Winter-Spring Catalog

Jewellery
From the Stones2Gems Studio
By Nancy McHone
Here is a catalog of selected examples of custom designed and handmade
jewellery, featuring silver, semi-precious stones, art glass, and other
natural materials. All were made in our own studio on Grand Manan, New
Brunswick, Canada, using materials from many places.
These examples were inventory when listed on 29 January 2009, but they
are subject to sale at any time, so please contact us if you wish a purchase
so we can confirm that it is available. Also feel free to ask any questions.
Purchases can be made via PayPal or by postal money order (American or
Canadian). Prices are in Canadian dollars. Shipping charges will be for
the actual postage. Please contact us for an invoice of total cost, which
can be calculated in either Canadian or American currency, as you wish.
Email us at stones2gems@earth2geologists.net
Winter to
Spring 2009
Tropical fish – Turquoise and coral striped cloisonné
tang fish (15 x 12 x 5 mm) with three 3 mm turquoise
beads on sterling silver fishhook ear wires. Overall
length 43 mm. More earrings with different colors of
fish and various stones $14
Serpentine band and gold watch- Gold-colored
round watch with green serpentine flat cylinders &
opal agate beads band. Serpentine beads 16 x 10 x
5 mm, Tan to pinkish opal agate beads are 6 mm.
Gold filled clasps. Quartz-movement watch has gold
and black colored bezel with stainless steel back.
Band is removable. Watch and band 8 ¼ inches
Watch 1 ½ inches $25
Rhodonite watch band – Shown with watch above.
Rhodonite beads 16 x 14 x 7 mm in various shades
of pink with gray veining. Facetted labradorite beads
6 x 4 mm milky white with flashes of blue. Band is
removable, with two sterling silver clasps, and is 7 ½
inches long. $17
Picture stone and sterling silver watchband and
watch. Quartz movement watch with silver- colored
bezel and stainless steel back. Picture stone button
beads are 18 x 7 mm and silver beads are 4 mm.
Total length is 7 ½ inches.
These diagonally drilled fancy jasper beads
make a colourful red and green watchband to
go with the silver-colored quartz watch with
stainless steel back. The square jasper beads
are 12 x 5 mm and the total length of both is 8
inches. The lobster-claw clasp is sterling silver.
$25
Facetted aventurine barrels on Byzantine
sterling silver chain bracelet. Chain is hand
made with a sterling toggle clasp and a
length of 8 ¾ inches. Aventurine beads are
9 x 6 mm. $45
Ocean charm bracelet. Hand made sterling
silver chain with sterling charms, Grand
Manan beach glass and beach stone
(quartz). Bracelet is 8 inches long, largest
charm (lobster) is 21 mm. $90
Pink and turquoise bracelet. Double-drilled
rhodonite rounded rectangles (19 x 14 x 6
mm) with tiny turquoise tube beads (3 x 2
mm) and a filigree silver-plated clasp.
Length 7 ¾ inches. $20
Moss and autumn agate hearts with pearls and
sterling silver earrings. Hearts are 10 x 10 x 4
mm, pearls 4 mm. Sterling silver fishhook ear
wires. Total length 2 inches $12
Breccia jasper and sterling silver hearts post
earrings. Jasper hearts 19 x 20 x 7 mm,
silver hearts 41 x 40 x 7 mm. $16
Leopard skin jasper long drop earrings. Jasper drops 33
x 10 mm. Sterling silver fishhook ear wires are non-slip.
Total length is 2 inches $ 9
Pastel treasure - Jade and pink opal with Bali
silver flower make this an oh-so-dreamy
necklace. Jade beads are 8 mm, opal ovals
measure 12 x 8 x 5 mm, along with 3 mm
sterling silver beads. The beautiful Bali silver
flower is 32 x 10 mm. Total length of the
necklace beads is 22 inches. $ 32
Crystals and Pearls - Blue Swarovski crystal and
white pearls necklace and earrings. This 19 inch
long necklace of pale blue crystal, silver and pearls
fastens with a hand made sterling clasp. The
earrings hang from sterling silver posts. The
freshwater potato-shaped 7 mm pearls share the
strand with three sizes of facetted crystals – 8, 6
and 4 mm. And also with 2 mm sterling beads. $35
The earrings, made with the two larger sizes of
crystals, dangle 1 ¼ inches from the posts. $ 8
Both necklace and earrings $40
Earth and sea – Freshwater pearls interspaced with fancy
agate beads and centered by a heart pendant of black lip
shell. The iridescent heart is 29 x 30 mm, the beads and
pearls are 5 mm and the necklace length is 17 inches. $25
Wrap her in pearls - Three knotted strands of rice
pearls in pastel pink, blue and green spill out of
two sterling silver cones. Pearls are 8 x 6 mm and
held by a sterling silver filigree safety clasp. The
strands can be worn twisted or straight. $40
If robins laid round eggs, they would look like these
turquoise beads. These 12 mm Chinese beads will
look even better on you than they do in this picture.
And the pinched rectangular sterling silver Thai beads
with fish (11 x 8 mm) make them sparkle even more.
The 18 inch necklace fastens with a twisted toggle
sterling clasp. $ 40
Woods nymph – Hand made polymer clay pendant of pearl,
green, red and yellow (37 x 32 x 12 mm) hangs below a 4
mm green Swarovski crystal from a 21 ½ inch white rubber
cord. The spring-ring clasp is sterling silver. $ 10
Australian tiger iron for him or her – A 29 inch sueded leather
cord holds this unusual 40 x 6 mm donut of very ancient
banded tiger iron. The cord is closed by an adjustable knot,
so the necklace can be worn long or short. $ 15
Fossilized dinosaur bone necklace – These
polished pieces of Colorado bone average about
24 x 18 x 14 mm. The maroon-coloured jasper
beads are 6 mm in diameter. A sterling silver
lobster claw clasp holds the 22 ½ inch necklace
closed. $ 35
Swallowtail picture necklace – This picture is
sandwiched between two pieces of glass soldered
together with lead-free solder and hung on a 25
inch rubber cord. The picture is 24 x 19 mm. $ 12
Hearts and dragonflies – Sterling silver
dragonflies (7 x 10 mm) hang from 12 x 12 x 5
mm breccia jasper hearts. Fish hook ear wires
are sterling silver and earrings hang 1 ½
inches. $ 10
Cloisonné butterflies – Beautiful
green and yellow wings with red
bodies hang ¾ inches from ¾
inch sterling silver kidney ear
wires. Butterflies are 15 x 22 x 3
mm with silver trim. $ 14
Moonstone, rhodonite and quartz – Oval
moonstone (11 x 8 x 4 mm) and rhodonite
spheres (6 mm) set off the large pink, white
and gold quartz pendant (50 x 9 mm). A
flattened coiled brass wire holds the pendant
on the 19-inch necklace. Gold-filled beads
and toggle clasp complete this stunning
piece. $ 35