New work

I have been having a great time crafting new  pieces in the past couple of weeks. I'm eager for spring to make its mark which shows in my inspirations and colors of my latest pieces.
Spring has not arrived here yet. It snowed again yesterday. Hopefully that was the last bit of it for this winter. The temperatures are slowly rising, I even sat out on the porch a few days ago enjoying the morning sun and hearing the birds chirp away. What a lovely way to start out the day. Almost meditative.

I am excited about my order of enamel powder that is on its way. I have already started sawing out designs for earrings and necklaces, ready to be enameled. At this point I feel the intense need to further my craft, to learn something new and to step out of my creative comfort zone. I am also investing into some sand casting materials. Can't wait to get started. I need change, and I figure with having more options and materials it broadens my chance to make a more diverse line of jewelry.

Below is some of my latest work.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!


Thanks for reading!

xox- Sabine

Lavender Chalcedony Necklace in Sterling Silver

Rustic Turquoise Earrings in Sterling Silver

Whimsical Earrings with Mother of Pearl

Organic hand formed and forged circle necklace with pink sapphire.

Perfect for spring: Green chalcedony ring.

Inspired by the snowdrop spring flower: 

Mother of Pearl cabs in opaque turquoise and lustrous white.

Necklace in green chalcedony and mother of pearl. I love this one. 

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.

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

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The drawing will be on December 12th.


Thanks for participating!

Productive weekend

Well hello there! Long time no see!
It's bee a tad busy here the past couple of weeks. Much to do these days,  however, things have slowed down a bit now and life is getting back to a more steady rhythm.
I had such a great time this weekend in my studio, full of creative ideas. The muse was working non stop. Actually I could just keep on going, but since I have spend the majority of my two days off behind the bench I neglected those ever so fun chores around the house. It's a dreary fall day here in Sandefjord and while waiting for the tumbler to finish I decided to make a apple cake, well two in fact! Yummy moist apple cake with sugar glaze....oh can't wait for dessert...vanilla ice cream and warm apple cake...
I really shouldn't indulge, but cakes are few and far in between here in our household. I just love baking.

I just wanted to post some of my latest pieces here:

Druzy agate set in  sterling silver. Handmade embellishments grace the baseplate. Lightly oxidized to bring out the details.

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Gorgeous Indonesian agate set in sterling silver. Handmade embellishments.

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Sterling silver necklace with bezel set lapis and three turquoise cabochons. Handmade from start to finish without the use of commercially made parts.

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Sterling silver necklace with bezel set lapis and three turquoise cabochons. Handmade from start to finish without the use of commercially made parts.

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Gorgeous tiger eye cabochon set in a scalloped sterling silver bezel. Features two handmade leafs that show off the chain.

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Birch leaf pendant necklace. Handcrafted from scratch. Features picture jasper beads and Swarovski crystal pearls as well as two handmade leafs.

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A deep green agate druzy is the focal point of this necklace. Handmade embellishments grace the baseplate and make this pendant pop!

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Blue Jean baby! A nice thick kyanite cabochon set in a simple sterling silver bezel. The band is stamped with a small ringlets design.

Will be available in the shop tomorrow. Size 8.

I ordered tons of picasso jasper cabochons that hopefully will get here this coming week. I am planning on making tons of earrings with those. Ahhhh can't wait.

How is your weekend going? What have you been up to?

Thanks for reading!

Lots of love,

-Sabine-

I got up early and spend the majority of today in my studio. Never seem to be able to stay out of there for long these days. The muse is calling on me constantly which is a good thing isolated, but at times I can't seem to concentrate on doing other things that need to get done.

I had such a great time sitting behind the bench smithing away and  listening to some new albums I had downloaded from iTunes.
It's been a great and productive week for me in my studio!

Today I crafted two turquoise pieces, one chrysocolla, one agate and a pair of gorgeous amber earrings. The earrings took quite some time to make since I filed each pedal's grooves by hand.  They also go well with my amber necklace that is for sale in my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56002687/handcrafted-amber-pendant-necklace

I will be listing these starting this evening local time. Not sure if I will manage to post them all since I also need to finish some overdue housework.


How has your week been so far?


xx - Sabine

Handcrafted amber earrings in sterling silver. 

Handcrafted amber earrings in sterling silver

Robbins egg turquoise necklace in sterling silver. All handcrafted.

Robbins egg turquoise necklace in sterling silver. All handcrafted.

Chrysocolla heart pendant necklace in sterling silver. All handcrafted.

Chrysocolla heart pendant necklace in sterling silver. All handcrafted.

Handcrafted turquoise necklace in sterling silver.

Handcrafted turquoise necklace in sterling silver.

Handcrafted turquoise necklace in sterling silver.

Agate necklace with hand stamped bezel. All sterling silver.

Agate necklace with hand stamped bezel. All sterling silver.

Agate necklace with hand stamped bezel. All sterling silver.

New lovelies

Yeah I know it's been a while since I last blogged. I think I am hit with the sleepy sickness. Perhaps it's the season, especially now that the days here are getting much shorter. Pretty soon we'll be having the arctic darkness again which I usually embrace because I thrive creatively during the winter months, however, I think this is the first year since having moved to the north of Norway that I am feeling the effects of the approaching season. I could take countless naps throughout the day. I think I might have to pull out my daylight lamp again and see if that will help.

I have however been very busy in my studio. I am almost caught up with all of my custom orders and will be able to spend some more time behind my messy bench. I am waiting on some gorgeous Picasso jasper cabochon and beads that I'd like to incorporate into some earrings. I hope they'll get here in the next couple of days so I can start filling up the shop. I will be offering some smaller and more affordable items as well.

Here are my two latest pieces:

A picasso jasper necklace that I bezel set and oxidized to bring out the gorgeous color of the stone. This is a beautiful stone and I thought it would look best in a simple setting.

The other one is a shadow box ring featuring a stunning green-blue turquoise cabochon that is set in a pure silver bezel. For a more rustic look I added a textured band around the baseplate. This ring is oxidized as well and given a nice smooth finish.


I hope these two beauties will find their way in the hands of a new owner that will love them just as much as I do!

Happy sunday everyone!

P.S. I will have some pictures of Tromsø in the next couple of days!


♥
Sabine

Oops, I almost forgot to mention this piece. It is the latest addition to my shop! I'm super excited about this one since I used one of my most hoarded stones. I think the color in this stone is absolutely stunning. Hope it will make its way into the hands of a new owner who appreciates the beauty of it as much as I do! :-)

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