Citrine and Pearls on the Vine~ The Solution~

This is such a great story, this shows me that when I show up for life God hands me the answers. I was standing around talking with a group of friends; I had received a lot of compliments on the necklace I was wearing. I talked about the issue of durability, and I was handed the answer, {a special thank you J } intertwine gold filled wire into the copper wire. A great solution it would add beauty and not much cost at all! Once I try it I will post the results. Meanwhile I obviously have really fallen in love with this technique so I will be using sterling in the next design and working out the finer points of using copper.
Be Well Happy and Blessed *Dee

~Citrine and Pearls on the Vine~

From Jewelry

This piece is an experiment, I used 24 gauge copper wire twisted with pearls and faceted Citrine drops. The chain is made up of interlinked copper jump rings and antiqued copper plated steel chain....whew! So it turns out that the twisted copper is just a little too flexible to put up for sale, so I have to keep it (poor me :-). When I have the solution to this issue I will post it.

More gifts to jewelry making

I was thinking about jewelry making this morning, being an artist, is this all I want to do with this life? What could I do to give, put positive energy into the stream of life?

I came up with a few things that I’d like to share. I could teach classes for the developmentally challenged, there are plenty of after school projects and teachers looking for a patient person to teach with reasonable prices. Another wonderful idea that came from a friend of mine was to teach classes at senior centers, especially for the pioneers of our community that have mobility issues.

There is also a great reward in making reasonably priced amulets or selling tumbled stones, it’s a way to help and put some of my experience and accumulated knowledge to great use. I know I have done this for friends and it is, well the words are tough to find for a feeling so big, to have a friend thank me and benefit from using the stone. I should note here the best way I have found to match people with stones is to put a variety of tumbled stones in front of the person and have them choose the one that stands, or kinda pops from the pile. Even better have them choose by touch eyes closed *smile*

So all of that said this is just a beginning and I am very blessed to have the support I do in my exploration and my art (what artist doesn’t need feedback), from friends I can trust to tell the truth and when needed reel me in and point me in the right direction *Big Smile*

I post this with the hope that another artist will find some of this inspiring.

Be Well and Blessed ~Dee

Another part of the set ~Swarovski and Gray Quartz

Faceted Gray Quartz & Swarovski Asymmetrical Necklace

A note of interest about this piece is the gemstones. I have found very little information about Gray Quartz, all I know is that it has iridescent flashes along with gray inclusions. I thought at first it was miss-marked somehow and was a type of tourmalinated or rutilated quartz, though it was off in the description. I have searched my books and the web to find that yes gray quartz does exist and that the mineral that creates the flash and the gray inclusions could be silver, the mystery remains unsolved, I am working on it, and it's still a beautiful stone.

Faceted Gray Quartz & Swarovski Asymmetrical Necklace

For sale at my store...

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I had to list this one as soon as it was finished to avoid keeping it :)

About the Mother of Pearl Necklace

This piece was an amazing journey from start to finish. I went to my desk to start another project and the shell leaf popped out at me and I was gone. I grabbed 24guage copper wire, pearls, more mother of pearl and AB finish faceted Czech glass. I just started by twisting the leaf into the wire and really let myself go, as I was working {playing?} I was so in the moment I had no idea how I was going to finish, it all came together this way. This is one of the reasons I love what I do, there is a big piece of me in everything I do.

Vine Necklace, Mother of Pearl, Pearls, and Copper

What's in a name?

So I guess I should talk about why I chose "The Stone Speaks" as title for this blog, I started making jewelry in 2003, I love jewelry and I knew I could make it MY WAY and of course cheaper. Not long after I started I had a new love gemstones, their history, and the physical and emotional benefits of wearing them. The other reason I chose the name is, I finally speak, I am not over the whole sensitive artist issue, and I do not consider myself a writer.
Yet here I am {*smile*} I will be sharing my art as well as my experience with gemstones, research and personal. I think for now I will stick to this little introduction and maybe a couple of pics.