| Sea-Whizz
Ocean Jasper ... glorious stuff ... a riot of colorful swirls and waves. Found on the northwest coast of Madagascar this jasper is as exotic as it's homeland. In this bracelet I've used 1" squares of this wondrous stuff and linked them with tiny lime green Peridot beads. I've finished the bracelet with two tiny blue/green nuggets of turquoise and a handmade sterling closure. This bracelet will fit a medium and small wrist. $85.00 |
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| Hot House Flowers
Whenever anybody asks me what I'd like for birthday, Valentines ... etc., I say "Heirloom Roses ... preferably the bush ... if you'll come over and plant it for me ... even better". My favorite home in New Mexico had a conservatory in the center of the old adobe house -- I filled it with containers of heirloom roses ... it was a magical room ... filled with natural perfumes ... Momma Nature's calling card. I wish all roses were perfumed ... as they seemed to be when I was a child ... Roses in the conservatory ... alluring little hand made glass beads ... each one has a green core and traps two tiny, perfect, pink roses ... it's difficult to be eye-catching and dainty at the same time ... this bracelet achieves the impossible. The lamp work glass beads are interspersed with tiny amethyst beads. The bracelet is finished with delicate new jade beads and a hand made sterling silver closure. Fragrant. Bracelet measures 7.75" long. $55.00 |
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| Paonia Not far from the sophisticated ski resorts of Aspen and Telluride, and (my favorite) the unpretentious Crested Butte, is Paonia -- 'Land of Crystals and Cherries'. Paonia, they tell me, was "invaded" by the Hippies in the 60's. Well, the invasion is over. The hippies have grown even mellower... some have conformed...some have planted cherry orchards -- organic of course... The local cinema, "Paradiso", intersperses it's block-busters with great indie movies. Good expresso is an art form at the local coffee bars, and "Pizza My Heart" serves up the best in bands along with it's scrumptious pizzas, on Friday nights. Paonia, well worth a visit....west of Aspen, on Colorado highway 133. When I first visited Paonia, I drove up, onto a mesa. I looked out to Mount Lamborn. It was snow covered and shimmering in the sun, framed by the bluest of sky. I've tried to echo that in this cuff. Freeform Mother of Pearl cabochon, accompanied by two "Sleeping Beauty" cabochons. The cabochons are set on a heavy gauge sterling silver cuff. It's difficult to capture the iridescent shimmer of the central cabochon. It has flashes of pink, green and blue. Stunning! Fits small to medium wrist -- some 'give' in fit. $169.00 ON HOLD |
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Beachcomber
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| Boadicea Bold, brave and beautiful! Wide hammered sterling silver cuff, set with a magnificent turquoise "spear head" cabochon from the Cerrillos mine in New Mexico. This cabochon is from my "secret stash" of wonderful vintage turquoise. Cerrillos turquoise was created and mined under unusual circumstances. It is the only turquoise that formed at the base of a volcano. A variety of colors developed from the minerals in the various volcanic host stones. In fact, seventy-five colors have been identified, from tan to khaki-green to rich, blue-green to bright and light colors. Marvelous stuff! The cuff measures 3" wide and will fit a medium to large wrist size -- send me an email with your wrist size if you need further info. deltarosie@gmail.com
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Tapestry Vibrant yellow and turquoise floral porcelain beads, from Japan. Astounding, 16mm faceted Cape Amethyst. Neon Topaz, faceted to catch the light just so. One essential nugget of blue/green Tibetan turquoise. Hand made sterling silver beads and closure. A veritable tapestry of light and color. Bracelet measures 8", fits small to medium wrist.
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Urban Frida -- the wrist-wrap Vibrant. Unique. Flamboyant. But oh so delicate........just like Frida. Ruby red coral cubes interspersed with hand made sterling silver beads. Here, and there, a flourish -- two Kingman turquoise beads and two stunning (look at me!!!) 8mm faceted neon topaz beads. Finished with a hand made sterling silver closure. Bracelet measures 7.5" -- fits small to medium wrist. $69.00 |
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Cube-Squared
Ruby colored coral cubes, approx 1/4" in diameter. Hand made sterling toggle closure. Elegant. $69.00
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South of Houston Hunks of vibrant, red, root coral, garnished with one opulent, hand made, sterling bead. All lashed, & knotted, together on a black leather thong. Sterling, hand made closure. Bracelet measures 8" long. Shown on models 6" wrist. Bracelet "c" in picture. Flash, brash, and delicious to wear! $135.00
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Wild Time Large, rich, red, coral beads -- mixed with an antique* African trade bead, & a hand made sterling bead. All held together, very elegantly, by a black leather thong. Finished with a hand made sterling closure. Bracelet measures 8" long. Shown on models' 6" wrist, bracelet "b". * Trade bead dates from circa 1800 $95.00
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Byzantine Swathe your wrist in chunks of rich color. Coral, amethyst, garnet, turquoise, carnelian, and opalescent shell. Finished with a hand made sterling closure. Bracelet measures approx. 8", shown on models 6" wrist. $85.00
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| Green Dragon
Stunning 'Dragon Skin Turquoise'. No relation to 'Puff the Magic Dragon'. As if I would! This is an absolutely enormous piece of turquoise (1 7/8" x 1 5/16"). It's set in sterling silver, surrounded with sterling beading and finished with a hand stamped design. The setting is mounted on a five shank sterling silver cuff. Magnificent! The sterling setting measures 21/4" x 1 7/8". The bracelet measures 2.5" across the wrist section. There is some "give" in the sizing but it's best suited to a medium or large wrist -- unless of course, you prefer to wear it higher up your arm. Shown with 'Enchanted Circle' necklace. $355.00
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| Lagoon
This bracelet may be all the weight training you'll ever need. Six strands of sterling silver formed into an opulent cuff.
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| Rustic This piece of turquoise is from my 'secret stash'. I bought my stash a few years ago from an old stone cutter. There is some wonderful stuff in there. Just wonderful!! This is New Mexican turquoise. Sky blue with heaps of terracotta matrix. It screamed for a rustic setting -- so that's what I gave it. A hand stamped sterling silver surround, set on a three shank sterling cuff -- in the old style. The turquoise cabochon measures 1.5" x 1.25" at widest points. The sterling setting measures 2" x 1.75" at widest points. There is some adjustment possible in the bracelet, but it probably works best for a 6.5" - 7" wrist. $175.00
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| Island Hopping It's easy to get lost in daydreams when you're cutting turquoise. There are always "pictures" in the stones. This gorgeous cabochon took me back to my back-packing trip in the Virgin Islands. It was paradise! Of course I didn't realize it was going to be a back packing trip before I went. In fact my friend had arranged for me to be shown the island by an old friend of hers. "Oh, you'll love him", she told me. "He's a great guy". Hmmmm...well perhaps. He was certainly gallant enough to meet me at the airport. Unfortunately, he stopped, at his favorite restaurant to get "a large cocktail, to go", and his sole topic of conversation seemed to be serial killers -- well I suppose he is a criminal lawyer. However...early next morning, rather than take up his offer of a sailing trip, alone, I packed a back-pack and hopped a ferry to St. John...then on to St. Croix...from there to Virgin Gorda...and on to Tortola. I met the most wonderful people. Ate the best food. Saw the bluest seas & the whitest beaches. Met a couple who took me beach combing, and then invited me home for cinnamon coffee and hot banana muffins. Lovely memories. Island hopping...it's the only way to go! Gorgeous blue cabochon measures 17/8" x 17/16" with 'island-like' bronze matrix. Set in sterling silver with decorative sterling bezel. All mounted on a four shank sterling cuff. The bracelet will fit a 6 1/4" - 6 3/4" wrist best, but there is some adjustment possible. $245.00
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| A Thong for Pebbles Wrist hugging turquoise nuggets strung on a glossy black leather thong. Each nugget is held very firmly in it's place by a discreet little knot. The bracelet is closed with a turquoise button threaded through a leather loop. Bracelet measures 7.5" long. The turquoise nuggets measure approx. 3/4' long. $65.00
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| Join the Dots Sky blue turquoise cabochons, set in sterling silver and mounted on a delicate sterling cuff, with hand stamped design along the edges. Bracelet measures 9/16" at widest point, narrowing to 1/4". Cabochons measure 7/16" x 1/4" approx. Interspersed with sterling silver dots...join those dots! Available in small/medium & medium/large $99.00
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| Dragons Trail Gorgeous Dragon Skin turquoise nuggets displaying the most exquisite patterns, some blue, some green...delicate works of art. To set off these fabulous turquoise nuggets, I've provided a breathing space between each one with Amazonite beads, in delicate shades of blue. The bracelet is finished with hand made sterling silver beads and closure. Bracelet measures 8.5" in length. $80.00
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Disc-o-Fever
Just love this one! Turquoise discs, each measuring approx. 9/16" in diameter, separated by small nuggets of turquoise. Each disc has the most fabulous matrix -- some leopard spot, some granite like, some spiderweb.Just wonderful. Colors vary from pale turquoise to green -- it'll go with everything in your turquoise collection. Finished with copper beads and closure. It can be made to order with sterling closure. Fits small to medium wrist. $79.00 It's a Disco Thong |
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| Blue Chip Rich, true blue, natural turquoise nuggets with delicate ink colored matrix. Finished with hand made sterling silver beads and closure. The bracelet fits a small to medium wrist. Wear one. Wear lots! $60.00 |
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| Constellation
A bracelet that could have graced the wrist of Tina Turner in Mad Max. I worked heavy gauge sterling silver with slender strands of copper. Four strategically placed stones add flashes of color and drama to the piece -- one 4mm lab opal, and three 4mm goldstones. The cuff measures 1.5" wide and will fit up to a 7" wrist. $99.00 |
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| Silver Tracks
It was early, on a quiet Sunday morning, I was driving down Route 66, headed for Bernalillo and the best pancakes & coffee in town. The Sandia Mountains to my right. Vivid, vibrant hot air balloons soaring overhead -- when panting along side came a huge locomotive, "Santa Fe Railroad" emblazoned across it's bulky body. I looked sideways and waved -- the dulcet tenor tones of the train whistle came floating back to me. Sunday morning -- New Mexico style. Inspired by the wonderful Santa Fe Railroad that weaves across our state. This bracelet can be ordered with or without a stone. It measures 1.5" Please supply your wrist measurement. |
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| Stormy Mountain
This is a wonderful piece. So heavy, you can forget the wrist weights. This bracelet is all the work-out you'll need! The beautiful turquoise stone measures 1.5" x 1 5/8", and is set in a simple sterling surround, and mounted on a very heavy gauge sterling 4 strand shank. This bracelet fits a 7" wrist. There is some size adjustment possible. |
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Lapis Lazuli Oval Bracelet
Gorgeous Lapis Lazuli Oval Cabachon of a deep rich color, flecked with Silver. Set in Sterling Silver & framed with a Sterling Channel Bar, and mounted on three shanks of Sterling Silver. Stone Size: 1.5" x 1.25" and fits up to 6.75" wrist. $210.00 |
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Denim Lapis Bracelet
Unusual, elegant, Dénim Lapis of superior quality. Set in Sterling Silver, and edged, on two sides, with Sterling Triangle Bars. Mounted on a three shank bracelet of Sterling Silver Stone Size: 1.5" x 1" and fits up to 6.75" m/f wrist. $180.00 |
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Gaspiate Cuff
Wide Sterling Silver Cuff (4.5cms). Hand Stamped with Traditional South Western Design. Gaspiate cabochon set in Sterling Bezel, surrounded by Sterling Beading. Measures 1 3/8" x 1 1/8" and fits up to 7.5" m/f wrist. $200.00 |
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Vericite Bracelet
Huge Vericite Cabochon Surrounded with Sterling Rope and set in Sterling Silver, Upon three, heavy gauge, Sterling Silver Shanks. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 3/8" and fits up to 7" m/f wrist. $145.00 |
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