by Natalia Wilson | May 3, 2023 | Custom Jewelry, Wire Wrapping
Wire wrapping, not to be confused with wire sculpting, is my passion. What’s the difference you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. Wire sculpting is usually done by grabbing a few wires and creating swirls and dips over the top of a stone, thereby at least...
by Natalia Wilson | Mar 1, 2023 | Custom Jewelry, Gemstones
Kermit lamented “It’s not that easy being green, having to spend each day the color of the leaves. When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold or something more colorful than that”. Poor thing, it took him the whole song to figure out that being green...
by Natalia Wilson | Feb 7, 2023 | Custom Jewelry, Holidays
February is one of my favorite months because of Valentine’s Day…need I say more? And when I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of hearts, which are my specialty. I am the Queen of Hearts…the good kind (in case you were picturing the...
by JDWeb | Jan 9, 2023 | Art, Custom Jewelry
Shih Tzu for client When I think about all the classes I took last year, the one that stands out is the etching class. Probably because my final special order for Christmas was a special etched piece for a client whose wife had recently lost a pet shih tzu. He...
by Natalia Wilson | Sep 13, 2022 | Art, Classes, Custom Jewelry
William Holland School More than 10 years ago, I found out about the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts, which sent my art into a different trajectory. It is a lovely little school (my husband calls it “art camp”) nestled in the woods in Young Harris, Georgia....
by Natalia Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | Custom Jewelry, Gemstones
Like many stones, labradorite is named after the place where it was first found – Labrador, which is in Canada. I have always admired the incredible fire and colors in labradorite, also known as a “fire stone”. It is known for its changing colors and aids the...
