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International Jewelry Designers' Guild
Virtual Trunk Show
Do you love handcrafted artisan jewelry
(like mine)? Dozens of talented jewelry artists were featured during
the first
International Jewelry Designers' Guild's live "Virtual
Trunk Show" which
took place on on Saturday, April 30th.
Below you can see three
of my unique handcrafted jewelry designs that were featured during the April
show.
There will be
another IJDG live "Virtual Trunk Show" this October! Stay tuned to this page
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Hot Peach Melba Necklace
& Earrings Set
Imagine an "electrified" version of a
raspberry-peach color combination. That's the exciting, hot palette of
this delicious
dichroic necklace and earrings set, whose focal pendant comes Becky
Wilson, another of my favorite fused glass artists.
The beads in this necklace are a feast
for the senses - shiny and matte, sparkling and smooth, bright, pale and
deep, all blending harmoniously. Two strands gather in the center to
form graceful swags in the necklace, while the drop earrings are hinged for
extra movement.
This yummy handcrafted beaded jewelry
mixes vintage and contemporary Swarovski crystal beads, vintage firepolished
glass beads, vintage gold-plated and 14K gold filled contemporary beads and
much more, gathered into 14K gold filled crimps and bead tips and caught
with a simple 14K
gold filled toggle clasp.
This jewelry and a simple black dress
are all you need to look sensational at a dinner party or at the
theatre.
Price: $168.00
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Razzle-Dazzle Necklace & Earrings
Set
This dazzling set features an eye-popping raspberry dichroic pendant and
earring cabochons by well-known fused glass artist Vilma Dallas of
Dallas Designs.
The color combination is extremely
dramatic - hot raspberry, magenta, orange, topaz and black - but they
come together fabulously in this unique handcrafted jewelry design! I never
dreamed I'd design something in this color palette, but I absolutely fell in
love with the finished design. The photos don't
come close to showing you how incredibly gorgeous this necklace is. I'm so sure
you'll love this set when you see it in person that you can send it back
within 15 days and I'll refund your purchase price!
This set is so rich because of the
interplay of colors and textures in the components. The earrings are
dichroic cabochons on gold-plated post backs. The necklace incorporates
Japanese glass Miyuki and Toho color-lined beads, matte iridescent bugle
beads and 24K plated delica beads; incredible sparkling dichroic square and
swirled round beads; fabulous matte dichroic tube beads that are reminiscent
of raku finishes; vintage and contemporary Swarovski crystal beads; rich
magenta-dyed freshwater pearls and more.
The pendant is threaded with two
strands of beads that merge into a single strand and then separate into two
again, finished with 14K gold filled crimps, bead tips and a simple 14K
gold filled toggle clasp.
Price: $168.00
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Regal Amber Necklace &
Earrings Set
This
regal necklace would be right at home around the neck of an ancient Egyptian
or Babylonian beauty - maybe even Cleopatra. The dichroic pendant focal
bead by Vilma Dallas of Dallas Designs seems to light up from within.
The rich mixture of mostly vintage
beads includes two huge, gorgeous light topaz faceted teardrops, gold
foil-lined light topaz glass lump-shaped beads, and oblongs of lampworked
glass containing suspended "gold dust" particles that shimmer along their
length.
The color palette suggests the gentle
turning of summer into autumn - wheat gold, leaf green, dusty carnelian,
topaz and amber. Tiny Miyuki Japanese glass teardrops punctuate the lower of
the two substantial beaded strands, which end in 14K gold filled crimps and a simple, elegant 14K
gold filled toggle clasp.
The shortest strand measures just over
18". The dichroic pendant is just under 1-3/4" tall.
There are matching square dichroic
cabochon earrings, approximately 5/8", on gold-plated posts.
Price: $168.00
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While you're waiting for the Virtual
Trunk Show, don't miss the rest of the
earrings,
necklaces,
bracelets,
brooches & pins,
bridal jewelry and the rest of the
designs in my one-of-a-kind
handcrafted beaded jewelry store! |
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