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Just 3 more days until all of the earthy, shadowy,

Just 3 more days until all of the earthy, shadowy, entish, moss agate pieces I have been previewing sprout up in the shop!

(Hoping to have a full preview on the blog by tomorrow night. 🤞🏻)
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🌲North Woods Collection Release: Sunday, August 21st at 7:00 p.m. EST in the Etsy Shop🌲
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This bold forest of rings were one of the last des

This bold forest of rings were one of the last designs to unfurl on my bench.

Multiple layers of textured sterling silver were used to make these tough as redwood rings.

A single coniferous tree grows from each glowing, earthy smokey quartz gemstone. Set atop a split double half-round band for comfort and stability. Oxidized to pull shadows into all the corners.

What do you think of these bold beauties??
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✨Update on the Update!✨ I am nearly finished

Earrings to make you feel as though you are becomi

Earrings to make you feel as though you are becoming part tree yourself. Sterling branches twine around water-droplet smooth moss agate gemstones. The backs have been sawn out of the earrings to allow light to stream through the stones.
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As many of you know, I try to put out a call for r

As many of you know, I try to put out a call for ring sizes and quantity, so I know how many to make of a design.

And when I can, I try to make a fair few more than the number requested.

Some designs in this release, such as the Tree of Light Necklaces, Silva Vocat Rings, and the Forestbound Rings, I wasnt able to make enough because I didnt have enough gemstones. So I made as many as I was able.

These Tuft of Moss Rings however, goodness, I made dozens! A lot were requested, but I was able to make about double.

And so I hope there is one of these sweet little rings for every person who tries to pluck one!
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Tiny forests made of silver, eternal ephemerals to

Tiny forests made of silver, eternal ephemerals to wear against the heart.

Just a few more days until the collection release!
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🌲 Wildwood Bracelets 🌲 Moss agate gemstones

🌲 Wildwood Bracelets 🌲

Moss agate gemstones in the center, and earthy brown smokey quartz on either side.

Set atop a lightly hammered half-round band, like a deer path trodding around the cuff.

The rims around the gemstones are irregular and textured, made to look like cross sections of a tree.

Shadowy oxidizations spill into all the corners, and on the insides of the bands is the inscription “de silva,” which is Latin for “of the forest.
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Birch textured bands on the Forest Calls Rings. 🌟🌲

I just finished giving all these big, showstopper rings a matte polish and will be photographing then today, with luck and some clouds, that is.

I cant wait for you to see them all and tell me which is your favorite!
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🌲 Forest Friendship Necklaces 🌲 I am curren

🌲 Forest Friendship Necklaces 🌲

I am currently working on getting pictures for the collection release, and every pair of Forest Friendship Necklaces I photograph gives me such a thrill!

Each pair is so unique; varying patterns of moss floating through the stones, different gemstone shapes, the texturing on the back carrying its own imprint taken from a bit of granite outside my cabin.

And this singularity feels so perfect for this design, as these will be shared between two singular people.

For those who claim single necklaces, their unique connection will be to a complete stranger in the necklaces themselves, two halves of the same gemstone.

For those who claim a pair, the connection between the two wearers will be shared experience from different perspectives. Life and love imprinting differently on each, but again, two halves of the same whole.

In either case, I hope part of the connection (between friends or strangers) is an everlasting love of the forest, and hearing the call to return to it.

I can’t wait to see which necklaces you dear souls claim!

Image description: Moss agate necklace pairs with textured backs, notched bark edges, and oxidized shadows. Ancient and earthy. One says "silva vocat" (the forest calls) and the other says "amici respondent" (friends answer) in Latin.

The listings will be marked either "Pair" or "Single" in the listing title for those trying to move quick during the release. There will be a bit of a discount for those purchasing pair sets.
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I couldn't choose a favorite, so I tried them all

I couldn't choose a favorite, so I tried them all on. ✨
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No matter how long I work with organic shapes and

No matter how long I work with organic shapes and natural gemstones, I will never match the utterly delicate, minutely detailed, softly iridescent perfection of a dragonfly. I am in awe.

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(Found resting on a trail at the foot of a mountain a few weeks ago.)

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✨ Forest Whisper Necklaces ✨ Can you spot all

✨ Forest Whisper Necklaces ✨

Can you spot all the hidden messages? Latin inscriptions placed under the moss agate gemstones, a whisper only you will hear.
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