About the designer

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Houston, Texas, United States
I'm a self taught jewelry designer who decided to make this more than just a hobby! I've been making jewelry the last 6 years mostly for friends and people in the west coast swing dance community, where I teach and compete. While I have a day job, it's mostly to pay for my jewelry and dance habits! I primarily work with sterling silver, freshwater pearls, semiprecious stones and swarovski crystals. But I'll use anything that catches my eye and I love to try new techniques!

Monday, September 20, 2010

New Jewelry at Dallas Dance!

First I need to apologize - I had to use a different camera than I normally use and it's just not as good as my husband's fancy Nikon with the giant lens.  Hopefully I'll get to re-take these with the real camera, but I just wanted to get some photos up already!

First up, a multistranded freshwater pearl "waterfall" style illusion necklace set.  I actually get lots of requests for these,  but this is the first time that I've done it in this style.  I really like how it came out.














This is a triple stranded tourmaline set.  One thing I really love about tourmaline that you can't see in this picture is the colors.  Purpley, pinky, green brown, somehow it just works.

















Here is a close up of the earrings so you can kind of get a better idea of the colors.  I really need to find the good camera and retake this!

















This is a multistranded illusion wire necklace set with chinarovski crystals.  Even as dark as this picture is,  you can still see how the crystals reflect the light.  If you click on the picture, it will enlarge slightly so you can get a better look.  Another one that I need to retake when I get the good camera!

















Now for some fun earrings!  First up is a sterling silver set - SS hoops, posts, chain, beads, all of it!  Very bohemian disco.  I really liked how this one came out.

















Large mixed green swarovski hoop earrings.  These are too much fun!













These might have been my favorites.  It's hard to tell in this picture, but those are green irridescent crystal swarovski hoops with sterling silver chain dangles.  I love the simplicity, but elegance of these.

















So that's the latest and greatest!  What do you think?

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sick :-(

I am so terribly sorry for having no updates this last week.  I've been sick! 

Dallas Dance was ridiculous fun and I had some awesome feedback on the new sets I made and even sold a few things.  :-)  I've got custom orders to work on but I've just been under the weather with whatever blew through when Hurricane Hermine came by.   My head is still congested, but I've finally gotten a bit of rest and am feeling better. 

So my goal for this weekend - getting pictures up and posting a real update!