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| Tara |
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| Closeup of pewter flower pendant |
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).
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday Shop!!!
Hi Local Friends and Fans,
About three weeks from now, on Saturday, November 19, I'll be a vendor at the Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday Shop 2011 ! I'm very excited about this event, as it is for a good cause. I'll have Bohemian Earth shop items along with new items I'm working on just for this event. I hope to see some of you there!
Event Details:
Date & Time:
Saturday, November 19 from 1pm-6pm
Location:
Chapel Hill North Apartments Club House (200 Perkins Dr., Suite 230 Chapel Hill, NC 27514)
Email me with questions: BohemianEarthEtsy@gmail.com
From the event creator, Maia Wirth:
"Please join us for our very first Howliday Shop fundraiser. Shop with over 20 different handmade, local, and designer vendors to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list... and feel great knowing that your holiday shopping this year is also supporting a great cause. Please see our website at www.pawfectmatch.org for a complete list of vendors and for more information.
*this is a free event!
*you are welcome to bring your dog to shop with you AND they can play in the neighborhood's outside dog park before you go home, too.
*we will be selling raffle tickets for prizes donated by our wonderful vendors to raise additional funds for the rescue
*wine, hot chocolate, and light snacks will be served
We can't wait to see you there. Please help us spread the word and share our event with your local friends and family!"
*you are welcome to bring your dog to shop with you AND they can play in the neighborhood's outside dog park before you go home, too.
*we will be selling raffle tickets for prizes donated by our wonderful vendors to raise additional funds for the rescue
*wine, hot chocolate, and light snacks will be served
We can't wait to see you there. Please help us spread the word and share our event with your local friends and family!"
Check out Maia's awesome Etsy shop:
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