Tag Archives: colored gemstones
A Design a Day – Day 204
I really love this time of year when the air starts to feel soft, we awake to the birds chirping, and the trees look like they are covered with delicate green lace. This earring design is inspired by spring: Happy … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 161
Another design from my past – summer of 2006, to be precise! Although I didn’t quite know how to shade the inner facets in colored gemstones at the time, I did capture some of the depth in the pink “sapphire.” … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 140
Today’s design, #5 in my seven-day series of earring designs inspired by the seven wonders of the world, was inspired by Bell Rock Lighthouse. Considered one of the seven “Wonders of the Industrial World”, the 35 meter high lighthouse is … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 98
Merry Christmas! Today’s post could be subtitled Snow Maiden. I designed this fifth and final brooch in my starry snowflake-inspired series in the Art Nouveau style. Here is my initial pencil quick sketch: …and the final rendering: The Art Nouveau … Continue reading
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