For all my fellow spooks and goblins, it is the most wonderful time of year again!
Bone-chilling winds dip trees to their limits. Fiery leaves coat the forest floors. Ghosts amble over forgotten graveyards.
It is a time for cobwebs and magic, and so I present the first part of my annual Nocturne Collection!
And for this first offering only, there are ghosts floating on the periphery.
Ghost Story Necklace , v. I
There will be 11 necklaces available.
Suspended from chains adjustable from 17″ – 20″
Price: $160 – $175
Here, the first of the autumnal magic, a collection of labradorites in all schillers and color arrays.
Some smokey and furtive, others bold as a crack of lightning.
Soft lavenders and snakey greens and wisps of gray.
Surrounding the pendants is a simple, beaded border, like a ring of stones lining a cemetery.
The backs of the pendants feature sweet, little sheet ghosts floating across a dark gray background.
Below each labradorite pendant is a single onyx gemstone, faceted to reflect bits of light.
This pendant has been aged and hand-polished for a textured, organic look, and to bring out the lowlights and accent the stone.
Arachne Rings
Sizes available: 7.25, 7.25, 8, 8.25, 8.25, 9, 9, 10
Fit 1/2 – 1 full size small
Price: $155 – $165
And back by very popular demand, a very small handful of the Arachne Rings.
(Cheers to everyone who reached out over the past year to ask if these would return, I hope you catch one if you’ve been on the lookout for them!)
The large, bold rings each feature a flashing labradorite bordered by a small edge, darkness clinging to the corners.
They are set atop flared sterling silver ring bands, seemingly spilling around the finger. Saddle bands that are designed to cling to the finger, so they wont spin around despite the bold gemstone sitting atop.
The band is double-layered for sturdiness.
And patterning the top of the ring band, is a very intricate cobweb display, like some ancient relic found in a dark, old house.
As always with my wide bands, I give the size that it reads on the mandrel. But since it is wide, it will fit snug. Therefore it is recommended to purchase a ring that is listed as 1/2 – 1 full size larger than your regular size. I prefer my wide bands a little looser so my hands can breathe, so I go a full size up.
Ghost Story Necklace , v. II
There will be 11 necklaces available.
Suspended from chains adjustable from 17″ – 20″
Price: $168 – $182
Another story of a ghost floating on an October wind.
Each flashing labradorite gemstone is held by an undulating bezel wall, curving and irregular.
Like the edge of a sheet floating in the air.
Surrounding the pendants is a hand-twisted vine border, like the undergrowth of a cemetery reaching out its furtive tendrils.
As with the other Ghost Story necklaces, the backs of the pendants feature sweet, little sheet ghosts suspended in the air.
Below each labradorite pendant are a few onyx gemstones.
And between each onyx are little bits of chain, like the chains rattled by disgruntled ghosts.
Soft tinkles floating on the wind.
Arachne Necklace, v. III
There will be 8 necklaces available.
Built into chains adjustable from 17″ – 20″
Price: $155 – $165
This design consists of rare colors of labradorites, ranging from purple to orange to a rainbow spectrum. Truly magical gemstones.
The gemstones are set in scalloped bezels.
And clinging to the edge of the gemstones is a single spiderweb, meticulously sawn from sterling silver.
The backs of the pendants have been textured and a spider has been cut to reveal the stone beneath.
A sweet little spider made of stone and saturated autumn color.
Most of these pieces are in smokey, crackly purples, pinks, peaches, and yellows. However! I did include a few thundery blues and greens for those of you who love those labradorite colors. I tried to include a labradorites of varying hues for each design.
Also, I always like to mention to expect for these stones to have some quirks and slight imperfections. All labradorite has a crystalline structure that makes it hard for lapidarists to cut, and most finished cabochons will have visible layers, flakes, surface crackles, fissures, etc. Blue labradorite is much more common, so when I am picking up stones it’s much easier to be selective with stone quality. But this spectrum of labradorite is so much more rare, and so I happily took stones with imperfections because I just loved the warm hues and interesting swirls of color. Just wanted to remind you so you could keep this in mind when choosing a piece!
Also! There might be a few familiar designs from Nocturnes past that will appear in this collection. Depending on how much time I have to smith before Sunday. Fingers crossed!
And that’s everything for Part I!
Everything will arrive in the shop at the same time on Sunday, I hope you catch a bit of Halloween magic.
This collection will soar into the shop on
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Click here for a direct link to where they will appear.
And remember, refresh your page often once the clock strikes 7:00 PM EST, until they all appear.
Lori Anderson says
I love seeing the process.
Chris Purchis says
I received my lovely ghost necklace on Halloween!!
Moonspinner says
YAY! I was hoping some would receive theirs in time for the spookiest night of the year, woohoo!!!