"Sweet Motherhood" Bracelet

I wanted to create something both meaningful and useful for a friend who will be a new mom this month.

As for usefulness, in my blissful sleeplessness of during the seemingly endless feeding and diapering cycle, I often forgot which side I was supposed to nurse the baby on next.  So, I swapped a ring from one hand to the other.  I created this piece with a simple toggle clasp so she can use it as a nursing reminder, if she wants, just switching it from one arm to the other.

This one-of-a-kind bracelet features a sterling silver bee charm handwired with recycled yellow glass, recycled clear glass, citrine, white onyx, and calcite.  It closes with a sterling silver flower toggle.Motherhood has been such a sweet adventure for me – sweet as honey – that when I found this sterling silver bee charm, I knew this was it.
I hope she likes it!

Purple Bunny Choker

With Easter only three weeks away, I decided that I needed to use all of my sterling bunny buttons in jewelry this week. 

This Spring-hued choker - in soft and muted purples - features a sterling silver bunny button. Perfect for Spring, for Easter, or anytime!

The sterling silver button is handwired with smooth amethyst nuggets, faceted amethyst nuggets, fluorite rounds, recycled purple glass, and tiny garnet and rose quartz rounds to form this one-of-a-kind choker.

Another faceted amethyst nugget dangles as a focal point below the rabbit. The necklace closes in the rear with a sterling silver lobster clasp.

Click here to purchase this piece on my etsy site.

Beet Queen Choker

If you folllow my kitchen blog, Culinary Adventures with Camilla, you know that I recently cooked an all-beet dinner for a friend's 38th birthday. Beet bread. Beet chutney. Beet-rubbed leg of lamb. Even beet mousse!

So, naturally, I had beets on the brain when I made this hefty choker.

Large (dyed) agate druzy nuggets - in shades of red and golden beets - are handwired with faceted watermelon quartz, garnets, and recycled red glass to form this one-of-a-kind choker. It closes in the rear with a sterling silver lobster clasp.

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Matching Earrings

You can't have a set without the earrings, right?!?

So, to match the Pretty Peacock bracelet and Pretty Peacock necklace, here are the Pretty Peacock earrings: amazonite nuggets and rounds are handwired with fluorite.

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Pretty Peacock Necklace

Like a peacock, this one-of-a-kind necklace sports various shades of blues and green. Matte recycled glass, rough fluorite nuggets, amazonite, Russian amazonite, fluorite rounds, and green jasper are handwired to form this chunky one-of-a-kind necklace and closes with a sterling silver lobster clasp. A sterling silver peacock feather pendant hangs at the center of this piece.

Click here to purchase this through my etsy site.  There is also a matching bracelet.

The Evolution of a Ring

If there are two things I am passionate about - besides my family, food, and jewelry - they are flowers and creative people.

My all time favorite blossom is a parrot tulip; but I have never been able to find piece of parrot tulip jewelry that I liked. So I decided to commission a parrot tulip ring from my very talented friend Paxton Mobley. I picked up my ring yesterday and it has only left my finger while I was cooking and when I went to bed! I love it.

Here's the creative evolution...

I sent him this photograph.

We went back and forth with a few sketches. This is the one we settled on.

Then he worked his magic with wax and silver.  And here is the final product...ta da!

It's exactly what I wanted. And that it was handmade by a fantastic artist makes it all the better.

Check out more of Paxton's work at his website. Click here.

Carrot-Hued Bunny Necklace

 I love all the shades of orange in this piece.  From vibrant tangerine to deep pumpkin, it's perfect for Spring, for Easter, or anytime!

A sterling silver bunny button is handwired with recycled orange glass, hammered carnelian coins, faceted carnelian rounds, orange Czech glass, and sterling silver to form this choker.

Another hammered carnelian coin dangles as a focal point below the rabbit. The necklace closes in the rear with a sterling silver flower toggle.

Click here to purchase this piece through my etsy site.,