Mermaid's Treasure

See, this is what happens when I have lots of extra pieces and parts lying around.  The shells are from a strand that broke a long time ago, the pearls from an old bracelet I no longer wear.  The gems, however, are a bit more unique.  All but the red one came from the Jewel Princess book series.  All of the books came with either a necklace, bracelet, or ring with the title princess' jewel.  I think the only part I actually purchased recently was the red crystal. 
I have to admit, stringing the shells was a monumental pain in the rear.  I like the end result though.  It strikes me as something a little girl in princess mode would wear.  It is a bit on the heavy side, since I usually don't put that many crystals on one necklace. 

Cheers,
IlmareYavanna

Tula

As you can see from the picture, this is one that I no longer have.  Tula now resides in Massachusetts, with my awesome cousin of the same name.  Actually, I named the piece for her after I found out she absolutely adored it.  Tula is made from white seed beads, pale green seed beads, green crystals, and a silver charm.  Tula is also one of my first pieces. 

Damara

One of my few sets of earrings.  Damara had been in my head for a while; I just wasn't sure how to go about crafting her.  Then I found these silver-like leaves at the craft store.  I basically used two full sets of these leaves, and placed the fairy charm toward the back.  The idea is that the fairy darts in and out based on the wearer's movement.  The one on the right is fanned out so one can see the fairy.
This is by far my students' favorite set of earrings.  I will definitely make more of these if I ever find leaves either identical or very similar  to the ones above. 

Aurora

Aurora is one of  the pieces I gave away (hence the lack of display).  I mean for the colors to resemble the Northern Lights, with pale blue, green, pink, purple, and white.  The crystals were dark blue, with two lapis beads flanking the main crystal.  I might recreate this one at some point.  I know I have the materials to do so, and I was rather fond of it.  I was half considering making a circlet to match it.  Not with a centerpiece nearly as big, but along the same color lines. 

Hestia

I had a lot of fun with this one.  It was originally strung out very similarly to Dione, but I later decided it would look better as a memory wire necklace.  I was surprised how comfortable the stones are.  I thought they would poke my neck something horrible...they don't at all.  The stones are (in no particular order) carnelian, citrine, gold pearls, garnet, goldstone, and strawberry quartz.  The pendant is bronze tone with enamel. 

Oh.  Should probably make a quick note of this...some of my photos will not be on the necklace mount you see above.  Some will just be on a table.  This is because I have given away several of my pieces prior to getting this stand.  The pictures aren't bad; it's just that the necklace display shows how they would actually drape on a person. 

Cheers!
IlmareYavanna

Dione

Yes, I do sometimes work with mediums other than memory wire.  Dione is nearly all pearls and river shell, with the pendant being silver with blue crystals.  You can't see them, but the clasp of the necklace is secured to a pair of blue teardrop shaped agate beads.  I am somewhat tempted to restring this one, as I now know what I am doing with crimp beads.  If you haven't used those, give them a shot.  Less mess than glue, and just as strong.  Anyhow, Dione came about because I had a ton of blue river shell beads, and no idea how to use them.  Then I found the pendant lurking in one of my jewelery boxes.  I figured, I have pearls and shell...why not go for a sea theme? 

Cheers,
IlmareYavanna

Echo

Echo is yet another result of me experimenting with leftover pieces and parts.  Normally, my memory wire necklaces are pretty straightforward.  This time, I decided to use a bit of chain I had from a necklace I no longer wear.  Waste not, want not, right?  The result was Echo.  Since the Echo of Greek mythology was an Oread (mountain nymph) I tried to go with a "rocky" color pattern: silver, light blue, and white seed beads with labradorite chips.  Contrary to appearances, Echo isn't heavy at all, and is really quite comfortable to wear.  Not bad for a whim!

Cheers,
IlmareYavanna