I used pink freshwater coin pearls, peach moonstone and a little bit of turquoise in this bracelet. I like this bracelet because the pearls reflect pink, peach and turquoise colors in their reflective coating, something that cannot be captured in the picture very well. I catch myself staring at this bracelet when I’m wearing it, caught up in the unique color combination that somehow works. I hope to come up with a matching necklace and earrings to go with this bracelet soon.

The earrings pictured to the right are made with a Red Aventurine and Peridot hand wire wrapped together. The matching necklace pictured above incorporates an accent string of Peridot part way up the necklace and chain the rest of the way around.

Aventurine is said to be a comforting stone, one that can be found in green, red, creamy white and gray colorations.

The pendant on this necklace is a natural Agate, which can vary widely in it’s transparency and coloration, making each necklace completely unique. The stones used throughout the rest of the necklace are Smokey Quartz separated by sterling silver spacers.I used to go hunting for Agates with my Dad as a child. I would add them to my rock collection that I still have stashed away at my parents house. Yes, I did have a rock collection as a child….an early indication of my love to hold and look at pieces of the earth.

These earrings are made with three teardrop shaped turquoise stones each. They hang individually from the earwire to create a dangling effect.

Turquoise is one of my favorite gemstones both to wear and to design with. I often find myself going a little “turquoise crazy” when creating new jewelry designs. I think that these earrings are wonderfully simple, yet especially eye-catching when worn.

This necklace is two strands attached at the clasp and wrapped together. The large nuggets are a stone called Amazonite, a gemstone that is named after the Amazon River. Amazonite is not however found anywhere near the Amazon River. It is said that Amazonite is a stone that helps with self-expression and communication. The second strand is composed of dyed Mother of Pearl tubes, Citrine and an aqua colored stone called Apatite. The earrings are made with the dyed Mother of Pearl, Citrine and Apatite as well.

Each Freshwater pearl is hand wire wrapped and linked to the next with sterling silver wire. White and gray freshwater pearls are alternated to form the necklace, and gray freshwater pearls are used for the earrings. Each earring is also made with sterling silver chain and earposts.

This design is made with large circular Mother of Pearl discs hanging from a leather cord with all sterling silver findings. (Can be made with brown or black leather cord)

Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre (Nay-ker), is found on the inner surface of many mollusk shells like the nautilus pictured to the left. It is deposited to smooth the inside of the shell and protect it from parasitic organisms. Mother of Pearl is the same substance that is deposited around an object to form a pearl.

The large stones in this design are a stone called Green Aventurine, which is a form of Quartz. It is a cloudy light green color with swirls of lighter and darker green at times. I like to include the stones with slight color variation in my designs because I find it interesting to see a little bit of the variation that is most likely best visible in it’s natural slab form. Green Aventurine is said to have a calming influence and to help in relieving anxiety.On either side of each Green Aventurine stone is a small piece of Peridot and a green freshwater pearl separated by sterling silver spacers. The earrings are made with sterling silver chain, Peridot and green freshwater pearls as well. All feedback is welcome, let me know what you think!

For the last few months I have been working on starting my own jewelry company, Natural Beauty Jewelry. I am finally completing some of my first designs and this blog is where I would like to share previews of my designs with you!My jewelry designs are intended to celebrate not only the natural beauty of the materials used in each piece, but also the natural beauty of each person who chooses to wear them. My hope is for Natural Beauty Jewelry to be recognized as fashionable in it’s appeal yet timeless in it’s beauty.

Check back soon to provide a review, keep up with the progress or make a special request.

Thanks!

Beth