Something New For November~

Beautiful bronze biwi pearls with flashes of bronze, blue and green have a cluster of bronze keishi petal pearls. these dangle 1 1/4 inch from 925 sterling ear wires.

 Chrome Green Quartz Concave Cut Marquise Briolettes (18mm) are topped with a decorative Swarovski filigree finding with emerald green and sea foam green stones. Dangle 1 1/2 inch from 925 sterling silver ear wires.

Faceted brown topaz briolettes dangle from gold and rust rectangle vintage glass bead that are topped with a sterling silver finding and genuine deep red garnet. these dangle just over 1 1/4 inch from 925 sterling silver ear wires.

Pearls & Tanzanite Hoops

Oval Hoop earrings are wire wrapped with pearls and tanzanite quartz rondells using 925 sterling silver. Hoops are 2 inches long and have a keishi pearl and tanzanite center. Earrings come in gift box.
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Pearls Pearls Pearls

I love pearls and it just happens to be the Birthstone for June! Is there someone special you know that has a birthday coming up, or how about giving that special  mom that's been there in place of a father a little something for her on fathers day? Here are just a few of my favorites.........

Freshwater Pearls are wire wrapped and weaved with 14k gold filled Vermeil around a 1 1/2 inch 24k Gold Vermeil artisan hoops ear wires. 

Freshwater Pearls are mixed with Gold and Silver Pyrite and wrapped with sterling silver around a 2 inch hoop. These hoops dangle from sterling ear wires.

A freshwater teardrop pearl is wire wrapped with oxidized sterling silver and dangles beneath a cascade of gold and silver faceted pyrite rondells, lavender amethyst and keishi pearls each wrapped with oxidized silver. Length is just over 1 inch from bottom of sterling ear wires 

These gorgeous chunky AA freshwater Baroque pearls are nestled between wire wrapped keishi pearls and dangle from 30x16 mm, 925 Sterling Silver Sleek Elongated Hoops. Total length is 1 3/4 inch top to bottom

These Freshwater Biwa Pearls have a nice sheen to them and are topped with a Sky Blue Topaz. Total length is 1 inch from bottom of sterling ear wires.  

Five stunning white Keishi Petals Cultured Pearls are separated by round turquoise beads and suspended from a flattened sterling silver chain with a lobster claw clasp. 

These oddly shaped chunky Baroque Pearls give unique character to this bracelet. The pearls are separated every so often by a small cluster of genuine Iolite and Peridot faceted brioletts and a cluster of keishi petal pearls topped with light yellow topaz. An off centered mystic blue quartz and swarovski crystal rondell add just a touch of difference. The clasp is a heavy duty magnet with a sterling silver safety chain. bracelet is 7 /12 inch safety chain is 3 inches.

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Pearl Labradorite and Sterling Silver Earrings

Mystic Pink Quartz and Sterling SIlver earrings

Coral Turquoise and Sterling Silver Earrings

Mystic Blue Topaz Vermeil Earrings

Green Topaz Vermeil Earrings

Pearls Crystal and sterling silver cluster earrings

Pearls Topaz Labradorite Garnet Sterling Silver Earrings

A few new pieces for July

Large bright faceted pink Candy Jade is wire wrapped and topped with a cascade roped sterling silver and small keishi (petal) pearls and topped with a swarovski crystal. length is 1 1/2 inch from bottom of sterling ear wires.

Chunky Freshwater white pearls are wire wrapped with oxidized sterling silver wire and dangle from a detailed oxidezed ring and ear wires. Length is 1 1/4 inch from bottom of ear wire.
*all sterling is oxidized naturally not with chemicals.

Pale lavender Chalcedony is wire wrapped with sterling silver and dangle beneath a sterling silver twisted bead encased with lavender crystals. Lenght is just under 1 1/2 inch.

Swarovski crystals and brass findings dangle from Vintage sterling ear wires.. Length from bottom of ear wire is 1 1/4 inch.

New at OBTP Jewelry!

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 Cascade of Genuine Mixed Gemstones and Vermeil Earrings $30

 White Keishi Pearls, Hot Pink Chalcedony , Sterling Silver Earrings $30

 Pineapple Quartz, Topaz, Keishi Pearls and Vermeil Earrings $54

 Keishi, Baroque, Pearl Sterling Silver Earrings $30

 Rich teal Amazonite and Sterling Silver Earrings $18

Mixed Gemstone memory wire bracelet, Rose Quartz, Green and Red Adventurine, Black Onyx, Blue Lapis, Tiger Eye, Rhodolite and Sodalite $25

Mint Green Chalk Turquoise and Sterling Silver Earrings $18

Warm weather is approaching~~~~~

It's February 17 and in New England some cities and towns reached the mid fifties! With the snow melting and the birds chirping all I could think of was spring is on its way. Here are just a few spring items to think about~




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Winter is coming!

Freshwater white potato and rice pearls dangle from a black leather cord to look like snow flakes on a branch. Each section of leather is hand knotted so the pearls will not slip together. This necklace is 66 inches to make a great triple choker necklace, or a beautiful 33 inch double strand Opera necklace! The clasp is a simple loop knot with a wire wrapped chunky freshwater pearl to be slipped through. $35

Here a beautiful pair of White Keishi Pearls and Oxidized Sterling Silver earrings that would make a great companion to the necklace! $30

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For the Holidays

Keishi pearls and Garnet rondells are wire wrapped with 925 sterling silver and clustered on top of a faceted quartz teardrop. These drops dangle 1 1/8 inch from sterling flowered ear wires. Festive for the holidays or bright for the summer
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These Freshwater Biwa Pearls have a nice sheen to them and are topped with pretty fuchsia colored faceted Rhodolite Garnets. Total length is 1 inch from bottom of sterling ear wires.
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Keishi pearls and Garnet rondells are wire wrapped with vermeil (24k gold over 925 sterling) and clustered on top of a faceted quartz teardrop. These drops dangle 1 1/8 inch from vermeil berry ear wires. Festive for the holidays or bright for the summer!

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Oxidize Sterling Silver Naturally

I've been looking for a way to Oxidize sterling silver 1) inexpensively and 2) an easy process. Here is an article I found by Pat Greer I tried that has both. The first 2 pictures are before Oxidizing and the bottom 2 are after Oxidizing and I thought I would share it!

Boil an egg and peel it. While it's still hot, break the egg into pieces and put it into a tightly sealed container, along with the piece of sterling silver jewelry you want to oxidize.

The container can be glass, plastic or even a Ziploc bag (I've used them all). Just make sure that it is airtight.

After a short while (maybe 15-20 minutes), shake the container around a little to redistribute the jewelry. I've found that if you don't get the jewelry moving around, some of the silver may not oxidize very well.

This method of oxidizing sterling silver may take longer than using liver of sulfur, but it seems to work just as well - and you don't have to go outside in six feet of snow to do it!

If the egg gets cold before your sterling silver piece has oxidized as much as you'd like, remove the egg from the container and pop it into the microwave to heat it back up. Then place it back into the container and seal it up again.

I have used this process to oxidize ceramic beads dipped in silver also. When oxidizing ceramic beads dipped in silver, some of the pieces seemed to bubble if I laid them in the container. So what I do now is string them on cord with knots in between each bead to separate them. This seems to give better results.

Oxidizing Article by Pat Greer

Treasury by Lanadearg

My Pink Salmon and Keishi Pearl earrings made it in this beautiful PINK Treasury!