Collection Debut Success!

Thank you to everyone that attended the Natural Beauty Jewelry collection debut on Sunday, October 7th, 2007! The event was a great success! I am amazed at the amount of people who came to celebrate, browse and give feedback on the collection.

Chandelier Earrings

I am working on a collection of chandelier earrings that are similar in design. The pair pictured above are made with light blue freshwater pearls and faceted teardrops of amazonite.

This pair is made with silver freshwater pearls and glittery Swarovski crystals.

The last is a pair which I love to wear, is made up of garnets and citrine. Any ideas on what I should name this collection of earrings?

Tourmaline Chips and White Pearls

This design is made with chips of multi-colored Tourmaline and white freshwater pearls. Each section is hand wire wrapped to sterling silver chain links. This piece can also be worn two ways, either wrapped around twice or as one long necklace (as pictured). The matching post earrings each have a cluster of Tourmaline chips hanging at the bottom.

Pink Freshwater Pearls

This necklace is made with sterling silver chain and pink freshwater pearls. I am really excited about this design, because it can be worn two different ways. The first (which I like best) is looped around the neck twice as pictured. Or, if you want you can wear it as one long loop which is approximately 34" long. I like the versatility of being able to change it up, so I think I am going to design a couple of different designs with the same functionality.

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Wire Wrapped Iceflake Quartz

Large pieces of tumbled Iceflake Quartz are individually wire wrapped and connected together to make this substantial necklace. I like the way you can really feel the weight of the stones hanging around your neck. This necklace can be worn with virtually any color and for any occasion. The picture below gives a close up of the Iceflake Quartz, where you can see the transulscent crackles inside the stones.

Fiesta!

I designed this three strand necklace and matching earrings totally on a whim....and it turned out to be one of my favorites! I started with the strand of Red Howlite, then added the second strand made with Turquoise and Garnets. The third strand is made out of oval pieces of Citrine separated with sterling silver spacers. The matching earrings have a little bit of everything linked together so that they really dangle. As suggested by a Natural Beauty Jewelry enthusiast (my brother Matt), this design fully deserves the name "Fiesta!".

Pink Freshwater Pearls, Peach Moonstone and Turquoise

I used pink freshwater coin pearls, peach moonstone and a little bit of turquoise in this bracelet. I like this bracelet because the pearls reflect pink, peach and turquoise colors in their reflective coating, something that cannot be captured in the picture very well. I catch myself staring at this bracelet when I'm wearing it, caught up in the unique color combination that somehow works. I hope to come up with a matching necklace and earrings to go with this bracelet soon.

Red Aventurine and Peridot

The earrings pictured to the right are made with a Red Aventurine and Peridot hand wire wrapped together. The matching necklace pictured above incorporates an accent string of Peridot part way up the necklace and chain the rest of the way around.

Aventurine is said to be a comforting stone, one that can be found in green, red, creamy white and gray colorations.

Natural Agate and Smokey Quartz

The pendant on this necklace is a natural Agate, which can vary widely in it's transparency and coloration, making each necklace completely unique. The stones used throughout the rest of the necklace are Smokey Quartz separated by sterling silver spacers.

I used to go hunting for Agates with my Dad as a child. I would add them to my rock collection that I still have stashed away at my parents house. Yes, I did have a rock collection as a child....an early indication of my love to hold and look at pieces of the earth.

Faceted Turquoise Dangles

These earrings are made with three teardrop shaped turquoise stones each. They hang individually from the earwire to create a dangling effect.

Turquoise is one of my favorite gemstones both to wear and to design with. I often find myself going a little "turquoise crazy" when creating new jewelry designs. I think that these earrings are wonderfully simple, yet especially eye-catching when worn.

Amazonite, Dyed Mother of Pearl, Citrine and Apatite

This necklace is two strands attached at the clasp and wrapped together. The large nuggets are a stone called Amazonite, a gemstone that is named after the Amazon River. Amazonite is not however found anywhere near the Amazon River. It is said that Amazonite is a stone that helps with self-expression and communication. The second strand is composed of dyed Mother of Pearl tubes, Citrine and an aqua colored stone called Apatite. The earrings are made with the dyed Mother of Pearl, Citrine and Apatite as well.

Freshwater Pearls

Each Freshwater pearl is hand wire wrapped and linked to the next with sterling silver wire. White and gray freshwater pearls are alternated to form the necklace, and gray freshwater pearls are used for the earrings. Each earring is also made with sterling silver chain and earposts.

Mother of Pearl

This design is made with large circular Mother of Pearl discs hanging from a leather cord with all sterling silver findings. (Can be made with brown or black leather cord)


Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre (Nay-ker), is found on the inner surface of many mollusk shells like the nautilus pictured to the left. It is deposited to smooth the inside of the shell and protect it from parasitic organisms. Mother of Pearl is the same substance that is deposited around an object to form a pearl.

Green Aventurine, Peridot and Green Freshwater Pearls

The large stones in this design are a stone called Green Aventurine, which is a form of Quartz. It is a cloudy light green color with swirls of lighter and darker green at times. I like to include the stones with slight color variation in my designs because I find it interesting to see a little bit of the variation that is most likely best visible in it's natural slab form. Green Aventurine is said to have a calming influence and to help in relieving anxiety.

On either side of each Green Aventurine stone is a small piece of Peridot and a green freshwater pearl separated by sterling silver spacers. The earrings are made with sterling silver chain, Peridot and green freshwater pearls as well. All feedback is welcome, let me know what you think!

Welcome!

For the last few months I have been working on starting my own jewelry company, Natural Beauty Jewelry. I am finally completing some of my first designs and this blog is where I would like to share previews of my designs with you!

My jewelry designs are intended to celebrate not only the natural beauty of the materials used in each piece, but also the natural beauty of each person who chooses to wear them. My hope is for Natural Beauty Jewelry to be recognized as fashionable in it's appeal yet timeless in it's beauty.

Check back soon to provide a review, keep up with the progress or make a special request.

Thanks!

Beth