The "LOVE" Necklace

The story of the Love Necklace...


Making custom jewelry is my passion. One day while going back through my records to make sure I was current with orders, I realized that I was to make a charm for a chain for someone with the word "LOVE" on it. When I checked with the customer to find out if she was still interested, she most definitely was.


So what started out as a simple charm on a chain turned into "The LOVE Necklace Extraordinaire"! She decided she wanted charms with her grandchildren's names to stack with the Love charm. Then she decided she also wanted a couple more with her children's names. Well, that changed the whole design since I thought that would not look that good all bunched up together.


She wanted some black beads and some silver chain along with the charms. This is what I came up with. The backside of the charms feature their date of birth, too. The black disc beads are rainbow obsidian and the long black beads are agate.

Upcoming Show - Hope to see you!

7th Annual Glitterati Holiday Art & Gift Boutique - Oct. 30th -Tiferet Israel Synagogue 10909 Hillcrest (off Royal) Dallas, TX Noon - 5 pm

Need some holiday gift ideas? 

Enjoying some cooler weather and busy in the shop!

Working on some new designs and just having a good time! Cooler weather always makes for more fun in the shop - windows open and doors, too. Love working up the old railroad dining car china and some of my stashed beautiful old American mined turquoise!

What's up??

Countdown to the big show at the Meyerson - Dallas, Texas, August 28th. I'm so thrilled to be one of the selected artists and looking forward to showing off all my newest creations to the people!!! At least we hope there will be some people.... 


This is the 13th Jewish Art Fest and what a lovely place to be holding the event. Here is a link for more information. The Morton Meyerson is located at 2301 Flora, Dallas, Texas.
http://www.jccdallas.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=13th%20Jewish%20Arts%20Fest%20of%20Dallas&category=CulturalPrograms

Hope to see you there!


Here is a sample of some of my latest pieces. Orange and purple spiney oyster shell from off the coast of Ecuador, which I set into a couple of pendants and a ring. Also, a lovely piece of Nevada Rhodonite (lapidary by Lost Sierra), which I set into a pendant. Loving on the colorsplash! More to come.....

New Round

Started a new round of adornments preparing for my big show on the 28th. The lobby of the beautiful Morton Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas will be the setting.  Here is Act 1 consisting of Spiney Oyster shell and turquoise.

We are still experiencing extreme heat with it seems like a gazillion consecutive days of over 100 degrees, but you can't keep a metalsmith down...so I am out in my little studio working away.

and the beat goes on.... hot hot hot....

so the nation is in turmoil and the heat wave still lingers for most of us!


Lots of things going on around here and keeping busy! This is good for sure.


Made a couple pair of earrings the other day. Mango shell from Peru and a pair of beautiful sugilite and natural coral earrings. 


What do you think?


Doing a private party this weekend and looking forward to some fun with some dear friends!

New Creations

Trying to work up some new ideas for some new pieces. Sometimes I get lost in thought. I'm most definitely looking forward to the temperature lowering a little. It's just been too hot to work in the shop even with the a/c going. It just can't keep up.

So, I finally got some of the bugs worked out in the software I use for my website and have spent the last couple of days adding some pieces to my website. When it's too hot to hit the shop, I spend lots of time making bead jewelry. Here are some.

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