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North Wind Collection, Part II (Third Preview)

May 14, 2021 ·

The third preview for Part II of the North Wind Collection,
brought to you by the sweetest little Eastern Bluebird!
(He was too beautiful not to share, even though this picture is terribly dim!)


December Flight Necklaces

There will be 30 of these necklaces available.
Price: $110 per necklace
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Pendant measures about 1″ (25mm) across.
Comes suspended from an oxidized sterling silver chain,

adjustable between 14 – 17″.

When I finished the December Flight Necklaces, I decided to include at least a few of each gemstone. Marquise-cut teal green kyanites, shimmering gray moonstone teardrops, and rutilated quartzes with the tiniest, most sparkly micro-facets.

There will mostly be teal kyanites, but for those who fell in love with either the gray moonstone or rutilated quartz, there will be a few special owls that will feature those!

Goodness, I love these simple necklaces. An owl in flight, clutching a sparkling winter gemstone.

Each of these is hand-forged from solid sterling silver. They feature tiny flying owls silhouetted against a black background, like an owl in the night sky.

Below each owl is a faceted gemstone to sway gently like a last leaf in the breeze. And the back of the pendants have been textured on granite to resemble a winter stone.

I have made them on shortish chains to sit just below the clavicle. (Though each will have about 3” off adjustable chain so you can get the perfect length.) Sweet familiars to carry through the day.


Glimmer Ice Rings

There will be 30 of these necklaces available.
Price: $90 – $120 per ring, dependent on the stone
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Sizes available:
4.5 | 5 |5 | 5.25 | 5.5 |5.5 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.25 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.75 | 8 | 8 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.75 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 10 | 10.75 | 11 | 11 | 11

I designed these rings after the type of ice we see in late winter/early spring. When the ice on lakes and pools begins to groan and crack, and spring is beginning to lace its fingers around the vestiges of winter, on some mornings you can find bits of glimmer ice. The technical definition is the delicate ice that forms in the cracks of or on top of old ice. Glimmer ice appears when old ice has begun to melt and pools of water are collecting, and then a cold night and the North wind lays down a new thin layer of ice.

When I came across that late-winter term, I knew I had to catch it in a ring and save it for late winter. I chose the lightest blue aquamarines I had. Small and glowing, like little frozen puddles. Soft and gentle, like late winter.

I set them simply, but decided to give them a polished finish to give them a glimmer. I don’t often polish my pieces, I love the earthiness of matte and the shadows of oxidization. And sometimes polishing feels too easy, because polished pieces always looks beautiful! (Learning to create a perfect antique patina without odd colors, flaking, or going too far in the removal took a fair while to get right!) But after finishing these pieces, I think I might have fallen in love with a polished finish.

Some of these aquamarines are the impossible blue of a summer day, others are a watery blue with flecks of algae floating through. And others are this unreal, misty grey-blue. I can’t even decide what those stones remind me of!

Some are faceted to catch and throw the light, others are smooth like a still pool. And they are cut in all different shapes. Many of the stones have feathery inclusions and crackles running through the stones.

A few of the stones have surface crackles, where you can feel the tiny fissures beneath your fingernail.

I considered not using any of these stones, tucking them into my box of stones needing resurfacing. But some of them were just TOO beautiful. So I used them anyway! They will of course be marked down a bit and I will let you know in the titles of each which rings they are. I ended up keeping one of the rings with surface crackles, it was just too beautiful to part with.


There is one more preview coming up, including a design I haven’t shared yet. Stay tuned!
North Wind Collection Release, Part II: Sunday, May 16th at 7PM EST in the Etsy shop

   

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My new rotary tool (to replace my much loved compa My new rotary tool (to replace my much loved companion of ten years, now laid low) just arrived, so I am back at the bench running! (And sanding and polishing, of course.) 

I am still not sure how being without a flex shaft for a few days has impacted the release schedule. But hopefully, at most, the Yavanna Earrings might be part of the Part II release. We will see!

Send coffee and endless energy my way, please! 
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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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"He sought her ever, wandering far Where leaves of "He sought her ever, wandering far
Where leaves of years were thickly strewn,
By light of moon and ray of star
In frosty heavens shivering.
Her mantle glinted in the moon,
As on a hill-top high and far
She danced, and at her feet was strewn
A mist of silver quivering.

When winter passed, she came again,
And her song released the sudden spring,
Like rising lark, and falling rain,
And melting water bubbling.
He saw the elven-flowers spring
About her feet, and healed again
He longed by her to dance and sing
Upon the grass untroubling."
⭐️ Part II Collection Update! ⭐️ Late las ⭐️ Part II Collection Update! ⭐️

Late last night while at the bench, my trusty rotary tool gave up the ghost. 

As I look around at the work I have left, I am realizing just how much I depend on it! (Sanding, drilling holes, polishing, etc.) 

I have ordered another one with express shipping, but theres a chance this will affect the date of the Part II release. 

(Most of Part I are all photographed and tucked up waiting for you to pluck them!)

I will keep you updated!
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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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As Part 1 of the Mossflower Collection gets closer As Part 1 of the Mossflower Collection gets closer (only five days away, eep!), I become more and more convinced this is the most beautiful prehnite offering I've ever created. 

I searched and saved these stones for years, and in making these pieces, I chose from my collection the most beautiful ones.

 The most brambly thorny rutiles, the most light-drinking domes, and the softest greens comprise these pieces. 

Jewelry fit for Sindarin elves and Shire-folk. 

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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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For a moment the other day, I was wishing I had cr For a moment the other day, I was wishing I had created some of these necklaces with the other fern silhouettes: the wide fanned fern and the little sprig. 

But with every one of these necklaces I photographed, I became more glad that I made just these romantic, unfurling ferns for you. 

I wasnt able to make as many as were requested by all you forest nymphs, but I did make a big handful! 

About four dozen prehnite ferns plucked from a magical grove I know. 

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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
 ✖️ Both will be in the ETSY SHOP ✖️

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🍃 Tinuviel Ring 🍃
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While her true name was Luthien, "Tinuviel" is what Beren called her when he saw her dancing in the forest. 

I designed this piece to be a counterpart to my Beren Ring from the last iteration of this collection. Both feature smooth prehnite gemstones and sturdy wide bands with organic texturing and the edges of leaves carefully pressed into the bands. 

But her ring needed to be bolder and more magical. 

So I chose the most beautiful large stones to sit confidently atop the hand, sturdy as an oak. And on the backs of the stones, I have sawn a tiny window in the shape of a delicate leafy frond. A little sprig made of light and prehnite. A secret piece of the forest to keep with you. 

Some of the stones are clear enough that you can see the silhouette when it's atop your hand. Others are truly secret, only revealing themselves when held to the light. 

(Keep an eye out for ring sizes! Blog post sometime this week. Also keep in mind that these fit snug since they are about a 10mm wide band. Look for a ring that reads 1/2 - 1 full size larger than your regular size.) 

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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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Bowls and bowls of summer green, filling their bel Bowls and bowls of summer green, filling their bellies with sunshine so that they may glow their finest when you call them home.
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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall." Indeed "Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall." 

Indeed not, because they are destined for you.
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🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 
⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 
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🍃 Leaves of Lorien Ring 🍃 —————— 🍃 Leaves of Lorien Ring 🍃
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With every new iteration of the Mossflower Collection, it becomes increasingly woven with threads of Tolkien. When I start pushing prehnite gemstones around in my sketchbook, Tolkien drifts onto the page with them. And in the deep of winter, when I reread “The Silmarillion,” new prehnite designs demand to be sketched out and tucked away until springtime.

As such, I think of every design now in terms of Tolkien’s legendarium. 

So I decided to rename this beloved design. 

Say hello to the “Leaves of Lorien” Ring!
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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 
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🌿⭐️ Tinuviel Rings ⭐️🌿
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“and the song of Luthien released the bonds of winter, and the frozen waters spoke, and flowers sprang from the cold earth where he feet had passed. Then the spell of silence fell from Beren, and he called to her, crying Tinuviel; and the woods echoed the name.” 
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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃

 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
 ⭐️ PART 2: Sunday, October 1st at 7pm EST 

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A spot to sit a while, fit for a hobbit if I must A spot to sit a while, fit for a hobbit if I must say.
Forever inspiration. 🌲📖⭐️

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 🍃 Mossflower Collection 🍃
 ⭐️ PART 1: Sunday, September 24th at 7pm EST
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