Lucinda - Amethyst Carnelian green Agate gold necklace. Colorful gemstone cluster pendant by Arctida.

I love making cluster gemstone necklaces and just wanted to show you my latest piece. This time I used complementary colors. The gems that are included: Amethysts, Carnelians and green Agates all wire wrapped in 14K gold filled.

and here are some of my previous gemstone cluster necklaces...

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...

Irina - Amethyst and Lapis lazuli necklace wire wrapped in sterling silver. Handmade cluster gemstone jewelry by Arctida

I've been making cluster gemstone necklaces for a while now and just wanted to show you my latest piece. This one is a birthday present for a friend who loves blues and purples :) Amethyst and Lapis lazuli necklace wire wrapped in sterling silver.

and here is some of my previous gemstone cluster necklaces...

Chloe - Citrine and Amethyst necklace wire wrapped in 14K gold filled. Handmade cluster gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

Its been a while I wrote something in this blog because as some of you already know I've given birth to my little boy last February :) And even though I didn't have the time for writing I did have time to make some new pieces of jewelry. Here comes the first one: Citrine and Amethyst gemstone cluster necklace wire wrapped in 14K gold filled.

Chloe - for sale in my Arctida shop 

Violante - Amethyst and Pearls asymmetric lariat necklace in Sterling Silver. Handmade boho chic jewelry by Arctida.

Here comes another custom order necklace. This time it was a variation of my *Violante* necklace but the customer wanted to use her own gray colored pearls instead of peach ones. I've used sturdier chain because the main Pink Amethyst is bigger and there are more of the Amethyst rondelles and pearls in this version. I love the way grey pearls give an illusion of much *colder* shade of soft lilac in this variation even though I've used the same Amethysts as before.

 

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

Amethyst necklace wire wrapped in sterling silver - purple gemstone flower. Handmade amethyst jewelry by Arctida.

It's been a while since I've made any gemstone flower jewelry (some examples of my previous Gemstone Flowers) so this time I made an Amethyst flower for those of you who love purple :) The flower is composed of gorgeous African Amethyst wire wrapped in sterling silver. Just in time for spring, don't ya think :)

Arctida celebrates 200 sales on Etsy!

Woohoo! I've reached the 200 sales mark in my Etsy Store today! *picture me making a Happy Hippo dance here* :) Thank you so much to all of my awesome customers who allow me to do what I love and love what I do! I'm hoping 300 sales will come sooner than I think. Wish me luck!

The 200th sale was my Golden Rutilated Quartz wire wrapped in gold filled *Alina* earrings!

and here is the rest of my *Alina* series

Citrine and Gold filled

Pink Amethyst and oxidized sterling silver

Labradorite and oxidized sterling silver

Photographic Gemstone Mandalas - Fine Art Abstract Macro Kaleidoscope

As those of you who know me has probably realized at this point, Digital Art is one of my biggest passions in life :) and especially part of making gemstone mandalas. Even my signature avatar is a tiny version of one of my mandalas. So I thought I will post one that is missing here on my blog - Amethyst Radiance.

The origin for this Mandala is a macro shot of gorgeous faceted Amethyst gemstone that I used in one of my jewelry designs - earrings Niolle

and here is the whole collection of my mandalas so far :)

Domani - African and Brazilian Amethyst, Citrine coiled earrings in 14K Gold Filled

I have open an Arctida shop on yet another venue but this time it's not in English it's in Russian - Ярмарка Мастеров! :) and I have already gotten my first custom order that will go to Moscow! Yay :) The customer wanted to have her own pair of my Domani earrings but with some variations.

African and Brazilian Amethyst wire wrapped leverback earrings in 14K Gold Filled - Minimalism collection

Here comes another addition to my "Minimalism" collection.
Anya with African Amethyst and Leda with Brazilian Amethyst both in 14K gold filled.

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

Minimalism collection - Wire Wrapped and Handforged Sterling Silver and Gold Filled Jewelry with high quality Gemstones

I love Flickr toys! It makes collaging of ones work so much easier and most important so much Fun! So here is a little summery of my Minimalism collection made with Flickr toys Mosaic Maker :)

Minimalisme - EST weekly challenge

This week’s challenge *Minimalisme* was picked out by JKphotography. Here is my entry: Simple sterling silver earrings with beautiful Pink Amethyst smooth pear briolettes.

Alina - for sale in my Arctida shop

This theme gave me an idea to make a whole collection of simple yet gorgeous pieces of jewelry, so here are a couple of examples: "Eliza" - earrings with flawless Champagne Citrine smooth teardrop briolettes.

"Leda" - earrings with Rock Crystal Clear Quartz step faceted spiral briolettes.

"Nimue" - pendant with gorgeous sky blue Topas faceted pear briolette.

and "Naiada" - gold earrings with gorgeous sky blue Topaz faceted pear briolettes. For sale in my Arctida and DaWanda shop

My latest creations

I'm in love with the vines :) I mean wire vines, although I do like the grape ones too :) So lately I've been experimenting with different shapes. I have already posted a couple of designs (Kiena and Neda) with the vines and here are my latest ones (Niolle och Domani)

and I have taken my first picture with a model! My hubby's pretty cousin has graciously agreed to model for me, and if you look close there are vines there too :)