Earring day at Gracie Jewellery

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am getting ready to participate in a trunk show/ladies night April 29 at the Wildflower Market Restaurant. Please check out our group blog whoknew.

So today was earring day at Gracie Jewellery.


Kyanite



My favourite type of garnet-Rhodolite Garnet. It has a wonderful plummy colour



Iolite-gorgeous periwinkle colour



Cubes of Black Onyx



Mother-of-Pearl


All semi-precious stones with sterling silver on sterling silver leverbacks

If there is a pair (or 2) you just have to have feel free to contact me.

Thank you for visiting.

Turquoise-colour for 2010 Amazonite

If you follow Pantone, you know the colour for 2010 is turquoise.



This is Amazonite. Such a fabulous shade of turquoise.It is named after the Amazon river in Brazil. But no deposits of it have been found there. The name most likely refers to the variable green shades of the rainforest reflected in the gemstone. Amazonite does not undergo any kind of treatment to enhance its wonderful colour.




All the links are handmade by me from Argentium sterling silver. Argentium sterling silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver. After hand shaping each link I fused them closed, then put them in the tumbler for hours for strength and shine. Even the clasp has been handmade.











I had so much fun making the links and these necklaces, I plan of doing several pieces in this style.

Thanks for stopping by.
Nancy








Amazonite and sterling silver flowers and sterling silver beads hanging from a sterling silver figaro chain. Closes with a sterling silver "S" clasp.

Perfect for every occasion.

Amazonite 8mm and 20mmx30mm rectangular
Length minus the pendant 17 inches.

Who Knew? trunk show

I'm spending a lot of time at the bench lately, and will be for the next couple of weeks. Why? I'm glad you asked! I am participating, along with several other talented local artisans, in a trunk show/ladies night on April 29th. We are calling it "Who Knew"-Who knew there's a whole bunch of talented women in Niagara who make and sell beautiful handmade things you wouldn't find in an ordinary store?



The show will be at the Wildflower Market Restaurant, reknown for using locally grown food.

For more information, check out whoknew.ca

I would love to see you there.