This is a jade pendant with cultured pearls and glass seed beads.

   This is the first pearl necklace I’ve strung.  Knotted between each pearl for protection against wear.  The clasp is 14k goldfill.

     This is a combination of jaspers, black onyx, and bronze freshwater pearls (dyed).  The small round jaspers are gold lace, and upon close inspection they look like woodgrain.

These will be appearing in my etsy shop shortly (I do wish Etsy had some sort of turbo lister like ebay, so most of the same settings could be saved.  Uploading to the shop takes a while:

Vintage German plastic earrings, sterling silver earwires and beads.

 Vintage lucite beads, sterling silver earwires.

 Cultured Pearls (yes, they are real, and they are BIG! 11mm), Swarovski Crystals, Sterling Silver beads and earring posts.

 Rose Quartz, Swarovski Crystals, Sterling Silver beads and earwires

 Millefiori beads, Swarovski Crystals, vintage lucite drops, sterling silver chain and earwires

Told you I’ve been busy.  Necklaces coming soon.

I received some new lucite beads for my stash.  Don’t these look like they belong in a candy store?

I’ve had a few productive days of jewelry making.  I’ve been making pieces at night while watching tv, after rugraticus goes to bed.  Since both the Red Sox and the Celtics have been playing, I’ve been able to get a lot done.  I need to edit some pictures (and take others), but stay tuned….