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      • Hidden In The Hills Studio Tour

        Nov 18th

        Hidden In The Hills Studio Tour 2019

        2019 Hidden In The Hills Studio Tour will start this Friday Nov. 22, 23 & 24 and the following Friday 29, 30 & Dec. 1st. I will be the guest of Carole Perry at her studio, Laughing Glass. That is studio #31. Hope to see you if you’re in the Arizona area of Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale. This year we have 199 artists at 47 studios.

        Red Coral Necklace sterling silver

        Red Coral Necklace


        ©manon doyle

        Some of the work I’ll be showing.

        Amethyst druzy jewelry
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        turquoise jewelry
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        Labradorite jewelry sterling silver
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        See you soon!!

        To reach me you can email me @ manon@sistersofthesun.com

        You can follow my on Instagram ———-> HERE

        Fill your heart with art.

        ~manon

        manon doyle

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • New Work

        Apr 17th

        Turquoise jewelry

        Arizona Kingman Turquoise Pendants


        ©manon

        Been so busy that I’ve neglected my blog for a bit. I’m even contemplating opening my own e-commerce site along with my Etsy. It’s trying to find the time to fit it all in. Anyway….here’s some new work. I’ve actually had many months of new work..lol…..but I’ll show this.

        Turquoise jewelry

        Arizona Kingman Turquoise pendant

        New work by Sisters of the Sun

        Arizona Kingman Turquoise Necklace


        ©manon

        Labradorite jewelry

        Labradorite Gemstone Rings


        ©manon

        To reach me you can email me @ manon@sistersofthesun.com

        You can follow my on Instagram ———-> HERE

        Fill your heart with art.

        ~manon

        manon doyle

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Voyage Phoenix Magazine

        Aug 30th

        jeweler's bench

        working on new pieces


        ©manon

        This past week I was featured in Voyage Phoenix Magazine!! I was thrilled to see it!! You can follow the link article to read it. (Hit the word article 🙂

        I’ve recently moved and have been renovating a new home so I was out of commission for over a month. I will post new studio pics soon. This past month I started working again and here is a pic of a few sterling and fine silver earrings I made. These were nature inspired.

        nature inspired earring designs

        sterling and fine silver earrings

        Hope to see you soon!!

        You can follow my on Instagram ———-> HERE

        Fill your heart with art.

        ~manon

        manon doyle

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Gallery in Sedona

        Mar 20th

        Sterling Hoop Earrings

        Sterling Hoop Earrings


        ©manon

        It’s been a crazy last few months. I’m happy to be newly represented by the Caravana Jewelry Gallery in the Tlaquepaque area of Sedona, Arizona. I recently dropped off over 25 pieces to them. It’s a beautiful gallery that I’m thrilled to be a part of.

        hoop earrings with crosses

        Sterling silver hoops with crosses


        ©manon

        I made many turquoise pieces for the gallery in Sedona but I also sent some cool sterling earrings that I’ve had a lot of fun making. My Etsy shop has many other hoop earring versions also.

        genuine turquoise rings for her

        Nevada Royston Ribbon turquoise rings


        ©manon

        Turquoise rings are also popular here in Arizona so I have sent quite a few to Caravana.

        Silver hair pins for women

        sterling flower hair pins


        ©manon

        In other jewerly making news….Since I’ve been growing my hair I’ve found a lack of hair accessories for women that I like so I’ve been making some myself. These hair pins are so cute and look great in a bun or ponytail.

        hair accessories for her handmade

        Sterling hair pins


        ©manon

        I make everything one at a time so each stem and flower are unique.

        Handmade Labradorite necklace

        Labradorite Necklace


        ©manon

        Last week I finished this beautiful Labradorite pendant with flowers. It’s quite a pretty stone that has an amazing blue flash.

        Btw….I have a show coming up in Cave Creek, AZ. April 7th and 8th. Email me for all inquires.

        You can follow my on Instagram ———-> HERE

        Fill your heart with art.

        ~manon

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Keum-boo Jewelry

        Oct 29th

        Keum-boo on fine silver


        ©manon

        The last few months I’ve been using a technique call Keum-boo on many of my pieces. *Keum-boo (also Kum-Boo or Kum-bu—Korean “attached gold”) is an ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to silver, to make silver-gilt. Traditionally, this technique is accomplished by first depleting a surface of sterling silver to bring up a thin layer of fine silver. Then 24 carat gold foil is applied with heat and pressure—mechanical gilding—to produce a permanent diffusion bond.* Basically I’m using fine silver and heating it up on my small kiln and then gilding 24 carat gold to the places I’d like it. (this isn’t the kind of gold you buy at a craft store…btw..lol)

        Turquoise pendant with silver and gold feather

        Keum-boo feather with Mexican White Water turquoise


        ©manon

        It’s nice to add a pop of gold to some of my work. I’ve quite enjoy the process of making Keum-boo jewelry.

        Keum Boo earrings

        Silver and gold flower earrings


        ©manon

        On another note ..I will be doing Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour and Sale again this year. It’s a studio tour in the Cave Creek, Carefree and North Scottsdale, Arizona area. The dates are Nove. 17-19 and Nov 24-26. I will be guest artist of Carole Perry at Laughing Glass Studio. If you’re on the area and need more info you can contact me at manon@sistersofthesun.com

        You can follow my on Instagram ———-> HERE

        Fill your heart with art and Keum-boo jewelry.

        ~manon

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Deerskin Leather Cord

        Jun 17th

        Sacred White Buffalo gemstone

        Sacred White Buffalo Necklace


        ©manon

        I’ve been working with deerskin leather cord in quite a few of my recent pieces. I make sterling beads for them. Two attach to the ends and one in the middle that allows you to adjust the cord to go up and down therefore the owner can wear the necklace long or short.

        sterling silver talisman with genuine turquoise

        Nevada #8 turquoise talisman with deerskin leather cord


        ©manon

        I love the way these look. They’re also a breeze to put on and take off.

        sterling pendant for her

        Genuine New Lander turquoise talisman


        ©manon

        Turquoise jewelry by Sisters of the Sun

        Arizona Kingman turquoise with deerskin leather cord


        ©manon

        This one features two Arizona Kingman turquoise gemstones. The saddle colored deerskin leather cord lends itself well to this turquoise.

        sterling silver pendant with gold

        Utah Variscite Necklace in sterling


        ©manon

        The arrowheads are pretty cool. This is a great necklace that you can wear long or almost to the neck like a choker.

        Silver necklace with deerskin leather cord

        Sterling Necklace with Sacred White Buffalo and Naturally shed antler


        ©manon

        Of course this necklace which features a naturally shed deer antler is perfect with the deerskin leather cord. This one is very striking on.

        I will have more of these pendants with the deerskin leather in upcoming weeks. They’ve been very popular for me and I love making them.

        Fill your heart with art

        ~manon

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Handmade Jewelry

        Feb 21st

        Nevada Seven Dwarfs mine gemstone

        Seven Dwarfs Mine cuff bracelet.


        ©manon

        I am a maker of handmade jewelry. All of my pieces are 100% made by me. I run my business by myself as many of my jewelry friends and small business owners do. That means I am my own social media, artist, inventory specialist, shipper, fabricator and so on. There are some days that are definitely overwhelming so I’ll take a step back occasionally….lol…..but I love it.

        The piece above features a Nevada Seven Dwarfs Mine gemstone. It is a small mine that yields small amounts at the moment. Very pretty stones are coming out of there and they’re quite pricey.

        Turquoise sterling cuff bracelet.
        ©manon

        This cuff has a beautiful Arizona Kingman turquoise. Because it’s cut in a heart shape the turquoise is more expensive due to the fact that the lapidary artist has to waste more turquoise to get this shape.

        Silver cross with turquoise

        Sterling cross with Nevada Royston turquoise.


        ©manon

        I’ve always had an affinity for crosses. I’m interested in making more types of these. This one features a Nevada Royston turquoise.

        Silver moon necklaces and buddha necklaces

        Sterling Moons and Buddhas


        ©manon

        I’ve recently made some solid sterling silver moons and Buddhas with an inspirational message on the back. The moons are in the Balinese carver tradition. The Balinese are terrific carvers of bone pieces so I’m thrilled that I can honor them in sterling silver.

        Handmade jewelry is my passion. Every morning I’m excited to get up and see what the new day will bring.

        You can find some of my pieces online at my shop

        fill your heart with art
        ~manon

        My work can be found here at Echo of the Dreamer gallery and at Enter the Earth gallery.

        Fill your heart with art

        ~manon

        me

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Chasing and Repousse

        Jan 7th

        chasing and repousse techniques

        pitch for chasing and repousse


        ©manon

        Excited for this new year and new techniques. I bought the necessary tools to start chasing and repousse. It’s an ancient technique of metalworking where chasing is essentially embossing and repousse is hammering the reverse side to create a low relief. (Read more here about this technique.) There’s definitely a learning curve but I love a challenge. Above is a pic of the copper in pitch. Pitch holds the piece so you can work on it.

        chasing and repousse techniques

        Back of copper leaf


        ©manon

        This is the back side of the leaf shape I made. As you can see the form is pushed out.

        chasing and repousse techniques

        Copper leaf ornament


        ©manon

        This is the front side of my first piece. Definitely not so perfect but it was fun to work on. I didn’t think about the gauge of the copper and I jumped right into 18 gauge which was definitely a workout the first time round. It looks like a leaf on steroids…lol!!!!

        chasing and repousse

        Sterling silver necklace with Mexican Campitos Turquoise


        ©manon

        I’ve made a few pieces now. This sterling piece was made using chasing and repousse techniques with sterling silver. I also added a Mexican Campitos turquoise.

        sterling necklace with turquoise

        Back view of necklace


        ©manon

        I chose not to cover up the back with another piece of sterling. I love the raw, organic feel it has this way.

        sterling and turquoise necklace

        Sterling necklace with Mexican Campitos Turquoise.


        ©manon

        It looks amazing on!!

        Chasing and repousse will open up a range of new ideas for me this year. Yes….. it’s time consuming but the payoff is awesome. Stay tuned for new work!!

        Happy New Year!!!

        fill your heart with art
        ~manon

        My work can be found here at Echo of the Dreamer gallery and at Enter the Earth gallery.

        Fill your heart with art

        ~manon

        me

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Hidden in the Hills

        Nov 12th

        sisters of the sun jewelry

        A few pieces for Hidden in the Hills


        ©manon

        This year I will be participating in Hidden in the Hills 20th annual studio tour and sale in the Cave Creek, Carefree and Scottsdale area. My own studio is not involved due to HOA restrictions but I’m so grateful to be a guest of the amazing glass artist, Carole Perry.

        I’ve been busy making pieces for the tour. My fingers are raw…lol.

        eagle necklaces

        Sterling silver eagles with turquoise


        ©manon

        These two sterling eagles with turquoise will be displayed at Hidden in the Hills. They both have a special quote on the back.

        turquoise jewelry by sisters of the sun

        Turquoise necklaces


        ©manon

        I’ve made a lot of different pieces for the show. I have lots of beautiful turquoise to work with so it was hard picking which ones to use.

        sisters of the sun jewelry

        Amazonite necklace

        This Amazonite gemstone was in my gemstone drawer for a long time. I found inspiration for it this past week. The flower also has a small Amazonite in it.

        sisters of the sun

        Just hanging


        ©manon

        The larger eagle necklace is pictured on me. A clear picture of the stone is above.

        Hidden in the Hills takes place Nov. 18th – 20th and Nov. 25th – 27th. If you can’t make it the first weekend try and come the second.

        fill your heart with art
        ~manon

        My work can be found here at Echo of the Dreamer gallery and at Enter the Earth gallery.

        Fill your heart with art

        ~manon

        me

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

      • Hot Summer

        Aug 21st

        Sunset in Arizona

        Arizona Sunset Sky


        @manon

        It’s been a long hot summer. It’s just flat out sizzling around here. We’ve had a bit of monsoon but some of it has missed us. Regardless of this heat I’ve been starting to get pieces for the studio tour Hidden in the Hills in late November early December. I’ll post more about it the closer it comes.

        Jewelry for Hidden in the Hills

        Sterling Silver earrings


        @manon

        While dealing with this hot summer I’ve also been making all sorts of new pieces. These are a few of the earrings that I’ve worked on for Hidden in the Hills.

        Morenci and Arizona Blue turquoise necklaces in sterling

        Morenci and Arizona Blue turquoise necklaces


        ©manon

        While I love working on larger necklaces I often throw some smaller pieces in.

        Bisbee turquoise

        Bisbee Turquoise jewelry


        ©manon

        Bisbee bracelet and ring. Oooh la la on Bisbee turquoise. I have that some of that turquoise tucked away in a safe place….lol.

        Nevada Seven Dwarfs Mine gemstone

        Seven Dwarfs Mine gemstone


        ©manon

        Just acquired Nevada Seven Dwarfs mine gemstones. Hard to find, pricey to buy but oh so worth it!!!!! You can read about it HERE.

        Hopefully this hot summer will morph into beautiful weather in the next few weeks!!! See you soon!!!

        fill your heart with art
        ~manon

        My work can be found here at Echo of the Dreamer gallery and at Enter the Earth gallery.

        Fill your heart with art

        ~manon

        me

        My name is Manon. (pronounced Man + O) Yes….my mom cursed me with my name. In her defense I guess she never though I’d leave Quebec. I’m a jewelry artist and painter. I’ve been creative as long as I can remember and things haven’t changed. I now live in Scottsdale, AZ. I spend most days in my studio making pieces that speak to my heart. Thanks for stopping by!!

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        Sisters of the Sun is in Columbus, Ohio. All my pieces are 100% handmade by me. I'm a one woman show so I try to fill orders as fast as I can.

        I work with sterling silver and I love to work with turquoise and other gemstones. Many of my pieces have an inspiring message. I can work with you on custom orders to personalize your piece. Welcome!
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