Ring Sale

New work

Hello,
How've you all been?
It's been a while since my last post. I love blogging, however, lately I have been so busy that it has made it difficult to blog on a regular basis. I've made some important personal changes which will allow me to spend more time making jewelry and to be do other things I thoroughly enjoy such as cooking, baking, taking nature walks and many other things I put on the wayside due to too many things going on in my life.
I've been super inspired lately with my work. There are some  new ideas brewing along the lines of enamel work and using mixed metals. I have to say that not any other time during my life I have felt so completed than when I'm behind the bench or spending time out in nature.
There are many exciting changes ahead, some big, some a bit smaller, all of which I will address sometime in the near future.

In the meanwhile I have been busy making new items such as these:

Here's to wishing you a fantastic monday! 

xx

Sabine

Rings

I know it is only January but I yearn for spring already. So I decided to make a couple spring inspired rings. Hope you like them!

Bloom ring in oxidized 925 silver and green chalcedony

Take Flight ring in oxidized 925 silver and green chalcedony

New work

Today I finished a piece I have been working on for quite a while. I like using stones that are cut and shaped to make it a bit  more challenging to work a design around them such as the variscite in this statement piece I finished today. I remember purchasing it in a place called Freiburg in the Black Forest area in southern Germany. Peter, who is a trained lapidary artist cuts many of my favorite stones and when I saw this beauty I had to have it, although it was incredibly expensive. I like unique stones that stand out from the rest even if they cost a bit more. In addition I find it really important to support handmade. There is something special about purchasing something handmade, that feeling of love and labour most of us artists feel when creating something.

Earrings on the bench waiting to be finished tomorrow!

Have a lovely day ya'll! 

Sabine

Bench news and other ramblings

I do have to admit that I am quite envious of those of you who are going to attend the Tucson gem fair. Perhaps once I will make the long trek "over" there to check it out.

I will though attend the second largest gem show again in Sainte Marie aux Mines in France at the end of June. Can't wait. It's a heaven for jewelers.

I haven't talked about this before, however, John and I are planning on moving to Germany to be closer to my family. It will be also much much better business-wise since we'll be able to visit more gem shows, never mind the much lower cost of almost everything. John loves it there and can not wait to move. I am not sure when it will happen. Perhaps this year or next year.

Being closer to my family would mean a lot to me. My dad is very sick. He has got stage 4 prostate cancer which has moved to the bones in his shoulders. It makes it very hard to be so far away when a loved one is not well. He has taught me a lot. He was the one that introduced me to stones and the lapidary arts. Dad has always been very creative and for him to be unable to continue doing his crafts hurts a great deal. Last summer he was still carving figurines in wood.

I have not lived in Germany since I left for Canada in 1991. It will be challenging without a doubt, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, at least from my experience.

Looking forward to be near a Starbucks ( yeah, I know, but that is something I miss greatly here in Norway ). Small things folks are what matters...hehehe.

I won't though drive 2.5 hours to drive to the Airport in Oslo just to get to Starbucks. That, by the way is the only Starbucks in Norway!!
I almost cried when John and I went to Cologne about a year ago and noticed a Starbucks. I must've looked ridiculous the way I freaked out! Small things folks are what matters...hehehe

Anyhoo, before I ramble on too much I would like to show you a couple of necklaces that I finished today. I had them lying on the bench for a few days now and today I finally managed to put the last few touches on them. The agua nueva one has already sold! *Thank you*

There will be a couple more necklaces in the next two days!

Wishing you all a wonderful wednesday!

Thanks for reading!

Wednesday ring finds

Today's ring finds:

Beautiful unique modernist ring by Chris Young on Etsy:

Pink morganite ring engagement ring by metalicious on Etsy:

Pomegranate garnet ring by Wing Lion jewelry on Etsy:

Beautiful quartz ring by Martha Sànchez Oms on Etsy:

Stunning Cleopatra ring by Melissa Caron Jewellers on Etsy:

Cool gear ring for the tech guy made by Kinekt Design:

News from the bench

Here's a little collage of work I finished over the weekend. I brought back my Lotus pendant necklace after getting some requests. It is available with two different colored chalcedonies, one in lime green and one in aqua.
All of these beauties are now listed in the Etsy shop.

After I am finished with some local custom orders I'll be working on a few more necklaces later on this week.
I'm looking forward to be going to a trade show later on this month in Germany which will also include a visit to my family *yipee*  Hopefully I can pick up some more cool cabs and stones while there.

How was your weekend?

Thanks for reading!