Monthly Archives: July 2007

Pink Freshwater Pearls, Peach Moonstone and Turquoise

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Red Aventurine and Peridot

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Natural Agate and Smokey Quartz

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Faceted Turquoise Dangles

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Amazonite, Dyed Mother of Pearl, Citrine and Apatite

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Freshwater Pearls

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Mother of Pearl

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Green Aventurine, Peridot and Green Freshwater Pearls

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Beth

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 … Continue reading →

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