Working with rough stones....

It was very challenging doing these custom made creations with rough stones, here are they and please do leave a comment:

Corundum var: Ruby, Prilep region,Macedonia

Corundum var: Ruby, Prilep region,Macedonia

brooch & pendant

Natural Baltic amber(Lithuania)

Natural Baltic amber(Lithuania)

Natural Baltic amber(Lithuania)

Fairy Tale - Part III

Another hand carved piece of jade called old jade.According to Wikipedia the term "Ancient Old Jade" is a type of jade described and defined by the Chinese as a semi-translucent precious stone that is harder than other stones, with a shiny surface, feeling both smooth and heavy, and having a distinct sound when knocked on. So this stone is a replica of famous Qing Dynasty carvings (1644-1911) and represents a phoenix and a butterfly...

Fairy Tale - Part II

One of my favorite stones is this hair quartz rutile, in my language it is called "samovilska kosa" which means fairy hair. So the necklace story is about a fairy whose hair was trapped in a morning dew and falling out from the leafs as the fairy was washing her face and combing her hair....Originally a planed to put some verdigris on the leafs but i am afraid that it would make it difficult to match with other accessory to the potential customer....or not?

New creations ....Fairy Tale - Part I

 

 

As soon as this stone arrived I was anxious to wrap it. This was the result of one night shift :), hope You like it. The stone is Green Jade, hand-carved from one single stone piece and I could not capture the intense color and the translucency ... The rich green color and the carving reminded me of a ancient lost city in the jungle so the wrapping represents the discovery among the vines...This necklace is the first in the Fairy Tale Necklace collection...

Necklaces

My favorite pieces for the first year of my jewelry making experience...