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Astarte Designs: November 2008

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Sunday, November 23, 2008. Here we are again, with the holiday season fast approaching! Every year it appears far too quickly. I've been busy making jewelry but I confess that I haven't been remembering to document my new work. I tried taking photos last weekend but my hands were too shaky and all my photos ended up blurry! I've posted some here anyways, because these are the only photos I have. Labels: hand crafted jewelry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog!

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Astarte Designs: "Feelin" the Green

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Monday, January 14, 2008. Sadly, I have run out of stones now. I made 3 pairs of earrings and sold two. These stones were especially nice because they were drilled the long way, which I think looks nice in a "danlgly" style of jewelry. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog! Im an Apparel designer by trade and jewelry designer in my life outside of work. As well as this I love to sew and design quilts. I love colour, pattern and texture.Being crafty keeps me happy!

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Astarte Designs: July 2007

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Saturday, July 21, 2007. This is just a quick post to show off my latest necklace design for a local store. The hammered circles are one hot ticket this summer so I've been using them in almost all my new necklaces. I'm ready to move on to something else - but when you are working with a store you also have to listen to what the customers are responding to. In this case it's the circles! The faceted nuggets are Aqua coloured Chalcedony. Another popular colour with this store's clients. To Nepal and Back.

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Astarte Designs: Back to Blue

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Thursday, December 13, 2007. It doesn't take long for me to gravitate back into the blue gemstones. A couple of pieces I'm loving right now are these cluster earrings of Peruvian Opals and this front toggle closure necklace with a stunning faceted marquis Aqua Chalcedony. I suspect some lucky person will receive these for Christmas! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog! View my complete profile. Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry. ChicaCraft - my craft Blog!

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009. This piece was a commission for a co-worker by her boyfriend. I used Peruvian Opal nuggets, aqua Chalcedony, and Amazonite linked together with sterling chain and Thai hammered sterling links. The heart charm at the closure finishes it off nicely. I oxidized the bracelet with a non-toxic technique using hard boiled eggs, and then a burnishing with a stiff wire brush. The finish in real life is a bit more "antiqued" looking than this photo. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Astarte Designs: May 2007

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Friday, May 4, 2007. It wasn't my intention when I started working on this collection to have it end up with such a "Santa Fe" feeling. I guess when working with this colour palette it's inevitable. One necklace is more traditional with the silver accents it it very much looks as though it was inspired by New Mexico or Arizona. The other necklace with the round turquoise beads is a more modern take, with the asymmetric carnelian nugget accents. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog!

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Astarte Designs: December 2007

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Thursday, December 13, 2007. It doesn't take long for me to gravitate back into the blue gemstones. A couple of pieces I'm loving right now are these cluster earrings of Peruvian Opals and this front toggle closure necklace with a stunning faceted marquis Aqua Chalcedony. I suspect some lucky person will receive these for Christmas! Sunday, December 9, 2007. I also did matching hoop earrings. That's all for this week! I should have a few more items to post next weekend. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Astarte Designs: February 2007

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Saturday, February 17, 2007. Wow, it's time to start blogging again! I took a bit of a break over the holiday season, but I'm back at it again. I just finished this bracelet for a co-worker. She loves tanzanite and that was my starting point for this piece. I decided to make it really colourful by adding orange and green and gold to it. The brilliant blue of the tanzanite really stands out. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog! View my complete profile. Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry.

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Astarte Designs: and the bride wore...white & black!

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Thursday, April 24, 2008. And the bride wore.white and black! Hello - I'm back! I've taken a long break from making jewelry, but something always calls me back. This time it was a request to make some bridal jewelry for a co-worker. It's a somewhat unconventional combination for a bride, however I think it will look stunning! The dress is white with black embroidered flowers and the bride will have her dark chestnut hair in a 1920's bobbed wave. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Astarte Designs: Geodes & Gemstones

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Sunday, December 9, 2007. These are a couple of fun and easy necklaces to make. I found these cool Geode slices in my travels on the internet and had to have them. I've paired them with double chain necklaces and a faceted gemstone of sage amethyst to add a bit of interest and movement to the necklaces. I also did matching hoop earrings. That's all for this week! I should have a few more items to post next weekend. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hi there - Welcome to my blog! View my complete profile.