Sun Sparkle Designs

hematite shell earrings

2014-09-29T23:02:00.002-04:00

These simple earrings are great for that extra little touch added to any outfit. Five mother-of-pearl (shell) rounds alternate with five hematite drops. This flower shape hangs from four hematite bugle beads on a stainless steel earwire.

The photos do not accurately portray the colors: the MOP are a milky, almost iridescent white, and the hematite is a very shiny dark gunmetal gray.

Length: about 3 inches

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citrine bracelet

2014-09-29T10:37:00.000-04:00

This bracelet was a special request, as citrine is said to aid in digestive problems. I'm not sure if it will help, but at least it looks pretty.

The pale yellow of the citrine chips are offset by alternating brass seed beads, and a gold colored magnetic clasp completes the circle.

crystal flower earrings

2014-07-24T13:17:00.001-04:00

These beautiful, lightweight earrings add a bit of sparkle to any outfit.

The flower shaped centerpieces are made of a very light metal (tin?) and are colored very shiny silver. (Note the high reflectiveness in the photos.) The silver part is one inch long. Below that are Swarovski crystal briolettes. The middle one is color Light Rose and measures 9x5mm, while the two outside drops are colored clear AB and are sized slightly smaller at 7x4mm. Earwires are stainless steel.

All photos were taken in natural light with no enhancement.

Total length: 1.3" from bottom of earwire.

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Star Chandelier earrings

2014-06-01T22:41:00.003-04:00

After seeing the Rainbow Buckyball Earrings, a friend of mine wanted something similar in these colors. I decided to do stars instead of spheres this time, and she loved them.

Jade Amethyst flower necklace

2014-01-12T21:47:00.001-05:00

This project was handed to me as a bag full of beads. It was a very sentimental necklace of a friend of mine, but her young kids kept accidentally breaking it. She gave me full permission to redesign it, and make it less fragile.

The centerpiece is glass, and I added some amethyst and jade to the beads that were already there. I also changed the clasp to a magnetic one, so that if the babies pulled on it, it would just open instead of break. (not pictured)

purple sparkle earrings

2013-10-30T11:07:00.002-04:00

These beautiful earrings are perfect to spice up a plain outfit, or accessorize on a fancy night out.

5mm faceted amethyst rounds dangle below 3 - 3mm (or so) blue goldstone bricks, capped with a plastic AB-coated seed bead and stainless steel earwires.

The amethysts are a little bit cloudy, but still a very vibrant purple. The goldstones have a very dark purple or black base, and are exploding with blue, purple, and silver glitter. There is no way to capture the intensity on camera, so the pictures definitely do not do it justice.

Length: 1.5" from the bottom of the earwire.

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pearl rainbow bracelet

2013-10-07T16:22:00.000-04:00

This beautiful bracelet is simple, yet elegant. Eleven colors of seed beads make a daisy chain around 5mm mother of pearl rounds, closing in a silver colored hook clasp. All the colors plus the pearlescent white make this bracelet literally match any outfit, for any occasion.

All photos were taken in natural light, some in direct sunlight.

Length: about 6.75 inches

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Wooden Skull Earrings

2013-09-25T10:13:00.003-04:00

These simple earrings are perfect for fall, what with Halloween and Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), and also the natural colors.

The earwires are brass-finished surgical steel, and the beads hanging from it are gold-colored vermeil, tiger's eye, wood, and the grinning skulls. I can't place the material of the skulls - they are not heavy enough to be porcelain or ceramic, so I'm guessing they are a hard plastic. The skulls are not decorated enough to be called sugar skulls, though they almost have that appearance.

Length: about 3 inches long from the bottom of the earwire.

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straight crystal earrings

2013-05-10T23:28:00.002-04:00

These simple yet elegant earrings are perfect for a fancy night out, or a casual day on the town.

6mm opaque Austrian crystal cubes alternate with 4mm clear Swarovski bicones, hung from stainless steel earwires.

length: 1.5 inches from the bottom of the earwire

These photos were all taken in natural light, with no enhancements.

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Rainbow Buckyball earrings

2013-01-17T16:37:00.003-05:00

OK, so they're not real buckyballs - I don't have the beading skillz required for that. But they are close enough.

Six spheroids (in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) made of seed beads, each attached to a delicate silver chain. They are connected to a wire loop and a clear round glass bead to a stainless steel earwire.

One of the yellow spheres has a thicker silver loop connecting it to the chain due to an error during production, but it is not very noticeable unless you look really closely.

But these fun earrings add some color to any outfit, dressy or casual, regardless of the scientific inaccuracies.

Length: about 1.75 inches from the bottom of the earwire, though there is some variation between earrings and depending on how the chains are sitting.

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amethyst choker

2012-12-16T18:53:00.001-05:00

Add a bit of shine and sparkle to your outfit with this string of plastic round beads (light purple and clear - both AB coated), dotted with Swarovski crystal stars (color: amethyst) and 10mm faceted amethyst rounds. Closes with a silver spring clasp.

It's reminiscent of the kind of stringed necklace a little girl would wear - but with real crystals and gemstones, this one is for mom!

Length: about 16 inches

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tiny beaded wreath

2012-12-04T11:31:00.000-05:00

This tiny beaded wreath is the perfect decoration or ornament. The circular band is made of varied red and gold size 11 seed beads, with red and gold leaves and a cute little red beaded bow. The inside diameter is about the size of a quarter, and there is an invisible monofilament cord for hanging.

Perfect for Christmas, or any other Winter or even Fall decoration.

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jasper triangle necklace

2012-12-04T11:18:00.001-05:00

This one of a kind necklace features a triangle shaped jasper and garnet pendant. The chain is interspersed with red glass donuts and moss agate stars. The silver color creates a nice blend between the reds, whites, and greens of the stones, without looking too Christmasy. It will look great with a solid colored outfit, or as part of a multicolored or patterned ensemble.

Length: about 18 inches.
Each side of the pendant is about 3/4 of an inch, and it hangs just over an inch below the chain.

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flourite crystal earrings

2012-12-03T16:38:00.001-05:00

These simple earrings feature blue / purple flourite drops, with a clear Swarovski crystal bicone on a stainless steel earwire. One of the drops has more pronounced stripes than the other, which adds to the uniqueness of this pair. (They look the same unless you are really close up.)

Length: 3/4 inch from the bottom of the earwire.

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Scale necklace

2012-11-26T16:49:00.004-05:00

This unique necklace is made of 4 blue flourite obelisks, 3 clear Swarovski bicone crystals, and a stainless steel chain with regular spring clasp.

The pendant is 1.5 inches across the top.

The necklace is reversible, so the pendant can ascend facing either direction. These photos were all taken in natural light, and you can see the flecks of not only blue, but clear, green, and purple in the stones.

Length: About 18 inches.

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rainbow drop bracelet

2012-11-26T16:36:00.003-05:00

This gorgeous bracelet is made of 11 flourite drops in shades of green, blue, purple, and pink. The drops have some rough faceting to them, but I would not call them briolettes. They are held together with handmade wire links, and finished with a silver lobster clasp and chain.

Since stone is heavy, this bracelet does have a little bit of heft to it, but not so much that it will weigh you down. It is the perfect accent piece when you want to add just a splash of color.

These photos were all taken in natural light.

Length: Adjustable from about 6.5 - 8 inches.

Mezcla earrings

2012-11-20T17:43:00.003-05:00

"Mezcla" means mixed, and these earrings certainly are a mix. They contain green Swarovski pearls, pewter

and rainbow crystal links, and mint green aventurine cubes. The ear wires are stainless steel.

The pictures do not capture the beautiful colors as well as real life, but they give an idea.

Length: About 1.25" from the bottom of the earwire.

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Important announcement

2012-11-18T14:49:00.001-05:00

From now until at least the end of the month, every dollar earned from sales in my Etsy store will go towards saving the Flat Rock Playhouse.

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under the sea necklace

2012-11-16T18:33:00.001-05:00

This gorgeous necklace is made of colors you might find in a shallow seabed, which will look fantastic with a plain color as a background.

It features an alternating strand of the following gemstones:
dyed wine pearls
citrine chips
green aventurine cubes
mother of pearl rounds
olive jade cubes
aquamarine rounds

With a centerpiece made of an olive jade ring, and a mottled ceramic bead spinning freely in the center. The clasp is a fancy silver toggle on 2 inches of silver colored chain.

Length: 20 inches

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gear chain

2012-11-08T20:16:00.001-05:00

This chain is made up entirely of real watch gears and metal jumprings, with a standard spring clasp. The gears are a random assortment from many different (now broken) watches, including clock hands. It's long enough to wear as a single chain - a dainty necklace, perhaps - or as a double chain, wrapping twice around a wrist as a bracelet. It weighs practically nothing, but can be a bit pokey from the assortment of gear shapes and sizes.

Length: about 16 inches long. Adjustable to shorter lengths.

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watch piece necklaces

2012-11-08T20:05:00.001-05:00

These necklaces are made from real watch gears epoxied onto an engraved metal disc, suspended by a copper colored gear chain with a matching lobster clasp. The smaller clock pendant dangles freely among the other unique watch parts, which are held securely in place.

A very comfortable, unique, and stylish steampunk accessory.

Chain length: about 16.5 inches
Pendant diameter: about 1.5 inches

Steampunk pins

2012-11-08T19:54:00.000-05:00

These four pins are all about the size of a fifty cent piece. I assembled them using pre-made metal clock parts, real watch gears, and metal pinbacks. Perfect for an everyday accessory, or adding a bit of flair to your time traveler's costume!

They are all some combination of gold and silver colors:
gold back with design / silver numbers / gold hands
silver back with design / gold numbers / silver hands
plain gold back / silver numbers / gold hands
plain silver back / gold numbers / silver hands

The photograph with all four was taken in direct sunlight.

Note: The hands do not move.

crystal bat earrings

2012-08-16T20:52:00.000-04:00

These fun earrings are perfect for Halloween, or for any day!

Metal and resin black bats dangle from strands made of Swarovski clear crystal bicones and black glass / swirled silver round links.

Picture #4 has used the camera flash to show the sparkle and shine, so the colors are not quite accurate in that one.

Length: about 1.75" from the bottom of the earwire.

Rainbow clover necklace

2012-08-16T12:12:00.000-04:00

This fun necklace is made of clover shaped mother of pearl shell, spaced with various rough gemstone chips and finished with hematite colored bugle beads and a regular spring clasp.

red: agate
yellow: citrine
green: jasper
blue: lapis lazuli
purple: jasper
white: moonstone

Wear it for Pride, or just to add some color into your day. Goes with everything!

Length: about 15 inches

Opal Drop Earrings

2012-08-12T13:21:00.001-04:00

These beautiful earrings are made of hand twisted wire with 2 round faceted blue opals, each 5mm in diameter. The earwires are stainless steel.

Great for dressing up a daily outfit, or adding some sparkle to a fancy dress. These photos are all taken in direct sunlight with no color enhancement.

Length: about 1.5" from the bottom of the earwire to the lowest ball.

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