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North Wind Collection, Part II (Final Preview)

May 14, 2021 ·

And here, the very last of the pieces that will be included in Part II of the North Wind Collection. A brand new ring design, and two single familiar designs from last year.


Alpinist Rings

There will be 23 of these rings available.
Price: $160 per ring

Sizes available:
6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.25 | 8.5 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 9 | 9.25 | 9.75 | 10 |

I designed this ring as an ode to climbers of high mountains. Rough and sturdy, like those who trudge for long hours and days to reach mountaintops that few others visit.

Conquering peaks far above the tree-line, and then tracing outlines of mountain ranges on the horizon with scuffed fingertips. Dreaming of going further, hiking higher. A ring for snowy ascents and reaching up into bluebird skies.

Each ring features a single dark blue kyanite gemstone, the color of the sky on those impossibly clear days.

The band is a sturdy, wide band that has been given a hammered texture, rough and weathered.

And the bands have been given irregular, undulating edges to resemble a mountainous skyline. Peaks and valleys, saddlebacks and passes.

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.

For example, if you are usually a size 7.5, look for a ring that is listed as a size 8, 8.25, or 8.5 (depending on how snug you like your rings).

I also made them directional, meaning that the bottom of the band is a bit flared. Our fingers are tapered and so the ring will fit more comfortably this way.


Winter Owl Earrings

There will be only one pair available.
Price: $145 per pair

I made just one single pair of these earrings! Destined for one lucky person who missed them last year.

These earrings are made from natural, snowy dendritic agate/merlinite stones cut from the same rough so they match one another. They are set in hand smithed bezels of sterling silver. Below the stones are sterling owl silhouettes, watchful forest stewards.

The earrings are suspended from sturdy, simple french earwires. The earrings has been oxidized and polished to give the it an organic and weathered feel.


Crystal Cave Necklace

There will be only one necklace.
Price: $135 per necklace
Suspended from a rope chain that is adjustable from 17 – 20″.

As with the owl earrings, I made just one Crystal Cave Necklace.

Tiny quartz points encrust the centers of these agate slices.
Hewn from rock and filled with magic.

This necklace is made from a beautiful agate geode slice with a crystalline center carefully held in a hand-fabricated, custom fit sterling silver claw setting.


And that’s it for the previews!


A few reminders for the release:

๐Ÿ”ธ PLEASE double check your shipping address on your Etsy account before the release to make sure it is correct before you place an order.

๐Ÿ”ธ All the pieces I have been previewing the last several weeks will in Sunday’s 7:00 p.m. EST shop update. It is first come first served, to give all a fair chance to claim the pieces that are calling to them.

๐Ÿ”ธ A few of the designs will only have 4-6 available. Sometimes I like to keep the run small, this makes it feel more intimate and special. Other designs I made 30+ pieces in the hopes that everyone who would like one is able to claim one.

๐Ÿ”ธ Remember! Etsy wonโ€™t reveal my new listings for you right at the release time, you have to refresh and reload my shop page, sometimes a few times, before they all show up. It even does that for me to see all my new pieces!

๐Ÿ”ธ Etsy is often slow with populating my shop after I publish my listings, I believe because I list so many pieces at once! I have been told this is because they work out of the cloud now rather than dedicated servers.

So if you want to try for a piece at release time, start on the home page and move through the pages from there. If you click on the collection section on the left, sometimes it takes 15 minutes or so for listings to show up. A very strange glitch, but it happens. Refresh often!

๐Ÿ”ธ Make sure you look at all the photos of the pieces you are looking to purchase, because I try to photograph these pieces from every angle, in my hand for size reference, and in natural light, so you can see exactly what you will receive. I want you to be sure you are purchasing the perfect pieces for you!

๐Ÿ”ธ That being said, an item isn’t “yours” until you complete checkout. Meaning that other people can purchase items you are looking at, or that you even have in your cart. This is an Etsy feature that I cannot change.

๐Ÿ”ธ My advice is that if you have a piece you have your heart set on, complete checkout with that item first. And then go back for the other pieces you want. Checking out separately allows you to claim your pieces more quickly, and you have less of a chance of a piece being scooped out of your cart.

๐Ÿ”ธ In the days following the release, I will refund any shipping overages for those of you who place more than one order. I will be shipping out all the Part I orders together though, that way I donโ€™t get confused when it comes time to ship Part II orders.

See you on Sunday!

North Wind Collection Release, Part II: Sunday, May 16th at 7PM EST in the Etsy shop


   

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Greens upon greens upon greens in the northern for Greens upon greens upon greens in the northern forests of Maine. ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒณ
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Thank you to everyone who raised their hands on my Thank you to everyone who raised their hands on my call for how many of these necklaces to make. It is such a help! 

If you have a preference, do you prefer oval necklaces, or teardrop shaped ones? It's now time for me to choose from my gemstone collection. 

I think I will be able to make juuuust enough necklaces, though as always, everything will be first come first served.

Stay tuned for more previews!
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๐ŸŒฒ North Woods Collection: Date TBA ๐ŸŒฒ

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#agate #mossagate #terrarium #forestcoreย #handmadejewelryย #mainemadeย #madeinmaineย #forestjewelry #gemstonejewelry #maineartist #artisanmade #artisanjewelry #mossagatenecklace #madewithlove
๐ŸŒฒ A call for ring sizes for the first design of ๐ŸŒฒ A call for ring sizes for the first design of my North Woods Collection! ๐ŸŒฒ

Generous slices of moss agate, each unique and holding tiny forest-like worlds. Set atop an undulating bark edge base, textured and sawn to look like a tree slice. 

These also have a secret message inside the band.

I have about a dozen more of these in the making, all with wonderfully different gemstones. 

If this ring calls to you, let me know your ring size! They will still be first come first served, but I will try to make the most requested sizes. 
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#moss #mossterrarium #mossagate #agate #agatejewelry #gemstonejewelry #gemstones #terrarium #terrariumjewelry #mosslove #mainemade #madeinmaine #maineartist #forestcore #forestlovers
๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ” We have begun hiking (in most cases โ€œre ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ” We have begun hiking (in most cases โ€œrehikingโ€) the Maine 4,000-fters with the goal of consciously ticking them off starting now. 

What a gift it is living in this area for the summer. Towering granite cliffs and each road a tiny corridor through endless green. 

It seems every moment my fella is dashing out the door to mountain bike or hike part of the AT or fly fish his favorite river or go running on the trails.

And I have been gathering up the entire valley in my arms, the one our cabin is nestled in, to spin it into a bold, rugged collection for you.

We been relishing all the clearwater, bluebird-sky moment of these north woods. (Despite those early summer black-flies.)

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#livefolk #staywild #quietinthewild  #countryliving  #theartofslowliving #folkgood #optoutside  #earthspirit #appalachiantrail #getoutside #forestlife #wearewildness #naturelove #intothewoods #seekthesimplicity  #wildandfree #natureisbeautiful #naturesbeauty #beautyinnature #mainelife
I am gathering up the forests of northern Maine an I am gathering up the forests of northern Maine and translating them into a big, earthy collection for you. I hope you will love it!๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ’ซ
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๐ŸŒฒ I have been soaking up so much chlorophyl, I ๐ŸŒฒ I have been soaking up so much chlorophyl, I must be nearly drunk on it by now! 

Being in this cabin near the Bigelow Preserve has been like a tremendous exhale. The first thing we did when we got here was to turn off the alarm clocks on our phones, and now summer stretches out like a yawn. I feel like I am 8 years old again with a summer vacation just beginning.

#moss #mossagate #naturelover #wildflowerseason #getoutsidemore #mosslove #mainelife #naturegram #beadedlily #lilygarden
My endless thanks to those of you who plucked some My endless thanks to those of you who plucked some amethyst earrings! About three dozen pairs were claimed, and are waiting to be packaged up. ๐Ÿ’ซ
๐Ÿ’ซ Everything is in the Etsy shop, sweet friends ๐Ÿ’ซ Everything is in the Etsy shop, sweet friends! ๐Ÿ’ซ

The easiest way to see everything, is to click the * Violet Linings section on the left in the Etsy shop! 

(Direct link to the shop is on my profile.)
Goodness how these earrings glow! For these summer Goodness how these earrings glow! For these summery earrings, I sawed a tiny window from the back of the sterling silver base so that the light comes pouring through while being worn. I hope you love them as much as I do!
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๐Ÿ”ฎ Violet Linings Earrings: TONIGHT at 7pm EST in the Etsy Shop ๐Ÿ”ฎ
๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿ‘พ Amethyst Vines and Stranger Things ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ’œ
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Goodness how I love these earrings, I am wearing my pair as I write this. 

Light and long, they twirl with the wind and make the gentlest susurrus. These will all bloom in the shop in two days!

Until then I will be eating vegan peanut butter cookies and rewatching Stranger Things (currently on Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer) before we hop onto Season 4. Have you watched it yet? (No spoilers, please!) 

Also, I rather enjoy giving my posts chapter titles, a la Stranger Things.
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๐Ÿ”ฎ Violet Linings Earrings: Sunday, June 5th at 7pm EST in the Etsy Shop ๐Ÿ”ฎ
โ€œMorning Gloriesโ€ by Mary Oliver Blue and dar โ€œMorning Gloriesโ€ by Mary Oliver

Blue and dark-blue
rose and deepest rose
white and pink they 

are everywhere in the diligent 
cornfield rising and swaying 
in their reliable

finery in the little
fling of their bodies their 
gear and tackle 

all caught up in the cornstalks. 
The reaper's story is the story 
of endless work of 

work careful and heavy but the 
reaper cannot 
separate them out there they 

are in the story of his life 
bright random useless
year after year 

taken with the serious tons 
weeds without value 
humorous beautiful weeds. 

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๐Ÿ”ฎ Violet Linings Earrings: Sunday, June 5th at 7pm EST in the Etsy Shop ๐Ÿ”ฎ
We are fully ensconced in a cabin for the summer, We are fully ensconced in a cabin for the summer, tucked against the Bigelow preserve in northwestern Maine. 

Long verdant days tinged with birdsong, and crisp nights, full of stars and mountain wind. 

And coffee has never tasted so good.
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