It has been a long time. Life interruptus. The jewelry remains, however. Over time we have continued going to a couple of shows a year, Lisa now owns a bead shop, and we both continue to push ahead. Since the last time I posted I have continued the bronze work….making coffee beans from that metal and applying to earrings. Last weekend I made some bronze “nails” that I plan to put into faux bone, a new material I recently purchased to try. It is fun to carve: I will soon post a picture of my first endeavor replacing a broken plate on front of a Brighton business card case. It…

Valentine’s Day has come and gone…can you believe how fast time flies by? We have been working hard to bring you new and beautiful jewelry to add to your collection and the ones shown below were all hand made by Shauna. I just finished putting these lovely pieces up on the website so click on an image below to go there now to read all about them! I have updated our show schedule but it’s not complete yet so keep an eye on it because we’ll be showing up at a location near you! Click here to go there now. Best wishes to everyone on a glorious spring! Sincerely, Lisa…

There’s no doubt about the fact that I love silver – Sterling, Argentium, Fine. It’s my favorite metal! There are times, though, when you just want to do something different and that’s what I’ve been up to these past couple of weeks. Playing! Ok, I know…it’s all playing…but this time I had some fun with different metals. Let me introduce you to three new pair of earrings: Copper Wraps, Riveting Copper and Gimme Some Brass (antiqued, that is). Each pair of these earrings are handmade, lightweight and totally unique. Riveting Copper Copper Wraps are lightly hammered and wrapped with 3 feet of Argentium Sterling silver wire. They are patinaed, polished…

The Cliff ARToberFEST is this weekend! I hope you all plan on coming out to see us. I’ve just finished putting up quite a bit of new stuff on our website…just in time for the show…so get down to Galveston this weekend for the best art show around! Check out the new stuff at our site!

A sentimental piece made by hand of pure silver. The pendant, including the bail, measures a hefty 1-3/4″ long and is suspended from a handmade silk string. The cinnamon color of the silk string is a perfect compliment to the striking color of the Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabochon. There is a small heart in the center back with the inscription “always & forever” directly above. The front of the heart is textured and patinaed and the heart has an overall matte finish, as does the bail and “S” hook. The handmade silk string feels heavenly around your neck. You may, of course, adjust the length by simply re-tying the knots.…

I fell in love with these earrings the moment Shauna showed them to me this past weekend! They are so shiny and the free-moving flowers add just the right bit of color and contrast – so perfect with the vine swirling in the background. What a wonderful pair to add to your collection! Each earring features three free-spinning flowers made by hand of copper, bronze and fine silver. The background disks with vines and leaves are also made of fine silver. All components of these sweet earrings are oxidized to highlight the relief. The disks measure about 1-1/4 inches in diameter; height of earrings (from the top of earwire to…

A handmade waxing crescent moon of .999 fine silver, patinaed to perfection so that the crescent moon is highlighted. The moon is nestled amongst coin-shaped moonstone beads, which are split into double strands. Each end is completed with faceted Raven’s Wing fresh water pearls. Sterling silver lobster clasp. Length: 19″. By Lisa. 

Twist things up a notch with this gorgeous turquoise necklace! We’ve taken eye-catching turquoise twisted beads and strung them on Irish waxed linen, along with small turquoise rondelles to create a timeless look. This necklace is 42″ long so you can easily wear it two ways: one long, swinging necklace or wrap it around your neck twice for a classic look. Finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp closure. And when you’re finished twisting things up, match it up with a pair of earrings! Bali-style sterling silver headpins loaded up with beautiful blue and sea green turquoise. Three turquoise twisted beads on each earrings, set off with little turquoise rondelles.  Length:…

This piece takes me back to the days when I would rummage through my Mom’s jewelry box and see all of the beautiful treasures inside sparkle back at me. Every little girl loves to wear her Mom’s jewelry and to pretend to be just like her! We have been enjoying glorious spring weather and the blues in this necklace reflect the lightness of springtime. Blue opal tube beads, blue and teal green topaz gems mixed with freshwater pearls, all shown off in three sets of handmade charms on a sterling silver cable chain with sterling heart lobster clasp. Length: 22″. Designed by Lisa. 

Shiny discs with a textured cross that is patinaed to perfection! The edges of the cross extend over the side of the disc, adding a nice finishing touch. These earrings weren’t started out with the intent of having them directed at any specific meaning but, instead, were an exercise in mirror finishing and including a texture to amplify the mirror finish. Looking at the image here, it appears to have a matte finish but does not. Sometimes photography is exasperating! Each earring measures just under 1″ in diameter and are feather light. Sterling silver earwires.