And then there were three...

First of all I'd like to give all of you who hearted and pinned my latest creations my deepest gratitude! It is so incredibly wonderful as an artist to receive good feedback. 

I'm having the greatest time designing new stuff and with that I realized that it is important to push myself out of my usual comfort zone and to be a little bit more imaginative when it comes to creativity. Doing that  has worked well for me these past couple of weeks by feeling a sense of accomplishment and pride. Not that I want to brag, this is just about personal accomplishment, nothing external.

I do would like to show you my latest spring inspired creations:

These little beauties come with prehnite, Nevada turquoise and carnelian. Juicy and delicious!

And lastly we have a "Desert Rose" pendant necklace which is crafted in copper and features a gorgeous mother of pearl with beautiful luster.

It's dinner time here and thinking about making waffles. Yes, here we eat waffles with sliced cold cut lamb, hard boiled eggs and then of course strawberry jam with a dollop of creme fraîche. Yummy!

Happy thursday ya'll!

Thanks for reading!

xox

Sabine

From the bench

Heat forged necklace with bezel set red jade.

Heat forged necklace with gorgeous rutilated quartz.

Heat forged necklace with gorgeous rutilated quartz.

Pyramid shaped hematite pendant necklace in sterling silver.

Pyramid shaped hematite pendant necklace in sterling silver.

Feather and pearl necklace in sterling silver.

Feather and pearl necklace in sterling silver.

Pyrite colored titanium agate necklace in sterling silver.

Pyrite colored titanium agate necklace in sterling silver.

Hand casted medallion with bezel set chalcedony.

New Rings

Hello friends,

It's been a while since I made rings for my Etsy shop. Yesterday I got a package from  my German stone seller and I could not resist using them. I wanted to make simple, yet modern rings with stunning stones. I absolutely love them. All of these stones are hand cut and polished by Guenther, a hobbyist stone cutter. He travels to places all around the world, excavates rocks, cuts and polishes them. He is a good friend of my dad and always knows what kinds of stones I am looking for.

Agate druzy ring in a beautiful mint color.

Agate druzy ring in a beautiful mint color.

Mexican Lace Agate 

Brecciated Mookaite ring

Brecciated Mookaite ring

Relic ring in hand casted sterling silver

Relic ring in hand casted sterling silver

Relic ring in hand casted sterling silver

Beautiful Azurite ring.

"Sunburst" necklace with bezel set rose cut chalcedony

Aztec necklace in sterling silver and Arizona turquoise. The triangular shape is hand casted from sterling silver in a very rustic style.

Aztec necklace in sterling silver and Arizona turquoise. The triangular shape is hand casted from sterling silver in a very rustic style.

And lastly:

Hand casted snowflake necklace in a satin finish without oxidation. I LOVE this one! I have made a few of them now for custom orders over here.

I am still working on earrings. Not quite sure when I will be able to have them ready. Perhaps the beginning of next week.

We still don't have any snow which I can say I don't mind. No sliding down the iced up streets or digging out the car from underneath a mountain of snow. I've shut down production for today. I might have to spend some studio time tomorrow to finish up a couple of items. However, if it's nice outside I'll hit the trails instead. Brisk walking in some fresh forest air.....can't beat that!

THANK YOU for ALL those incredible positive comments and feedback some of you have been sending me about my latest work! So grateful for that! Often,when trying something new with my work I feel vulnerable, not knowing if this is going to work. Ultimately, like I mentioned before, I have to feel that it's right, that it comes from deep within and that it rocks enough for me to wear it.

There will be more items coming in the next couple of months that will be a marriage of hand casted items, rough beads and bezel set stones.

By the way:

Do you mind if the chain on some heavier, hand cast items is something else other than sterling silver? I am thinking that a beautiful, sturdy gunmetal or brass chain would keep the cost down of some of the more elaborate items. What do you think?

If you live in the US I hope you are having a lovely Thanksgiving weekend!

Happy trails,

Thanks for reading!

xox

Sabine

Fresh from the bench

Custom order bracelet in sterling silver and amber

Custom order bracelet in sterling silver and amber

A stunning hand cut and polished rhodochrosite is set in sterling silver.

Custom order bracelet in sterling silver and amber

Custom order bracelet in sterling silver and amber

Autumn Mist necklace in sterling silver and smoky quartz.

Autumn Mist necklace in sterling silver and smoky quartz.

Lotus leaf pendant necklace with beautiful rose cut chalcedony

Lotus leaf pendant necklace with beautiful rose cut chalcedony

Lotus leaf pendant necklace in sterling silver and baltic amber

Lotus leaf pendant necklace with beautiful rose cut chalcedony

Custom order: Prehnite and sterling silver

Custom order: Prehnite and sterling silver

More to come tomorrow!

Thanks for reading!

xox

Sabine

Sept.23,2011

Tried to do a lot of casting these past few days, but for some reason it didn't want to turn out. For some odd reason melted silver was "spitting" all over the place while pouring and never made it's way to the mold. This never happened before so I'll need to find out what the problem is.

I am sure some of you can relate to days when your ideas spin out of control! Well, if I could have a talk with my muse I would tell it to come visit me when I'm behind the bench and not while driving or sleeping. I always think that I will remember all those ideas, but to be honest, most of them disappear when I don't sketch them down immediately. I do keep a sketchbook at my bedside table, however, most times I am so groggy that by sketching down a design in the middle of a sleepy state of mind I wake up and can't go back to sleep. Well well, we just can't have it all. I do find it extremely fascinating how it all works.
The design for the labradorite piece below came to me while driving to Oslo. I stopped at the next gas station, took my iPhone and sketched the design before it had a chance to escape me again.
I had this stone for  quite a long time and didn't know how to incorporate it into a design. It doesn't have a flat back and the only option would be ( with the tools I have available ) to either wire wrap it or like I did, cap it.
I am so happy with the outcome and glad that I was able to use this gorgeous blue-green flash labradorite in a unique design.

It is available here.

I also made more items this past week. A couple of rings and a few necklaces such as:

Rosetta Jasper Cocktail Ring in Sterling Silver.

Available here

Mystical Lotus Leaf Necklace with Red Garnet. Available here.

Lipstick colored jasper druzy set in sterling silver. 14 carat gold granules grace the textured baseplate. Available here.

Custom order for a delightful customer from Finland. Sage Amethyst set in sterling silver.

Stars Ring with red garnet. Inspired by my late night walks. Available here.

And lastly a picture of my messy bench which, no matter how much I clean it never stays organized for more than a couple of hours. It's hopeless.

Hope your week was filled with a good dose of joy and laughter!

Happy Sunday all!


Thanks for reading!


xox
Sabine