Elsa - Rock Crystal Clear Quartz earrings wire wrapped in sterling silver. Jewelry design by Arctida.

New minimalistic bling bling in my shop :) This time it is Rock Crystal Clear Quartz earrings wire wrapped in sterling silver with pretty lever-backs. A gift idea for the ladies born in April or a simple pair of earrings for a bride-to-be perhaps...

 

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Elina - Golden Rutilated Quartz earrings and necklace set wire wrapped 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

One of my most favorite semiprecious gemstones to work with and to wear is Golden Rutilated Quartz. It looks like a frozen drop of water with small bars of imbedded gold. And when the light hits it just right all that gold explodes with tons of sparkles! oh and did you know what one of the names for Golden Rutile Quartz is Venus Hair Stone. The name is based on a beautiful legend. There was once Venus, goddess of love bathed in mountain springs. Having lost a lock of her golden hair, she returned to pick it up. But the time is a relative thing, what on Mount Olympus were only a few moments, on Earth were several months! The winter came and the water in the spring along with the hair was frozen. They looked so beautiful in the frozen water, so Venus decided to leave her wonderful hair, but turned the ice into a transparent stone first (from the Greek. "kristallus - ice) so that no one can take the hair of the goddess. And ever since that time people have found a clear crystal that holds the divine hair  of Venus. No wonder that gem is so beautiful! How can one not love the gem containg hair from the Goddess of Love?!

So here is my latest earrings and necklace set with Golden Rutilated Quartz and gold filled :)

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Electra - Gemstone hoops. Rock Crystal Clear Quartz hoop earrings in oxidized sterling silver. Handmade jewelry by Arctida.

It's been 3 years since I've made my second DIY jewelry tutorial. Over these past 3 years I've made several different variations of gemstone hoops with different metals and gemstones. So here is the latest variation, this time with Rock Crystal Clear Quartz hoop earrings and oxidized sterling silver. Inspired by winter, ice and frost...

 

Do you want to make a pair of hoops like this your self? Here is my tutorial for Ruffled Hoops earrings!

Gelida - Mint necklace mint Agate mint Fluorite blue Chalcedony Rock Crystal Clear Quartz sterling silver necklace. Handmade jewelry by Arctida.

As some of you may know I was born and lived for the first years of my life far far up North, hence my artisan name is Arctida :) Consequentially I love almost everything about winter. So here comes another gemstone cluster necklace, this time inspired by winter, frost and ice. Gelida - mint green Agate slice, sea foam mint Fluorite, aqua blue Chalcedony and Rock Crystal Clear Quartz briolettes wire wrapped in sterling silver.

14K Solid gold jewelry. Rock Crystal Clear Quartz earrings wire wrapped in 14K gold. Handmade Luxury collection by Arctida

It has been a while since I wrote anything on my blog. I’ve got a new job in August and it has taken me some time to adjust to my new everyday schedule. But Christmas is approaching so it is time to list all my new creations :)

The first one is a part of my Solid gold jewelry *Luxury collection* 14K solid gold earrings with Rock Crystal Clear Quartz gemstones. The pretty Crystal Clear Quartz briolettes look like tiny pieces of ice and they give tons of bling bling when the light hits them. Perhaps something for a winter bride? :)

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Nivi - Contemporary style sculpted handforged Sterling Silver Hoops Earrings. Organic Jewelry by Arctida

This week EST challenge's theme is "Antarctida" hosted by LAccentNou.

Being “Arctida” off course I had to participate! We are talking about “my” twin sister here :) I decided to make something simple, cold yet beautiful, just like all that ice and snow in Antarctica… So here come my "Nivi"- silver hoops earrings with ruffled look which remind me the way icebergs, glaciers and snow-covered mountains reflect in the cold icy water.

Do you want to make a pair of hoops like this your self? Here is my tutorial for Ruffled Hoops earrings!

This beautiful shot by Rita Willaert was one of the inspiration sources for this challenge.


The Latin word “Nivi” has its origin in the word “Nix” meaning snow. I thought it would be perfect for these earrings :)

Frost - EST weekly challenge

This week’s challenge theme is *Frost* and was picked by Ingemaaike (the winner of the last week’s challenge). I started to Google through internet to find a picture that would inspire me and found this gorgeous shot at National Geographic.

I chose a macro shot of a gorgeous Rock Crystal Clear Quartz briolette that I used in my “Neda” earrings and here is the result – my “Frost” Mandala :)

and here is yet another addition to my “Minimalisme” collection: "Nimue" - earrings with gorgeous sky blue Topaz pear briolettes, which seems to be perfect for this theme too :)

for sale in my Arctida shop