MANY SPLENDOURED THINGS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:34:00 +0000

Porcelain and jasper beads ornament the large pendant in this statement this copper choker. $ 35.00 plus $5.00 shipping fee.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:19:00 +0000

Sterling silver and garnets chuppah ornament available by request.Please contact me through Facebook or Etsy.

My Etsy shop, Giltfreejewels is, at present, the best place to see and order my work. I will post here as often as possible, but most likely it will be photos of work to be sold through Etsy. I am pleased with the necklaces, earrings, pins and bracelets I have been making. I hope you will be too.Please visit me at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/GILTFREEJEWELS

STRESS-FREE HOLIDAY SHOPPING

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 00:24:00 +0000

We made a few changes on this site in preparation for the holidays. We lowered the price on some of the items that have been on view for a while. The quality is still the same, but it is time to find room for new work. Please contact us at richtext@frontiernet.net if you have any questions. We accept credit cards or electronic bank transfers through Paypal. We also accept money orders and personal checks.

Please visit our Etsy shop,
http://www.etsy.com/shop/GILTFREEJEWELS.

HEAVENLY PIE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Hachita turquoise, black diopside and sterling silver pin. $ 110

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:55:00 +0000

Bronzite and glass necklace with sterling silver findings. Length is approximately 20 inches. $80 includes domestic shipping.

Moonstone,Swarovsky crystal, bronzite, freshwater pearl earrings with sterling silver findings. $45 includes domestic shipping..

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Sunny Yellow

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Teardrop citrine, round yellow crazy lace agate, and yellow freshwater pearl necklace with sterling silver findings. $45 includes domestic shipping.

Hessonite garnet, yellow crazy lace agate, honey jade earrings. Sterling silver findings. $45 includes domestic shipping.

Yelow jade, crazy lace agate and lampwork glass necklace with sterling silver findings. Length is approximately 20 inches. $65 includes domestic shipping.

Close-up of focal beads in the yellow jade, crazy lace agate andlampwork glass necklace.

SUNSET COLOURS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:16:00 +0000

Brecciated jasper and faceted smoky quartz necklace with silver plated spring clasp. Length is 18 inches. U$55 includes domestic shipping.

A pair of red jasper, faceted smoky quartz and sterling silver earrings. U$ 45 includes shipping.

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Brecciated jasper and faceted smoky quartz earrings with sterling silver findings.U$ 45 includes shipping.

NEW EARRINGS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:43:00 +0000

Some of these earrings match necklaces seen below. When offer a ten percent discount for sets of necklace and earrings.

Agua Nueva agate and faceted smoky quartz earrings. 945 sterling silver findings. U$ 45 includes domestic shipping.

Faceted Brazilian amethyst briolets and rondelles, sterling silver and turquoise beads.945 sterling silver findings. U$ 45 includes domestic shipping.

Faceted smoky quartz, red jasper and brecciated jasper earrings. Sterling silver findings.U$ 45 includes domestic shipping.

African trade beads, triangular orange lined glass and onyx beads. Sterling silver findings. U$ 45 includes domestic shipping.

Clear quartz and dumortierite earrings, with sterling silver findings. U$ 34 includes domestic shipping.

A LITTLE HISTORY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:28:00 +0000

Seed pods, berries, leaves, moths and butterflies all offer lessons in colour and elegance.

The fauna and flora of my corner of West Virginia inspire me.

This where I work--at a homemade jeweller's bench in a little studio in West Virginia.

River and creek sing outside my window. I like to think that their music permeates my work.

I began making jewellery the day after 9/11. In face of such violence and devastation, I could no longer believe that journalism was the right career for me. I felt, at the time, that words had lost their power. I also felt that it was very important to counter violence and devastation by creating something beautiful that would bring pleasure to those with whom I shared my work . Humans have found pleasure in ornamenting themselves for centuries. Given a choice, most of us choose beauty and love over violence. I love what I do and it is no coincidence that autumn is when I spend most of my time in my studio, working on new designs. It is a way to reaffirm my faith in resilience and continuity and regardless of the temporary insanity that brings about events such as the destruct. If anything I would like it to be be infused with the joy I experience in the beauty of woods, creek and river near my little log house in West Virginia, in the birds and butterflies that visit my little garden, in the blue hills I can glimpse from my window.

TURQUOISE FOR ALL SEASONS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Turquoise and faceted amethyst necklace is approximately 20 inches long excluding clasp, which is sterling silver with a turquoise cabochon. $200 includes shipping.Apologies for the previous error in pricing this. I have a similar necklace listed on my Etsy shop, Giltfreewels-- turquoise and amethyst nuggets--for $155.

RECENT DESIGNS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:13:00 +0000

Sweetie Pie, Sugar Plum sterling silver and freshwater pearl earrings. U$ 45 .

Adjustable sterling silver and turquoise ring. U$ 65

Smoky quartz necklace with a jasper focal bead and sterling silver findings. Length is approximately 22 inches. Clasp is an S hook.U$ 90 includes domestic shipping.

This morning a high wind blew this little branch of sugarberry and a sugar maple leaf onto my front step. The necklace I made repeats those colours in resin coated seeds, rain forest jasper and porcelain beads. Findings are sterling silver.Clasp is an S hook. Length is 22 inches. U$ 65 includes domestic shipping.

Handmade grey, orange and black African trade beads interspersed with triangular clear orange-lined beads and round black onyx. Focal bead is a hypersthene nugget. Sterling silver findings. Clasp is an S hook.Necklace measures approximately 22 inches. U$ 55 includes domestic shipping.

I just got a couple of Russian navy shirts to wear in cooler weather. That was the inspiration for the dumortierate--the navy blue beads--clear quartz and explosion quartz necklace I just made today. Explosion quartz is clear quartz that has been heated so that it acquires the bubble pattern seen in the three central beads. Findings are sterling silver and length is approximately 22 inches.

This is an example of the work I do with salvaged china.One the things I love about my house is that whenever I dig in the garden, interesting bits of old china, buttons,rose-headed nails and glass pop up. after lying in the sweet West Virginian earth for a couple of centuries. I treat these fragments as the treasures that they are. Occasionally I make them into jewelry. This is my current project--a pendant made from two different pieces of china. I glued them together and added silver and a garnet cabochon.

Vintage Japanese glass beads, circa WWII, crystal onyx, synthetic coral and sterling silver make up these autumn-hued earrings. U$ 30 includes shipping. We accept credit cards through Paypal only.
Glamorous earrings made with faceted smoky quartz, onyx, tubular glass beads and gold washed findings. U$ 30 includes shipping.
These dramatic earrings are made with turquoise, faceted amethyst briolets and roundells, amethyst crystal beads, and sterling silver. U$ 45

GIFTS, GIFTS, GIFTS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:08:00 +0000

Freshwater pearl and red jasper choker--approximately sixteen inches. Pearls measure 8 mm. Findings are handcrafted sterling silver. U$85 includes shipping. Matching earrings available at request.

Rhyolite, freshwater pearl and sterling silver pendant measure three inches, excluding bail. U$45 includes shipping within continental US. Please see similar, smaller pendant in OLDER POSTS at the bottom of this page.

A GREEN HEART AND MORE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:46:00 +0000

The focal bead for this 18 inch necklace is a malachite heart with a clearly defined orbicular pattern. The freshwater button pearl are approximately 6mm and the oval raw , opaque emerald beads measure between 7 and 8 mm. Clasp is sterling silver. $135 includes domestic shipping.

Textured sterling silver hearts accented with freshwater pearls and garnet can be ordered as earrings or pendants. They measure approximately one inch. Pearls and garnet measure 4mm.Each costs $35. Price includes domestic shipping. Personal checks, money orders, Paypal acceptd. Please e-mail questions to richtext@frontiernet.net

EVERY DAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:20:00 +0000

The pendant for this 16 inch dark green nephrite jade and freshwater pearl choker is Anne Choi's fine silver bead engraved with a line from Anne Bradstreet's passionate poem,"If ever two were one then we" and adorned with open pea pods. The pearls have excellent luster and the handcrafted sterling silver hook has a 4 mm jade cabochon. $200 includes domestic shipping.

The focal bead in this turquoise and sterling silver necklace is a stunning chrysocola pendant. Silver beads are beautifully texture and the sterling clasp is set with a turquoise cabochon. $165 includes domestic shipping.

Spiderweb gate pendant, smoky quartz-colored fire polished Czech beads and grey-green freshwater pearls make up this budget friendly 20 inch necklace with matching earrings. $85 pays for the set and domestic shipping.

CATCHING RAINBOWS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:16:00 +0000

Pink rhodonite beads set off a multicolored rhodonite pendant in this necklace. Length is 24 inches, and hook and eye are handcrafted from sterling silver. U$ 90 includes shipping.

Rhyolite tube beads and orange freshwater pearls are a perfect match for this spiderweb agate pendant. The necklace measure 20 inches. Hook and eye are handcrafted sterling silver. $90 includes shipping.

Dark blue, 12 mm. dumortierite beads from Brazil, 11 mm. freshwater and a kyanite pendant accented with sterling silver and a Brazilian tourmaline cabochon make up this one of a kind, 18 inch necklace. Sterling silver clasp, earrings to match. $165 includes shipping.

AMETHYST AND PEARL EARRINGS AND MORE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:41:00 +0000

Earrings made with faceted citrine and peridot roundels, 8 mm freshwater champagne-colored pearls and sterling lever back hooks. $45

Earrings made with aceted blue topaz roundels, 6-7 mm freshwater pearl and sterling lever back hooks. $45

Left--faceted amethyst and potato pearl earrings with sterling silver lever back hooks, $45

Right--Round amethyst bead and potato pearl, sterling silver lever back hooks, 45.

Amethyst roundel and freshwater button pearl earrings with lever back hooks, $45

IN THE PINK

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:08:00 +0000

Another version of the mokume gane (etched sterling silver and copper) pin and sterling silver pin. This time, I added a texture sterling silver triangle, an agate cabochon and freshwater pearls. Size is approximately two inches for the mokume gane part, an inch for the triangular silver part. $125 includes domestic shipping.

Microfolded sterling silver cuff with a raw Brazilian tourmaline in a lovely raspbery syrup pink. $185 dollars includes domestic shipping.

SNOW MOON

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:29:00 +0000

Freshwater pearl and moonstone necklace with an opalized glass pendant and sterling silver clasp. Length is 20 inches, cost is 80. Free shipping to cotinental US addresses.

PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:11:00 +0000

BRAZILLIANCE

Raw imperial topaz from Brazil and freshwater pearl pendant set in sterling silver. Approximate length is three quarters of an inch. $65. Free shipping to US addresses.

LIME IN THE COCONUT

It is cold outside and you and you are longing for a jaunt to the islands, but time and budget conspire against against it. Not to worry. There is a hint of tropical dalliance in in this lime green necklace made with hand blown glass beads, peridot and button freshwater pearls. Pendant is sea sediment jasper. Length is 24 inches. Earrings complete the set. $45 for the necklace, $30 for the earrings, shipping included.

GREEN, GREEN SEAS

The discerning collector will love this necklace made with Africa jade, pearls and picturesque jasper pendant. Hand forged sterling S-hook clasp , findings. Length is approximately 20 inches. $95 includes shipping to continental US.

THE COLOR PURPLE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:38:00 +0000

Carved with a butterfly image, this sugilite, freshwater pearl and sterling silver pendant-pin has a romantic Victorian air. U$ 100

A slightly clearer shot of the butterfly pin. SOLD

Carved mookaite rose, lepidolite beads, lavender freshwater pearls and sterling silver clasp make this unusual 20" necklace a good choice at U$ 165.

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:44:00 +0000

This sterling silver spoon has a hollow handle through which to sip mint julep, iced tea or mate tea. The bowl is hammered 5" long , the straw is textured and embellished with a 4mm peach moonstone cabochon. U$ 85 includes domestic shipping.
I will be glad to adapt this design as a sippy spoon for babies. In that case, I offer the following choices of cabochons--blue topaz, pink quartz, garnet, turquoise, tourmaline, citrine, ruby, aquamarine, jade, carnelian, red jasper.

CHOCOLATE, MOCHA AND CREAM

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:24:00 +0000

Freshwater of chocolate and cream pearl necklace with jasper pendant. U$ 125 includes domestic shipping. Earrings 35 dollars plus shipping.

Noreena jasper heart-shapes pendant, pink Botswana agate and coin pearls necklaces is 20" long. U$135 includes domestic shippin. Earrings U$ 35 plus shipping.

Swarovsky beads, rock crystal , freshwater pearls and gold tone findings. U$ 25 includes domestic shipping.

EVERGREEN NECKLACE

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:12:00 +0000

Five 10mm lampworked glass beads, green banded fluorite tubes and freshwater pearls and sterling silver clasp make up this striking 10" necklace. U$ 85 includes domestic postage.

CITRINE IS SUBLIME

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:38:00 +0000

This 22" necklace is almost ready to go to a good home. It is made with citrine, hessonite garnert beads and freshwater pearls. The detachable pendant is agate set in sterling silver and accented with sunstone. The clasp will be sterling with a 3mm citrine cabochon. U$ 145 includes domestic shipping.

Mezuzzah cases ib sterling silver measure 1" in diameter. U$ 106.00 plus shipping.

LAMP WORK GLASS, ANTIQUE CHINA AND SILVER BEADS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:06:00 +0000

Silver foil black lamp work tubular beads, round 8mm onyx beads, citrine oval and two faceted citrine roundel beads make this 20" necklace a versatile piece. U$ 105. 00 includes domestic shipping.

Earrings are made with round 7 mm rutilated quartz beads, lamp work tubular beads and cognac citrine chunks, 4 mm round onyx beads, sterling hooks. U$ 35 includes domestic shipping.

Anne Choi engrave this handmade silver bead with the words, "Heaven is large and affords space for all modes of love and fortitude." We added blue fluorite nuggets 7 mm pearls arls make this 20" necklace. U$ 200 includes domestic shipping

Close up of focal bead.

Pink pearls, faceted fluorite rondell beads and a rare 1940 Toshikane (Arita) pendant set in silver make up this 20" necklace. U$ 150.

Substantial 20" necklace made with lamp work beads, freshwater pearls and a jasper pendant. Sterling clasp. U$125 includes domestic shipping.

Left--Earrings made with vintage orange and cream beads, seed pearls, button freswater pearls and sterling hooks. U$35 includes domestic shipping.

Right--Earrings made with fire polish faceted clear bead, Biwa pearls and simulated coral roses. Buyer may choose shepherd or french hooks in sterling, silver plated or sterling clips. U$35.