Contrariwise ramblings

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

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...

Creating each piece of new jewelry is a unique experience.  Sometimes a design comes from seemingly nowhere and almost creates itself, and s...

I've become absolutely fascinated with Morrisonite Jasper and have bought quite too many cabochons recently. (I just can't help myse...

I love buying cabs online. I think it’s because, when they arrive in little packages in the mail, I get as excited as if it was Christmas mo...

During the day I have a full-time job, but in the evenings and weekends I steal away a few hours working on my hobby and improving my techni...

I made so much jewelry over the Christmas break, that I'm still way behind posting about it in my blog and listing it in in my online sh...

Here's a pair of earrings that I thought I sold but I just relisted in my shop . I bought these cabs earlier this year and I fell in ...

Ever since I learned how to solder, I've fallen in love in setting cabochons. Rings, pendants, earrings...I just love making them. As y...

Another cabochon from my Russian dealer! This one caught my eye immediately and I had no idea what the stone could possibly be. An incredibl...

I know a dealer who sells gemstones that come from all around the world, but especially Russia. He comes to Indianapolis a couple of times a...

To me, gemstone cabochons are very inspiring. Each one is unique and each one holds some promise. Sometimes I get a stone and know exactly ...

I posted the story behind this ring recently. I would like to thank everyone for their comments. You guys are great. A few thought that...

If you've been reading my blog, you'll know that I recently had a wonderful time spending lots of money at a local Bead and Gemshow....

My son's girlfriend's birthday is coming up and I wanted to get her something. So I asked my son what she might like. He immediate...

A few weeks ago I had a great time at a local Bead and Gem Show and since then have been working on making new jewelry from all the treasu...

I have so many pieces of unfinished jewelry that they're crowding my desk drawers and filling up little storage containers. Some are un...

Here's another new piece I've worked on recently. A pendant, bezel-set in silver: I love the light green color of this stone which ...

The Earth Bazaar is having an end of the year sale and I picked up a few things....some tourmalines, swiss blue topaz, aquamarine, rose qua...

I've been trying my hand at making hoop earrings, lately. And these earrings suddenly emerged. (Yes, they really do that. New designs...