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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Río de Rosas: Custom Necklace
One more custom order to complete a full week!
Río de Rosas, or River of Roses, is a special one-of-a-kind custom necklace featuring 251 beads plus a beautifully faceted rose quartz briolette. Well over half of the beads used in this necklace are 1X1mm or less, so stringing this necklace was an intense effort!
Perfectly symmetrical, each side of the necklace has 47 iridescent iris blue Delica® glass seed beads, 10 turquoise rounds, 20 blue turquoise and blue howlite chips, 20 rose quartz chips, 23 pieces of tiny hand-faceted Karen Hill Tribe silver beads (which are at least 97% pure silver), and four rose quartz rondelles. Three tiny iris blue seed beads complete the rhodium-plated clasp and closure for an added personal touch. Adding flourish and interest to the rose quartz briolette is a swag of turquoise beads on sterling silver hardware, upcycled from a pair of earrings I no longer wear. I love how the colors interact in this little space and throughout the necklace, and I hope its future owner will love it too!
Turquoise is a powerful healing stone that can help wearers with meditation, balance, and communication. It is associated with Taurus and Aquarius. Turquoise is a protective stone that enhances love, friendship, and loyalty. Silver draws out negative energy and encourages non-judgement and self-approval. Like turquoise, howlite is useful for communication and helps with memory, learning, facilitating awareness and emotional expression. Linked with Gemini and the crown chakra, howlite helps alleviate stress while eliminating procrastination.
Associated with the heart chakra and the signs Aries, Taurus, Virgo, and Libra, rose quartz is a stone of "unconditional love." It encourages all forms of love including self-love, self-confidence, and romantic love. It also brings forgiveness and gentleness, tolerance and acceptance, and increased receptivity to colors, sounds, art, music, and poetry. Rose quartz helps boost creativity and is calming, reducing stress, clears anger, resentment, guilt, fear, and jealously. It is truly an amazing stone!
Río de Rosas, or River of Roses, is a special one-of-a-kind custom necklace featuring 251 beads plus a beautifully faceted rose quartz briolette. Well over half of the beads used in this necklace are 1X1mm or less, so stringing this necklace was an intense effort!
Perfectly symmetrical, each side of the necklace has 47 iridescent iris blue Delica® glass seed beads, 10 turquoise rounds, 20 blue turquoise and blue howlite chips, 20 rose quartz chips, 23 pieces of tiny hand-faceted Karen Hill Tribe silver beads (which are at least 97% pure silver), and four rose quartz rondelles. Three tiny iris blue seed beads complete the rhodium-plated clasp and closure for an added personal touch. Adding flourish and interest to the rose quartz briolette is a swag of turquoise beads on sterling silver hardware, upcycled from a pair of earrings I no longer wear. I love how the colors interact in this little space and throughout the necklace, and I hope its future owner will love it too!
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| closeup of seed beads & Hill Tribe silver |
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| close up of rose quartz briolette and turquoise swag |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
New pieces! (Preview)
I'll have more detailed information about these one-of-a-kind pieces soon! All of these items will be with me at the Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday Shop event on November 19 (as will the rest of my Bohemian Earth pieces). I plan to post at least one of the pieces below for sale on Etsy before the 19th.
Pele's Ocean Necklace - $41
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| Pewter, Turquoise, & Lava |
Pele's Ocean Bracelet - $21
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| Turquoise, Faceted Silver Beads, Toggle Clasp, & Turquoise and Lava Dangle |
Tara Necklace - $52 (To be posted on Etsy this week!)
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| Pewter, Mosaic Turquoise, Bone, Cinnabar, & Buddha Toggle Clasp |
Save 7% on this necklace on Etsy and at the Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday
Shop when you use or mention (in-person) the code
HOLIDAY7--see this post
Latest Custom Pieces
Two custom pieces I completed today!
Faceted turquoise, lovely cut natural garnet, and silver-line chocolate Delica® seed beads compose these simple, yet dramatic, earrings. Turquoise is a powerful healing stone that can help wearers with meditation, balance, and communication. It is associated with Taurus and Aquarius. Turquoise is a protective stone that enhances love, friendship, and loyalty. Garnet is also a stone associated with healing and health and is believed to increase creative powers and encourage action. It has been known as a stone of devotion and stimulates the base and crown Chakras, which helps energy flow positively. Garnet is associated with Scorpio and Aquarius.
These earrings make me think of the warmth of the sun. So, I named them Apolloneia, which is a female variant of the Greek god Apollo's name. Apollo is the god of the sun, music, poetry, and light and knowledge among other things.
Wood beads from Indonesia, natural white coral, and gold textured wavy discs on top of ornate headpins compose these elegant earrings. The wood beads, from Indonesia, are handcrafted, which means that each one is slightly different, but they all have a starry night-like patten. Coral is known for its ability to bring internal peace, settle emotions, and aids intuition, visualization, and the circulatory and nervous systems. Coral is associated with the sun sign Libra.
"Lauren" Earrings
When I finished these earrings, I said, "They are very Lauren!" So, I named them after her (and hope she feels the same!).
Faceted turquoise, lovely cut natural garnet, and silver-line chocolate Delica® seed beads compose these simple, yet dramatic, earrings. Turquoise is a powerful healing stone that can help wearers with meditation, balance, and communication. It is associated with Taurus and Aquarius. Turquoise is a protective stone that enhances love, friendship, and loyalty. Garnet is also a stone associated with healing and health and is believed to increase creative powers and encourage action. It has been known as a stone of devotion and stimulates the base and crown Chakras, which helps energy flow positively. Garnet is associated with Scorpio and Aquarius.
"Apolloneia" Earrings
These earrings make me think of the warmth of the sun. So, I named them Apolloneia, which is a female variant of the Greek god Apollo's name. Apollo is the god of the sun, music, poetry, and light and knowledge among other things.
Wood beads from Indonesia, natural white coral, and gold textured wavy discs on top of ornate headpins compose these elegant earrings. The wood beads, from Indonesia, are handcrafted, which means that each one is slightly different, but they all have a starry night-like patten. Coral is known for its ability to bring internal peace, settle emotions, and aids intuition, visualization, and the circulatory and nervous systems. Coral is associated with the sun sign Libra.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Badria: OOAK Elegant Afghani Tribal Necklace
Introducing...
"Badria is an Afghan name that means "moon-like," and the enchanting light and dark qualities of this necklace are evocative of the moon.
The first focal point of this one-of-a-kind necklace is the elegant Afghan artisan-crafted black onyx pendant. The pendant was made in a traditional way by melting down coins and doing all filigree and inlay work by hand. The pendant, including the dangles, measures 2 1/2" by 2 3/4." Framing the pendant are twelve faceted sterling silver beads resting between faceted black onyx beads.
Next, the eye is drawn to two more Afghan metal beads with intricate open filigree work are framed by two shiny pyrite beads. Because of their handmade nature, each bead is different, yet full of human-touched warmth and character.
Finally, on each side of the necklace near its end are two ruttilated quartz beads framed by pyrite and Karen Hill Tribe hand woven silver beads, which are at least 97% pure silver. Near the necklace's simple, yet elegant, Bali sterling silver clasp are two more pyrite beads resting between faceted black onyx that add unity and elegance to the design. Badria measures 22" long and the bust in in the second picture is life-size.
About the stones:
Onyx allows us to let go, relax, and flow with the natural energies. It also helps relieve stress, balance our emotions and gives us the strength to persevere. It is associated with the crown and heart chakras and with the astrological signs Cancer and Aquarius.
Rutile intensifies the properties of its host stone, so rutilated quartz enhances quartz's properties of bringing focus, clarity, and stimulating positive thoughts. It is associated with the heart and third eye chakras and the astrological signs Leo and Capricorn.
Pyrite is grounding, encourages positivity and the release of old emotional baggage. It is also a protective and enhances one's creativity, intelligence, memory, and psychic development. It is associated with the crown, third eye, and solar plexus chakras and the astrological signs Gemini and Virgo.
Silver draws out negative energy and encourages non-judgement and self-approval (source: www.thatcrystalsite.com).
Badria
"Moon-like"
"Badria is an Afghan name that means "moon-like," and the enchanting light and dark qualities of this necklace are evocative of the moon.
The first focal point of this one-of-a-kind necklace is the elegant Afghan artisan-crafted black onyx pendant. The pendant was made in a traditional way by melting down coins and doing all filigree and inlay work by hand. The pendant, including the dangles, measures 2 1/2" by 2 3/4." Framing the pendant are twelve faceted sterling silver beads resting between faceted black onyx beads.
Onyx allows us to let go, relax, and flow with the natural energies. It also helps relieve stress, balance our emotions and gives us the strength to persevere. It is associated with the crown and heart chakras and with the astrological signs Cancer and Aquarius.
Rutile intensifies the properties of its host stone, so rutilated quartz enhances quartz's properties of bringing focus, clarity, and stimulating positive thoughts. It is associated with the heart and third eye chakras and the astrological signs Leo and Capricorn.
Silver draws out negative energy and encourages non-judgement and self-approval (source: www.thatcrystalsite.com).
Friday, October 28, 2011
Mavi: OOAK Turkoman Tribal Necklace
Introducing...
Mavi is the Turkish word for the color blue, and the lapis lazuli in this necklace is a deep blue with a hint of shimmer from flecks of naturally occurring pyrite. Lapis is known for its protective, stress relieving, and peace enhancing qualities. It also encourages self-awareness, self-expression, and enhances one's sense of confidence. The lapis is enough to turn heads, but all together with its large Turkoman artisan crafted focal pendant and accent beads, this one-of-a-kind necklace is a truly a statement piece.
Two smaller Turkoman artisan-crafted Afghani style beads with deep blue lapis lazuli inlay (slightly under an inch in size) are framed between two hand carved jade beads.
Jade helps one connect to her inner self. It brings joy, protection, peace, healing, and balance. Pyrite is grounding, encourages positivity and the release of old emotional baggage. It is also a protective and enhances one's "intelligence, mental stability, logic, analysis, creativity, memory, and psychic development."
MAVI
a one-of-a-kind statement necklace
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| On a life-size bust |
Mavi is the Turkish word for the color blue, and the lapis lazuli in this necklace is a deep blue with a hint of shimmer from flecks of naturally occurring pyrite. Lapis is known for its protective, stress relieving, and peace enhancing qualities. It also encourages self-awareness, self-expression, and enhances one's sense of confidence. The lapis is enough to turn heads, but all together with its large Turkoman artisan crafted focal pendant and accent beads, this one-of-a-kind necklace is a truly a statement piece.
The Turkoman tribal peoples live in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. They make beautiful beads and pendants with semiprecious stone inlay using traditional practices by melting down old coins and hand designing each bead . And because of their handmade nature, each bead is different, yet full of human-touched warmth and character.
The focal piece of "Mavi" is a large 1 1/2" by 1 5/16" Turkoman artisan crafted goldwashed pendant. A starry blue goldstone tube rests between the pendant's bails. Although new construction, the pendant is crafted in an old, Afghani style.
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| The jade is multicolored with shades of red, green, and golden hues. |
Two smaller Turkoman artisan-crafted Afghani style beads with deep blue lapis lazuli inlay (slightly under an inch in size) are framed between two hand carved jade beads.
Jade helps one connect to her inner self. It brings joy, protection, peace, healing, and balance. Pyrite is grounding, encourages positivity and the release of old emotional baggage. It is also a protective and enhances one's "intelligence, mental stability, logic, analysis, creativity, memory, and psychic development."
Near the ends of the necklace are two more Turkoman artisan-crafted Afghani style tribal beads with floral detail.
This necklace closes with a simple, yet elegant Bali sterling silver clasp. I've designed the open part of the clasp hook to face upward, as I think this position is more secure while still being pleasing to the eye.
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| In low light with no flash. You can also see the blue goldstone tube that supports the pendant. |
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
New Listings!
Dear Friends and Fans,
My move was exhausting and it's been a while since I've posted any pieces. But, I've been thinking and dreaming up designs the whole time! I'm working on three custom orders and I just made two one-of-a-kind bracelets, both made with parts from a vintage necklace, which are available on Etsy. The first bracelet is another piece in my Teagan collection and the second bracelet is my first "reinvention" piece. Read in depth about the second bracelet, largely composed of vintage necklace pieces, here on my blog.
Etsy links:
I'm looking forward to a holiday season full of creating! I'll be running special promotions beginning this weekend through December. Check my Etsy store Banner, located on the main shop page, for details.
Warm regards,
Jameela
My move was exhausting and it's been a while since I've posted any pieces. But, I've been thinking and dreaming up designs the whole time! I'm working on three custom orders and I just made two one-of-a-kind bracelets, both made with parts from a vintage necklace, which are available on Etsy. The first bracelet is another piece in my Teagan collection and the second bracelet is my first "reinvention" piece. Read in depth about the second bracelet, largely composed of vintage necklace pieces, here on my blog.
Etsy links:
I'm looking forward to a holiday season full of creating! I'll be running special promotions beginning this weekend through December. Check my Etsy store Banner, located on the main shop page, for details.
Warm regards,
Jameela
Believe Bracelet - Upcycled- Reinvented
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| I loved photographing this bracelet. The soft colors and texture are captured perfectly! |
This bracelet is my first "reinvented" piece. Almost all of its components are from a vintage necklace at least 20 years old. The original necklace was in near perfect condition and had little to no signs of wear. The only problem was that the design was quite outdated.
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| The focal pieces was the foundation of the design. |
This one-of-a-kind bracelet is composed around a vintage, sapphire blue Lucite and brass focal piece. This piece was not original to the necklace and is old new stock in perfect condition. The lovely and realistic faux components, lustrous pearls, tiger's eye, and faceted smokey quartz, create a classic feel to this bracelet, which would be a perfect Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, or Kwanzaa present for a mom, beloved mother-in-law, or cherished grandmother. It also make a great piece for holiday dinners and parties.
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| I love the soft effect here. |
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| This bracelet looks nothing like the original necklace, which had red Lucite accents and dated gold links. |
The clasp, extender chain, and wire wrap detail are all vintage pieces in amazing condition. The "believe" charm and rhinestone detail near the clasp are new components that capture the spirit of this piece that I envision as believing in the potential to create and reinvent beauty in the world.
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| The charm adds a touch of newness to old beauty. |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
River's Way Bracelet: Custom Order
A custom order with an inspired, yet spontaneous, design...
Turquoise is a powerful healing stone that can help wearers with meditation, balance, and communication. It is also a protective stone that enhances love, friendship, and loyalty. Find out more about Turquoise here. The blue turquoise chips add color and dimension to the off centered focal point of the bracelet. I've had these blue chips for a long time, and only a limited amount remain. They are a rich turquoise blue and may be either natural turquoise or dyed howlite. The lucky fish charm (the only one I have) is suspended by an iris blue stream of Delica seed beads, which adds uniqueness and a touch of youthfulness to the design.
For more one of a kind bracelet designs, see these listings on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80301573/white-pink-magnesite-turquoise-black
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78619117/green-empress-bracelet-green-cinnabar
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77650266/lillian-bracelet-yellow-jade-amethyst
River's Way
The owner of this bracelet gave me free reign with a design, and because she is a dear friend, I wanted it to be unique, very wearable, and reflective of her personality. I thought my Teagan bracelet would be a nice foundation to base this new design on because of it's versatility and color scheme (blue is the owner's favorite color).
This bracelet, of an intentional asymmetrical design, features blue-green mosaic turquoise, turquoise blue chips, a gunmetal wire globe, and a lucky fish charm near the Tibetan silver toggle clasp. Asymmetrical placements intrigue me because I feel they they add movement and liveliness to designs.. When I completed this bracelet, the first image that came to mind was the movement of a bright blue river flowing through a vibrant. fertile landscape; thus, "River's Way" was born.
Turquoise is a powerful healing stone that can help wearers with meditation, balance, and communication. It is also a protective stone that enhances love, friendship, and loyalty. Find out more about Turquoise here. The blue turquoise chips add color and dimension to the off centered focal point of the bracelet. I've had these blue chips for a long time, and only a limited amount remain. They are a rich turquoise blue and may be either natural turquoise or dyed howlite. The lucky fish charm (the only one I have) is suspended by an iris blue stream of Delica seed beads, which adds uniqueness and a touch of youthfulness to the design.
For more one of a kind bracelet designs, see these listings on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80301573/white-pink-magnesite-turquoise-black
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78619117/green-empress-bracelet-green-cinnabar
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77650266/lillian-bracelet-yellow-jade-amethyst
Illuminated Twilight Bracelet: Custom Order
A very special custom order....
Illuminated Twilight
The owner of the original Twilight bracelet was in a serious car accident, and sadly lost the bracelet to what we believe was the force of the airbag's impact. Thankfully, she survived the accident with no serious injuries and was able to salvage a few pieces from original bracelet from the wreckage of her totaled vehicle. She wanted me to incorporate pieces from the original bracelet into a new design and "Illuminated Twilight" was born.
Deep blue with flecks of gold pyrite, Lapis is known for its protective, stress relieving, and peace enhancing qualities. It also encourages self-awareness, self-expression, and one's sense of confidence (source here). The green shell stimulates "intuition, sensitivity, imagination and adaptability" along with providing "insight into decision-making [and] cooperation between the self and others, as well as within the self"(source here). A Tibetan silver toggle clasp and two dangles made with Preciosa pressed Czech glass in an iridescent purple complete the new design. A lot of love and energy went into this design and we are both happy with the result!
If you're interested in a similar design, check out my 13/20 bracelet.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Treasury Item! Sage Jasper & Pyrite Statement Necklace
SAGE
This necklace is one of my earliest designs for
Bohemian Earth.
Bohemian Earth.
It holds a special place in my heart!
View the treasury here.
See the original blog post here.
See more pictures here.
Check out the matching earrings here on my blog and here on Etsy!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
*SOLD* The Rachel - OOAK Pink Jade Necklace with Lucite & Vintage Lucite, Ceramic, and Antique Bronze Globes
I have a bad habit. I love to make pieces that become instant favorites! This necklace, The Rachel, named for my best friend who suggested the basic color scheme, is one of those instant favorites. It is bohemian, one-of-a-kind, and full of color and texture. If you don't like to receive compliments, or have pieces that you can wear with a host of colors and for almost any occasion, then this isn't the necklace for you! But, if you do love to hear, "Where did you get that?" or "Wow, what a necklace!" then The Rachel is definitely a Bohemian Earth design you should seriously consider (and, you'll know that you are the only person wearing this one-of-a-kind piece)!
Many materials went into this necklace's design. It features hot pink jade gemstones, six black and gold Lucite globes, two vintage faceted aged gold Lucite beads from Turkey with an amazing pattern, four ceramic globes with beautiful greens, browns, and a touch of turquoise blue, and two antiqued brass Bali style beads, which make Earthy, tribal, and bohemian centerpieces. Antique bronze discs are interspersed in the front third of the necklace and two sparkly blue goldstone beads, an adjustable clasp, and an antique bronze Kwan Yin charm with pink jade and blue goldstone dangle complete the necklace.
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The necklace looks great with a range of colors from black to white to pink and even yellow. This is due to its many hues that are enhanced even more by light. When I bought the ceramic globes in New Mexico years ago, I loved their color along with their pattern and texture. I use these globes sparingly and I think this design wouldn't be complete without them! The black and gold Lucite balls are textured and pick up the color of the centerpieces and vintage beads. Wow. I really love this design, and I know you will also!
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| Looks amazing with so many colors! |
The is necklace is of moderate weight and measures 18 1/4" at its shortest length to 19 1/4" at its longest length. The largest globes are just under an inch in diameter. The dangle near the clasp is about 1 1/2" long and the Kwan Yin charm is the size of a quarter.
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| Detail of centerpieces |
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| Detail of clasp and Kwan Yin charm dangle |
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| Detail of lower 1/3 |
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| Love Love Love!!! |
My Stormy Neptune earrings also go well with this necklace. Read about them here and buy them on Etsy.
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