Howling wolves and feathers

Lately I have been in the mood to make nothing but rustic botanical items. Feathers have been incredibly popular this season, accented with different tube set gemstones.

Hand sawn feather and howling wolf pendant necklace with tube set red garnet.

Shadowbox pendant with hand sawn dahlia and blue chalcedony

Feather pendant necklace in rusticated silver and tube set red garnet

Organic hand cast solid silver pendant necklace with tube set Swiss blue topaz

All these are now listed in my shop!

I am offering free international shipping until the 20th of December!

Happy Shopping ya'll!

-Sabine

New Work

I have this intense need to only craft botanical items these days. I also want to push myself to create larger statement pieces. There'll definitively be more of these kinds. I worked on this baby for the most part of yesterday. It came out so beautifully that I almost gasped after giving it the final patina and polish. I can honestly say that this is one of my all time favorite pieces I have made to date. A true labor of love which shows off all the elements that inspire me.
It will be listed later on today in my Etsy shop!

I also made this one. The amethyst needs to be set yet properly. I purchased this huge vintage amethyst in France two years ago. It's the best quality, clear, without any inclusions. Been working with tapered settings, which I don't normally like making. However, I think it's important to step out of ones comfort zone, in order to grow and get better. There can not be any progress in a boxed-in state of mind. 

On my bench are still a couple of necklaces and rings in the making. Hope to have them finished tomorrow. 

Thanks for stopping by!

xx Sabine

Tuesday This and That

Here are some finds that put a smile on my face:

I am just in awe of these incredible pictures: Music to the eyes

This one touched my heart and made me smile: First time flyers

This magnificent area is what I get to see when I go for my morning run- blooming fruit trees...never mind the smell!

I will have to get some of these: Postcards with coasters

My favorite food blogs: http://iamafoodblog.com

                                       http://www.loveandlemons.com

                                       The Kitchn

Here you can find some beautifully made wreaths. They have some cute easter inspired ones right now, that, if you live in the US you could still get in time for easter: Bunny Wreath. Check out the rest of the shop as well: The Bakers Daughter

I love these mirrored bird hooks ( especially for that price ): Bird Hooks and this Bird Shelf

I also listed two new items in my Etsy shop today:

Beautiful Agua Nueva Necklace in Sterling Silver 

Ocean Jasper Necklace in Sterling Silver

Thanks for reading!

xx- Sabine

Bench News

Hi all,

It's been a very productive week here in my studio. It's odd how the muse sends me into overdrive one week and puts on the breaks in the next.
I think the change in weather has been very helpful in terms of creativity. I don't take many days off in between, but make sure that I nourish my other interests as well, so that I have a healthy balance of work and fun.
For the first time in my life I have a vegetable garden, which I am excited about! It will be nice to harvest the fruits of our own labor.
It's been great to experience such a warm spring in comparison with the cold in Norway. However, I really miss Scandinavia. It has it's own unique charm. The south of Norway is actually quite wonderful in terms of "milder" winters compared to north of the arctic circle. No one could ever get me to live there again. It's too isolated. I need to know that I can sit in the car and be able to drive to another city within at least an hour.
Now we live in a small suburb in the heart of the black forest, in the deep south of Germany. I grew up here, and funny enough, I always said that I would never ever move back here. Yet we did, well for a year or two, and then our adventure will lead us once again to another place. Not quite sure where, but somewhere where one can thrive easier being a self employed artist without the hassles of so much bureaucracy. I had forgotten how hard it actually is here, in that regard.
But in the meanwhile, while we are here, we will be traveling quite a bit. Strasbourg in France is just a  20 min. drive from here and Basel in Switzerland just a mere 45 min.! Would love to take a drive to Lake Como this summer. There are so many ridiculously beautiful places here in Europe, and because we live so central makes it easy to get around.

Now we are taking a little walk through our yard:

Room with a view.

John repurposed a old fiber glass oil tank into a spring bed. 

I think it's perfect, and serves the purpose,

                                    and in addition, it won't end up on the hills of a dumpster.

John mowing the lawn this afternoon.

Little spring blooms

Tulips in their full glory

I also made some jewelry:

Rustic Moonflower Necklace with Blue Chalcedony

Sunflower Necklace in Oxidized Silver and Yellow Agate

Tree of Life Necklace- Agua Nueva Agate in Etched Silver

Custom Order Pansy Necklace in Silver with a Gorgeous Blue Chalcedony

 

Botanical Necklace in Silver and Aqua Chalcedony

Prudent Man Agate Necklace in Silver with a partially handmade chain.

Pansy Necklace with beautiful pink druzy stone. 

This slice of Amazonite is the best quality there is. I could not capture the true intense color of this beauty. It's set in sterling silver. 

Most of these items are listed in my shop already! The other ones will be added to the shop this weekend!

Well, it's BBQ season and I need to finish my potato salad!

Have a super duper weekend ya'll and thanks so much for stopping by!

Psst... there will be a give-away posted tomorrow!! 

So, come on back to check out what's up for grabs!

xx Sabine