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Sunday Showcase ~ early spring

Partly a sneak-peek at what will be in the shop, partly a wrap-up of what's already there, I'm pleased to bring you a little Spring Collection showcase!

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It's a little hard to do with an Etsy shop, so I set up this curated selection to show how beautifully coordinated these pieces are. Plus I had a lot of fun setting things up in my travel jewelry case. Don't you just want to take them all home??!! Very hard for me not to just keep everything.

That's totally my fault though. I don't make jewelry I wouldn't wear myself, or, for that matter, wear with my "good jewelry". Handmade doesn't have to be cheap or tacky and we all know that when we see it. My work is different if I do say so myself. Yes, as the name states, I use wire, but I work hard to produce high quality pieces with designs that stand out and wear well. I'm too darn picky to do it any other way.

Lots of pearls up there, and kyanite, amethyst, garnet, citrine and some luminous Czech glass. I'm in process of making a coordinating citrine bracelet, too, so the collection will grow!

Also, I just made a couple of large orders from some new suppliers - very high-quality gemstones. I'll be bringing you peridot, iolite, apatite, lapis and amazonite just to name a few. And I have some more lampwork glass beads coming as well, from artists new to me. So excited to get to work!!

And speaking of handmade lampwork glass, here's a bonus look at a bracelet that wasn't finished when I took that photo -


Well I hope you enjoyed this Sunday showcase. Visit the shop to purchase - all are ready to ship in a day. Oh and don't forget mom...Mother's Day is May 13!!

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