Gemstone hoops with Apatites, Amethysts, Citrines, Rubies, Green Quartz, Carnelians in 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

I love making custom orders and I love colorful jewelry. One of my online friends liked my gemstone hoops but she wanted them in smaller size and a bit different color combination. Such a perfect excuse to play with vibrant gemstones once again and hopefully make something special for her :)

So here are the latest gemstone hoops with Apatites, Amethysts, Citrines, Rubies, Green Quartz and Carnelians wire wrapped in 14 gold filled.

 Here is a small selection of gemstone sets that I've made before...

Eliza - Ruby necklace wire wrapped in 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

The July is here and because Ruby is a July birthstone I thought an addition to my Ruby jewelry collection can be a nice idea :) So here comes my latest Ruby necklace wire wrapped in 14K gold filled. It is also happened to be a matching necklace to my Ruby earrings what have been one of my bestselling earrings.

Deliah - Fine silver jewelry PMC Ruby pendant on leather cord. Handmade pagan style jewelry by Arctida

I've been working with the coolest new media in jewelry making - PMC (Precious Metal Clay) for the past couple of weeks 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 my latest piece, Deliah - fine silver pmc Ruby pendant on leather cord. This time I wanted to try attaching a stone with a wire, to get that *floating in the air* look, instead of *simply* setting it into the clay. I chose a genuine AA Ruby gemstone for better contrast with oxidized/non oxidized silver.

For more of my pmc fine silver jewelry click here

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.

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

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.

My latest passion

I have always enjoyed photographing. I‘ve got my first camera when I was 10 (I think) and I’ve been taking pictures non-stop ever since :) Lately, I have found a perfect way to combine my 2 great passions: gemstone jewelry and photography.

Since I constantly have to take macro pictures of my designs, I often get some pretty beautiful shots of gemstones. And after fitting them into the pattern in the Photoshop, I get lovely Mandalas. Mandala can be used for meditations (that’s the original purpose of them) or just simply enjoyed as a “picture on the wall” :) Here are my latest additions: “Ode to Labradorite” and “Ruby’s splendor”. Both of them have they origin in macro pics from my jewelry.