herban elements on etsy

just listed this pretty purple amethyst necklace in my herban elements etsy shop...i am not really a beader, but occasionally i give it a try!

day 10: design something every day

im working on a project involving  vintage charms which i am having cast in sterling silver. inspired by the birds who have surrounded my heated bird bath this winter, this sterling silver hollow ring welcomes a little (currently plastic) bird hovering above a domed acorn bird bath. so, i am surprised i have made ten days in a row of designing something every day: cheers to me!

day 9: design something every day challenge

on the ninth day of my design something every day challenge, i designed a sterling silver ring with an abalone setting.

see-worthy.

design something every day: day 1

smashing magazine recently challenged designers to design something every day: take 15-20 minutes usually spent surfing the web and use it to design something-anything-everyday. so, true to my new year's resolutions, i designed something...a ring inspired by the plastic aerator from one of my vintage watering cans and all of the lob-lolly pine needles covering my yard: it fits into my herban elements collection of nature inspired art jewelry. the ring shank will be formed from a lost wax cast tree stamen; the aerator will be replicated in domed and drilled sterling silver and real pine needles (at least for the photo) will adorn it. everything else will have to be worked out in the shop. cool...day one is done.

crape myrtle flower pendant

alene bought this sterling silver crape myrtle pendant from my herban elements etsy shop for her birthday

happy birthday to her!

magnetic hematite toggle

i finished this sterling silver bracelet with hematite toggle clasp this week and just listed it in my herban elements etsy shop. you'll be drawn to it!

burr!

now that winter is over...enter the hotness!

this pendant can be a choker or a longer necklace...

whatever: it's cool!

available thru my herban elements etsy shop.

chinese lanterns!

i sold this custom piece twice in three days!