New x2!

All of the new pieces are now in the shop and ready to ship! As always, if there are any questions about any of the pieces, send me a convo through the shop and I will respond to it as soon as I can.
Stop by the shop to see all of them!
Silver Fox Gems on Etsy!

Cheers!

New!

Here's some of the pieces that will be on my shop momentarily, you get to see them here first! A few hyper-colorful pieces and the first of the bridal line!

The sunset necklace matches the large pink topaz earrings posted last week. Carnelian, garnet, citrine, amethyst, multicolor spinel and tiny gold fill beads top a gorgeous hot pink topaz faceted teardrop briolette. It sits on a 20" gold fill chain.

The huge white quartz in this necklace is topped with gold fill beads and black spinel. The gold fill bead on the bottom of the snow quartz  tops off an elegant design that compliments any outfit!

The amethyst on this necklace is huge! It's topped by clusters of teal apatite, lime green peridot, green emerald, and deep blue iolite. This piece reminds me of the irises that bloom this time of the year, with their dark purple petals and new green shoots. It comes on a gorgeous gold fill necklace.

These earrings are a new set of mini earrings I have been working on. All the elegance and fun of the larger earrings in a smaller and more affordable package. Golden rutilated quartz faceted onion briolettes PACKED with pyrite veins are topped with black spinel clusters. They hang from gold fill ear wires.

These earrings feature large, elegant green amethyst (prasiolite) faceted drops topped with rose quartz, blue sapphire, pink sapphire, lavender quartz, pink topaz, and deep purple amethyst. They hang from elegant gold fill ear wires.

And now we have a (growing) wedding line! Featuring hand selected focal pearls, gorgeous clear quartz, and multitudes of freshwater pearls and other gemstones. Pieces in both gold fill/vermeil and sterling silver allow for perfect coordination with gowns and other accessories. Let Silver Fox Gems complete the outfit you'll remember for the rest of your life!

The First Dance Necklace features a large hand-selected flameball baroque pearl topped with my signature cluster of freshwater keishi and potato pearls on vermeil headpins. A gold fill bead at the bottom of the pearl adds the finishing touch to this pendant. It hangs on a gorgeous rope chain that measures 20".

 The White Swan necklace's large rock crystal is checkerboard faceted and topped by freshwater pearls of varying sizes on sterling silver headpins. It hangs under a rock crystal nugget bauble and includes a gorgeous 18" sterling silver rope chain. Let this be your "something new!"

I'm currently working on some rings and bracelets, too. Check back soon to see how those are coming along!

My Apprentice

Okay, so I don't actually have an apprentice, or even a helper. What I have is a certain friend who thinks he's a big help by (not so) subtly coercing some scratches behind the ears.

Charlie likes to assume that you don't have any priorities other than scratching his tummy and letting him sit in your lap, but today a load of new stuff came in so I had to work. He did get a bone to keep himself occupied though.
Still, it was a pretty productive day and I got a project done that I dearly wanted to turn out well. A while back, my mom purchased a set of custom earrings from me when I started getting good at making the clusters. She's been my biggest supporter and has so far coveted all of the earrings I've made, so I wanted her pair to be good.

I think they came out pretty well. It's hard to see but they're on posts instead of hooks. The drops are black onyx with a crown of yellow and orange songea sapphire (only the best for mom, lol), red quartz, garnet, carnelian, and citrine. I'm pretty happy with them myself. I have an extra pair of onyx drops, so there is the possibility that this design or a similar one will end up in the shop.
I did get quite a few other pieces done through the course of the afternoon, so tomorrow they will get photographed and should be up in the shop sometime soon. For now though, it's time to let my hands rest. Wrapping rondelles on headpins can be tiring!

Champagne and Pearls

Working on a few things lately. I received a huge flameball pearl in the mail today, along with some champagne citrine coins. I'm excited to be using both of them.
The pearl is for a new wedding line I'm working on, so expect that soon.

The champagne citrine coins are cute, but I'm still not sure what I'm doing with them just yet.

They'll be gorgeous once they're finished though! More on the way soon.

Rain

It's been pretty muddy and rainy here in town. I'm hoping that the sun pokes out at some point this week. Some big things coming to the shop in the next few days. As always, more clustered earrings and necklaces are on their way. I should also have a ring or two coming, which is pretty exciting.
Look for gems to get more colorful and for clusters to get bigger! All of these will be available on the Etsy shop as soon as they're done (weather permitting for pictures of course!)
I'll have pictures of the new gems up when they arrive.

For now, we'll just have to be content with pictures of flowers (they're not that bad!) as I seem to be posting all of my inspiration photos. Spring is coming along pretty here, even with all the rain!

Springing up.

Just a quick note: a whole lot of new stones are headed this way plus a whole mess of new chains and headpins (I seem to go through both of those at pretty alarming rates). Also, weather permitting, new pictures coming this weekend!

Here's a sunny flower picture to hold everyone over until then.

Until next time!

Rainy days

It's been pretty gloomy around here lately. Weather-wise, at least. The lack of sun has me craving the color yellow. Or maybe orange. Or maybe both.

These have been blooming pretty furiously lately, and their bright colors seem to light up even the grayest days. I won't say that gray days aren't also good inspiration days, I just really want to see something bright.
It appears that it's not going to get much better for at least the next few days, but here's to hoping for more sun soon!

Open!

My Etsy store is now OPEN!
Go there and check it out. There is a link widget on the side of this blog for your clicking pleasure.

New Additions

New and exciting things happening today. My current supply of jewelry will be going up on Etsy this evening. Below is a preview of what you will find!

The sunset earrings are made up of amethyst, carnelian, garnet, and citrine crowning a pair of large hot pink topaz. The are suspended from gold fill ear wires.

The champagne and berries earrings feature superb smooth cut teardrop champagne citrine briolettes with bunches of garnet, pink spinel, and rose quartz rondelles.

The dusk necklace features a gorgeous, large labradorite pendant with flashes of green and gold. It hangs from a chain with a single piece of shiny black spinel.

 As featured earlier, the conch shell necklace will also be available.

This necklace is one of my favorites. A VERY mossy 13mm moss aquamarine sits under a crown of tundra sapphire, carnelian, and citrine. It is suspended from a faceted coin smokey quartz. The necklace is a satellite chain with 2mm vermeil beads, adding interest to no just the pendant but the piece as a whole.

 This necklace goes with soooo many things. A faceted gold pyrite teardrop with a mess of black spinel as a crown brightens up any outfit. The vermeil beads on the chain match the tiny vermeil head pins!

 This particular necklace catches light playfully and is a substantial pendant. A large rock crystal briolette is topped with garnet, apatite, multicolor spinel, amethyst, carnelian, and milky opal.  It hangs from an 18" chain.

 This necklace hides a beautiful secret. What looks like a drab grey labradorite lights up with gorgeous blue flash in just the right light. It is crowned with garnet and tundra sapphire.

 This is the big sister to my other moss aquamarine necklace. This one is a bit bigger and is crowned with green emerald, ruby, and blue sapphire. It is the perfect transition piece from spring into summer!

My pink amethyst necklace features a wreath of pink sapphire, garnet, opal, black tourmaline, rose quartz, rock quartz, and sterling silver beads. It's set on a gorgeous delicate sterling silver chain.

And last but not least, the champagne and caviar earrings feature smooth heart champagne citrine toped with black spinel rondelles on gold fill ear wires.
And more to come. The mail lady has been very generous with her deliveries lately!
Stop by and take a look!

A Girl's Best Friend

So a while back I spotted an enormous blonde golden rutilated quartz. I figured I would one day make something grand with it, but when I saw it in person I sort of fell too in love with it. Actually, I had realized that the size of the stone, the cut, and the rarity would price it way out of range for most people so I decided to make something for myself. A treat, and a big conversation starter.
Not wanting to take the nicer stones away from the pieces that are for sale, I waited and waited until a few got down to remnants and hoarded a few other less stunning rondelles. (Of course, when talking about gemstones, even the less stunning stones are still gorgeous.)

And here's the result. A little patience can go a long way. The "hair" in the quartz is a fine silvery gold and it's topped with peridot, carnelian, amethyst, apatite, citrine, garnet, and a whole slew of other gems that I only had maybe one or two of left. I'm sure there's some spinel mixed in there somewhere, too.
A girl's gotta have some fun, right?

Spring!

I'll be honest, autumn is my favorite season of the year but spring does bring a lot of color and a lot of inspiration. Winter seems to be tricking the trees and flowers around here, and every time they begin to bloom we get a cold snap. Our yard is still trying to wake up, but the nurseries around town have some gorgeous flowers!

The color that keeps popping up this year is fuschia and pink in all sorts of shades.

I really should work with more pink. It's a great color. These two pictures were from a large nursery here in town that is always full of flowers, no matter the time of year. Sometimes it's just nice to go on a stroll through their gardens.
Since we're on the subject of pink, my Etsy store will be opening by the end of the week and this will be there:

It features a large sweet soft pink rose quartz faceted teardrop with a cluster of freshwater potato pearls on top. It sits on a long 24-inch gold fill chain.
And, for those who like hot pink and the summer months, my pink topaz sunset earrings will be there, too:

These earrings feature large hot pink topaz with a cluster of amethyst, citrine, ametrine, carnelian, and garnet topping it off. They hang from gorgeous gold fill ear wires.

Until next time!

Hello.

I'm not really good at starting things, so here's a rather awkward introduction. I'm not sure where this little blog experiment will go, but I'd like this to be a living idea and inspiration board and perhaps a place to ramble about the process of jewelry making.
So here's to something new!