I took a long break after the holidays due to exhaustion and some health issues which I have started to resolve and now I’m back! I’ve been taking photos of the jewelry I had left after the holiday season like there’s no tomorrow! I’ve been experimenting with different ways to light and frame my shots, and a plethora of what I hope to be very creative backgrounds (that are also hopefully not distracting).
Take a gander at these and tell me what you think! Can you guess what I used as a background?
Alexandrite Star Earrings
The photo does not do justice to the amazing color of these alexandrite stones (lab grown) – a vibrant purple with shots of teal blue!
Sapphire Star V-Wire Earrings
These limpid blue sapphires are amazing and I never get tired of using them when I can get my hands on them. Its a pain to set the v-wires, especially when I’m also setting a stone, but I think that the overall effect is worth it for these earrings.
Peridot Sheild V-Wire Earrings
Don’t you love trillions? The shape is a little challenging to work with but they sparkle so beautifully!
Green Amethyst Lily Cluster Earrings
I accented this Asian-inspired lily cluster with full round-cut pale sage green amethyst (prassiolite) briolettes.
Victorian Double Peridot Earrings
I cast these earrings from a fragment of a mold that I made of a Victorian-era stick pin. I found these large, clear, sparkly peridots at a recent gem show and thought that this shape, along with the smaller peridots set them off nicely.
Victorian Peridot Button Earrings
I cast these earrings from one of my favorite molds that I made of a Victorian-era button. I love the rough edges – they give sort of an artifact-y feel to the earrings.
Dainty Flower Earrings
Sweet little flowers for dainty ears!
Aqua Chalcedony Briolette Earrings
I call this spectacular cut of briolette “pyramid” because I can’t figure out what else to call them. Shades of blue-green (or green-blue) are my favorite and this shade of chalcedony has a wonderful “glow from within” effect. I felt that these needed no further adornment.
Rose Quartz Pointer Briolette Earrings
Another pair of briolettes with no need for further adornment from my stash of uniquely cut beads. These rose quartz briolettes are so beautifully faceted and they also have that “glow from within” quality that the chalcedony does. I have a matching pendant necklace (slightly larger) so perfectly cut that it could be used as a pendulum.
This is just a small portion of the photos that I’ve taken recently. I will post more later.
