Abiding Faith, a gold cross necklace set featuring the brilliance of emerald green. Free coordinating earrings were created by Betty just for you.

From Totally Hot Red to Just a Touch of Color

The fashion wisdom of “red heads can never wear red” has been overturned and red can be seen in small touches or swatches of color. If you’d rather accessorize with great jewelry than an oversized Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer sweater, here’s a few colorful choices for you.

Red and hearts the perfect combination for a true love anklet from our Adornable Anklets line at Etsy.

Save 15% on all anklets in December.

The simple red glass teardrop in this long and lean necklace has a wonderful natural glow. I created this simple design to add a pop of color to your “I’m off shopping” wardrobe.

The tiny red teardrop beads in this handmade bracelet reminded me of pomegranate seeds with all their tart juiciness. This adorable bracelet looks great on and is so much fun to wear. This design is from our A.F.F. Jewelry collection at Etsy.

You’ll find a wonderful assortment of red (including some Christmas specific handmade jewelry) at the Rose of Sharon Jewelry main store, the A.F.F. Jewelry collection at Etsy, Adornable Anklets and New Life Jewelry Art.

Red jewelry is great to perk up those neutral outfits for winter and it’s not too early to shop for Valentine’s Day, either.

I’m wild about stars (moons, too) and often use celestial images in my jewelry and decorating (I have a blue and gold moons and stars guest bath!)

Today’s bonus buy gift  is a sparkling Swarovski star necklace in sterling silver. Buy $500 or more of Rose of Sharon Jewelry to receive this beauty FREE! Details below.

Twinkle, Twinkle

Adorned with moons and sparkling crystals, this handmade anklet can be found in our anklet only store.

The sparkling night sky can be seen in these magnificent blue goldstone beads and pendant. You must check out our larger pictures to see how great this handmade necklace is!

Sarah and I share a love of charm bracelets. We love making and wearing them. She created this handmade bracelet with sterling silver charms along with sparkling blue and yellow Swarovski Element® crystals 

This is a one-of-a-kind charmer!

Glittery coin shaped blue goldstone and golden and lilac crystal accents make this Dark Sky necklace. The clasp is a wonderful golden star toggle.

Here Comes The Sun

Betty’s Solar Flare necklace is bold and fiery like the summer sun. The center piece is slightly antiqued and Betty matched it with red & brown Carnelian beads. 

Promo Details: To receive a free Swarovski star necklace in sterling silver, you must purchase $500 or more of Rose of Sharon Jewelry from any or all of our online stores. Simply make your purchases (let me know when you are done shopping with a comment during checkout from any site) and include the words STAR NECKLACE in a comment field. This offer expires at midnight PST on December 10, 2010. Questions? Email me at slfullen@roseofsharonjewelry.com

CZ stands for Cubic Zirconia (or Zirconium), a synthetic (man-made) gemstone available in a wide range of colors and shapes and are a favorite design element for the women of Rose of Sharon Jewelry. Today I’ll share a few great handmade jewelry creations that feature faceted CZ gemstones.

Today’s 15 days of Christmas promotion: Buy $150 or more of any Rose of Sharon Jewelry and receive a FREE pair of CZ earrings. Expires 12/ 9) Details below.

CZ Sparkles

Sandra Lee’s Ravishing in Red necklace is a CZ masterpiece.  The dramatic CZ heart surrounded by faux diamonds make this a real stunner. The rich red faceted crystals are exceptional in color and clarity. Sandra created a bonus pair of earrings to match.

Emerald Isle is another great handmade creation from Sandra Lee. The wonderfully brilliant green sparkles and reflects against Swarovski rhinestones and the sterling silver components.

The CZ drop is simple and the purple color is so lush that it stands up to the natural beauty of the amethyst beads. Betty calls this graceful necklace – Royalty.

CZ Promo details: Make a combined purchase among any of the 4 Rose of Sharon Jewelry online stores of $150 or more and you’ll receive a free pair of CZ earrings (valued at $45.) Orders must be made and paid for by 12/09/10 and I’ll automatically send you a great pair of earrings for yourself or to give as a gift. No coupon code required but if you leave a comment when checking out that would be great!

Shop at any of the following stores:

• Rose of Sharon Jewelry
• A.F.F. Jewelry Collection 
• Adornable Anklets
• New Life Jewelry Art 

Questions?

Drop me a note at slfullen@roseofsharonjewelry.com

Here’s Betty’s pick’s and the stories behind them plus a $10 coupon good towards a rosary (see details below). 

Christian Cross Necklaces

“I spent the past few winters with my brother and his wife in Yuma, Arizona. Our mutual interests in jewelry-making took us into Mexico regularly to scope out locally made silver beads. I discovered a small vendor with wonderful selection of sterling silver crosses. He was hesitant to deal much until he realized I was interested in over a dozen different designs.

We also spent weekends in Quartzsite, AZ where the annual rock and bead show attracts thousands to the fair-like atmosphere. Assorted vendors, who personally traveled around the globe, offered more unique interpretations of the “old rugged” cross.”

As a Christian, I enjoy being able to share my faith through my creativity.  My collection of crosses has grown significantly so I’ll be able to create  beautiful original works for some time.

 The soft green Jade of this cross suits the name – Everlasting Peace. Green is such a wonderfully peaceful color.

My favorite silver cross features a crown. The bold design is offset with a lovely open sterling silver chain.

The white topaz gemstone adoring the sterling silver cross is so lovely. This necklace I call Morning Star.

A Friends Wish – A Beautiful Rosary

“A dear friend was admiring an assortment of cross necklaces I was packing to take to Sharon’s house when she asked if I could make a rosary for a gift.

I’m fond of the beautiful hematite and gold crucifixes and matched them with different beautiful beads. Each hand wired rosary has a wonderful feel in the hand. Each twist of wire represents patience and faith.”  - Betty

Betty’s lovely handmade rosaries are only available in our New Life Jewelry Art shop at ArtFire.

Save $10 on any Rosary

Save $10 on any of Betty’s handcrafted rosaries. Use Coupon DAY5 at ArtFire. Expires 12/6/10.

This rosary Betty calls Hail, Mary combines rich blue glass beads with sparkling clear glass beads and gold chain.

This rosary (Devout) has lush amber beads which provide a great contrast to the purple and the cross.

Visit the New Life Jewelry Art store for other rosaries.