I have been making jewelry since 1999 after attending a “jewelry making party” my daughter-in-law drug me to.  I enjoyed the effort and was encouraged by the other participants who wondered, “How did you know where to put things so they would look so good?”  

All of my designs come out of my head and are created on the workbench.  I try to use only natural stones and the search for them is almost as much fun as creating things with them.  I hope you enjoy my efforts as much as I do .  . .


 
This is Turquoise with copper used as a design element.  When I go looking for new stones I find they tell me what works.  I sometimes design in my head before I get home to work on them.

This is Turquoise with copper used as a design element.  When I go looking for new stones I find they tell me what works.  I sometimes design in my head before I get home to work on them.

A Turquoise set that has copper mineral in it used with brass findings.

A Turquoise set that has copper mineral in it used with brass findings.

Hematite with fresh water pearls. The earrings are the same stones but I like to take and put the pearl in the middle of the stone. I have pink cats eyes I also use and several other colors of small stones.

Hematite with fresh water pearls. The earrings are the same stones but I like to take and put the pearl in the middle of the stone. I have pink cats eyes I also use and several other colors of small stones.

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