YOJ 2005 Week 44

I'm a little late in posting because of the school vacation: my son and I had a really fun time last week.

It was bound to happen: the Pink Paella got together with the Under the Sea pendant of week 15 and together they made a beautiful little pink baby:

Pink Sea Pendant: SOLD!

The pendant measures 1 1/2" high, not including the bail, and the stones are pink opal, shell and rose quartz.

I suspect there are going to be more of these babies soon... What a fun project to make!

YOJ 2005 Week 43

I usually don't like to repeat a design for the YOJ, but this bracelet similar to the one created for 24 turned out so yummy I had to post it!

Another Garden bracelet

YOJ 2005 Week 42

The theme this week is "Art Noveau": I can't believe we are on week 42 already! Only ten more weeks to finish the entire year. What an incredible journey! One of my conclusions in regards to this project is that I am really very bad in following themes, and I just function better when left to my own devices.

The piece for this week was a gift to a friend -- she picked out these very dark midnight blue agate stones from my stash:

These agate nuggets are unusual because they are naturally blue, not dyed, and were brought to me from Brazil by my mother, during her last visit.

YOJ 2005 Week 41

The theme this week is "Wildlife", and the only wild thing about this pendant is how much the beads cost: these are opaque rubies, combined with unusual dark pink tourmalines and little faceted garnets. I had bought the rubies a while back and was just aching to use them with gold filled wire and vermeil.

Ruby and Gold Pendant - Click here for more pictures

It reminds me a bit of Indian jewelry, with all the rubies and gold, but with more of an organic streak. The pendant measures 1 3/4 by 1 1/2 inches, not including the bail length.