Archive for April, 2008

ON SALE Sterling Silver Halloween Bracelet

April 30th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$30.00 - Item#H001SSCATBR

NOW ONLY $20.00

This sterling silver Halloween bracelet features glass black cat beads and faceted jasper stones. The jasper is dark orange in color, with a little bit of black matrix. One-of-a-kind item, designed and handmade in the Monkeyshines studio. The item you see here is exactly the item you will receive. Measurements: Fits 7-inch wrist, slightly adjustable to 7-1/2 inches. If you have a larger wrist or would like a looser bracelet, please request re-sizing in the comments section of the order form. Gift boxed.

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ON SALE “Poker Face” Earrings

April 30th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$12.00 - Item#E117CARDS

ON SALE NOW ONLY $8.00 

King and Queen faces are taken from reprinted images of an old Italian tarot deck, which is the origin of our modern playing cards. Faces are glued under a glass pebble. I can personally attest to the fact that such glued pebbles are difficult to remove (having tried to take apart previous items of similar construction), but they are not indestructible; keep away from water, cleaning chemicals, blunt force, etc. Accented with crimson Czech glass drops. Only one pair available, handmade in my studio; the pair you see here is exactly the pair you will receive. Measure 1-1/2 inches long, not including surgical steel ear wires (image enlarged to show detail). Gift boxed.

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ON SALE Sterling Silver Springtime Earrings

April 30th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$12.00 per pair

NOW ONLY $9.00 per pair 

Sterling silver earrings are one-of-a-kind, only one of each pair available, designed and handmade in my private studio. Most measure about 1-inch long, not including ear wires (some images enlarged slightly to show details, actual earring sizes will not be as they appear in photos). Gift boxed. For more information about specific earrings, see below.

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Item#E048PE — Freshwater pearls.
Item#E048GB — Green stone with black pattern, faceted Czech glass.
Item#E048LEAF — Black glass beads with painted leaves, green stones.
Item#E048PURPLE — Purple Czech glass. These measure 5/8-inch long (not including ear wires).

Item#E048RQ — Faceted rose quartz hearts, pink Czech glass.
Item#E048B — Black glass teardrops with painted pattern, faceted Czech glass.
Item#E048MILLI — Pink with daisies millefiori (murano) glass beads from Italy.
Item#E048BR — Lampwork glass beads with blue core and pink roses, Czech glass accents. Measure 5/8-inch long (not including ear wires).
Item#E048OPAL — Pink opal stones, faceted Czech glass. Measure 1-1/4 inches long (not including ear wires).

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ON SALE Celtic Night Earrings

April 30th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$10.00 - Item#E117NIGHT

ON SALE NOW ONLY $6.00 

These earrings feature faceted indigo Czech glass beads and Celtic knot charms. Only one pair available, handmade in my studio; the pair you see here is exactly the pair you will receive. Measure 1 inch long, not including surgical steel ear wires (image enlarged slightly to show detail). Gift boxed.

Don’t let the price fool you, all of my pieces are made with quality ingredients and would retail for much more in department stores and boutiques. But, I don’t have to pay employees or lease store space, so I can offer my jewelry at a lower cost to you!

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ON SALE Harvest Pumpkin Bracelet

April 30th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$12.00 - Item#H107PUMPKINS

NOW ONLY $8.00

Pumpkin bracelet is a fun accent for Halloween, harvest time, and Thanksgiving. “Pumpkins” are acrylic beads with faceted green Czech glass “stems.” Bracelet measures 7-3/4 inches long, with trigger clasp, resizing available. Only one available, handmade in my studio. The item you see here is exactly the item you will receive. Giftboxed.

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ON SALE China Garden Bracelet

April 29th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$14.00 - Item#B707CG 50% OFF NOW ONLY $7.00

Stone, cloisonne and Chinese porcelain beads in milk white, black, and blue. One-of-a-kind bracelet, designed and made in my studio; the one you see here is exactly the one you will receive (image enlarged slightly to show detail). Bracelet is 8 inches long, but due to the size of the beads, actual diameter will fit standard size women’s wrist (about 7 inches), or if you need it larger please put a note in the comments box of the order form and I can add a few links to the end. This is put together with a special technique which coils the end of each link securely against breaking. Gift boxed.

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ON SALE Queen of Hearts Earrings

April 29th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$10.00 - Item#E807QUEEN

ON SALE NOW ONLY $6.00 

Off with her head! Earrings feature faceted rose quartz hearts and faceted red glass with an aurora borealis finish. Only one pair available, designed and made in my studio; the pair you see here is exactly the one you will receive. Measure 7/8-inch long, not including surgical steel ear wires (image enlarged to show detail). Gift boxed.

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ON SALE Sterling Silver Sunshine Bracelet

April 26th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$20.00 - Item#B018SUN

ON SALE NOW ONLY $18.00 

An already low-priced item just got lower… This bracelet features a sterling silver smiling sun centerpiece, with Swarovski crystals, stones, flowers, and freshwater pearls. This bracelet is one-of-a-kind (OOAK), only one available, designed and handmade in my private studio. What you see here is exactly the item you will receive. Sun measures 1 inch across; entire bracelet measures 8 inches long, but is adjustable down to 7-1/4 inches (image enlarged to show detail). Gift boxed.

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Are you from the right planet?

April 25th, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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I guess I’ve got Firefly on the brainpan, since I’m the coordinator of the 3rd Annual Raleigh Can’t Stop the Serenity event, and tickets went on sale this month. This little nugget is based on the argument Mal has with Inara in the episode “Trash.” For all those hopeful Companion clients out there, I added it to my shop on Cafepress. Click here to see it on shirts, mugs, stickers, cards, and more.

SOLD Steampunk Dragonfly Earrings

April 2nd, 2008 by monkeyshinesbeadery

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$15.00 - Item #SP048DFLY

Brass earrings with dragonfly charms, on leverback ear wires. Only one pair available, designed and handmade in my private studio. Measure 1-1/2 inches long, not including ear wires (image enlarged to show details). Gift boxed. I’m told that brass is nickel-free, as it is an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes with aluminum. When people are “allergic” to earrings, nickel is often the culprit, and nickel can be present in sterling silver, gold, and even surgical steel.

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I have long loved Leonardo Da Vinci, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, the Victorian period, the Edwardian era, art nouveau, and movies like ‘Howl’s Moving Castle,’ ‘Wild Wild West,’ ‘Return to Oz,’ ‘Stardust,’ the Harry Potter films, ‘Time Machine,’ ‘Somewhere in Time,’ and ‘Time After Time.’ And for several years now, I’ve been making jewelry inspired by art nouveau and earlier eras and jewelry using vintage or found materials. But I didn’t start making “Steampunk” jewelry until last year, when a friend of mine told me that there was a name for this sort of thing!