Wishing everyone a happy Easter! Jesus has risen! He has risen indeed!

Blessings,
Debra

Open up and say ahhh! These cool turquoise earrings were one of those happy accidents that many crafters have! I started out hammering the ends of my sterling silver wire only to find that I had been a bit heavy handed, ugh! The turquoise bead would not slide down far enough on the wire, so I got creative and curled up the end like a lizard's tongue, hence the name!

These handsome earrings are 1-3/4 inches in length from the bend at the top to the curl at the bottom. The 10mm x 6mm turquoise rondelles are a gorgeous shade of sky blue and have lots of tan crackles for interest! They are topped with a 2mm faceted sterling silver beads and hand wrapped sterling silver wire coils.The Serpent's Tongue earrings are a unique pair of earrings and I know you will enjoy wearing them. To see more just click on the link below, and thank you for looking!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10096895


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♥ Anniversary Special ♥

March 13th will be the 1-year anniversary of the opening of my shop on Etsy, and I would like to thank all my wonderful customers, and the friends I have made here! You have made this first year very special to me! To celebrate, I am offering $1 shipping on any purchase made from March 7th through March 31, 2008. You will also receive a FREE copper matrix ring (that's a $8 value!), custom made for you, please put your ring size in the note to seller when you check out! Thank you for a wonderful year of selling on Etsy!

Blessings,

Debra

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Peridot, the birthstone of August babies, is a very old gemstone found in Egyptian and Roman jewelry from ancient times. It has three different names: peridot, chrysolite and precious olivine. The word peridot is derived from the Greek word peridona, which means, "to give richness". It's lovely rich green color, with a touch of gold comes from very fine traces of iron and the intensity of the color is dependant upon the amount of iron present within the stone. Peridot is one of only a few gemstones that come in one specific color, and its color can range from yellowish green to olive and even to a brownish green.


These gorgeous handmade earrings have three different stones woven onto the sterling silver frames: peridot, prehnite and spessartite garnets. You will find more pictures and information about the Precious Olivine earrings by clicking on the link listed below. Thank you for looking!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9877586

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This beautiful 35mm x 25mm teal green moss agate cabochon is topped with swirls and a beaded crest that almost looks like a crown! The cabochon has many soft shades of green including teal, forest green with touches of blue gray, it is a very unique stone!

The bale is 1/4 of an inch across and would easily accommodate a rope chain or leather cord necklace. In the very center of the bale, there are twelve 2mm sterling silver round beads, which adds so much interest to the piece! The Crest pendant is 2 inches in length, and 1-1/16 inches across. Please click on the link below to see more pictures of this pendant in my Etsy shop. Thank you for looking!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9767207

I love dichroic glass, the colors are so intense and gorgeous, but it is very difficult to photograph! Finally, I fiqured out that a little sunlight and a portable light studio will achive the best photos. If you have any other tips on photographing these colorful glass pieces, please leave me a message!

These little buttons of dichroic glass are a deep emerald green and shift to beautiful shade of purple! I got them from another esty merchant, ccvalenzo. Check out her dichroic glass sometime, she has wonderful things! Click on the link below to see more pictures and information about these earrings! Thank you for looking!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6944385

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We are so blessed to live in a house in the country, there are so many wonderful things in God's creation for us to enjoy here! This was our view of the sun setting on Valentine's Day, the colors were so gorgeous I just had to take a picture of it! Enjoy!