What Do You Mean - "Assorted"?

image of paua/abalone shell and sterling silver necklace

This page is reserved for the jewelry that doesn't quite fit into the categories on the other pages, either because different materials such as shell, wood, or glass are used or because they are neither earrings nor necklaces.

Celestial

It's easy to see several themes emerging in the jewelry that I make and this is one. The moon and stars often feature in my work as do teardrop and marquise shaped stones.

picture of faceted crystal crescent moon and two star-shaped sterling silver beads strung on silver "snake" chain

Two star-shaped sterling silver beads are the perfect complement to the crystal half-moon pendant on this 17 inch necklace. Obviously this necklace will go well with any color clothing and it can be yours for a pittance!

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Our second offering in this class is a longer neclace featuring an "Aqua Aura" crescent moon with czech crystal bead accents. Necklace is about 22 inches plus the pendant.

the lovely blue-green color of the moon pendant is created by treating clear quartz with vaporized metal, usually gold for this stone.

$15.00 Add To Cart

Cloisonne Jewelry

For those unfamiliar with the term, cloisonne refers to the craft of decorating metal objects (including beads and pendants) by forming and attaching metal strips or wire to form shapes which are then filled with enamel, fired, finished, and polished. Each finished piece is its own little work of art. Althogh most cloisonne has been formed with gold colored wire, I always kept my eyes open at the wholesale shows for silver colored ones as I tend to make more jewelry with sterling silver than with gold-filled. I have decided to give the pieces of my jewelry which really feature cloisonne their own section here.

large diamond-shaped cloisonne bead with a mostly aqua background color combines with glass and gold-filled beads and findings in these drop type earrings

the same design as the pair above but the cloisonne bead has a black background

a diamond-shaped cloisonne drop earring set with a green background

These French hook earrings feature a diamond-shaped cloisonne bead with complimentary round stone or glass beads and gold-filled findings. Choose from the three colors presented above.

a pretty cloisonne bead with a flattened teardrop shape and aqua backgound color forms the body of these gold-filled drop earrings.

Pink rhodochrosite beads perfectly compliment the colors in the cloisonne beads and the gold-filled French hooks and findings.

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drop earrings featuring both an oval and a tube bead of cloisonne with a white background.

cloisonne drop earrings with a deep blue oval bead and gold-filled French hooks.

gold-filled earrings featuring an oval cloisonne bead with a green background.

These drop earrings feature oval cloisonne beads with various background colors. If you like more than one, why not buy both?

earrings featuring a round cloisonne bead in silver and black with sterling silver findings

Here's a pair of cloisonne earrings that feature one of the more difficult to find silver designs along with sterling silver French hooks and findings.

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earrings made with silver-colored openwork cloisonne beads and sterling silver findings

This pair of earrings features an even more unusual cloisonne design. Besides using a silver rather than gold colored base, these are the only openwork cloisonne beads I have ever come across. An extra benefit that this design provides is the lightened weight of the finished earrings.

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these cloisonne earrings feature a regular rounded teardrop shaped bead (as opposed to the flattened teardrop shape of the ones above).

cloisonne teardrop earrings with a dark blue background color

white background cloisonne teardrop beads make these earrings compatible with almost any color outfit.

You can choose these cloisonne teardrop earrings with a background color of white, blue, or aqua.

triangular cloisonne beads with a black background feature in these gold-filled earrings

these triangular shaped cloisonne beads have a dark green background that shows off the floral image particularly well

if red is your color you'll love these cloisonne earrings.

Last, but not least, in this collection of cloisonne bead earrings are these that feature a triangular bead at the bottom. Choose from black, green, or red background colors.

Cloisonne Pendants

large flattened cloisonne bead strung as a pendant on silk cord with gold-filled findings.

Items in this category are often "one of a kind" as the cloisonne pieces were sold individually rather than as strands of beads.

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flat cloisonne pendant on gold-filled chain with faceted black onyx bead accents.

$12.00 Add To Cart

Goldstone Jewelry

Goldstone is a man-made substance like "cherry quartz" and "aqua aura",but there seems to be more confusion about it than about the rest, possibly because it was first created in Italy during the Renaissance. I remember noticing my grandmother's goldstone jewelry back in the 1950s. A gemologist I once knew told me that a customer had argued with him about it and said that she knew it was a natural stone because she had seen the mine!

I like the original coppery colored goldstone and have never seen the green or purple variety although I've read that they exist, but my favorite is the blue goldstone because it reminds me of a midnight sky full of stars.

Blue Goldstone Necklace and Earrings

picture of adjustable choker made of oval and round blue goldstone beads and sterling silver with matching earrings

Sparkling blue golstone and an elaborate sterling silver adjustable clasp with cast silver leaves make this a very special piece of jewelry. The oval bead matching earrings even have tiny silver leaves on their sterling siver French hook findings. I am pricing this as a set but, as always, would be happy to sell either separately. Just send us an email or give us a call and we'll arrange it.

$25.00 Add To Cart

Shell "Collar" Necklace

image of shimmering abalone or paua shell with fancy silver beads, strung on cable

This is the much larger array of tapered strips generally called "collars" rather than the 13 piece "fans". In this case the material is also shell rather than stone. When I purchased this years ago at a trade show it was marketed as "Paua shell" but I thought it looked exactly like abalone shell. Sure enough, when I did a little research I found that they are indeed one and the same. The only difference is whether it originated here or in New Zealand as the word abalone is derived from Spanish and paua comes from the Maori language. Treat yourself or someone you love to this gorgeous necklace!

$30.00 Add To Cart

Freshwater Pearl Necklaces

The inspiration for these freshwater pearl and sterling silver necklaces actually came from the fancy shell-shaped silver beads that form a lovely transition from sterling snake chain to a strand of pearls strung with sterling wire. These are 14 inches long - the standard choker length. I just about always include a piece of extender chain to chokers to make them more adaptable for the wearer; however I got caught up in the new design and forgot! If you want/need the extender chain please leave a message when you order and I will add one at no extra cost.

$15.00 Add To Cart

Multi-strand Necklaces

I'd best tell you from the start that I don't know how many multi-strand designs I'll ever come up with as they present their own special challenges. In other words, they tend to be royal PITAs to design and to make; however, since I still have a fair amount of sterling silver and gold-filled findings made to facilitate such designs, given time I'll likely come up with a few.

Starlight, Star Bright

necklace that begins in the back with round sterling silver chain and transitions
to a three-strand design featuring czech crystal beads and round faceted black onyx beads

Like the pearl chokers shown above, this beautiful multi-strand necklace was inspired by fancy sterling silver beads, this time star-shaped ones. The star theme inspired my choice of iridescent czech crystal beads for the shortest strand, round faceted black onyx beads to stand for the night sky, and finally clear czech crystal beads for the longest strand. The length of the shortest strand is a hair under 16 inches and the other strands obviously hang a bit lower. I'm quite proud of this one. Of course, as always I am willing to customize it for you. Please be advised that it takes a lot of work 'as is' and adding more materials and time will affect the end price.

$28.00 Add To Cart

Bracelets With Magnetic Clasps

Have you ever struggled with a regular clasp when trying to put on a bracelet? Those little spring clasps can be buggers in the best of circumstances, but trying to do it one-handed really makes it a challange. Why not make your life (or someone else's) easier with one of our magnetic clasp bracelets? All you need to do is to move the ends of the clasps toward each other and they will close themselves. One word of warning though, despite being small these are very strong magnets and are NOT to be used by anyone with a pacemaker!

Since there is no stretch in these bracelets it is important to know what size is needed. We are showing three sizes of freshwater pearl and gold-filled bracelets, 6 inch, 6 1/2 inch, and 7 inch. Sizes are approximate. I do the best I can to hit the desired length but pattern and materials may make it a smidge over or under. The glass bead bracelet shown worked out to 6 1/2 inches. We plan to add new designs and as always would be happy to customize your bracelet design to your specifications.

Freshwater pearl and gold-filled bracelet

Glass bead bracelet

Double Woven pearl and gold-filled bracelet

double woven style bracelet which results in a band of pearls with gold-filled beads forming the top and bottom of the band

Because this style of bracelet requires much more work, time, and materials than the simpler ones shown above, I will make these to order only. They are available in either white or pale pink freshwater pearls with gold-filled beads and a gold-filled magnetic clasp as described above. Please remember to measure your wrist (or, if it is a gift, obtain an accurate measurement of the recipient's wrist) before ordering. Please call 508 864 5079 during business hours, email us at emm@silverandstone.com or use our order form. The price for this one is $20.00, but it is not listed in the shopping cart since it's available only by special order.

I have posted a story about the first of this type of bracelet that I sold years ago on our sister site Greenbriar Gifts that you might find amusing.

Dichroic Glass Pendants

Here are 6 unique dichroic glass pendants on either a black neck hoop with magnetic clasp or a multi-strand adjustable necklace. It's strictly first come first served on these. I'm not sure that I could even find a source for anything like these pendants now. Buy one for $8.00 or take set AA or BB for just $20.00.

trio of dichroic glass pendant necklaces

A1 $8.00 Add To Cart

A2 $12.00 Add To Cart

A3 $12.00 Add To Cart

AA set $30.00 Add To Cart

B1 $12.00 Add To Cart

B2 $12.00 Add To Cart

B3 $12.00 Add To Cart

BB set $30.00 Add To Cart

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