I made this lovely spinel gemstone bracelet as a birthday present to my mom. This was my first time working with spinel. In fact, I’d never heard of it before making this piece, but I loved the amazing variety of colors in the stone. Spinel is the great impostor of gemstone history: many famous rubies…
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Agate Slice – Tree of Life Pendant #2
Following up on my first agate slice experiment, I’ve made another one. This slice of agate is the most amazing blue with blue and green rings like that of a tree trunk. I’ve used blue topaz and amethyst gemstone chips on this one and made a more full Tree with more branches made from sterling…
Agate Slice – Tree of Life Pendant #1
Of course you guys all know me and my crazy obsession love of making Tree of Life pendants. I just enjoy making them so much and I keep looking for new ideas and new ways of making them. Well, I was at the Flea Market last weekend and I found some awesome flat slices of…
Custom Order – Bubble Tree in Sage Green and Pearl
I received an email a few weeks back asking if I could make a custom version of my Bubble Tree #2 for a wedding. The bride had selected a sage green and chocolate brown as the wedding colors and the bridesmaids would be wearing dresses in that color. She wanted two custom pendants done in…
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Just setting up my new PhoenixFireDesigns.com blog! I hope to feature new items that are available on the site, new promos and specials, as well as a look into custom orders and other crafty items I make that you otherwise miss out on seeing. Feel free to register for an account, bookmark us and keep…