tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144873132024-03-13T11:21:51.736-07:00The Jewelry BlogMy handcrafted jewelry blog featuring everything from unusual bracelets to chandelier earrings. The jewelry I make can be seen at www.clunygreyjewelry.com. A world of gemstones awaits!clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-85924265575562872732018-07-05T22:31:00.000-07:002018-07-05T23:10:48.703-07:00I'm Back!!! And with Jewelry!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After 3 difficult years of health problems and the passing on of 3 close family members, I'm back on The Jewelry Blog. I hardly know what to tell you except that I've been making jewelry, intend to make more jewelry, and I am as excited as I can be!</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Because July is the month of the ruby, I'm featuring my newest ruby bracelets today, as well as a couple of favorites from the past.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And these two bracelets look great when paired! The top bracelet with the focal emerald should be on the <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ruby-bracelets.html" target="_blank">Cluny Grey Jewelry</a> site by tomorrow evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;">Above, very special artist's lampwork beads with great depth and clarity combine with very large faceted genuine ruby nuggets and chunky sterling silver Bali beads. A pretty strawberry charm and a leaf charm hang beside the toggle clasp with a cabochon bezel-set ruby.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;">Above, two strands of rubies are accented by 14k gold-filled beads and accents, including a 14k toggle clasp. Small oval rubies, large oval rubies, and faceted rondelle rubies join together in a symmetrical design.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span style="color: magenta;">Lapis and rubies with gold!</span></span></b><br />
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<br />clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-7796532305017489052015-03-15T08:34:00.000-07:002015-03-15T08:37:54.949-07:00Gemstone Bracelets & Freshwater Pearl Necklaces for Spring<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've finally had my fill of snow. I'm ready for Spring, for the cherry blossoms, for kayaks, and for walks in the neighborhood. I'm also ready for more jewelry, as I am always! </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, the first <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Iolite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a> is a favorite of mine for 2 reasons: it features iolites, the "water sapphires" that are a pretty dark blue, and the tiny Karen Hill Tribes sterling silver beads that make such great strands with gemstones. Lots of little sterling charms dangle at intervals along the bracelet.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Labradorite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">labradorite bracelet</a> that is a simple one strand bracelet with every single labradorite gemstone having flash. Some flash is that beautiful, desirable dark blue, some flash is dark green, some light green, and some even has what looks like a bit of pink in it. A single loveletter charm hangs at one side of the bracelet, and the sterling clasp is a hand-decorated rectangle I import myself directly from Bali.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, this is an <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/aquamarine-bracelets.html" target="_blank">aquamarine bracelet</a> that has been accented by very pretty almost translucent white faceted rainbow moonstone. It would be perfect for a gift for someone with a March birthday who may not wear a lot of aqua or blue - and it will look great with a summer tan!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been going through my freshwater pearl stash lately and playing with the differently colored pearls and the result is what you see here. I love the freshwater <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/coin-pearl-necklaces.html" target="_blank">pearl necklace</a> above with the creamy marquise pearls separated by silk colored Swarovski crystals. The necklace has a sterling silver toggle clasp. This necklace is very rich looking; the pearls have a marvelous lustre.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, yes, those are fuschia pearls, both potato and rectangular. The perfect necklace for jazzing up that plain navy blue business suit!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, oval coin pearls (freshwater) are in a dark blue. This simple necklace looks great with everything from blue jeans to a cocktail dress.</span><br />
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<br />clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-46592948383634241042015-02-15T17:19:00.002-08:002015-02-15T17:20:35.563-08:00Cheery Pink, Green and Aqua for Spring<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> At 18 degrees here outside, I know that there are other people dreaming of Spring (not I; I love this!) Just a couple of pieces today that I've finished this weekend. Above and below, a gemstone bracelet in rhodochrosite, a pink gemstone that is relatively rare on the jewelry scene. This bracelet has 4 strands: one of gemstones, two of Thai Karen Hill Tribes tiny sterling silver beads accented with a few rhodochrosites, and a sterling silver oval-linked chain with sterling silver charms, a fleur de lis and 2 puffy hearts. The clasp is a sterling toggle. This will shortly be on the <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/gemstone-bracelets.html" target="_blank">Gemstone Bracelets</a> page on the Cluny Grey Jewelry website.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below are two stackable bracelets made of green rutilated quartz. I love this gemstone and it is a beautiful fresh green with just a touch of lime perhaps, but I have more difficulty photographing it for some reason than almost any other gemstone. I love the little hammered hearts on the second bracelet! These will go on the<a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/gemstone-bracelets.html" target="_blank"> Gemstone Bracelets</a> page shortly, and you will be able to buy them together or separately.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, aqua freshwater pearls and tiny little Thai Karen Hill Tribes beads lead to a large modern pendant of faceted faux aqua quartz in this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/222781425/aqua-pearl-necklace-freshwater-pearl" target="_blank">pendant necklace.</a> This is in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelrybyChloemarie" target="_blank">JewelrybyChloemarie</a> Etsy store that I have.</span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-42123182456905041812015-02-12T13:36:00.001-08:002015-02-12T13:42:40.527-08:00Gray Days of February are Brightened by Jewelry!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: cyan;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It's cold and gray here in Arlington, Virginia, but that's okay because when it's cold and gray outside, I get lots of work done inside. And I have so much work to do! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I am looking forward to my visit from my Brazilian daughter, Fernanda, next week! She is always a breath of fresh air, and I haven't gotten to see her for a while. Thank goodness she has a job that brings her to the US periodically and allows her to come to see us. We've known her since she was 16 and came to stay with us in Arkansas. We have seen her almost every year after that, (and occasionally several times each year) with the exception of a couple of years when she was beginning her career (she is an engineer and businesswoman).</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I've been working on jewelry both for the Cluny Grey site and for my new Etsy site. The Cluny Grey site features the <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/gemstone-bracelets.html" target="_blank">new bracelet</a> above that is made of Australian mookaite and sterling silver. Mookaite happily possesses one of Pantone's colors of the year: marsala, which is prevalent in the bracelet you see here. Mookaite also has other vibrant shades varying from mustard to rose to red and all shades in between in the warm spectrum. </span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, a labradorite bracelet with sterling silver and lots of flash which may not be readily visible here. The true beauty of labradorite displays with movement.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The bracelet below is another <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Labradorite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">labradorite bracelet</a>, but this time mixed with genuine amethyst. I chose the name Velvet Orchid because there was something about the bracelet that reminded me of the dark, mysterious Tom Ford perfume of the same name. The special accents here include the pretty box clasp with a cabochon labradorite inset into the swirling top, and a plethora of labradorite and amethyst gemstone charms hanging from huge rings on one side of the bracelet. A special note: the amethysts in the bracelet are gemstone (high) quality.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I have so many new pieces in my</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelrybyChloemarie" target="_blank">Etsy shop, JewelrybyChloemarie</a>, that I can't mention them all, but here are a few:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 1. A "Downton Abbey" Edwardian style necklace with genuine pale blue freshwater pearls, and white opal Swarovski crystals leading to antiqued gold filigree with more opal Swarovskis and a blue rhinestone in the center of the oval filigree. Very romantic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. A pretty 14 karat gold-filled chain necklace with a lotus charm and an amethyst charm. The amethyst is there for 2 reasons: first, because it is a sacred stone to Buddhists, and second, because it is the February birthstone. </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Another lotus necklace, this one featuring a rectangular plaque with the lotus in silver-plate and a pretty translucent amethyst nugget hanging from a silver chain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. A lotus necklace in vermeil and genuine ruby (the tears of the Buddha were said to be rubies).</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Below, an <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/222290984/amulet-necklace-protection-necklace" target="_blank">amulet necklace</a> featuring a globe made of gemstone and glass with an amethyst charm because amethyst has been used as protection for travelers for thousands of years. All metal components are 14 karat gold-filled.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Gold Amulet Necklace for Travelers' Protection - with Amethyst</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. A favorite necklace of mine (and I'm making one for myself and my 5 year old grand-daughter has requested one) is this freshwater pearls necklace of gray pearls and gold chain dangling a huge bluish-gray rectangular crystal. It is so luxe looking!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope these cold, gray days are inspiring for you, too! And if you are further northeast than I am, know that I am envying your snow! I want snow!!! (Well, a reasonable amount anyway).</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Ciao for now, joolies!</span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-59001436159846180802015-01-14T15:20:00.000-08:002015-01-14T15:26:31.756-08:00Gemstone Bracelets with Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x96xkgWrevg/VLbxJJmRPNI/AAAAAAAAHdQ/Bg3zHZ1brx8/s1600/gemstone-bracelet-y.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gemstone bracelet with citrine, garnet, and apatite" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x96xkgWrevg/VLbxJJmRPNI/AAAAAAAAHdQ/Bg3zHZ1brx8/s1600/gemstone-bracelet-y.jpg" height="306" title="Gemstone Bracelet" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love color in the middle of cold winter. Above and below, Pierres a Trois is a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/gemstone-bracelets.html" target="_blank">gemstone bracelet</a> with a strand of citrine a strand of garnet, and a strand of apatite. Sterling silver charms hang around the bracelet and a sturdy sterling silver toggle clasp is the closure. Guaranteed to go with something you have in your closet!</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, purple goes so well with <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Labradorite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">labradorite</a> whether it's in the form of Swarovski crystals (tanzanite color) or in this case, genuine gemstone amethyst. Very flashy labradorite and pretty quality amethysts make this bracelet very special. With sterling silver accents and a wonderful sterling box clasp with a cabochon amethyst set into the top. A plethora of labradorite and amethyst charms hang from rings on one side of the bracelet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Perk up your spirits these cold days. Buy some new jewelry to add that <i>je ne sais quoi</i> to your boring winter clothes! Remember that shipping is free!</span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-73386746603572440392015-01-04T10:36:00.000-08:002015-01-04T10:36:09.707-08:00Garnets: The January Birthstone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I am extremely fond of garnets and wear them almost everyday. I have an oval garnet ring I love that I've had for many years; it goes with everything and especially looks good with black. I have made myself a garnet nugget bracelet that I wear also almost everyday. The garnets are large (large garnets are hard to come by) and the flat faceted nuggets really catch the light. The best part is that garnet jewelry goes from an everyday situation to a dressy one and looks perfect for both.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above and below, a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Garnet-bracelets.html" target="_blank">garnet bracelet</a> very like the one that I wear almost everyday. 14 karat gold-filled beads and accents look great with the deep red garnets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above and below, this 2 strand garnet bracelet features smooth garnet nuggets and a second strand of Thai Karen Hill Tribes chain dangling 3 garnet charms and 2 leaf charms. Lots of sterling silver give it a really rich look.</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Garnet-necklaces.html" target="_blank">Garnet necklaces</a> are good for every occasion. Again, both of these necklaces can be worn to work and then out to dinner or a party. The garnet necklace below features gem-quality faceted oval garnets that give it a really feminine look.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love fluorite! Below is the newest fluorite bracelet to grace the Cluny Grey website. The faceted nuggets are especially colorful and pretty. The focal lampwork beads pulls all the fluorite colors together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> NEW: Some of you may know that I have opened an Etsy shop called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelrybyChloemarie" target="_blank">JewelrybyChloemarie</a> to sell my jewelry that I make that may not be on the website. I've had a love affair with vintage costume jewelry since I can remember and many of the pieces that you find there are made with Czech beads, vintage beads, crystal, Swarovski, gold-plate, silver-plate, brass, and bronze. Everything from minimal necklaces with a single drop to assemblage necklaces can be found here. Below is a bracelet that I've been making since 2007 but have never sold online. It features vintage lucite, silver-plated filigree and chain. It covers the top of the wrist and is really a feminine and fun piece!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> A 14 karat gold-filled chain bracelet with a heart charm and a Swarovski crystal cross.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> A Renaissance style necklace with faceted glass beads, gold-plated filigree, vintage glass opals and a cameo like medallion featuring a princess.</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEbuBV-jdvA/VKhyD9UhIEI/AAAAAAAAHV0/FSNQNBw_g7g/s1600/pendant-necklace-d8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="gold pendant necklace with glass beads" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEbuBV-jdvA/VKhyD9UhIEI/AAAAAAAAHV0/FSNQNBw_g7g/s1600/pendant-necklace-d8.jpg" height="400" title="Pendant Necklace" width="350" /></span></a></div>
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Another favorite bracelet: silver-plated filigree hugs the top of the wrist completely and 4 chains wrap around to a swirling leaf toggle clasp. The flowered filigree is topped with a larger flower and leaves and centered with a light blue sparkling vintage rhinestone.</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O02v3fzbyP4/VKhyMn2tIJI/AAAAAAAAHV8/46xWyJA_na0/s1600/victorian-style-jewelry-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="flower bracelet in silver filigree" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O02v3fzbyP4/VKhyMn2tIJI/AAAAAAAAHV8/46xWyJA_na0/s1600/victorian-style-jewelry-b.jpg" height="400" title="Flower Bracelet" width="390" /></a></div>
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-44211631718230492902014-11-26T22:48:00.000-08:002014-11-26T23:09:57.932-08:00Gemstones and More! Bracelets, Earrings, and Necklaces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SvtkiWDZqUw/VHbM_oBG8_I/AAAAAAAAHUY/tvJrmD5OEzs/s1600/unique-bracelet-k5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="unique handmade bracelet" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SvtkiWDZqUw/VHbM_oBG8_I/AAAAAAAAHUY/tvJrmD5OEzs/s1600/unique-bracelet-k5.jpg" height="387" title="Unique Bracelet" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ah, the frenzy of the holiday season begins! And no where is it more frenzied than here on the fourth floor in my studio. I watched heavy snowflakes today (that unfortunately melted right away) only when I chanced to look up from my busy workbench. I will be closing shop starting December 13th this year, so be sure to get any custom orders right away!</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, a multi-gemstone <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page3.html" target="_blank">bracelet </a>with sterling silver contains several shades of touraline including pink and green, aquamarine, citrine, apatite, and chrysoprase. Three sterling silver charms dangle on one side of the bracelet which features sterling silver chain; a sterling toggle clasp is the closure.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, cloisonne earrings with vermeil earwires and Swarovski crystals.</span><br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w7QXHqXh6ds/VGRFjJsDN8I/AAAAAAAAHSQ/TAKtTDWSVBQ/s1600/cloisonne-jewelry-e2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="cloisonne earrings" border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w7QXHqXh6ds/VGRFjJsDN8I/AAAAAAAAHSQ/TAKtTDWSVBQ/s320/cloisonne-jewelry-e2.jpg" title="Cloisonne earrings" width="245" /></span></a></div>
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, Swarovski crystals in Indocolite look wonderful with special cloisonne beads; the cloisonne contains a rhinestone embedded on both sides. A vermeil toggle clasp is the closure.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Next, another <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Cloisonne-jewelry.html" target="_blank">cloisonne bracelet</a>, this one features pretty blue genuine faceted agate stones with cylindrical gold and blue cloisonne.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above and below, a fire agate bracelet that is full of fire. Charms in vermeil and fire agate hang from 3 points of the bracelet.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'm in love with this beautiful <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Turquoise-beaded-bracelets.html" target="_blank">turquoise bracelet</a>. The borosilicate lampwork beads are stunning and streaked with the colors of the turquoise and gorgeous shades of pink. Sterling silver charms are from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes; the hefty sterling toggle clasp is from Bali.</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Rj5O4Ufye8/VGRH_hpWEdI/AAAAAAAAHTQ/a0BP3AsG9E4/s1600/rose-quartz-bracelet-d9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rose quartz bracelet" border="0" height="510" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Rj5O4Ufye8/VGRH_hpWEdI/AAAAAAAAHTQ/a0BP3AsG9E4/s320/rose-quartz-bracelet-d9.jpg" title="Rose Quartz Bracelet" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, the romance of rose quartz deepens when paired with rose gold-filled accented and lobster clasp. Rose gold and rose quartz? They're perfect together. And this rose quartz is an especially pretty pink.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, blue fluorite bracelet is one of my favorites! Blue fluorite is unusual and so pretty, and is more striking when it's paired with sterling silver. The two strand bracelet features one strand with faceted blue fluorite nuggets and another of tiny Karen Hill Tribes beads and charms.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, fluorite in different shades is complemented by very special artist's lampwork beads that are exquisite. A pretty Thai Karen Hill Tribes "S" clasp has a flower atop it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I am closing for Christmas vacation on December 13th.</span></b></div>
clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-84148426072954506642014-11-09T12:27:00.003-08:002014-11-09T12:27:59.686-08:00Life and Bracelets and Where's the Fall Collection?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been spending some time in Hot Springs, Arkansas lately where my best friend and most of my family live. That means that I am woefully behind on so many things and I am struggling to catch up. </span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> From the Fall Collection, now long overdue to be shown, are these bracelets that look great alone or stacked together on the wrist. Above is a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/apatite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">bracelet </a>with sterling silver, apatite and a single lotus charm; below, a similar bracelet with gem-quality faceted coin amethysts, sterling silver, and a fleur de lis charm. The bracelet has a lobster clasp with a pretty flower on it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, a bracelet of blue chalcedony faceted ovals with sterling silver and a puffy star charm.</span><div>
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, simple round garnet beads are enhanced by a pretty little toggle clasp with a leaf design. Thai Karen Hill Tribes charm has three sterling rounds hanging from a single loop.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, my favorite, because it's gold, of course, is this <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/lapis-jewelry.html" target="_blank">lapis bracelet</a> with 14 karat gold-filled components including an oval blank that can be stamped with your initial. The coin lapis beads are especially pretty.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above and below, the bracelets paired.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the classic combination of carnelian, lapis, and turquoise in this mixed gemstone<a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page3.html" target="_blank"> bracelet</a>. The large lapis nugget is especially beautiful with its golden sprinkling of pyrite. The gold is a mixture of gold-filled and vermeil. The vermeil charms are little dragonflies hanging from a 14k gold-filled chain. Two of the carnelian beads are beautifully carved and rather unusual. The turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine and is a wonderful deep shade of blue.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Please order early for Christmas this year as I will be heading off to Vienna, Salzburg, and then Bulgaria in mid-December. If you need a custom piece, remember that they seldom cost more than any similar piece you would find on the site, yet you get personal attention and preferences.</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Now shipping is FREE to AUSTRALIA as it is in the USA: anything over 50.00 is FREE while purchases under $50 are only 1.95 to ship.</span></div>
clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-13650745757850729972014-08-31T12:10:00.005-07:002014-08-31T12:12:19.267-07:00Fluorite, Sunstone, and Swarovski<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I saw with dismay this morning that at 6:00 a.m. it was still dark. Yes, summer is over, and where did it go so quickly?! Fall is almost here and with it will come the new Cluny Grey Fall Collection. Meanwhile, here are a few pieces I've finished lately.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Fluorite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">fluorite bracelet</a> with a dichroic focal bead echoing the colors in the green and purple fluorite. This bracelet is made with some of my favorite faceted fluorite nuggets in beautiful shades including a blue fluorite.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Sunstone-jewelry.html" target="_blank">sunstone bracelet</a> with flashing sunstone and a 14 karat gold-filled large-linked textured chain with a pretty cross dangling from it. Vermeil spiral beads and toggle clasp.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above and below, a Swarovski <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Swarovski-crystal-bracelets.html" target="_blank">crystal bracelet</a> in my favorite Swarovski color of Pacific opal. Alhambra, (name of the bracelet) features a wonderful focal cloisonne beads with the aqua color as well as gold and coral. Vermeil accents accompany the pretty crystals.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, large hunky Swarovski cosmic crystals in Golden Shadow complement the single cloisonne bead. The oval cloisonne beads not only has a peach background and blue and yellow flowers with green leaves, but has a rhinestone on each side. </span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-83136657248244945192014-08-03T15:29:00.000-07:002014-08-03T17:02:32.838-07:00Cleopatra and the "Gem of the Sun"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: lime;">Peridot, the August birthstone, is a pretty gemstone with a clear green color. It is fairly easy usually for us to find translucent peridot that are especially pretty for the jewelry that I make. I do like working with it; the only drawback to peridot is that it is usually difficult to find very large stones.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: lime;"> Peridot has a rich history, full of legends and lore that makes it an especially interesting gemstone.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Egyptians called peridot the "gem of the sun" and believed that it was best mined at night when it shone brightly; during the day, it shone so brightly that it couldn't even be seen!</span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Most of the peridot mined in the ancient world came from St. John's, an island about 50 miles off the coast of Egypt. It was so overrun by snakes that the miners had a difficult time until the Pharaoh had all the snakes killed. Much easier for the miners, not so good for the snakes. As a result, however, peridot is still believed by many to be a guard against snakebite!</span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <i><b>The first three photos are of </b>Minuet Verde<b>, a three strand <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Peridot-bracelets.html" target="_blank">peridot bracelet </a>with a two-sided sterling bead in the middle of the middle strand. The bead has two cabochon peridots bezel-set into it. The bracelet also has a double sided toggle clasp with a faceted square peridot set diagonally in each side of the toggle.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many historians believe that the emeralds that Cleopatra wore were not emeralds at all, but actually peridots which would have been readily accessible to her and can easily be confused with emeralds. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> For many centuries, people thought the 200 carat gems in the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in Cologne Cathedral in Germany were emerald. They are really peridots (gia.com).</span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <i><b>Above and below, another three strand peridot bracelet. The gemstones are small and sparkling and accented by 5 sterling silver flower charms and a pretty heart-shaped sterling lobster clasp.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: lime;"> Peridot is thought to help one achieve harmony in marriage. The ancients believed that it would give one eloquence and also protect one from evil spirits. It is often used today by proponents of crystal healing for asthma and a slew of other ailments.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <i><b>Above and below, this peridot bracelet has 5 strands of peridots on one side of the bracelet and faceted peridot rondelles set between large faceted nuggets of quartz crystal on the other. In the center, sterling silver and peridot charms are clustered next to a faceted rose quartz square.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: lime;">Today, most peridots come from Burma since St. John's island has not been mined since the 1950's. The largest peridot is approximately 310 carats and resides here in Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian museum.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <i><b>Above, a double-stranded bracelet of peridots with the main strand featuring quite large faceted peridots while the second strand has small peridots. The peridots are accented by square artist's lampwork beads shot with silver handmade by Robin Weber. Below, a bracelet made of peridot rondelles and sterling silver butterflies from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<i><b> <span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, another peridot bracelet featuring lampwork beads and large faceted peridot nuggets. The second strand is a large oval-lined chain dangling Thai Karen Hill Tribes flower charms.</span></b></i><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-25394679509612701202014-07-13T16:18:00.003-07:002014-07-13T16:18:32.236-07:00Coral Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings: Gifts from the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I adore coral; it's an organic material straight from the sea with all the magic of the sea. Coral combines well with pearls and other gemstones, and of course, it looks wonderful with artist's lampwork beads. I'm especially fond of peachy-pink colored coral of any kind, and I am bewitched by branch coral with long twiggy-looking sprigs.</span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, a coral bracelet with peachy-pink coral nuggets mixed with irregularly shaped freshwater pearls and sterling silver. The sea-themed charms include a mermaid, a seahorse,and a fish.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Above and below, coral bracelets with slices of red coral. The bracelet above has deep red coral mixed with brightly colored artist's lampwork beads; a second strand features a super-heavy length of sterling chain and tiny Thai Karen Hill Tribe beads and dangles sea-themed sterling charms. The coral bracelet below has brighter red slices of coral with special artist's lampwork beads and vermeil accents.</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The coral bracelet below combines slices of darker peachy-pink coral and short twigs of coral as well as golden coral tubes. The mix in this bracelet includes charms of sterling and artist's lampwork beads.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Above, a wonderful mixture of corals with accents of genuine turquoise and sterling silver. </i></b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, golden tube coral with special golden and sterling silver leaf artist's lampwork beads, sterling silver charms.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>Above, star-fish themed coral bracelet with red coral slices. </i></b></span></div>
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Below, a double-strand branch coral necklace with coral rounds and special artist's lampwork beads including a lampwork flower.</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, a black coral necklace with golden coral tubes and artist's lampwork beads.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Below, huge red coral slices and coral nuggets with vermeil and artist's lampwork beads.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b><i>Above, black onyx, vermeil, and coral earrings.</i></b></span></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, large coral slices with Bali sterling silver and special earwires with diamond-shaped decorations.</span></i></b><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-55759883650801146642014-06-29T14:47:00.000-07:002014-06-29T14:47:02.573-07:00Rubies: Just a Bit Less Than Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I've been busy working on rubies when I haven't been visiting my mother and my best friend in Hot Springs, Arkansas. I do love working with rubies! Rubies are the July birthstone, of course, and how appropriate since it is the red-hot month of summer. Rubies, like Fourth of July fireworks are compelling; one has to look at them. </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Rubies look good on everyone whether your complexion is dark or light, your haircolour brown, red, grey, blonde, or black (yes, rubies look soooo good on redheads!), whether you are big or small-boned, short or tall. Rubies are universal.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <i>Above and below, a sterling silver <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ruby-bracelets.html" target="_blank">ruby bangle bracelet</a> is so flirtatious with its dangling ruby charms. The rubies here are faceted rounds that are a soft reddish-pink.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In ancient India, ruby was considered to be the "Lord of Gemstones." It symbolizes love and devotion and <b>is the preferred gift for both the 15th and 40th years of marriage.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above and below, large faceted ruby nuggets are combined with beautiful sterling silver handmade beads, Thai Karen Hill Tribes sterling silver, and some of the finest artist's lampwork beads we've ever had. The toggle clasp has a cabochon ruby bezel-set into it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Rubies are supposed to help the wearer have happiness, good health, and wisdom. One of the famous ruby quotations is Biblical: " </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">rubies</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">. .." Proverbs 31:10.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, 14 karat gold-filled bangle bracelet features a large faceted ruby nugget with two smooth good-sized oval rubies on either side.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rubies are also said to bring good luck to gamblers as well as those who are in love.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, rubies play well with other gemstones. Here rubies are combined with apatite and 14 karat gold-fill. </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ruby-earrings.html" target="_blank">ruby earrings</a> are made with large faceted nuggets and all 14 karat gold-filled components. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, 14 karat gold-filled fluted accents give these ruby earrings a formal touch, while, below, faceted ruby rondelles are cooled down a bit with genuine aquamarine and sterling silver.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, a sterling silver and <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ruby-necklaces.html" target="_blank">ruby necklace</a>, great for everyday or formal occasions.</span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-8772920039339279602014-06-15T05:51:00.001-07:002014-06-15T05:52:58.850-07:00Ankle Bracelets, Aquamarines, and Earrings That Dangle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's almost official SUMMER, and summer is the time for <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ankle-bracelets.html" target="_blank">ankle bracelets</a>. Nothing shows off summer skin like a gemstone ankle bracelet; nothing looks sexier on your legs except bare skin! Very feminine, but slightly edgy, ankle bracelets have long been the summer jewelry of choice.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, a sterling silver ankle bracelet made with amazonite and genuine abalone; perfect for your beach vacation! The shell abalone hangs next to the tiny sterling toggle clasp.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, a red-hot carnelian ankle bracelet cooled off with just a touch of aqua apatite and a single sterling silver Bali bead. The closure is a sterling lobster clasp.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wonderful tourmalines in this mix will go with almost anything. This ankle bracelet is a mix of tourmaline chips and gem-quality tourmalines with a touch of sterling silver. The wonderful sterling silver shell charm makes this perfect to wear with a sundress after a day frolicking in the sand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gem-quality amethysts and carved amethysts have a touch of sterling silver and an exotic starfish charm in sterling hanging from one side. The clasp is a sterling lobster.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been working with aquamarines; I love them because they mix so well with so many different gemstones. Case in point: the aquamarine and orange carnelian bracelet above. The special flowered sterling silver toggle clasp is a real looker, but these faceted aquamarine rondelles really sparkle! Of course, so do the wonderful faceted carnelians, especially the cross-drilled squares on the second strand.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, more of those sparkly aquamarine rondelles, this time with genuine abalone and 14 karat gold-filled accents. This abalone shell is gorgeous on both sides. This<a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/aquamarine-bracelets.html" target="_blank"> aquamarine bracelet </a>is a real stunner!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Below, dangle earrings are created from different sizes, shapes, and textures of sterling silver chain and feature small gemstones such as apatite, carnelian, green aventurine, and gem-quality citrine rectangles hanging from the bottom. The simple sterling earwires have a textured ball for their only decoration. These are wonderful, colorful, flirty earrings!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, one of the Olsen twins wears ankle bracelets on both ankles.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, more celebrities wearing ankle bracelets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, Rashida Jones sporting an ankle bracelet with green heels, and below, Jennifer Aniston stepping out in an ankle bracelet on her left ankle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turquoise is probably my favorite color, so it follows that I would certainly love gem turquoise. For years, I thought of turquoise as Southwestern and it reminded me of family trips to California, and conjured images of the Painted Desert, Carlsbad Caverns, Navajo reservations, and that endless highway called Route 66 that we drove on back then.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Then, I went to Greece! To my surprise, turquoise was everywhere, as it was when I went to Egypt, and especially when I went to Turkey. Although I still can link turquoise with the Southwest US, it now gives me visions of ancient times in Mesopotamia, Turkey, Egypt and Greece especially when I mix it with lapis lazuli.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above, a Southwestern take on the turquoise bracelet, and below, a more Grecian look in turquoise and gold.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The following pictures also demonstrate that the popularity of turquoise remains undiminished. It is truly beautiful and suits many different types of women.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, turquoise against tanned skin is a classic, but look, below, at how beautiful blond Cameron Diaz is in turquoise necklace and earrings.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cynthia Nixon with her red hair and ultra fair skin is ravishing in this multi-strand, layered turquoise necklace. Look at how well it goes with her blue eyes! Every red-head should own turquoise jewelry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, Selma Hayak sports two turquoise necklaces for a layered look. I especially like the shorter one.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turquoise even flatters that summer perennial, the white tee!</span><br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-54110434736104531072014-05-28T22:23:00.000-07:002014-05-28T22:27:38.166-07:00Summer Romance: Jewelry to Fall in Love With<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everything goes in cycles, and making jewelry is no exception. What seems exciting and absorbing for months will suddenly become old, and I'll search for new gemstones everywhere, even though I have an unbelievably large inventory in the studio. </span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, there are times when I go back to the gemstones that first piqued my interest when I began making jewelry so many years ago. Precious gemstones are perennials with me, but here are some of the other gemstones in jewelry form that I have long had a romance with.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above, citrines are one of my favorite gemstones. I love sunny yellow. The<a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Citrine-necklaces.html" target="_blank"> citrine necklace</a> above is very simple, large faceted nuggets with minimal sterling silver accents. It does have a sterling silver dog-shaped clasp (the dog is stylized but resembles a dachshund). I love this necklace because it has absolutely wonderful sparkle. Oh, and I adore sparkle!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above and below, this <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/ruby-bracelets.html" target="_blank">ruby bracelet</a> features smooth large pebble-shaped opaque rubies that are a fairly strong red. They look perfect with accents of 14 karat gold-fill and little faceted ruby rondelles.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found fluorite to be one of the most intriguing gemstones to work with because of the purples and greens that look so great together. It is one of the first gemstones I started using artist's lampwork beads with; I loved the way the right lampwork would draw the two colors together. This <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Fluorite-jewelry.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a> has a large lampwork focal, sterling silver beads, and a pretty sterling silver box clasp with a faceted amethyst.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blue aquamarine (not the greener aquamarine) is fantastic with citrine. Think of the sun and the sky, the sun and blue water. I love this gemstone mix especially for the way that it perks up whatever I'm wearing. One gemstone alone can be classic and beautiful (see the ruby bracelet above), but put two primary colors together and you suddenly have a statement piece. This bracelet will be on our <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/aquamarine-bracelets.html" target="_blank">Aquamarine Bracelets page</a>.</span></div>
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-62876509118690112362014-05-15T14:25:00.000-07:002014-05-15T16:48:10.657-07:00Warm Weather Bracelets: Gemstones and Coral and Pearls, Oh, My!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Dark clouds are gathering outside; there are severe thunderstorm warnings for areas surrounding me. It's the perfect time to make jewelry! </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why a storm puts me in a creative mood, I have no idea. I am just glad that it does. I cannot wait to hit the workbench. Meanwhile, here are some of the newest creations:</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above and below, <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Coral-bracelets.html" target="_blank">coral</a>, it's a sign of the season. I especially like pinky-peachy angelskin coral that you see here which I've paired with the prettiest color aqua freshwater pearls. These pearls have such a pretty glow and they are perfect with the coral. Three strands of the pearl and coral mixture also have little sea-themed charms hanging from them. The clasp is one of my favorite elegant toggle swirls. All sterling silver.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, I love mixing gemstones and this <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page3.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a> is an unusual mixture that I've never used before. A large prehnite faceted nugget centers the bracelet; on either side are pretty faceted dark lemon quartz nuggets that are a yellow color. Little faceted prehnite rondelles, each with its own faceted ruby rondelle on the bottom, dangle from around the bracelet. The toggle clasp is sterling silver with an oval cabochon ruby bezel-set into the toggle diamond. Two very intricately decorated sterling beads from Bali are on either side of the bracelet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/gemstone-bracelets.html" target="_blank">gemstone bracelet</a> features lapis, aqua chalcedony, and citrine. On one side larger rounded corner rectangles of lapis glitter with pyrite. On the other side is a double strand of gemstones, chalcedony and citrine. In the midle are charms of citrine, chalcedony, and rubies with one of our favorite sterling silver cherub coin charms. The sterling toggle clasp feautures a double-sided toggle clasp with a faceted iolite on both sides.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cluny always helps me when I work! He finds it a great time to nap. The more I work, the more he naps!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page4.html" target="_blank">chunky bracelet</a> above is made up of some of our prettiest quartz nuggets with beautiful faceting. This simple bracelet has minimal silver so that the nuggets get all the attention. The toggle clasp is a larger sterling one with flowers both on the toggle ring and on the toggle bar.</span></div>
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-89981628269280425292014-05-06T10:53:00.003-07:002014-05-06T10:56:04.060-07:00May Is the Month for Emeralds!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's no secret that I love emeralds. I am a May baby, after all, so the emerald is my birthstone. My dream is to have a huge emerald cut emerald ring - but I haven't gotten around to that yet. </span><br />
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emeralds belong to the same class of gemstone as the aquamarine;they are beryls. The green color in the emerald comes from chromium. Emeralds are one of the four so-called "precious" gemstones, along with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires.</span><br />
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is very difficult to find a "perfect" emerald since almost all of them have inclusions. And finding pretty emeralds in the form of beads is especially difficult, since most of the least-included emeralds are used for cut gemstones. Most emerald beads are quite heavily included or opaque (or often both). Even included and imperfect, I still adore emeralds.</span><br />
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the reasons I love emeralds is because they are very versatile. Emeralds look very good when combined with other gemstones, both precious and semi-precious. The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-bracelets.html" target="_blank">emerald bracelet</a> shown above and below also has neon blue apatite and rubies with sterling silver.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-bracelets.html" target="_blank">emerald bracelet</a> shown in the next two pictures, below, features neon apatite rondelles and peacock blue apatite coins.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Of course, plain emeralds, here they are in the form of faceted nuggets and smooth coins which are quite rough, are a classic on their own with just a touch of gold or silver. In this <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-bracelets.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a>, the faceted nuggets are accented with 14 karat gold-fill.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Little faceted opaque emerald rondelles dangle from these sterling silver chandelier earrings</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-earrings.html" target="_blank">emerald earrings</a> below, bezel-set opaque cabochon emeralds hang from sterling silver earwires each decorated with a single flat heart on its front. Hammered sterling silver rings hang below the emeralds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Two emeralds piggy-backed and surrounded by sterling silver make the perfect precious pendant necklace. The flat faceted emerald nugget is a favorite shape of mine. The dark inclusions add to the texture and interest of the gemstone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Emeralds and pearls are a combination dating back hundreds and hundreds of years. Here the emeralds are with freshwater coin and keishe pearls in a creamy white color. Two almost oval faceted emerald nuggets are on each side of the necklace. Three gorgeous faceted briolettes are the centerpiece of this<a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-necklaces.html" target="_blank"> emerald necklace.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more about emeralds, see <a href="http://jewelrytrends.blogspot.com/2007/05/emeralds-may-birthstone.html" target="_blank">Emeralds: The May Birthstone</a></span></div>
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-47548341729346535052014-04-28T08:30:00.000-07:002014-04-28T08:30:02.158-07:00Shades of Blue and Purple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love the colors of Spring this year! The turquoises, blues, and purples are my favorites, and they are becoming on everyone no matter what her skin or hair color. Swarovski crystals just continue to get more and more popular, so you will be seeing quite a few on the pages of Cluny Grey Jewelry!</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Swarovski-crystal-bracelets.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a>, above, is a luscious shade of orchid complemented with 14 karat gold-filled accents, charms and clasp.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, the neon aqua apatite is a favorite gemstone of mine. It is translucent and looks wonderful usually combined with other gemstones. In this case, those gemstones are gem quality amethysts and real Lightening Ridge opals from Australia! The perfect metal is gold, of course!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Above <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Swarovski-crystal-bracelets.html" target="_blank">Swarovski crystal bracelet</a>, Swarovski's Pacific Opal looks fantastic with sterling silver and a single artist's lampwork bead. The second strand of sterling silver chain (from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes) dangles more Swarovski crystals.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below, Swarovski's Chrysolite and Pacific opal look great with the opal cyclamen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Two versions on an aqua and white theme: top, Swarovski's Pacific Opal and marquise freshwater pearls, in one <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/bridesmaid-jewelry.html" target="_blank">bracelet</a> and below, Swarovski Azores and freshwater pearls in the shape of clovers or trefoils. Both Swarovski bracelets feature pretty sterling silver toggle clasps</span>.<br />
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clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-44106863505741690352014-03-02T13:14:00.001-08:002014-03-02T13:29:30.235-08:00Oscar Nominees and the Cluny Grey Jewelry They Should Wear<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I was looking at the Oscar nominees for this year, I thought about what Cluny Grey jewelry I would choose for several of them, <b><i>not</i></b> for the Oscars, of course, since Harry Winston and Bulgari among other famous jewelry houses generally outfit the stars. But I thought it would be fun to choose some jewelry for them for other occasions.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Here are my picks for some of the Oscar Nominees:</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Amy Adams</b>: I love Amy Adams' look, and that she has that gorgeous red hair. With her warm coloring, she just has to go gold! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose the lariat necklace below as a piece for Amy because it features copper Swarovski crystals and bright gold which would look great with her hair and skin. I've also noticed that she apparently likes to wear small chain necklaces and lariats based on her photos.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a striking statement, I would love to see her wear the Biwa pearl necklace below. It has large Swarovski red magma crystals in it and a gold toggle clasp. It would look dynamite against her wonderfully fair skin. I would need to make a pair of earrings with the red magma crystals in gold to match this necklace and to sparkle against her gorgeous hair!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Meryl Streep: </b> I love the way Meryl Streep looks here. The simple black dress with that wonderful collar, her hair pulled back, she is the epitome of elegance. The necklace, above, made of tourmalinated quartz faceted ovals would look great for an elegant look everyday. Plus the colors, with the black and many shades of grey, would not overpower her features although the gemstones themselves are rather large.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ruby earrings, below, would also enhance Meryl's look by adding color and shine to her face. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Cate Blanchett</b>: I am a huge Cate Blanchett fan; she is probably my favorite actress. I think of her as a chameleon, which is a good thing to be if you are an actor. Whether she is wearing stark black hair as in The Shipping News, red hair as Queen Elizabeth, or a pale blond, her looks are striking, interesting.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With her shorter blond hair, I would put her in garnets; above is a wonderful, double-stranded garnet necklace with a gemstone cross pendant that would look fantastic on her (shades of Queen Bess?), and the garnet earrings, below, would be marvelous with her skin.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cate would also look amazing in the citrine necklace with the carved carnelian flower pendant, below.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunstone was made for Cate Blanchett. The peachy-orange color of the sunstone with the sparkle and gleam is reminiscent of her complexion and would add to her already amazing glow.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also think that clear quartz crystal would add sparkle to her look without overpowering her. Her beauty is such that she needs strong jewelry, but not too much of it. When your looks are this strong and your complexion is this dark and beautiful, you simply need to let it shine through!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Snow for two mornings in a row here in the Washington, D.C. area! I am in heaven! It's a wonderful snow, pretty while it's falling, sticking to the grass, but not to the streets (or the sun or higher temperature is melting it).</span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first bracelet, above, was influenced by the snow. It features bright sterling silver with what I call "snowflower" charms as well as <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Rainbow-moonstone-jewelry.html" target="_blank">rainbow moonstone</a>, and genuine deep blue aquamarines. The three strands have a healthy dose of my favorite Thai Karen Hill Tribe tiny sterling beads and a sterling silver toggle clasp.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page3.html" target="_blank">unique bracelet</a>, pictured above and below, has gemstones of all colors as well as sterling silver. The toggle clasp is one of the sterling hand-decorated ones that I get from Bali. Little charms, both gemstone and sterling silver, hang at intervals around the bracelet. The gemstones include chrysoprase, carnelian, ruby, iolite, sapphire, lapis, garnet, apatite, and labradorite.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Freshwater-pearl-bracelet.html" target="_blank">cultured freshwater pearl bracelet</a> below is made with my favorite silvery-grey pearls and those deep blue aquamarines. Four pearl charms hang from one strand; another strand finishes with Karen Hill Tribe chain links. Everyone needs a pearl bracelet in her wardrobe, and one with gemstones is the way to go!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> It's never too early to begin thinking of wedding season. While I don't do a lot of bridal jewelry, one thing that I've done since I began jewelry-making was making jewelry for bridesmaids. After being my friends' and son's weddings, I was familiar with the frenzy of wedding planning, and especially the difficulties of finding gifts for the bride to give her bridesmaids. I thought bridesmaids' bracelets were the perfect answer to the problem. Not only does the bride have a long-lasting gift to present those who are in her wedding, but the bridesmaids can actually wear the bracelets as part of their bridesmaid attire. Also, it's easy to personalize each bracelet just a bit, so that each bracelet is a slightly different from the other while keeping with the wedding theme. For one wedding, a very caring bride sent me an email with a description of her bridesmaids' personalities so that I could make a bracelet that would fit with their styles. All of the bracelets were made of amethysts, but each was unique!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The bracelets and earrings here feature two staples for <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/bridesmaid-jewelry.html" target="_blank">bridesmaid jewelry</a>: Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls. The first bracelet, above, with creamy white freshwater pearls, a large cosmic Swarovski crystals, and a single blue heart is my favorite. With the blue heart (something blue) it also makes a great bridal bracelet. The bracelets are made either with sterling silver or 14 karat gold-fill.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Above, genuine coral mixed with Swarovski crystals is great for a beach wedding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Earrings are also great for bridesmaids. Again, Swarovski crystals and freshwater pearls with sterling silver or 14 karat gold-fill is not only on trend, but a classic look!</span></span><br />
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<br />clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-66116307437350460482014-02-12T12:10:00.001-08:002014-02-23T00:09:25.383-08:00Snowfall, Lampwork and Turquoise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am sitting in my fourth floor studio with a window halfway open
even though it is 29 degrees outside (it does get warm up here with an
eastern and southern exposure) and I am joyfully awaiting the snowfall
that is supposed to be coming our way. I am hoping that we get at least
the 4 to 8 inches promised by the forecast and I will do a jubilant
dance in the street if we get the 12 inches the forecasters say is
possible.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before you erroneously think that I am some kind of
outdoors woman or snow bunny, let me assure you that I enjoy the snow
mostly from inside my townhouse, snug and warm, watching heavy flakes
fall past the windows while I make hot tea and eat dark chocolate. I
simply think that snow is one of nature's most beautiful products, and
it produces in me a feeling of loving home, snugness, happiness, and
links me, for some reason, to a past when snow meant people huddling
around fires trying to stay warm. The snow gives me energy and inspires
me as well, so it's no wonder that I await its arrival with happy
anticipation.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have been working without real direction lately so you see a mixed bag of jewelry here. Above is a fantastic <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/aquamarine-necklaces.html" target="_blank">necklace</a> with deep blue genuine aquamarines and pretty 14 karat gold-filled accents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">I<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> have also been working on <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page5.html" target="_blank">lampwork bracelets </a>as you can see above and below. The bracelet above is a wonderful aqua blue with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver. The second strand is a chain that comes from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes. The lampwork bracelet, below, features sterling silver, black Swarovski crystals, and artist's lampwork beads that have an almost tiger-striped look. The clasp has a cabochon black onyx set into it while a dragonfly charm hangs from a sterling chain</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last, a <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/prayer-box-necklace.html" target="_blank">prayer box necklace</a> made from very nice blue turquoise tiny, tiny pebbles. The prayer box itself is a favorite since it has crosses on three sides with a cabochon gemstone set in the middle. The stones are turquoise, black, and red. The necklace also features a toggle with an onyx cabochon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's to loving snow!</span></span><br />
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<br />clunygreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932332484133961799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14487313.post-13663559064717879862014-02-08T13:42:00.002-08:002014-02-08T13:42:20.967-08:00Fantastic Gemstone Bracelet, Earrings, and February's Birthstone: Amethyst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I am in love with this <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/page3.html" target="_blank">unique bracelet</a> featuring iolite, garnet, and rainbow moonstone. The idea for the 6 strand bracelet came from the sterling silver box clasp with its cabochon garnets and rainbow moonstone. The 6 strands include 2 strands of rainbow moonstone, 2 strands of garnet, 1 strand of iolite, and one strand of tiny sterling silver beads from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes. The rainbow moonstone was all chosen for its flash. The result is beautiful and versatile since it looks great with almost every color that you can think of</span></span>.<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below are dangling earrings with faceted gemstones, in this case pink chalcedony and garnet, bezel set in sterling silver. The earrings hang from some of my favorite marquise shaped sterling earwires..</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Below, a necklace made entirely of dark blue faceted chalcedony briolettes strung so closely together that they have a ruffled look. 14 karat gold-filled chain makes up the very back of the necklace so that the gemstones won't get caught in one's hair.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQUOX3PMDhA/UvaeTeAo9DI/AAAAAAAAFXs/-LIay1N4IOk/s1600/amethyst-necklace-a8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQUOX3PMDhA/UvaeTeAo9DI/AAAAAAAAFXs/-LIay1N4IOk/s1600/amethyst-necklace-a8.jpg" height="288" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February although I have found that lovers of amethyst pay no attention to whether they were born in February! The gemstone is a perennial favorite and diehard amethyst lovers cannot have too much amethyst jewelry. The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Amethyst-necklaces.html" target="_blank">amethyst necklace</a>, left, is a favorite of mine, mainly because of the amethyst gemstones which are faceted as though they were meant to be mounted in a ring. They are also AAA quality, so they sparkle beautifully! The amethyst necklace has a simple S clasp in sterling silver and tiny sterling silver beads separating the amethysts.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below the necklace are more gem quality amethyst, this time in a faceted briolette that hang from sterling silver earwires.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/amethyst-earrings.html" target="_blank">amethyst earrings</a> above are simple but elegant.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My favorite amethyst piece is the bracelet below that is created using roughly faceted flat amethyst nuggets that are translucent with 14 karat gold-filled accents and toggle clasp. The <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Amethyst-bracelets.html" target="_blank">amethyst bracelet</a> is large, but because the nuggets are flat, they do not get in the way of daily tasks making it easy to wear.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I've longed for these days of snow, but they find me a bit under the weather! If you've ever had back and neck problems, you know the pain that can be involved, especially when trying to work at a desk. But Valentine's Day is fast upon us, so work I must! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Above, an <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/agate-bracelets.html" target="_blank">agate bracelet</a> with some of my favorite blue agate faceted ovals. They are as blue as can be, shiny, and chunky. All accents, including the toggle clasp, are sterling silver.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below, another <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/agate-bracelets.html" target="_blank">agate bracelet</a>, this time featuring faceted blue agate rounds with areas of translucence and a "crackled" effect that provides texture and interest. The bracelet has three strands: one strand is wire-wrapped agates strung together with sterling silver wire, one strand of tiny Thai Karen Hill Tribes beads, and one strand of oval links of sterling chain dangling little coin charms (all sterling, of course).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Below is an <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/agate-necklaces.html" target="_blank">agate necklace</a> which I liked so much that I made one for myself. These faceted ovals are huge! They are a wonderful silvery grey color with translucent areas and wispy black inclusions. 14 karat gold-filled beads are between each of the ovals and a 14 karat gold-filled toggle.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2014 being a wonderful, creative and productive year; I hope you are as well. I spent the Christmas holidays with my son and his family in Sofia, Bulgaria, the first time I had traveled to that country. I've already fallen in love with Bulgaria despite not having it snow while we were there. Luckily, my son lives almost in the side of Mt. Vitosha and a quick drive did provide some white magic. I fell in love with the food (ummmm, shopska salad and eggs <a class="spell" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=J8C&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=eggs+panagyurishte&spell=1&sa=X&ei=mMrhUsa9HqvNsQSh5YKYCQ&ved=0CCUQvwUoAA&biw=1443&bih=653&dpr=0.9"><b><i>panagyurishte</i></b></a> ), the wonderful churches and monasteries, the people, the art. I saw fantastic early Thracian jewelry (Southeastern Bulgaria was part of Thrace at one time), wonderful icons, and ancient sites of worship. I can't wait to go back. Of course, the main attraction was family, but Bulgaria with family is much better than Bulgaria on my own!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Above, the Rila monastery a couple of hours outside Sofia</span></span>.
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The jewelry today includes (above) a ruffled looking <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/chalcedony-jewelry.html" target="_blank">necklace</a> made up of tightly strung dark blue chalcedony faceted briolettes; the color is fantastic! Then a chalcedony bracelet that is a so rich looking with faceted rectangles of chartreuse chalcedony and 14 karat gold-filled beads and toggle clasp.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below, <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/Sunstone-jewelry.html" target="_blank">vermeil earrings</a> are graceful and reminiscent of some of the Byzantine jewelry I saw in Bulgaria where the gold is so pure that it shines a deep gold. The dangling tips are sunstones. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below are bezel-set cabochon emeralds with sterling silver. The earwires are decorated with shiny hearts; below the oval emeralds are round hammered circles.
Below the <a href="http://www.clunygreyjewelry.com/emerald-earrings.html" target="_blank">emerald earrings</a> are dangle earrings with faceted bezel-set gemstones of pink chalcedony and garnets, also in sterling silver.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh, and I am enjoying tremendously the SNOW that we got on Tuesday. It was a rare delight to witness snow falling from morning until into the night and I was happy all day long! The snow energized me, and I was working hard on fulfilling those New Year's resolutions that I make every year.
Meanwhile, work still continues on the new site.</span></span>
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