Virgo Moon - One-of-a-kind handmade jewelry and accessories/New work for CCM

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	New Work for the June Contemporary Crafts Market!
	Purchases made between June 3 and June 8, 2009 will ship June 9.

Item 501. Ocean Heart Necklace and Earrings - $750

Ocean jasper heart cut by Gary Wilson

Ocean jasper, sterling, red star quartz and African jade beads

Sterling bezel, findings and leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:   20" - 26" (51 cm - 66 cm)
Centerpiece:  3" x 1.25" (7.5 cm x 3 cm)
Weight:  5.1 oz (146 gm)

Earring drop length:  1 5/8" (4 cm)
Earring weight:  2.3 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 505. Travertine Medicine Bear Necklace and Earrings - SOLD

Please note: This is a heavy piece, see weight below.

Signature style travertine and onyx medicine bear by Zuni artist Stewart Quandelacy with turquoise inlaid eyes and heart line

Yellow spiny oyster, sterling and Thai silver beads

Sterling prong setting, findings and leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:   26" - 32" (60 cm - 81 cm)
Bear:  1.75" x 2"
Weight:  11.4 oz (324 gm)

Earring drop length:  1.25" (3 cm)
Earring weight:  4.5 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 498. Crinoid Cat Earrings - $225

Fossil crinoid stem cut by Falk Burger

Sterling, carnelian, pearls

Sterling posts

Length: 2" (5 cm)
Weight: 6.8 gm each (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 504. Purple Medicine Bear Necklace and Earrings - $850

Signature style medicine bear by Zuni artist Stewart Quandelacy with turquoise inlaid eyes and heart line. The certificate of authenticity lists the bear as fluorite, but I suspect the artist might have made a mistake and it is actually lepidolite.

Handmade porcelain beads (if you know the artist's name please advise me!)

Turquoise, lepidolite, purple and white shell and sterling beads

Sterling prong setting, findings, leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:  19" - 23" (48 cm -58 cm)
Weight:  3.4 oz (96 gm)
Earring drop length:  1 1/8" (3 cm)
Earring weight:  2.4 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 511. Mauvicot Pearls Necklace and Earrings - SOLD

("Mauvicot" as in "mauve-appricot"...) Please note that the necklace consists of two separate strands which are tied together in a knot. If you untie the knot you'll have two pieces! These pearls are the weirdest colors, absolutely scrumptious, very unusual!

Pearls

Sterling findings and leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:  25" - 28"
Drop:  5" (13 cm)
Weight:  3.8 oz (108 gm)

Earrings:  1.5" (4cm)
Earring weight:  2.9 gm each (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 503. Ammonite Earrings - $250

Fossil ammonite pair by Eidos

Sterling bezels and posts

Size: 1" x 1 1/8" (2.5 cm x 3 cm)

Weight: 10.3 gm (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 496. Aquamarine and Tourmaline Necklace and Earrings - $398

Aquamarines and tourmalines

14kt gold cones, clasp, leverbacks and tag

Signed, numbered, dated

Length:  20" (51cm)
Weight:  1.7 oz (48 gm)
Earring drop length:  1 1/8" (3 cm)
Earring weight:  1 gm each (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Turtle Earrings #1 (above)

Turtle Earrings #2 (above)

Turtle Earrings #3 (above)

Item 506. Sunface Turtle Necklace and Earrings - SOLD

Black marble sgraffito turtle signed by Zuni artist Dilbert Gasper with inlaid Zuni sun face

Black onyx, turquoise, sterling and Thai silver beads

Sterling prong setting, findings, leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:  19.5" - 24" (49 cm - 61 cm)
Turtle:  1.5" x 2" (4 cm x 5 cm)
Weight:  4.1 oz (116 gm)

Earring #1 drop length:  1" (2.5 cm)
Earring #1 weight:  1.2 gm each (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)
Earring #2 drop length:  1.24" (3 cm)
Earring #2 weight:  2.3 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)
Earring #3 drop length:  2" (5 cm)
Earring #3 weight:  8.2 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

PLEASE NOTE:

The set includes one pair of earrings. When ordering, please indicate in the comments field whether you would like turtle earrings #1, #2 or #3 (shown at left).

Please note: the stones DO match the necklace. The apparent color difference is due to my poor photographic skills. The stones are actually a soft blue-grey color, more like the necklace photo only prettier!

Item 509. Blue Chalcedony Geodes Necklace and Earrings - $150

Blue chalcedony beads including geodes, stick pearls

Sterling and Thai silver beads

Sterling findings and leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:  26" - 31" (66 cm - 79 cm)
Drop:  2" (5 cm)
Weight: 4.1 oz (115 gm)

Earring drop length: 1 1/4" (3 cm)
Earring weight:   3.6 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 497 and 440-e Pink Pearls Necklace with the Wild Heart Earrings - SOLD

I made this necklace to go with the little Wild Heart earrings. The colors actually blend very nicely, though it is difficult to tell since they were photographed separately under different lighting conditions. The pearls in the necklace are softer in color than it appears in the photo-- the lighter pearls might be called "ashes of roses" and the darker are not as red as the photo. The colors in the earring photo are more true. Someday I hope to learn to photograph properly. The strand is long enough to tie an overhand knot to make it into a choker with dangle, or you can wrap it twice around most necks.

Please click on the image of the earrings to view their description. If you wish to take advantage of the discount by buying both items together, please use the add-to-cart button below.

Pearls, sterling findings

Signed, numbered, dated

Length: 29" - 33" (74 cm - 84 cm)
Weight: 1.4 oz (41 gm)

Item 510. Hart Mountain Jasper Earrings - $425

Gary thought the little fault on the inside curve of the right-hand stone was a "flaw" but to me it means these are real stones. The shapes are gorgeous, the large stones are very thin so the earrings are light weight. I deliberately chose slightly different colored tourmalines to pick the different colors in the jasper. You may have noticed I'm no fan of identical earrings!

Hart Mountain jasper cut by Gary Wilson

Two 2.75 ct. faceted tourmalines

14kt post settings, 18kt wire and beads

Length: 2.75" (7 cm)
Weight: 5.1 gm each (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item 508. Jade Bracelet - $125

I know nothing about the bracelet stones, I don't know if they are old or new or what kind of jade they are. They have very peculiar drilling patterns. The bracelet is strung on heavy cable for strength and is not adjustable.

Jade, pearls, new jade, seed beads, Thai silver toggle

Length: 8 3/4" (22 cm)
Beads: 1 5/8" x 5/8" (4 cm x 1.5 cm) Weight: 3.4 oz (97 gm)

Red Galaxy Earrings #1 (above)

Red Galaxy Earrings #2 (above)

Item 493. Red Galaxy Necklace and Earrings - $725

Please note: item comes with one pair of earrings, shown at left. Also please note: This necklace is very heavy, see weight below!

Glass beads by Karen Ovington

Tektites, pearls, faceted pearls

Lava, black tourmaline, black onyx

Sterling beads, findings and leverbacks

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length:  19" - 24" (48 cm - 61 cm)
Drop:  6" (15 cm)
Weight:  7.9 oz (223 gm)

Earring #1 drop length: 1.5" (3.5 cm)
Earring #1 weight: 2 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)
Earring #2 drop length: 1 5/8" (4 cm)
Earring #2 weight: 3.5 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)