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Collar Tip Earrings These were my Dad’s collar tips and I love them! I wanted to be able to wear them so it made perfect sense to make them into earrings. These turquoise cabs were set with sawdust beneath them, which is how it used to be done as a matter of course. I removed the stone, used a different material to raise the stone and re-set it. I also tightened up the rest, although they weren’t rattling like that one stone was. Anyway, I’m proud to wear them. Our Dad was a silversmith, too, along with so many other artistic talents! Sure do miss him! ❤️
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Fine Silver Starfish on Sterling Rolo Chain I love the beach and anything remotely related to it! This is a handmade starfish that I made from metal clay, so it is 99.9% pure silver. The starfish is 2.5mm thick and 5/8″ tall, not including the bail, which is 9mm tall. The beautiful chain is a tiny rolo and it’s doubled. I love this chain in beach pieces because it looks like the little bubbles that wash up on the shore. The Sterling chain is 17″ long and has a Sterling lobster clasp. By Lisa. For sale on our Etsy shop – https://www.etsy.com/listing/272031212/fine-silver-starfish-on-sterling-rolo #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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State of Texas with Stars on Sterling Silver Necklace A handmade fine silver pendant in the shape of the great state of Texas! I love Texas and my sister and I love to make jewelry for the lone star state! The pendant is 22mm across by 27mm tall, not including the bail. Strung on a Sterling silver chain and lobster clasp. By Lisa. #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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Fine Silver Shell on Sterling Silver Necklace What a great way to welcome spring than with a fine piece of jewelry that screams “take me to the beach”! A fine silver handmade shell that was shaped from a shell found at the beach. The shell measures 20mm across by 18mm tall, not including the bail. The Sterling silver chain is 18″ long. Sterling lobster clasp. By Lisa. For sale at Beadoholique Bead Shop #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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Blue Topaz in Fine Silver with Labradorite Necklace Fine silver pendant (about the size of a quarter) with a bezel set 6mm Blue Topaz stone (Texas state stone) and strung with one of my favorites – labradorite! Handmade pendant. 18″ long. By Lisa. #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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Handmade Resin Heart with Waxed Linen and Shell on Batik String Pendant Handmade resin heart with waxed linen and shell on batik string pendant featuring an Alabama shell. A beautiful handmade resin heart pendant that features a beautiful shell from the shores of Alabama and accented with hammered copper wire and decorative paper for the background. The heart is outlined with natural waxed linen and the heart edge is completely freeform. Strung on a batik string. Heart dimensions: 3″ tall (top of heart to end of linen at the bottom), 2″ across. Batik string is 38″ long. By Shauna. #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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Copper with Matte Finish Cosmic Eye Drawing Earrings Let these unique and colorful earrings express your cosmic, omniscient eye! The drawings in this pair are truly cosmic, showing the all-wise eye surrounded by the sun, moon and stars. I have planned for years to incorporate eyes into jewelry, so am glad to have executed that idea. Drawings are made with the luscious colors of prismacolor pencils and protected under a clear matte acrylic finish. They are framed by my rustic copper bezel settings and topped by arched wire bails. While the copper was polished before soldering, afterward the bezels were left with the natural and beautiful color effects that heat…
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Bronze Coffee Beans with Sterling Wire Earrings I have a close relationship with coffee beans, so they have become part of my jewelry content from time to time. These bronze beans are oxidized and polished, then coated with PermaLac to prevent tarnish. Calipers holding the beans are made from hammered. shaped sterling silver wire. Earrings measure 1.5″ from top to bottom. Weight of each earring is 4.6 grams or 0.165 ounces, in case you would like to compare the weight with some of your other earrings. Are you a java junkie? Thanks for looking! Shauna. #handcraftedjewelry #silversmith #metalwork #alonestarjewelry #texasjewelry #beachjewelry #southwestjewelry #leatherjewelry #turquoisejewelry
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Copper with Resin Cosmic Eye Drawing Earrings Your omniscient eye is upon the world with the assistance of these colorful earrings gazing out from your own personal space. For a long time I have made drawings of jewelry with eyes, and these are the first I have rendered. Each drawing features an eye that floats in front of a landscape background of trees, water, clouds and sky. Along the edges a colorful border pattern surrounds. The drawings were made with prismacolor pencils, and once set, are protected beneath a layer of clear resin in the shape created by my copper bezels. I am interested in the unique color effects created…
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Starfish in the Waves Copper Resin Earrings We love the sea at Alone Star. This summer we found live starfish in the waves along a Gulf coast beach that inspired these earrings. The drawings are created with richly colored prismacolor pencil and topped with a dome of clear resin that despite its tough durability, gives a water effect. All is contained within handmade copper bezels. The contrast of the blue colors in the drawings against the wild, crazy colors of the heat-treated copper bezels makes for a lovely complementary scheme. I have become hooked on the color surprises that come from heated copper. These bezels are polished before but not…