I LOVE This Metalwork!

and hint... my birthday is coming soon!

I have been drooling over this shop for days now.  There is so much in it I love.  I have always wanted to learn metalsmithing and if I did, this is the type of jewelry I would want to create.  Being a jewelry designer myself I very rarely wear other designer's pieces BUT I would sure wear hers!

Everything in her shop resonates with me.  It's raw and sexy and organic and just totally bad ass.  

Check out SPECIMENTAL DESIGN!: (all pix are clickable).




The Penetrating Twin- Pyrite Twins in Textured Sterling Silver Ring:



Opal Aura Quartz Charm Earrings on Chains in Sterling Silver,
Custom Made to Order



Raw Diamonds and Steel Grey Pearl in Textured Sterling Silver Ring- Custom Made



Sunning, powerful, statement pieces for sure.  Did I mention my birthday!? *grin*

Totally in LOVE with jumifelt on Etsy!

I am a bit under the weather this week and so I have spent lots of time in bed on my tablet just surfing around Etsy and dreaming up my birthday list (Christmas Eve!) and wanted to post about one of my very favorite shops I just discovered:

(all photos are clickable)


I want this:



and this:




Just totally fabulous.

and I love this hand felted Dahlia flower!:



So check out her SHOP, seriously amazingly beautiful work!

Playing around with One True Media - Lovely Luxe Jewels Video~

I really didn't do as good of a job as I could. I got excited and wanted to see something quick and then finished before I should have.. I didn't put in enough pix or add my website.. etc. Need to update it but you get the idea!

Weeeeeeeee! Good Morning. I am so excited...

I just got the coolest gemmies in!

I can't wait to work with them and had to show them off right away!
These are 24K Gold Vermeil rimmed Solar Quartz:

I am so drooling over these lovlies.  I bought the entire strand!

I also got some of the new 24K Gold laminated rock quartz I have been seeing around a bit on Etsy:

This is a genuine rock quartz brio that has 24K gold laminated in the center of it.

I have found out exactly HOW THESE ARE MADE. We have started seeing some of these and designers (like me) are very interested in them.

They start with rock quartz and cut the gem in half with a laser. The gold is added in a thin laminate layer and the two halves are fused back together. You do have a seam and if you enlarge the pix you will see it. The laminate in the middle causes a milky look to the gem. Some sellers are calling this "opalite" which is a manmade quartz but actually it's the laminate that causes the milky quality.. some also have very fine bubbles also caused from the laminate, you can for sure tell they are rock quartz.. they are cold in your hand as all rock quartz is.. it's the way to tell it from lab grown quartz.

Nice sale yesterday!

I sold a couple of pieces out of my CaryMartinDesigns shop! I was extremely happy because it's been quite a while since I have sold one of these pieces.. they are gallery pieces and quite expensive:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaryMartinDesigns/sold

I am thankful and needed the boost!  I have been feeling in a bit of a depressed slump lately and know this is the universe telling me to get up and get on with it!

I have allot of new pieces listing in my Lovely Luxe shop.. I am feeling the metaphysical pieces again so I will be focusing on them.. I am also working on a newsletter.

So much going on these days on Etsy.  I am learning allot about SEO too!
Have a lovely night my friends and...

Come on by my shop!  

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LovelyLuxeJewels?ref=si_shop