Nature engagement ring Twig Ring with genuine Garnet Tree bark textured Pagan wedding band

I've been making a lot of nature inspired rings lately and I wanted to show my latest custom order engagement ring. The ring is hand-carved from Precious Metal Clay Sterling 960, tree bark textured, polished and in the middle I've set a genuine Garnet gemstone. The ring was inspired by my Frost ring so I photographed them together to show you the likeness and the difference :)

 

  

To see more of the rings that I've made click here

Mosaic necklace – OOAK Fluorite Garnet Moonstone Pearls Pink Amethyst and Tanzanite necklace in sterling silver. Purple gemstone necklace by Arctida.

Lately, I've been playing a lot with so called mosaic gemstone necklace designs. I've made my first one back in 2009 as a present for a friend and I just realized that I've never shown it here on my blog. So here comes the first one in my mosaic necklace series with purple, lilac and violet gemstones and pearls in sterling silver.

 

If you are interested of ordering a mosaic necklace designed just for you, feel free to contact me :)

Chandelier earrings with Citrines, Garnets and Golden Rutilated Quartz wire wrapped in 14K gold filled. Handmade jewelry by Arctida

Just wanted to show you my latest custom order, a new variation of my older design - Domani. This time I've used my most favorite gemstone in the world - Golden Rutilated Quartz (Rutile Quartz). So here are my new pretties - chandelier earrings with Citrines, Garnets and Golden Rutilated Quartz wire wrapped in 14K gold filled.

 

Aine - Garnet Pink Opal Red Chalcedony Rose Quartz Ruby necklace 14K gold filled ombre necklace. Handmade jewelry by Arctida.

The Valentines day is almost here and I thought I should make something for the girls as well :) I've been making a lot of gemstone cluster necklaces in different color-combinations lately so it was a perfect opportunity to make one in pink-red colors. So here comes my *Aine* necklace with Garnet, Pink Opal, Pink Quartz, Red Chalcedony, Rose Quartz and Ruby gemstones wire wrapped in 14K gold filled.

Aine is for sale in my Arctida and Etsy shop.

Oksana - Gemstone earrings with Amethysts, Carnelians, Citrines, Garnets and green Agates. Handmade artisan jewelry by Arctida.

I just wanted to share with you guys my latest custom order. The customer wanted to have vibrant multicolored gemstone earrings with exotic/oriental touch.  So here is *Oksana* colorful gemstone earrings wire wrapped in 14K Gold filled with purple Amethysts, orange Carnelians, yellow Citrines, burgundy red Garnets and emerald green Agates.

Gemstone hoops Carnelian Citrine Garnet Peridot hoop earrings in 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

I love making custom orders. It is so much fun when people ask me to create things I otherwise wouldn't think to make, or things that I've been planning but just haven't gotten around to yet. Like this order for example. One of my customers fell in love with my gemstone hoops but she wanted them in Autumnal color palette instead. I've been wanted to make more gemstone hoops in different color combination for ages now so this time it was a perfect opportunity to do just that :)

So here are the latest ones with Carnelians, Citrines, Garnets and Peridots in 14 gold filled.

PMC Oak leaf, Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, Garnet, and Pyrite mixed media gemstone necklace. Handmade jewelry by Arctida

I've been learning to work with the coolest new media in jewelry making -  PMC (Precious Metal Clay) since last spring and I'm finally starting to list pieces of jewelry that are made of it.

What is PMC? A unique form of pure silver (mainly composed of recycled silver particles) suspended in an organic binder. In this clay-like state it allows PMC artists to form and sculpt metal clay by hand. When fired at high temperatures by torch or in a jeweler's kiln, the binder burns off and the silver particles are fused together. The result is a one-of-a-kind pure silver piece (.999) purer than Sterling silver (.925).

So here is the first piece of many :) The focal pendant was made PMC using real Oak leaf from my garden as a template. The leaf has gone through a lengthy layering, drying and firing process that allows its physical properties to transfer to the silver replication. After firing, I hand polished the silver leaf pendant and applied multicolored iridescent patina, to make it look like a real fall leaf. So of course the necklace had to be made in autumnal colors as well. I chose different sizes of Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, Garnet and Pyrite rondelles and wire wrapped them into a handmade chain.

I love the versatility that PMC offers to the artists and all those endless possibilities to incorporate colored gemstones, the reason why I've entered the world of jewelry making in the first place. So stay tuned as more jewelry pieces are on the way :)

For more of my pmc fine silver jewelry click here

Lanlea - Gemstone earrings. Citrine, Garnets, Keshi pearls, Pyrites and Smoky Quartz earrings wire wraped in 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewellery by Arctida

A couple of years ago I've got an old pair of earrings from my grandmother with gorgeous faceted Smoky Quartz briolettes (aka Smokey Topaz). The earrings were made of dark pewter (sorry no picture it was a couple of years ago) and did not make any justice to the truly stunning gems they had *hidden* :) I decided to upcycle the gems by making cluster earrings with more golden yellow and burgundy red gemstones and Keishi pearls for extra sparkle and make the setting in gold. So here is the final result!

~Lanlea~ Gemstone earrings. Smoky Quartz, Garnet, Citrine, Pyrite and Keshi pearls earrings wire wrapped in 14k gold filled and 18K Vermeil ballpins.

Hand forged woven wire wrapped ring with Garnets and Pearls in Sterling Silver

Here comes my latest handforged woven wire wrapped ring with Gemstones and Pearls.

The ring has a basic base design just like my previous rings and the 3d flower is composed from huge Citrines, Keishi Pearls and Garnet beads.

More of my Gemstone Flowers collection

My Coiled Jewelry - Wire Wrapped and Handforged Sterling Silver, Copper and Gold Filled Jewelry with high quality Gemstones

Another mosaic made with Flickr toys :) This selection incorporates some of my coiled jewelry.


Most of them can be found in my Arctida shop

Rabies virus - Modern Oxidized Sterling Silver pendant with Garnet for your favorite Geek Chic - MSOE monthly challenge "Louis Pasteur"

So the New Year has passed and I’ve been busy busy busy bee :) Two challenges, one vacation, Huge Holiday and a lot of cases of flue in the family … it was tiring but the challenges and vacation was fun :)

So here comes the first challenge from Mad Scientists of Etsy (MSOE). This month’s challenge was a creation inspired by the theme of "Louis Pasteur".

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

Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of disease. One of his great achievements was that he created the first vaccine for rabies.

Rabies (From Latin: rabies, "madness, rage, fury") is a viral zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in mammals. It is most commonly caused by a bite from an infected animal, but occasionally by other forms of contact. If left untreated in humans it is almost invariably fatal.

...so after a time of consideration I decided to make a pendant shaped like a Rabies virus :) Ta da!

(4 small pics on the right are electron microscope shots of Rabies virus)

200 hearts!

Yesterday I got my 200th heart on Etsy.com, so I took a screenshot from it. Yay :)

and here is my latest project, which I kept forgetting to post here :) "Pandeia" earrings and necklace with Rubies, Garnets and pink Tourmalines.