Cracked Agate EarringsSeptember 2015 Agate, 14 karat gold filled wire Sometimes, you come across a stone so beautiful that you need to let it speak for itself. In the case of this stunning orange cracked agate, I was lucky enough to find a matched pair that had been drilled for beading. I hung them on some 14k gold filled wire with 14k gold filled beads to make these simple but delightful earrings.

and elegant beauty

This unusual engagement ring is done in 18-karat yellow gold and set with a diamond and two rubies

crossing them against each other

Below the wheat are waves done in sterling silver

"who among the mighty is like You

and a patina is applied to the background so that the scripture is more legible

I decided to take search through this most romantic book of the Hebrew Bible to see if there was something that spoke more personally to my relationship with her

I had it in my head for a whole year that it was wool and I didn't check before making my wife's anniversary present

or great frigatebird

" I decided that any metal in the piece would have to be 18K gold

Montana sapphires

I have these beautiful paua shell beads in my collection