New Gemstones for summer!!

I went to a bead show this past weekend and picked up these awesome beads for summer jewelry!!



These will be made into nice Summer Anklets... Mixed Gemstones wire wrapped with Vermeil (24K over .925 Sterling Silver) Topaz, Quartz, Peridot, Apatite, Carnelian, Amethyst, Citrine and Black Onyx




These Beautiful Aqua Blue Crackled Agate will be made into a bracelet using memory wire

 

Large Juicy red Coral Nuggets will be perfect for a Necklace and Bracelet.



These are going to be great as a Necklace they are so cool on your skin! Mixed frosted Gemstones (Rose Quartz, Green and Red Adventurine, Black Onyx, Blue Lapis, Tiger Eye, Rhodolite and Sodalite



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Gifts for the Holidays under $25

These earrings would be a great gift for that special aunt, a good friend or a Secret Santa office party. Click on the pictures below to enlarge each item. These are just a few items that are under $25 and "Free Shipping"!! visit www.obtp.etsy.com for more!!

Crystals and Sterling Silver Earrings $18

Freshwater Pearls, Garnets and Sterling Silver $18








Freshwater Pearls, Iolite and Sterling Silver $18



Freshwater Pearls, Mystic Pink Quartz and Sterling Silver $18







Blue Lapis and Vermeil Earrings $20


Biwa Pearls Garnet and Sterling Earrings $20

Freshwater Pearls and Sterling Silver $ 20

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

Eye of the Stone

These beautiful Solar quartz have rings of cream and opaque white with a blue undertone. The eye of the stone is a dark blue.

These organic stones dangle 3/4 inch from sterling silver twisted ear wires.

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Handmade Tibetans Beaded Earrings

These beautiful beads are handmade by the tibetans. They are a rustic looking detailed sterling silver bead with inlays of genuine turquoise and coral.

Bead size is 13-14mm, total length is 3/4 from bottom of sterling earwires.

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Sapphire, Apatite, Quartz and Vermeil Earrings

GREAT FALL EARRINGS

A cluster of genuine Sapphires in champagne/gold, olive/brown and raspberry/red, with a speck of teal apatite here and there are nestle on top of a beautiful faceted amber quartz teardrop. Each stone is wire wrapped with vermeil wire (24k gold over 925 sterling) and dangle from vermeil ear wires. total length is 1 inch from bottom of ear wire

New Fall Jewelry

Genuine Mixed Topaz in Brick Red, Olive Green and Deep Purple are wire wrapped in fine 925 Sterling Silver wire and are suspended from a sterling silver ring and chain. Total length is 18 inches.

Genuine Mixed Topaz in Brick Red, Olive Green and Deep Purple are wire wrapped in fine Sterling wire and dangle 1/2 inch from sterling ear wires.

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Sterling Silver Circle Jewelry!

This 3/4 inch shiny brushed 925 Sterling Silver Circle is suspended on 15 inches of sterling silver flat chain with a lobster clasp for a total length of 17 inches.

Sleek, shiny and lightweight 925 sterling silver circles in 2 sizes are lightly textured and dangle 1 1/4 inch from 925 sterling ear wires.

Click on either pic to see more info on these 2 items and Visit http://www.obtp.etsy.com/ for more jewelry!

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June is Coming!!!

I just LOVE the month of June! My birthday is in June and the Birthstone for June is Pearl. Pearls have always been my favorite and it was my Grandmothers favorite. Here are just a few of my unique designs using different colors and shape pearls.

Topaz in Different Colors

Who knew there were so many different colors of topaz...............

Green Topaz and Sterling Silver Earrings................................

Red, Pink and Golden Yellow Topaz with Vermeil Earrings ........................

Blue Topaz and Sterling Silver Earrings............................

Green and blue topaz, blue chalcedony and ....... The back strand is all topaz.... pink, golden yellow, red, black,blue, green,orange, purple,white, brown and some in between.

Unlimited possibilities..............

Happy Holidays PIF

And the Winner is Wendy Winn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a special friend that's always going out of their way for you and everyone else? Someone that rarely does anything for themselves. Well I'm offering these Swarovski Crystal and Sterling Silver Christmas Tree earrings free to add a little sparkle to their holiday!! Why not PIF (pay it forward)

To win these earrings for that special person just leave a way for me to contact you. I will mail these earrings out directly to them in a holiday gift box with the snowman card pictured.

The card will say:

Thank you for always being there,

Happy Holiday's

Love your Secret Friend!

The winner will be announce December 9th, if you would prefer something different in the card I will be more than happy to change it.

Teals and Browns Treasury!

This beautiful Teal and Brown treasury was put together by moncy3 click on her name to visit her unique shop!

~~~~~Getting Ready for Fall~~~~~

Fall in New England is one of my favorite times of year. With the turning of the leaves, apple picking, so many different colored mums and pumpkins everywhere. And oh those bulky knit sweaters...

This time of year there's also a lot of talk about what the colors will be for the fall season, so these are a few beads I've chosen for earrings. The beads shown are Tourmaline, Rhodonite Pink Kiwi Jasper, Green,Red and Amber Quartz, Orange,Pink,Red,Honey and Caramel Jade,Swarovski Crystals,Blue Lapis,Serpentine,Rhodolite Garnet and Aqua Chalcedony. You can check my shop at http://obtp.etsy.com for the finished products.

Would love your feedback and any suggestions you have.

New Shabby Chic Earrings

A beautiful creamy off white Honey Opal square with just a hint of black are topped with a sterling daisy and black Swarovski crystal. They have a black Czech crystal drop that is topped with a sterling swirl bead cap. Length is 1 1/2 inch from bottom of sterling ear wire.

These earrings are one of a kind and will not be made again!

New Chandelier Earrings!

New Chandelier Earrings, you can see more views and prices at http://obtp.etsy.com/

" Water Fall Chanderlier Earrings "

"Cascade Chandelier Earrings"

"Desire Chandelier Earrings"
"Chamelot Chandelier Earrings"