Rose of Sharon Jewelry

Spring parties can be a great occasion to show off a new dress and why not a new necklace from Rose of Sharon Jewelry!

I’ve tucked away my winter jewelry (necklaces that work with sweaters or heavier denim outfits) and am making some new pieces to match some favorite bright floral shirts.

If you aren’t a jewelry artist – then the best way to spruce up your Spring wardrobe would be to buy one (or more since we don’t have any shopping limits) of the beautiful handmade designs from us. Can you tell I’m a bit biased?

Here are a few of my personal favorites – and we have dozens more in the main Rose of Sharon Jewelry store, in our Etsy store for the A.F.F. Jewelry collection and in our New Life Jewelry Art shop at ArtFire.

Spring Flowers

Betty’s April Remembered features a lovely enameled floral pendant with SWAROVSKI ELEMENT® crystals.

The focal bead of Dahlia Princess is a magnificent handcrafted lampwork bead with pink flowers. This necklace and earring set is truly a work of art.

Sunny Colors

The bright and cheery colors of Spring are great complexion enhancers. The reflection from the crystals makes your eyes twinkle too!

The tumbled natural citrine beads in this bracelet move slightly so it reminds you of a charm bracelet. Capturing the Sun is a great bracelet choice for daily wear as it goes with everything!

Golden Donut is one of Dena’s lovely wire wrapped pendants. The unique golden Chalcedony is a sunny color without being too bright.

Spring Gifts

Graduations, birthdays and anniversaries are great reasons to give a piece of handmade jewelry. Each one-of-a-kind design says “I care.”

Morning Star is one of Betty’s handmade Cross necklaces. The sterling silver cross features white topaz and hangs from a hand wired necklace.

Swingtime is a long draping pair of earrings created from natural peridot. The fresh green color is perfect for the season.

Let’s Twist Again is a purple lover’s dream. Sarah combined twisted amethyst briolette shaped beads with some round lavender stripped fluorite beads for a fresh, fun look.

Don’t forget that our Birthday Club members always receive a $15 discount coupon during their birthday month. Join today at Rose of Sharon Jewelry Birthday Club.  We also offer new member discounts immediately upon signing up.

Our June sale on Sandra Lee’s designs is a great offer. You’ll save 10% on her original work, plus receive a free pair of earrings plus receive free standard shipping!

Rich emerald green is May’s birthstone but most of us don’t have the bucks for a quality stone. At Rose of Sharon Jewelry, we hand make beautiful and affordable emerald green jewelry alternatives.

Emerald Isle is a magnificent deep emerald green color.

The pendant is a CZ set in sterling silver which Sandra Lee combined with deep green faceted Czech glass beads and sparkling Swarovski crystal spacers.

This  one-of-a-kind necklace measures 17 1/2 inches which is a perfect length for a cocktail dress with scoop or V neck. 

I love the clasp she chose as it is as classy as the rest of the necklace

The matching earrings measure 1 1/4 inches.

Abiding Faith, one of Betty’s cross necklaces, has been featured here before.

The cross has emerald colored Swarovski crystals which she matched with larger bicone Swarovski beads.

Betty’s Gloriosa necklace (cross shown at left) is another lovely design were the color emerald is featured.

This cross necklace is an illusion style with a scattering of emerald green crystals. Gloriosa is a 2-piece set with a matching pair of earrings.

Emeralds aren’t always deep green (those are the priciest) so this soft green necklace might be more to your liking.

The handmade Wisdom cross necklace has a softer more translucent emerald green color in the cross and in the faceted bead strand.

I created this bracelet watch from some beautiful emerald colored glass beads. They are double drilled and strung with silver beads. You’ll find Hour Glass in our Etsy store where the A.F.F. Jewelry collection is featured.

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are 2 and 3-piece necklace sets are a fast way to accessorize. With matching or coordinating earrings and bracelets, your favorite outfit will have a traditional polished look.

Whether you wear them in combo or individually, Rose of Sharon Jewelry has 60 handmade necklace sets to choose from. The designs vary from classically elegant to bold and colorful. Necklace sets are also a great value as we build in a discount for our cherished customers.

Sandra Lee loves to wear and make necklace sets so you’ll find your distinct style in many of the choices.

Lady of the Sea features a finely hand carved bone Mermaid (the lady). Sandra Lee combines mother-of-pearl beads with bright fuchsia pearls. Beautiful Bali sterling silver beads and an ornate sterling silver hook and eye clasp add to its drama and sparkle. The long coordinating earrings feature the fuchsia pearls.

Darkness Falls is a 3-piece set from Sandra featuring grey/green Jade contrasted with mother-of-pearl beads. Pyramid-shaped sterling silver beads add additional interest. The matching bracelet includes a sterling silver toggle clasp. The 2- 1/4 inch earrings carry on the simple single strand Sandra Lee design.

Orange U Glad is another creation from Sandra Lee in our necklace set collection.

The natural carnelian beads range in color from grey to a subdued orange. Did you know that orange is a great accent color for many of the dresses, jackets and shirts in your wardrobe?

Sandra has added plenty of finely crafted Bali sterling silver beads and clasps to give you the elegance a handmade necklace and bracelet needs.

All the above necklace sets are available now in the Rose of Sharon Jewelry store.

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Inspiration for creating handmade jewelry can come from anywhere. My new At Dusk necklace started with a thumbnail picture on eBay. The pictures weren’t the best but something about the long oval scalloped beads just said “Buy ME!”

I could tell the pressed glass had a vintage look including the slight edge around each bead. The picture showed swirly, soft hues of cream, white, lilac, brown and pink. Something just told me I had to have these.

When the package came, I was thrilled to discover that my instincts had been right. The shape is wonderful and the colors better than I anticipated. See for yourself below -

So now I had 5 new glass beads. Time to dig! My beads are divided by color so I pulled out yellows, browns, pinks, creams and whites. I quickly decided against yellow or white as they created to much contrast.

I was thrilled when I found the perfect Rhodochrosite beads in medium pink with just a touch of brown to soften it. Next was a strand of brown Rhodochrosite that I had bought the month before.

Rhodochrosite beads usually are a blend of colors such as both pink and brown stripes or swirls. The beads I had were color sorted and came from two separate vendors.

Keeping the vintage element in mind, I added antiqued gold over brass bicone beads and daisy spacers and a antique gold over pewter toggle clasp.

A simple single strand of straight stringing just seem best for this piece where the color theme is the most important part of the overall design.

The creative and planning process took over an hour as I sorted through all my options.

No, No, No, Maybe, No, Yes, No, Yes, Yes, Yes!

At Dusk is available in the Rose of Sharon Jewelry store.

I love the finished necklace which I call At Dusk and hope you do too. Enjoy the pictures and don’t forget to leave your comments.

Your mouth will water when you look closely at the juicy Jade beads in the handmade Pink Grapefruit necklace and earring set designed by Sandra Lee for the Rose of Sharon Jewelry artisan line.

Two different Jades with colors ranging from the palest pink to a ruby red (as in the grapefruit) were mixed with sparkling rose Swarovski crystals.

Are you ready to drool? Here’s the pictures. . . 

Sandra Lee loves earrings so she took 2 of the swirled darker pink Jade squares and transformed them into matching earrings.

The clasp Sandra selected for Pink Grapefruit is a sterling silver leaf  toggle so beautiful you’ll want to wear it in front!

You don’t have to look under the sofa cushions for extra money to buy her a beautiful jewelry for Christmas. Our A.F.F. Jewelry Line at Etsy is handmade, one-of-a-kind and budget-friendly. Every handmade jewelry piece is priced under $25!

She’ll know how much you care when she opens our signature eco-friendly purple gift box!

1.	Cheerful – Purple and spring green faux pearl necklace
2.	Jitter Bug – black agate on chain necklace
3.	Mountain Dew – yellow and green caterpillar style bracelet
4.	Peaceful Blue – peace sign necklace with lots of blue beads
5.	Pure Hearts – pink Strawberry Quartz illusion necklace

Don’t see the perfect piece of jewelry for her? You’ll find more beautiful handmade jewelry designs from our A.F.F. Jewelry line at Etsy. Most items are under $50 for one-of-a-kind pieces.

Often the best jewelry choice is something simple. Today’s 5 picks are simple, yet elegant, handmade necklaces (plus 1 with matching earrings and bracelet). Every necklace  is priced under $100! A great value for handmade one-of-a-kind artisan necklaces from Rose of Sharon Jewelry.

21st	Apple  Green Picasso – silver wrapped rare Gaspiete stone. Lovely whimsical pictures frame wrapping style
22nd	Cherry Parfait – pink and fuchsia lampwork bead necklace
23rd	Hip to Be Square – Purple bead and lampwork necklace
24th	Lemon Drop – Citrine and pearl necklace
25th	Drop of Rose – Rose Quartz necklace, bracelet and earrings.   OUTSTANDING VALUE  for 3 handmade pieces

Every original design showed here is available only in the Rose of Sharon Jewelry store.

Tomorrow – 5 great handmade jewelry gift ideas from the A.F.F. Jewelry line at Etsy.

If you have an extraordinary women in your life, handmade jewelry is the perfect gift. It takes more than another sweater to please her and she deserves it. You could find a more costly gift but you won’t find anything created with more heart and soul just for her.

Our motto is Extraordinary Jewelry for Extraordinary Women by Extraordinary Women – why not make this Christmas extraordinary with a handcrafted necklace or bracelet?

If you are an eagle-eye ROSJ blog reader, you’ll notice I don’t know how many days it is until Christmas. I started out wrong and kept it up all week. =

 

Today – Rose of Sharon Jewelry artisan jewelry with sterling silver, gems, pearls and intricate designs. All 5 favorites are in the “magnificent” category and are priced from $150 to $290.

Saturday – Rose of Sharon Jewelry one-of-a-kind jewelry with quality materials and unique designs. All 5 favorites are priced from to $75  to $159

Sunday – A.F.F. Jewelry line at Etsy same craftsmanship but with more affordable materials and less complex designs. All 5 favorites are priced under $50.

Artisan Designs at Rose of Sharon Jewelry 

16th	Burgundy Deep – Ornate Bali Silver and Lampwork Necklace
17th	Breathless – Pearl and Burgundy Lampwork necklace & earrings
18th	Contessa – Elegant Pink and Black Faceted Necklace, earring and bracelet set.
19th	Silver  Orchid- sterling silver orchid pendant on Rose Quartz necklace
20th	Queen of Hearts – heart filled sterling silver charm bracelet

The artisan line of Rose of Sharon Jewelry is found only in our personal web store.