New work

A perfect day to spend in my studio. Day off work, cloudy skies, tea on the kettle and Michael Franks playing in the background. I am so glad I finally managed to finish a large custom order for a very sweet lady. Three sun pendants with amber. What fun they were to make. I hope she'll like them as well as I do. I also made one for the shop. A beautiful lapis necklace in a scalloped setting on a textured baseplate. So lovely. The chain is adorned with blue quartz beads. These blues look so good against the darkened silver. I'm in love. The lapis teardrop I purchased on my last trip to Germany at a local lapidary hobbyist. He cuts and polishes stones as a hobby and occasionally sells them. I am so looking forward to going to Germany soon to visit my family. John and I will be driving "down" which will involve taking a 3.5 hr. ride on a ferry from here to Denmark. The rest of the trip will take approx. 10 hours to get to the southern part of Germany. There will be laughter, shopping and most of all good food. My mother has a hand built wood fire oven in the basement where she bakes wholesome breads in all shapes and sizes. Can't wait to dig my teeth in one of those delicious creations.

There will also be trips to some stone suppliers which one will find by the dozens around that area. The southern part of Germany has many stone enthusiasts. My dad is an avid stone collector and used to go to caves to search for rocks. When he got from those trips he used to use his stone cutter machine and sliced open different jaspers, often to reveal incredible druzy formations. it was always very fascinating for me, the anticipation for what might be inside the stone. I learned a lot from my dad when it comes to stones and never lost my desire for them.

Off to clean my ridiculously dirty studio. Will post some pictures of my studio space sometime this week.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Thanks for reading!

~Sabine

Time for a Giveaway

First of all I'd like to thank each and everyone who has purchased something in my Etsy shop during my SALE in the past couple of days! I really appreciate each purchase, small and large. So thank you so much for your support. You know who you are! :)

I am thinking about keeping the 50% off sale going until the end of next week. There are some super good deals for people to snaggle up.  Will be nice to have some of my "older" stock cleared out so that I can have tons of brand new items to show off in January. My design style needs to change a bit. I need a makeover and am working hard to come up with new designs with some very beautiful cuts of stones. 

I have also changed my company name now to "Echoes of Norway". It ties it all together, my inspirations  which mainly come from living in such a beautiful place and the man in my life who challenges and supports me and pushes me to continue on my jewelry venture. I'm truly lucky to have the life I lead. 

So, today I offer a giveaway for a lovely necklace that includes a bezel set ruby and a turquoise cabochon. All sterling silver construction.

It comes with an 18" inch long sterling silver rolo chain.

The finish is bright and shiny and a tad oxidized to offset the colors of the stones.

In order to enter the giveaway for this necklace I'll need you to do the following:

1. Leave me a comment on this post,

telling me how you found out about my jewelry.

2. Put a link and a comment on your own blog regarding this GiveAway,

and leave me a comment here so I know you did so.

Don't forget to include a link here to your own blog so I can check it out.

(Value: 1 Entry)

3. Post a Facebook comment regarding this GiveAway,

and leave me a comment here so I know you did so.

(Value: 1 Entry)

4. Tweet about this GiveAway,

and leave me a comment here so I know you did so.

(Value: 1 Entry)

5. Become a fan of Echoes of Norway on facebook:
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and leave a comment for me here so that I know you did so.

(Value: 1 Entry)

6. Become a follower of this blog, and

(you guessed it) leave me a comment here so I know you did so.

(Value: 1 Entry)

You have 6 total possible ways to enter this GiveAway.

Enter via one, two, or all of them!

Please leave a SEPARATE comment below for EACH ENTRY you choose to make.


The drawing will be on December 12th.


Thanks for participating!

Red River Jasper Bracelet/ Necklace

I have been hoarding this stone for over a year now. I took it out of my cabochon drawer about a month ago not being quite sure what to make with it.  I was never quite sure what I would make with it. I went back and forth between a necklace and a bracelet. Trying to figure out what looks best.  Well, since I couldn't decide I made it into a piece of jewelry that can be worn as both, a necklace and a bracelet. I'm super happy with the result. I think it looks stunning. I purchased this stone in Germany last year as I was visiting my family. Swirls of cream and gorgeous rusty red colors make up this highly polished stone. I opted for a 4mm thick black rubber ( silicone ) string, sterling silver end pieces and a lobster claw closure.  I love the simplicity of it. It fits perfectly for a wrist of 6 3/4"- 8" inches ( that includes the 1" inch extender chain ). It looks best when it fits a bit snug around the wrist. And the best part is is that it can be worn as a necklace as well.
The length of the string is 22" inches.

Back into the studio. I have a couple of more things on the bench that need attending! :)

Hope your weekend was great!


Happy monday everyone!

xx - Sabine

And there were another two

Believe it or not, but I somehow managed to "squeeze" in another two necklaces today! 

One with a lovely blue lace agate that features a nice scalloped edge and a  leaf that I printed on my rolling mill.

The other one is a heart shaped pendant necklace that I embellished with different sized sterling silver balls and a cute little "flower".

I think I am going back in my studio for a while to start another project. Going to have to work at my day job for the next four days, so there won't be much time in between to make anything new.

Fall is not far off here in southern Norway. I can tell today, although the sun is in its full bloom, that there is a sense of crispness in the air. Looking forward to fall. My favorite time of the year!

Enjoy your day wherever you are!

xo - Sabine

Sterling silver heart pendant in a rustic oxidized style.

Featuring a fierce Labradorite necklace

I'm busy as a bee these days, trying to make some more items for my jewelry show in a couple of weeks in Germany. I am not sure what to expect, but hope it will go well. In the meanwhile, if you have an eye out for one of my pieces in my Etsy shop. I would suggest that you get it before the 14th of August since I won't be able to guarantee that those pieces will still be available after the show.
I'm pretty excited to get away for a couple of weeks. Looking forward to the long drive ( 36 hours ). John and I love driving! It will be a ton of fun I'm sure.

It's 9 pm and I need to get cracking. I have to pick up John from work, plus the dishwasher still needs some serious attention ( emptying and filling ), plus washing the laundry, plus folding, plus ironing....ahhh, sounds incredibly exciting. I don't know how you mothers out there do it. I can't understand how two people can have sooo much laundry...every single day. Is that possible?

We've been having such great weather these past two weeks. Hard to believe that living above the arctic circle can produce temperatures up to 25 degrees C. It's keeping everyone's spirits up! :D

Okay, nuff for now!


Have a good one!

Cheerio!
♥
Sabine

Easter Give-away

I finally got all my orders of supplies this week. I was completely out of sterling sheets, solder and some stones. Before I start working this weekend again I will need to clean up my work space. It's been neglected quite a bit and am tired of getting spiked with bits and pieces of wire that pierce through my crocs.

Feels like I am suffering from some sort of sleeping disease. I am not sure if it is the long winter and the lack of sun we've had for a few months, or just some vitamin deficiency. No matter how much sleep I get I seem to want more. I know that I should start up running again or at the very least continue with Pilates which has helped me in the past to stay energized during the day. For some reason it seems utterly difficult to get my butt in gear this time around. Like John always tells me, stop talking about it and just do it. I know he's right, but....a million excuses are about to follow...

Well, on a brighter note: As you can tell from the title of this post I am going to have a HUGE easter give-away:

The first price will be a copper blossom pendant necklace with a rustic copper poppy ring and then I will have four additional poppy rings to give-away.

To enter simply make a comment about any suggestions you might have to improve my Etsy shop wether it be photography, the jewelry itself, more or less mixed metal jewelry, banner, what is the overall feel of the shop, more color etc....don't be afraid to speak up....I appreciate good constructive criticism.

The winners will be chosen next friday april 3rd.

I'll be looking forward to hear from you! :-D

Sabine

xx

Hump Day Special!!

All my items on Etsy are 10% off TODAY ONLY!! Plus get a free pair of rustic little hoop earrings for free, with any purchase! Click here

New items

Some more pieces I just finished