New collection - Modern Handforged Sterling Silver Leaf Hooks earrings with high quality Gemstones

Sometimes all you need is a simple piece of jewelry with a touch of sparkle to make you look gorgeous. My new collection is just about that! Simple, elegant, organic design with striking gemstones that you can wear anywhere!

The earrings are made of sparkling beauties with superb clarity and gorgeous faceting which catch the light with tons of sparkle. The gems hang on hand forged, lightly hammered and polished sterling silver ear wires formed as leaves, made by yours truly of course :)

Sky Blue Topaz Faceted Nuggets and Sterling silver

Mystic Golden Citrine Faceted Cubes and Sterling silver

Pink Amethyst Nuggets and Sterling silver

Members of my new team on Etsy

In this post I'd like to introduce the first 4 members of my new team! Russian team for all Russian speaking Etsians :) You can find the whole teams creations by using *russianart* tag.

IrinaPhotography - Irina's Photos

...Photography is my hobby. I have taken pictures since I was a teenager. My favorite genres are Still life and Landscapes. I would be honored for my pictures to grace your walls...



JaneBoFelt - Felted and crocheted jewerly, bags, scarfs and hats

...Since childhood I like crafting - my mother and grandmother teached me crochet, knitting, make embroidery etc. I liked to spend time crafting. Time passed and after leaving school I entered technical university but I didn't stop to knit. After leaving university I had no time for crafting as I worked on full-time job. Then when my son was born 2.5 years ago I began to knit and crochet pretty small things for him and at last I knew about felting. I began to felt 2 years ago and I'm making felted hats, bags, scarves, jewerly by now....



WoolFeltingArt - Unique felt accessories and clothing

...I make my items in the various styles, so there is something for every taste. I have a nice variety of beautiful, unique felt accessories and clothing...



YuliaKazansky - Yulia Kazansky Art studio: painting and photography

...I am self taught artist - photographer and painter. Originally from Moscow, Russia (I came to US in 1995) now I live in Anacortes, a little town on a West coast about 1.5 hr north from Seattle.
Art was my passion since young age, and is a language I use to express my wonder and admiration of our physical Universe...

Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE) monthly challenge - "Cretaceous Ocean"

So the April is almost over and here are the results of the monthly challenge from Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE). This month’s challenge was a creation inspired by the theme of "Cretaceous Ocean".

…just a little bit of mandatory nerd (= science) talk now :)

The Cretaceous was a geologic time period approximately 145 to 65 million years ago. It was a period with a relatively warm climate and high sea level. The oceans and seas were populated with now extinct marine reptiles, ammonites and rudists; and the land by dinosaurs. At the same time, new groups of mammals and birds as well as flowering plants appeared. The Cretaceous ended with one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth history, the K-T extinction, when many species, including the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and large marine reptiles, disappeared.
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So I’ve decided to try my new acquired skills in digital drawing and create underwater scenery what could’ve been seen at that time. I’ve used my own shots of the Triops (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp). Their external morphology has not changed since around 220 million years ago, which would mean that their early relatives were much bigger but looked exactly or similar to what these little guys look today. The rest of the scenery was digitally drawn in Photoshop by yours truly :)

Maja - Art Nouveau Antiqued sterling silver earrings - Apatite, Peridot, Prasiolite and sky blue Topaz - "Spring" challenge

Last week’s theme was - Spring, picked by Palepink.

So here is my vision of Spring in Apatite, Peridot, Prasiolite, sky blue Topaz and Silver - Maja earrings. The name comes from Maja, who is the Oscan Earth-Goddess, and an ancient Roman Goddess of springtime, warmth, and increase. She causes the plants to grow through Her gentle heat, and the month of May is probably named for Her.

Mad Scientists Exposed!

My team Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE) including yours truly :) has been featured in VickiDianeDesigns’s famous “Artists of Etsy Exposed” series... Yay!!! Thank you so much dear Vicki :)

Award? ... I'll take it :)

I have been awarded the highly coveted and somewhat elusive Marie Antoinette Award by the sweetest, prettiest and simply the best... Anna Karin of Små Blå.

according to AK blog's description and I quote:

...this award is only presented to members of the Community who has accomplished outstanding feats among their peers and others. Who has wowed the world with their plain awesomeness and who by that, inspire others to go on forth and make this world a better place. Natural beauty has probably something to do with it too...

as you can see it is kind of hard to see what this award is for, but I'll take it anyway :)

Here are the rules:
1. Please put the logo on your blog.
2. Place a link to the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 or more blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message on their blogs to tell them.

And my nominees are (in no particular order):

1. Amanda of Amandayudesign
2. Marianne of byMarianneS
3. Devi of Glasfaden
4. Alessandra of Ixela
5. Susanna of SuzyQJewelry
6. Ana of Nanouke
7. Inger of Ingermaaike

Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE) monthly challenge - "Photosynthesis"

So the January is over and here are the results of the monthly challenge from Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE). This month’s challenge was a creation inspired by the theme of "Photosynthesis".

…just a little bit of mandatory nerd (= science) talk now :)

Photosynthesis is a metabolic pathway that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight. Photosynthesis occurs in plants, algae, and many species of Bacteria, but not in Archaea. In plants, algae and cyanobacteria photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen as a waste product.

Now isn't that convenient for us, people and animals that need oxygen to breathe :)

So I've decided to make two entries - both are flowers (duh!?), because they are pretty and Photosynthesize :) The first one is a Flower necklace with gorgeous Sky Blue Topazes and Green Agate rondelles.

The second one is a macro shot of a beautiful pair of Crocuses that I took last spring.


The February month’s chllenge is "Mycology", now that should be fun :)