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The handcrafted, sterling silver sunflower earrings are listed in my shop! The sunflowers are two layers of hand-sawn petals with citrine set in bezels at the center. The bumblebee jasper cabs are almost perfect mirrors of one another. I set them in fine silver on sterling silver backplates. They are 2 1/2 inches long including the earring hooks. Their colors are a happy respite from these dreary winter days! #sleepycatjewelry #sunflowers #sunflowerearrings #yellow #cheerful #naturejewelry #inspiredbynature #sterlingsilverjewelry #ooakjewelry #opthandmade #njartist #silversmith #metalsmith #jewelrydesigner #jewelryartist #jewelrythatmakesyousmile #halsteadmakers #knewconcepts https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnzvs5HO5dI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

💙 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠 💙 This shadow box ring is filled with good fortune! A Lucky Number 13, Swallow, Ammonite, Gold Cross and a gloomy White Moonstone topped with 14k gold screw details. These elements are joined together to create a powerful talisman! I made sure to add an adjustable band to this design! So the size can range drom 6.5 US to 9.5 US. What do you think?! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫! . . . . . #odditiesandcuriosities #ammonite #luckynumber13 #oddity #animaljewelry #oddityjewelry #oddities #naturalhistory #cabinetofcuriosities #alternativejewelry #strangeart #witchcabinet #wunderkammer #riojeweler #opthandmade #metalsmithsociety #ladysmith #natureinspired #simplethingsmadebeautiful https://www.instagram.com/p/Chz3I4-orZo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Working on some new vampire themed pieces 🧛🏻‍♂️ #electroforming #witch #gems #garnet #love #samhain #pagan #vampire #magic #art #jewelry #opthandmade #jewelryofig #nugoth #spooky #crystalmagic #jewelryforsale #artisanjewelry #vintagevibes #artistsofinstagram #beautiful (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIT3Pkn030/?igshid=txj8kcovz3io

If you've been following along with my new adventure into the art of lapidary. Then you've seen my 1st 10 Bamboo Mountain Turquoise cabochons I posted yesterday. This is one I chose for myself (squeal) but if you're interested in a ring for yourself. I have the sister of this stone still available on my website. . Shopartinmotion.com . . . . . #artinmotionjewelry #bamboomountainturquoise #artisthands #creativeflow #learninganewskill #artisanring #statementjewelry #metalsmith #lapidary #artistlife #instasmith #ladysmith #createthelifeyouwant #opthandmade #ooak #ooakjewelry #valentines #jewelry #bohostyle #turquoisecabochons #turquoisetuesday https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KMRgXnHK0/?igshid=vcpplyj6l0za

Triangle Jangle Dangle. 😊 I’m reading a book right now by Gary Rogowski called Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction. I highly recommend it to all Makers, regardless of your medium. He says, “We are still humans, for all our digitizing of the world. Our needs, our desires, remain the same. We need to use our hands. We love to create. We can become very skilled. How we do this is both personal and universal. My story is not about building furniture. Building furniture is simply a metaphor. My story is about practice, and forgiveness.” Read it! . . . #handmade #makersmarket #opthandmade #quality #sheexplores #ladysmith #silversmith (at Prescott, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQtc1oFeM4/?igshid=1lmr576dsdojr

I don't know if you can relate, but last days have been kind of strange to me. It may be the harsh summer heat slowly fading away and leaving space to more cooling winds. It may be I'm recovering from the tiredness accumulated over these last few months. But I feel like the energies are slowly coming back and as rain starts to nourish the ground again, also inspiration starts flowing again, and man, it feels good. But in the meantime a more inexplicable nostalgic feeling has taken advantage over me. Days pass by in a dreamy atmosphere and I keep thinking over the meaning of time and life. Long time certainties fall at my feet just like those heavy drops of rain. May this be the prelude to a new beginning? // #8 turquoise and sterling silver hair stick : #turquoiseaddict #opthandmade #turquoise #hair #hairstick #sterlingsilver #handnadejewelry #greenvibes #fallvibes #leaves #turquooseoverdiamonds #turquoiseterritory

Another redo, this time with larimar earrings. I trimmed off the watercast elements and removed most of the patina for a shinier look. Simplifying isn't always the best answer, but, in this case, I think it is. I think the elements I made with wire give these earrings all the extra they need and bring the focus more to those beautiful stones! #sleepycatjewelry #redo #larimarearrings #silversmith #metalsmith #jewelrydesigner #jewelryartist #ooakjewelry #sterlingsilverjewelry #benchjeweler #njartist #madebyhand #opthandmade https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp70xWDufcZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Snowy owl flying across a snowy sky has a moonstone dangling below to represent an arctic landscape. All sterling silver metal components were sawn out by hand using my jeweler's saw. The snowy background on the pendant was created by fusing silver dust to the metal. The moonstone is set in fine silver, which is soldered to sterling silver metal. I framed it with silver wire that is balled on the ends. Snowy owls have actually been spotted on the beaches of NJ during the winter but I haven't been lucky enough to spot one. Have you ever seen one in the wild? #sleepycatjewelry #snowyowl #artjewelry #owlnecklace #winter #arctic #inspiredbynature #OOAKjewelry #arttowear #silversmith #metalsmith #jewelrydesigner #jewelryartist #benchjeweler #njartist #makersofnj #opthandmade #ladysmith #madebyhand #riojeweler https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn17BHxNQ1p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=