Showing posts with label gemstone necklaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gemstone necklaces. Show all posts

Friday, 5 June 2009

Release Me Part Three - By SophiesC


Release Me Part Three - By SophiesC

Measurements: Size of pendant (excluding drop): 2.1x1.5 cm Length of chain: 73 cm

I am the rain that's coming down on you

That you shielded yourself from with a roof

I am a fire burning desperately but you're controlling me

Release me

Release me

This necklace is the last in my series of jewelry inspired by the wonderful song "release me" By the swedish band "Oh Laura"

In this piece I really wanted to portray the image of the desperate fire trying fruitlessly to brake through it's shell as well as the rain that on the contrary is longing to get in and reach contact. The ball is constructed by 6 pieces of hand forged wire and put together by the weaving of a thinner wire around it. I wanted to challange myself with these pieces and make shapes that were new and demanded a whole now level of difficulty compared to my other pieces. The final necklace that came out of it was then oxidized to enhance detail and bring an antique feel to it.

The beads used are crystal quartz, hessonite garnet, petro tourmaline, sunstone and citrine.

The chain is also decorated with beads. It's a long necklace that can be shortnened upon demand. All metal parts are sterling silver.

Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Mira - Oxidised Sterling Silver Oro Verde Quartz Wire-Wrapped Pendant Necklace - By SofiesC


Mira: Oxidised Sterling Silver Oro Verde Quartz Wire-Wrapped Pendant Necklace - By SofiesC

Meaurements: Top of bail to bottom of bead 43mm approx, Chain - 16"

Materials: Sterling silver wire, Oro Verde quartz and tourmaline

Description: This is a variation of the Ankaa pendant. This time I used an Oro Verde quartz carved briolette. This design combines intricate wire work and at the same time it's not stealing away the attention too much from the stone. The pendant really is a true eye catcher. This necklace has been oxidized and carefully polished to give an antique feeling to it and to enhance the detail of the design.

Monday, 9 February 2009

Misty Evening - By Sma Bla


Misty Evening: Sterling Silver Olive Quartz, Citrine & Sapphire Wire-Wrapped Necklace - By Sma Bla

Measurements: Length: 49.5 cm Focal incl.bail: 7.5 cm Width of wire wrapped ring: 3cm Focal briolette: 18 x 12.5 x 7.5mm, 8 carat

Materials: Sterling silver wire Tunduru Sapphire faceted rondelles and briolettes Citrine faceted chubby briolettes Faceted Olive Quartz briolette Price incl.

The Misty Evening necklace features a focal divided in two parts – one silver part and one gem part. Both of them intricate in their own way and both of them working together to form a beautiful necklace that can be worn both daytime and evening time. With jeans and a top, it will display an understated elegance for work. Switch to something more formal and let the elegance bloom.

The silver part of the focal is a soldered frame of 1,6 mm sterling silver wire that I hammered flat. I wanted the frame to be embellished somehow so I made silver pearls by melting silver and soldered them on to the frame. I then wire wrapped the frame with hair thin wire and for balance I added a few laps of thicker wire. Within the main ring, I added a smaller oval that I covered completely by weaving hair thin wire over it.

The big silver pearl in the middle has some imperfections on the surface. I could say that it’s completely intentional and that it is my artistic way of showing imperfection in a, in many other ways, perfect world. That would, of course, be complete nonsense. The truth is, the core of the pearl cooled off slower then the surface of the pearl and thus creating these little cavities on the surface. But I liked it! So I kept it as it is, and only gave it a slight sanding.

Below the silver part of the focal, the gems form a spectacular cluster. The main briolette is a stunning 8 carat Olive Quartz faceted briolette with beautiful olive-brownish colour. On top of the Olive Quartz, tendrils of faceted briolettes and rondelles of Tunduru Sapphires cascades down accompanied by faceted briolettes of golden yellow Citrine.

The focal hangs from a simple chain that ends with my hand made hook style clasp.


Saturday, 7 February 2009

Nereids Treasure - By Orgellan


Sterling Silver Fluorite, London Blue Topaz, Swiss Blue Topaz, Kyanite, Iolite, Chalcedony, Moss Aquamarine & moonstone wire-wrapped Necklace - By Orgellan

Measurements: The length of the necklace is approx 17.5 inches (44cm) extending to 20 inches (51cm). The pendant length is approx 2.5 inches (6.5cm)

Materials: Sterling Silver, Fluorite, London Blue Topaz, Swiss Blue Topaz, Chalcedony, Iolite, Kyanite, Moss Aquamarine, Moonstone

Oceanic luxury.... beautiful blues teamed with aqua green tones and brooding grey, make this a necklace fit for any ocean goddess. This pendant necklace is entirely crafted by hand using sterling silver wire. The hand-formed silver pendant was adorned with finely woven sterling silver spiraling flourishes with a multitude of watery, ethereal gems clustering the frame. The gemstones used in the cluster are London Blue Topaz, Swiss Blue Topaz, Chalcedony, Iolite, Kyanite, Moss Aquamarine and Moonstone. At the bottom is a magnificent AAA Blue fluorite briolette, woth a coin of AAA London Blue Topaz set within with frame above the cluster. Coordinating gemstone links connect the pendant to the lengths of sterling silver chain, and the necklace is fastened with a hook clasp. The necklace is also fitted with an extender chain finished with a briolette of Iolite. Finally, I gave the sterling silver necklace an antique finish, complimenting the mystical feel of the piece. A wonderfully elegant, one of a kind necklace, filled with ethereal blues and watery magic, to be treasured and loved.

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Morelia Viridis - By Mgypsy



Measurements: The snake is 6.8 cm long. The focal Lemon Quartz measures 13x15 mm. The chain is 18 cm.
Materials: Eye clean Oro Verde lemon Quartz, sterling silver.
This unique serpent-like necklace has been named after a beautiful yellow-green tree python. Its central part features a flawless Oro Verde lemon Quartz faceted heart briolette, which has been placed in a soldered frame. I spent around eight hours carefully weaving and coiling the frame. The necklace has been oxidised and hand polished.

Ruby Temptation - By Blue Almonds



Measurements: the focal motif is 5cm/2” long and 4cm/1.6” at the widest point; the focal Golden Rutile Quartz cabochon is 2.7cm/1” long; the chain measures 64cm/25.6”
Materials: eye clean Golden Rutile Quartz, smooth Rubies, sterling silver and fine silver This is another fruity design for this autumn - Ruby Temptation. The focal motif was hand formed into an apple shape which holds in the centre quartz cabochon - glowing with inner light and with golden needle inclusions of rutile. Wire wrapped with fine silver and sterling silver the pendant was decorated with vibrant red rubies as well as the chain and the hand made clasp which was embellished with one ruby bead.


Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Queen Of Castile - By Gemheaven


Queen Of Castille - By Eclettica
Available Exclusively At Wire Boutique
A glorious opulent necklace named after Queen Isabella I of Spain. With rich golden citrine and warm colours of hessonite garnet and the magic of Boro artisan glass beads by UK Artist Becky Fairclough. The focal is a hand- crafted wire flower shape with soldered pebble centre, a rich marquis shaped citrine focal surrounded by Hessonite Garnet to sit on your neckline. The rich collection of gems, including hessonite garnet, golden citrine chandelier briolettes and heart-shaped citrine briolettes are wire-wrapped onto a sterling chain to create a fluid but wonderfully warm and enticing necklace.
The necklace's need, for full glamorous effect, is to sit at the base of the neck - so this necklace will be finished to your own measurements. This will take an extra 24 hours in addition to the stated delivery time.
Focal measurements - 5.5cm /2.5" (This includes the wire focal)
Citrine focal -1" approx 2.5cm
Boro beads approx 10mm
Length of gem filled chain is approx 3.5" / 9cm