~ coral and turquoise are dear old friends, they go waaaay back and have been teamed together time after time....

i gathered up beautiful scarlet red coral rounds spaced them with tiny seed beads for flexibility, then placed a small collection of graduated hand-cut natural dragonskin turquoise teardrop briolettes, rondelles, and small nuggets along with sm bali sterling beads, and finally the ends w/matching beads....it's a classic timeless piece you'll reach for time and time again....like an old friend

sterling clasp & bead charm  

length ~ 18in 

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in, fact i took two full strands of emerald-green freshwater keishi pearls which are very time consuming to string, trust me!....and paired them with this gorgeous highly polished all natural dragonskin turquoise petal pendant (drop length about 1 1/8in) which snuggles up to sm hand-cut natural turquoise rondelles and oxidized bali copper spacers with is repeated on the ends....

copper toggle & lg pearl charm

lengths ~ 17 1/2in - 18 1/2in

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~ dangling from sm bali sterling french earhooks are gorgeous smooth sky-blue turquoise briolettes topped with burnt copper freshwater coin pearls, hand-faceted citrine rondelles and accented with bali sterling spacers each carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling (entire length about 1 5/8in excluding earwire)

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~ this such a rare form of turquoise because of the burgundy matrix found within it ... a highly polished freeform natural Merlot Turquoise pendant (drop length about 2 1/8in including the beaded bail) shiny kht sterling wafers & beads along with matching tiny faceted seed beads create it's bail, then surrounded by genuine hand-faceted garnet freshwater pearls spaced by flashy tiny faceted seed beads for flexibility, finally the ends are finished with natural turquoise rondelles & bali sterling spacers ... truly a one-of-a-kind classic design that's so easy to wear....an everyday piece!  

sterling clasp  

length ~ 17 1/2in

*includes matching faceted pearl earrings!*

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sterling clasp /length ~ 17in

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~ dangling from bali sterling earhooks are wonderful natural turquoise diamond beads topped with hand-faceted aventurine rondelles accented with kht sterling wafers & sm bali sterling beads (entire length about 1 3/8" excluding earwire)

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~ well this diamond-shaped turquoise beads are one of my best friends!

they're natural sky-blue turquoise beads space by tiny matching seed beads for flexibility....now the pendant -- tw highly polished amazonite cabochons set in fine .925 sterling (drop length about 2 5/8in) and snuggled up to oxidized sterling beads, finally i finished the ends w/sm amazonite beads & sterling spacers for a lovely finish!

sterling clasp & beaded charm

length ~ 18 1/2in

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*matching earrings on Ears that Match Necks - 3 pg* 

~ doesn't fabulous turquoise pendant look like a little blue pond?  it does to me! 

here we have a lg natural Santa Rosa turquoise cabochon set in a fine .925 sterling setting (drop length about 2 3/4in) it  snuggles up to lg silver rnds, petrified wood rondelles, and sterling bali spacers....i surrounded with a bunch of rustic turquoise rounds -- alot of them! -- each spaced by vintage seed beads for flexibility, and finally finished the ends with a few more rondelles and jumbo champagne freshwater pearl nuggets along w/ bali sterling beads....a perfect classic 'blue pond' you'll dive into and wear for years to come!   

sterling s-hook 

longer length ~ 27in

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~ dangling from handmade french sterling earhooks are simple natural turquoise nuggets with sm bali sterling beads carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling (length about 1 1/4" including earwire)

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~ i don't know why, but this necklace looks like it should be called Maria, maybe it's because it 's so classic, timeless, and  an "always in style" design

turquoise with turquoise...the hardest part is finding beads to match the pendants! we have a perfect match here with this gorgeous .925 sterling pendant set w/highly polished natural Santa Rosa turquoise stones (drop length about 2 3/8in) snuggled up to hand-crafted sterling melon beads & spacers, then a full strand of natural robin's egg natural turquoise nuggets spaced with tiny seed beads for add't flexibility, finally the ends are finished w/a few more sterling melon beads & spacers ...it'll be one of those pieces you reach for time after time!

sterling clasp w/pearl charm

length ~ 18 1/2in

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sterling clasp & pearl nugget charm  

length ~ 18in 

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~ as mentioned above, i adore the Sundance catalog and all the wonderful ideas....this piece reminds me the very popular and original Sundance style

a very unique and one-of-a-kind natural dragonskin freeform turquoise pendant i created it's bail using tiny matte seed beads, sterling bali spacers & wafers (drop length about 2 1/4in)....I used a full strand of glowing bronze freshwater keishi pearls with sterling beads for a lovely finish!

sterling clasp

length ~ 17in

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~ 2 full strands of wonderful rustic hand-cut natural Tibetan turquoise nuggets spaced by lg glowing freshwater pearl nuggets in shades of copper, chocolate, champagne, black cherry....which surround a lg hand-cut nugget slice of Ocean Jasper (drop length about 2 3/8in) with tiny crystal druzy pockets -- finished with sm bali sterling beads....very organic and simply ~G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S~!!  

sterling clasp & 2in extender w/nugget charm  

length ~ 17in - 18in + 2in 

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~ turquoise has been  worn for centuries because of it's beauty, but they also believed it had protective qualities...warrior shields, armor & the tack for their mighty steeds were embellished with turquoise....hence the name of this gorgeous piece!  i freely admit i'm a turquoise addict and i never seem to tire of it...maybe it is also highly addictive too!  *wink* 

the show-stopping pendant is HUGE!!  an all natural sky-blue turquoise free-form slice is filled with rich intricate matrix with hints of copper and carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling (drop length about 2 7/8in) i surrounded it with a full strand of graduated hand-cut dragonskin turquoise oval nuggets spaced by tiny bronze freshwater seed pearls, then 2 full strands of  glowing jumbo champagne freshwater pearl nuggets also spaced by tiny bronze freshwater seed pearls, the ends are finished with turquoise beads & sterling bali spacers....the strands layer and are designed to intermingle with each other, it is truly S.T.U.N.N.I.N.G....most definitely a ONE-OF-A-KIND find!  i promise!!

sterling toggle & 1in extender w/pearl charm

lengths ~ 17in - 18in + 1in

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~ dangling from lg bali sterling earhooks are gorgeous hard2find hand-faceted natural natural turquoise briolettes each carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling (entire length about 1 5/8in including earwire)

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~ yep, 3 makes a trio....and what a beautiful little trio it is! i put this little collection of hand-cut natural tri-color turquoise briolettes because each one is unique yet coordinates perfectly with each other (drop length about 1 5/8 carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling) the trio glides along a full strand of very hard2find tiny chocolate freshwater keishi pearls, finally i the ends with hand-cut natural turquoise rondelles & bali sterling spacers....you'll find it very easy to wear, just like your fav' jeans!

sterling clasp & pearl charm

length ~ 18in

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~ have you ever wanted to have your very own private oasis?  here you go!  

a wonderful one-of-a-kind highly polished dragonskin turquoise pendant which is filled with dotty-spotty patterns of vivid sky-blue & olive green on a dk charcoal matrix background (drop length about 2 1/4in carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling) it's topped off & accented by a hand-crafted karen hill tribe sterling blossom along with sm bali sterling spacers, then surrounded by rustic hand-cut natural turquoise rounds spaced by tiny seed beads for add't flexibility, the ends are finished w/a few more bali spacers to complete this simple design that's totally classic through and through!   

sterling clasp & bead charm

length ~ 19in

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~ one little lone dumpling of tri-color turquoise....i tried to find it a matching mate to create a pair earrings - no mate & no match was to be found....it's truly a little stand-alone guy!  so it became a delightful little pendant (drop length about 1 1/4in carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling) it glides along effortlessly on a full strand of tiny creamy freshwater seed pearls, the ends are finished with hand-cut natural turquoise rondelles & bali sterling spacers....very easy to wear, like your fav' jeans!

sterling clasp & pearl charm

length ~ 18in

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