The Bigger the Better!

For those people who prefer "bigger," "chunkier" jewelry, the aquamarine bracelet above is perfect! Large, hunky transparent aquamarine nuggets and large lampwork beads (from James Derrick Reeves) will make quite a statement on your wrist. Or, if you like bigger, but not necessarily chunky, the chrysoprase bracelet below packs a wallop with three strands of chrysoprase beads in varying shades of green and great borosilicate beads with those shades deep within the encased beads. Both bracelets are accented with sterling silver.
Great news! I have been nominated for the JUNE Collector’s Edition by the Best of Artists website. The two monthly winners will be determined by a combination of the number of viewer comments, types of positive comments, Image views and by BOAA. (so dont forget to comment!) Please stop by their site and see the many works by different artists, including painting and sculpture as well as jewelry.
My fibromyalgia has happily been on the wane the last two weeks or so, allowing me to enjoy the summer weather - and I really am! Even indoors, the air just feels different when its summer - and I believe that my latest creations are reflecting this happy state of affairs. Above is a beaded necklace made of rhodochrosite and amethyst nuggets. I love the large rhodochrosite nuggets - many of them have a subtle banding that makes them even more interesting.
Blue Peruvian Opal Bracelet (above.
Coral Earrings (above) and (below)Amazonite Earrings.Enjoy summer everyone!

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Coral and a Contest!

Summer is here and with summer comes coral! Of course, I wear coral in the winter also (after all, my favorite colors are peach and coral), but coral just sings summer. I prefer my coral with gold although it is beautiful with silver, especially the lighter peach colours. Above is the newest coral bracelet, and it's made with gold and black onyx. Coral just begs to go with certain other elements - such as pearls - and anything black. Here I've added lampwork beads as well from River Oaks Lampwork.
The coral bracelet below is an example of just how beautiful peachy-pink coloured coral can be with silver. The borosilicate lampwork beads have a gorgeous glow and great depth of colour. The filigree orchid is from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes. The last coral bracelet features red coral, again with gold and just one lentil lampwork bead. It's very simple, but like almost all coral, it really looks great against darker skin.
Also, I'd like to spread the word about a contest that the online jewelry store, JR Dunn , is having. Details are below:

JRDunn.com, the largest designer jewelery store on the web, has announced a chance for bloggers to win a Swiss timepiece for Father's Day. Simply by sharing how great their dad is, bloggers will be able to enter to win a unisex Michele Deco Classic watch ( http://store.jrdunn.com/product-p/mw00mw06a00a0025jrd.htm) with a black leather strap.

HOW TO ENTER:
Bloggers should write a post on their blog about why their dad is the most deserving of this great Swiss watch and either direct message @jrdunn on Twitter.com, or email dsnyder@jrdunn.com with the link to the blog entry. Mashups of video, images, and other media are encouraged as creativity always wins points with one of the most creative jewelry retailers in the world, JR Dunn.

Submissions will be accepted from now until June 11^th at 7:00 pm EST. At that point in time, JRDunn.com will pick the top three entries, and post them at http://founder.jrdunnblog.com. The winner will be decided by Internet users as polling will take place on http://founder.jrdunnblog.com, as well as @jrdunn on Twitter.com. The final votes will be tallied on Friday June 13^th at 3:00 pm EST, and the winner will be announce shortly thereafter, so the winner can announce the gift and share their blog with their Dad on Fathers Day. As an added bonus, any bloggers that enter will receive $25 off of a minimum $250 purchase at JRDunn.com.

Hmmm, and if your father doesn't really need a new watch, ladies notice that that is a Michelle unisex watch!! Sing Dad's praises - and do it now!

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