry making!

I'm looking forward to finding some more this fall.  And hiking too!!!

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Tiny Goldfish

Yup, those are REALLY tiny goldfish.  I made them from polymer clay.  They have been baked and are waiting for me to pour a batch of resin. Click on the photos to get a closer look.  They are pretty detailed.

I am waiting on a few other projects to be finished so I can pour one batch of resin.  I will post the fish once the project is completed!

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Beaded Scarf

I designed this scarf last year.  It is comprised mostly of seed beads but there are crystals and pearls randomly placed on it. It did take a while to bead, mostly because the stitch was so repetitive that it became boring.  But once the base was done then the embellishments brought excitement back to it.  Plus it added a lot of dimension and texture.

I was convinced by a friend to enter it in the Anoka County Fair and I not only won First Prize but I also won Grand Champion (the best of the best).  That was such an honor. I had never entered anything in the fair before.  Then she convinced me to enter it in the Minnesota State Fair. There I won first place.  That was fun and exciting and not to mention surprising as well.  I never thought I would win a blue ribbon there.  There's SO many great items on display.  

The pattern for this scarf can be purchased here in my secure web store.  It's a PDF file.  Immediate download so you can get beading right away!

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