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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Take Your Garden With You Floral Jewelry

I'm a addicted to flowers.  Though lilies and roses are my favorites, I don't think there's a flower I don't love.  Flowers are not limited to my garden either.  You'll find floral motifs throughout our home and in my jewelry box.  I just can't resist a blossom, especially if I can take it with me everywhere.

Take a look at this handcrafted flower blossom bracelet:  

It is truly like a corsage on your wrist. Yummy Cherry Quartz big flat twisted oval gemstone beads have gorgeous cherry rose color and are transluscent with pretty veining. Combined in this bracelet with Freshwater Pearls in creamy white. Focal is the hand carved flower blossom which looks like a breeze is gently ruffling the petals. Hand wire wrapped with sterling with a cascade of freshwater pearls for a stamen. Sterling silver accents.  Browse Bittersweet Ridge for more unusual one of a kind floral jewelry creations.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Summer Rose and Honey Bee Garden Jewelry

I love to sip my first cup of coffee out on the back porch.  It feels so private with lush wisteria covering the pergola roof, yet there are distant vistas of our meadows to stretch the eye.  Hummingbirds are fluttered from flower to flower and honey bees are working their magic in the garden.  The smell of lilies and roses is incredibly sweet that it is intoxicating. 



Drunk on flower scents is a good way to be in my studio.  My own flowers inspire a lot of my work.  This handcrafted pink rose and honey bee bracelet is a good example.  It is composed of big beautiful sage green Aventurine is hand wire wrapped with vintage brass. Wonderful three dimensional vintage brass bee seems headed for the hand carved pink Rose Quartz rose. Pretty little carved Aventurine leaf accent.  Just one example of  lovely one of a kind flower garden jewelry from Bittersweet Ridge.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Bohemian Style Jewelry for this Summer



Perfect for this summer's bohemian fashions, this handcrafted chunky coral necklace shouts of fun, laughter, and happiness. I've taken huge, fat, chunky red coral barrel beads and used them for the centerpiece. They're graduated in size for a sensual curve and hot tomato red in color. Then I added some crazy hand painted porcelain vintage beads that I've had in my stash for years. Buttercup yellow background with a pop art design of tomato red, white and black. These are punctuated with little Black Onyx gemstone beads. Check out the citrine yellow crystals that add some sparkle to this piece. Silver accents. Extra long. Wear it short or wear extended long.
 A wild and crazy necklace that is one of a kind and simply a joyful piece of handcrafted jewelry. Perfect for a night out clubbing or roaming the local farmers market in your favorite white T and blue jeans. Count on Bittersweet Ridge for jewelry that is unique and one of a kind.