Something Beautiful

Earrings & other Spring Creations

2011-04-18T22:45:00.000-04:00

These make great gifts when traveling!

These are made out of fabric yo-yos my mom made and embellished with tiny pearl seed beads and a larger pearl in the center.

New Creations

2011-03-18T07:49:00.001-04:00

Monogram for a friend

Christmas Gift. The husband did a great job designing and knowing what his wife wanted!

A Mom's Necklace

Grandma's Charm Necklace

Another Grandma's Charm Necklace

Okay, so I know these aren't jewelry, but they are cute felted wool star dolls I made for some of the little girls in my life. They were loved! They're perfect for travel, too!

Though this is a little bit hard to see, it's a locket style necklace made from two separate silver pieces. It's a Mom's treasure necklace with the initials of her family inside.

This is the same necklace as above. This is what it looks like when it's being worn.

My mom made these beads out of pink batik fabric and requested earrings. These were a little out of my box to make, but I love the way they turned out!

This piece is for an upcoming auction to raise money for the youth at our church who are going to Africa.

This is the other piece for the Africa Auction. (If you're local and like it, I can give you the details of the Auction)

I LOVE these earrings! They're fun to wear and different from what I normally make.

I don't think you can have too many green earrings!

These earrings are made from Kazuri beads, which are fair trade beads made in Africa. They're teal and I think they go with just about everything!

This is a long necklace I made to go with everything. It has a tassle, a sparrow, and a decorative ring.

Green. Can you tell it's my favorite color? I'm branching out this spring with oranges and yellows and teals, but for now, this necklace is made from recycled glass beads I picked up in Asheville, NC, my hometown.

When I travel I enjoy finding a few beads (if possible) that remind me of the trip. This necklace has three jade beads from Guatemala. We went on a tour of the Jade Factory in Guatemala City. Easily my favorite side trip!

I was experimenting with putting ribbon in with a design. LOVE this ribbon which shimmers orange and green depending on the light!

Here's the jade, close up. (All of the beads are jade and jasper, but the jade from Guatemala are the larger beads, the 4th, 6th and 8th from the right.)

I'm usually a silver girl. But this necklace is brass. It is mixed media involving brass chain, brass filigree charms, a felted wool bead, and a swarovski crystal.

Here's the close up. You can see the turquoise felted wool bead peeking out of the brass ball. And the glitter that the swarovski crystal adds to the brass filigree charm.

Infertility and Infant Loss is certainly close to my heart. This necklace is a design for a dear one whose babies were born to heaven. The crystals are for the months that are the hardest (can be due date or date of loss). It is stamped with a heart with wings.

This necklace was intentionally designed to be significant to the wearer, but discreet at the same time.

The latest

2010-11-21T00:17:00.000-05:00

EARRINGS!

These are my newest experiment. They're called image transfer. You basically cut out a design (that there are two of) in paper that you like, use a special product to attach it to these aluminum discs (very light weight) and then after the product dries, you soak them in water and rub off the paper. It SOUNDS a lot easier than it actually was. These are a gift for a friend and will be the only time I make image transfer pieces. :)

These earrings are for my mom who LOVES earrings to be intentionally asymmetrical. She's a quilter and does many things using fabric (fiber arts is the technical term I believe). So, I knew she'd LOVE the black & white polka dot fabric beads as well as the pink batik fabric beads. She picked out the abalone beads while we were at a bead shop in Black Mountain, NC when I was home this summer, and they'll go with just about anything as well. They were fun to make and I know that sometimes a few new pair of earrings makes her happy. :)

Precious Metal Clay

2010-11-09T07:41:00.003-05:00

Here's what I've been experimenting with lately. It's precious metal clay which when fired and polished becomes .999 fine silver. Here are the two pieces I made:

I was looking to do something like an antique seal (think wax seal) or a kind of crest for our family and I LOVE the results!

The impression on the back of first piece,

My second piece. It also has the same back as the first piece. A significant word for life for me lately. Embellished with a coin-pearl and a bali silver flower.

A new design

2010-07-31T22:40:00.000-04:00

This piece was created for a friend. Enjoy!

More charm necklaces

2010-07-05T14:45:00.001-04:00

Charming

2010-06-09T13:43:00.000-04:00

I've recently made 3 charm necklaces for a few special moms. I only have the picture of this latest one. (The other two I sent off in such a hurry, I forgot to take pictures!)

What I've been working on lately

2010-05-09T17:37:00.001-04:00

Well, it would seem that it is officially spring here in NE Ohio. And that has been much of my inspiration of late. Enjoy!

This piece I hand-painted at a pottery painting place, then added the birds and the sterling silver bail myself out of 20g SS wire.

I needed a pair of yellow earrings. I really like the way these turned out.

Never can have too many earrings. These are ceramic.

I needed something to go with my orange Easter dress this year. First time I wore orange for Easter, and I loved it!

A closeup of the earrings.

Fun, and sparkly.

Front and back. I bought these pieces a while back and figured it was time to wear them.

More pieces to make into pendant and earrings to wear.

I hand beaded all of the strands of seed beads and the bail for this piece. I saw the pendant and immediately saw what it would look like on a necklace. This is it! I LOVE how it turned out and I love the words on this acrylic pendant.

For friends to just had a baby girl. Perfect gift for mothers!

This was another Mother's Day piece. Song of Solomon 3:4 " I have found the one my heart loves. " With his and her initials and children's birthstones.

They make great birthday gifts.

For a dear friend who has blessed me, and now is serving Abba far away.

Tried many times, but this one wouldn't save straight. Anyway, this is one of my favorites, like initials carved inside of a heart on a tree, pink bead for love, and the key to the heart.

More to come!

More designs : )

2010-03-30T20:23:00.001-04:00

The Latest Designs

2010-02-04T23:37:00.001-05:00

New Pictures of New Pieces

2009-12-04T01:42:00.001-05:00

Finally! As promised, here are the pictures. I will soon have all of them uploaded with a full description on my Etsy page. Enjoy! And I am still taking last minute Christmas orders!

And if you've looked this far and are interested in ordering something, if you become a follower on my blog, comment and tell me about it, or link my blog on your blog or facebook and also comment and show me the link, I will give you a 10% discount on your order.

Give-Away

2009-11-19T00:00:00.000-05:00

This is the give-away piece. It is a 1" sterling silver circle that is slightly domed (to lay better when worn) and hand textured with the words: "Children are a gift from God" hand stamped and oxidized. It is polished and embellished with a swarovski crystal and hung on an 18" sterling silver ball chain.

All of my pieces are custom-made, so you can send me a saying and a shape and we'll go from there. I do have an ETSY page, (see link on the upper right side of my blog) and you can "convo" me there to have a special order posted for transaction purposes.

To see information on the give-away, go to this blog: Three Simple Girls

More Ideas

2009-10-24T17:25:00.001-04:00

Here are a few more pictures of pieces I have made. I am doing all pieces only in sterling silver (unless otherwise specified). I am also currently taking Christmas orders. Leave me a comment or email me if you're interested.

If you have something specific in mind that you don't see on this site, please email me and I'd be more than happy to work with you in drawing up a picture and making your piece specially customized for you!

I occasionally have give-aways, discounts or specials, so check back from time to time!

Thanks!

Delight

2009-10-21T16:34:00.000-04:00

This fun piece belongs to a friend, C. It was a fun piece to create and experiment with and it turned out beautifully! She enjoys wearing this reminder that her children are a desire the Lord has given to her and her husband as they continue to delight themselves in Him. The verse can be found in Psalm 37.4. The silver ring is textured and stamped with her children's initials and then embellished with swarovski crystals for each of their birthdays. The two pieces are hung on a sterling silver 18" ball chain.

This is part of the above piece. It is a good example of a verse or saying stamped into sterling silver for wearable art! Feel free to post questions and comments!

Amado Mío for some friends

2009-10-14T17:07:00.004-04:00

Here is the latest. This is a custom order for a good friend and her husband. It is the same design as my necklace (see earlier posts), but with different swarovski birthstone colors and initials. The larger round disc is sterling silver 1" in diameter with the words "amado mío" hand stamped and darkened around the bottom border. The smaller discs are also sterling silver, but are 1/2" in diameter with the initials centered on the piece. They are embellished with two swarovski crystals and hung on an 18" sterling silver ball chain. If you are interested in your custom order, or a gift for someone else, feel free to comment below or go to my ETSY shop. Enjoy your necklace A!

Open for Business!

2009-10-11T16:00:00.001-04:00

YES! I am finally getting a few pieces up on ETSY! Though it has taken me a little while, the site IS ready! And just in time for Christmas orders!! Everything you see can be custom ordered (your name or loved one's name or a special date, phrase or word). The crystals are also your choice, you can choose birthstone colors or the month of your anniversary or your favorite color! If you'd like something you don't see, PLEASE let me know and I can do a special order for you (also on ETSY).

The two pieces I am putting up are:

(Spanish phrase: amado mío --my beloved) you can customize

God so loved the world with globe bead in center

(See Etsy for pricing and orders!)

Thanks!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7871218

This week in pictures!

2009-10-02T16:17:00.000-04:00

Playing around

2009-09-27T18:01:00.002-04:00

I'm excited to have a few orders I'm working on. I have a few brave friends who have encouraged me in this venture. :) I have been playing around with "rough drafts" and even a few new techniques this week and took some pictures! Enjoy!

This necklace is the latest I'm wearing. It has a 3/4" silver disc with my initials (monogram style). The edges are textured with a hammer and it is slightly domed (to lay better). The word "esperanza" is hammered onto one side of this 1 1/4" double sided rectangle pendant. Esperanza means hope in Spanish. On the other side, I have stamped the word "trust". I LOVE this lowercase stamp set. The handwriting is cute and fun! I have also included a pearl. I've been studying up on the meaning of different stones, shapes and gems (not in a superstitious way, but figuring I need to know what it is I'm "saying"). Pearls typically represent purity, truth, wisdom. I had fun wire-wrapping this pearl, the top is wrapped 2 1/2 times and the silver wire then goes across the pearl in a swirl and ends at the bottom.

This is a rough draft for a friend who wanted Psalm 37.4 on a specialized pendant along with her children's initials and birthstones. The copper 1.25 x 1.25" square will be the background (in silver on the final piece). And I was excited that the whole verse fit!! The last word "heart" will actually be a heart shaped stamp as well. It will be paired with a silver donut shaped piece with the initials evenly spaced and the birthstones dangling from the center. I'm excited to see the final outcome of this one! I will probably figure out something to do with this "rough draft" combining it with some silver piece as well.

This is a silver filigree ball that I have made into a cute little charm for a combination I have yet to discover! :) I love putting pieces together!

Now this was a huge stretch for me. I actually used a spare 1" x 1" copper square for the base and layered scrapbooking papers with a travel and airplane theme along with a piece of screen (from my parents' old screen door most likely) along with seed beads for this fun charm. I then covered the entire thing with a fun product called Glossy Accents (from your local craft store) and let it dry overnight. I wasn't sure how clear it would come out, but I was really impressed! It is a great alternative to epoxy and resin (less toxic as well!). And it will be a great addition to a charm bracelet or fun necklace.

This piece is a familiar saying (I recently made one for my mom out of a 1" circle). I decided to see what it would look like on a 1"x .75" rounded rectangle. I love it! It would be perfect with children's birthstones in swarovski crystals.

Stay tuned for more of my latest creations!

Today's creation and clearer pictures

2009-09-17T17:14:00.000-04:00

I enjoy also making earrings, necklaces and bracelets out of beads, using semi-precious stones, sterling silver findings and glass beads from all over the world. This morning I made a pair of asymmetrical earrings for my mom who likes to mix it up a bit. They are made out of lapiz lazuli which is usually mined in the Middle East and North Africa. The beautiful blue stones are round and rectangle shaped respectively in this pair of earrings with turquoise European glass beads and a medium blue cats eye bead to set them off nicely. They are hung on sterling silver earwires.

I also wanted to get a clearer shot of the necklace I wear pretty constantly these days. It says "My beloved" in Spanish on the larger sterling silver disc and containing my husband's and my initials on separate smaller sterling silver discs. These are embellished with two Swarovski crystals, precision cut crystals which originate in Austria, in peridot and aquamarine. These three pieces are then strung on a sterling silver dot/dash design chain my husband gave me as an engagement gift in Costa Rica. (That's why I love it!!)

A few pictures of what is to come

2009-09-17T14:03:00.000-04:00

Well, this is officially my blog for Something Beautiful Studios. I make hand-stamped sterling silver jewelry and beaded jewelry. I am officially taking orders. Here are some of the options, and as I make things, I will add pictures to the blog so you can have more ideas. Some ideas for what you want on your piece could be:
your name, initials, or that of a spouse or child, birthdate, anniversary, inspirational word or Scripture verse. I can do things in English and Spanish as you choose. If you are interested, please leave a comment and I will be in touch!