Contrariwise ramblings

I got home from work today and guess what was waiting for me?! A box of new toys for making jewelry. All of this is stuff I've neve...

Just a quick post to show you a new listing in my shop. This is similar to another bracelet I had in my shop.  I was going to "discont...

After having worked on an elaborate turquoise necklace, I felt the need to go minimalistic. So I put together this sweet little pendant . ...

 Just finished this necklace this weekend.  (I blogged about this necklace earlier, here and here . ) The centerpiece is a huge Sleeping B...

I’ve been working on the pendant for the past couple weeks. It should have taken me much less time, but I’ve had some problems. 1.  It t...

I think these are amongst the best cabs in my collection.  Each is so unique and would make an incredible ring or pendant. I'm offerin...

I just finished a few custom orders and have almost caught up with everything in my shop.  The "Design your Own Ring/Pendant" lis...

Just a quick post to show you a custom pendant I've been working on. It's still very rough, so please don't mind the unsanded ...

Here's the ring: And here's the original sketch I blogged about last week: This ring was actually finished two days ago ex...

After placing a "Pick your cabochon and design a ring/pendant"   listing in my Etsy shop last week, I got a few new commissions. ...

In my last post, I wrote about sketching out new designs .  Well, here's the work in progress. When it's finished, it'll be go...

Each cabochon is unique and I try very hard to carefully create a design specifically for each stone. I think every cabochon has a voice tha...

Every time I list a new ring in my shop, I get emails from people that want the ring in a different size.  Unfortunately, it's not usual...

Yes, I finally finished it!  (If you check my past few posts, you can follow the progress of this ring from a few sketches, to the finished ...

Look at what I snagged! I found a lapidary artist who had a number of these cabs and I picked as many as I could up. (The name of his site i...

Another long day at work (are they ever short?) followed by dinner at home (thank god for leftovers!) and all the other activities one usual...

Both my day job and new commisions I've been working on have kept me pretty busy.  Plus my daughter is graduating from eighth grade, so ...

I used to keep all my cabs in a candy bowl.  Everytime I got a new one, I'd drop it in.  Then when I wanted to design a new piece of jew...

I've been in a frenzy of activity lately.  It must be the springtime as well as the longer days that help bring me out of the doldrums o...

Only two months in the making! As you can see from the photo on the left, this gorgeous graveyard agate is cut on 2 sides but one side is ...