With the holidays and my open house fast approaching my studio has been bustling with activity. I have lots of new jewelry pieces that I’ve made. In the pic above you can see the druzy, labradorite and moon rings. They were happily sold as quickly as I made them but I have some fun new rings coming up.
I love labradorite cabochons. I can’t keep them in my stash of stones….they seem to fly off my shelf….lol.
Swoon…… I’ve made a couple of these new jewelry pieces. I had so much fun incorporating the vintage Indian head nickel into rings. They’ve happily gone to new homes but I may make more in the not too distant future.
Even in the colder months the flowers bloom in my studio. 🙂
New jewelry pieces are coming out of my studio every week. Stop back for the latest. Btw…. if you’re on the Scottsdale/Phoenix area this Saturday Dec. 5th and would like to attend my open house feel free to contact me.
My work can be found here at Echo of the Dreamer gallery and at Enter the Earth gallery.
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!!
This past week I worked with druzy gemstones. Druzy (druse, drusie) is the glittering effect of tiny crystals ontop a colorful mineral that have awesome sparkle. The druzy gemstones grow slowly over millions of years and are found as the very last layer of growth on agate or another colorful base. Drury is not always quartz, but is any kind of mineral found in a plate-like form, such as malachite, dolomite, garnets and calcite. Some common colors are orange, white, red and brown. They might look somewhat delicate but druzy gemstones are a hardy gem.
The druzy gemstone………
Supplies strength and energy
Encourages clarity of mind
Druzy is used for balancing all chakras
The above ring was a customer order. The picture of this druzy does not to it justice. I was almost sad to part with this ring.
*Shoot for the stars* is also a quartz druzy gemstone in it’s natural state. A friend told me that she thought it looked like shaved ice….lol. It certainly does. This beauty is off to a new home.
I wasn’t sure when I ordered this stone how I would feel about it. Turns out that it looks fantastic in it’s setting. It’s bright and it’s bold and it makes you smile. The words on the band of this are *I choose happy.* Perfect words for this ring.
There are so many incredible stones to work with. I love giving them new life and meaning to their owner. Don’t overlook druzy gemstones. Put some sparkle back into your life!!!
My work can be found here and at Echo of the Dreamer gallery.
You can contact me for custom orders at manon@sistersofthesun.com
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!!
You gotta love the look of the week!!!! My look this past week included this Royston ribbon turquoise ring. This is the only ring that I’ve made that I’ve kept for myself and I love wearing it out. It has the most amazing colors.
These silver earrings can also be included in the look of the week. I added turquoise to them. They’re light and swing nicely on the ears.
Swoon!!!! I wasn’t sure when I purchased Golden Carnelian in Chalcedony cabochon that I was thrilled about it. I’ve had it for a few months so last week I put it in a ring. It turned out fantastic. It’s not as bright as most rings I make but it makes an awesome statement. This ring would definitely make my list for look of the week.
Whatever your look is…..wear it with confidence. Be proud of who you are and rock your look of the week!!
My work can be found here and at Echo of the Dreamer gallery.
You can contact me for custom orders at manon@sistersofthesun.com
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!!
For months I have been playing with WordPress on my own. I was able to do some things but getting pretty frustrated about others. A friend of mine suggested a professional….yeah!!! So here is the new website design!!! Thank you so much, Eileen!!!!
I’ve been busy since I last posted. I’ve made a lot of new pieces so I’ll only post a few today.
The rings above are turquoise. The one on the left was a commissioned Bisbee piece and the other is a stunning Morenci turquoise. That blue is out of this world.
I made this silver leaf pendant last week. The back has *I AM* stamped on it. You can fill in the blanks……I AM…..strong, fearless, brave, a warrior……you get the drift.
Simple sterling earring. Love these babies. They’ve already gone to a new home.
When I saw this crazy lace agate it reminded me of the earth. I added moons and the sun to it and the quote….The earth turns to gold in the hands of the wise. What a beautiful saying. I’m really quite pleased with how this turned out.
Every single time I open my boxes to see the turquoise I’m still shocked how amazing each piece is. I took this large Bisbee for this bracelet. I’ve added extra links so that it can fit a large or small size.
Thanks for stopping by. I’m going to start putting out a newsletter for the latest happenings. Don’t worry….it won’t be too often. Leave your email on the right hand side if you’re wanting to keep up to date on my new releases.
You can find my work in my shop by going here.
Fill your heart with art!!
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!!
It’s been a busy week in my studio. I’ve been working on various pieces and working out some upcoming ones. This is a bracelet that I just completed. I made it adjustable so it can fit the smallest wrist like mine or a larger wrist. I love the way it looks on and the *dream* tag I made looks great. 🙂
My pieces are 100% handmade by me.
I made these lovelies this week and they are already going to a wonderful home.
On a different note…lol…. I love all these photo apps that you can play around with. I can get so caught up in them I often have to tear myself away.
I took this pic a few months ago and added a quote that I love.
Just wanted to give a quick update!! See you soon!!!
fill your heart with art
~manon