Rescued! Am I a Hero?

No, I'm not a hero, but I am frugal. The jewelry pieces shown below are all rescued orphans. for one reason or another. Things don't always work out as planned; Three of the pieces below had stones that cracked (two from the heat generated while polishing, and one that I broke while trying to remove it from the metal). Two of the rings were started and forgotten (I have been a negligent creator at times). And one pendant was soldered with the bezel flipped (rookie error on my part).

Ah, but I, like the mad scientists who built the Six Million Dollar Man knew I could rebuild them! Yes, I cut new stones for five of the seven pieces and finished the metal for the other two.

The ring and pendant on the left are Amber. This particular amber reminds me of champagne; it is nearly clear with little bubbles throughout. The two red-brown rings are crazy lace agate. The three pendants on the right are Citron Chrysoprase. These pieces are now available in my Etsy and Artfire shops.

My ArtFire Store: http://www.artfire.com/users/lunarskies

My Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LunarSkiesJewelry?ref=pr_shop
My Jewelry: http://www.lunarskies.com
My Sculpture: http://www.lunarskies.com/pages1/fineart.html
My Cabochons: http://www.gemalchemy.com
Creating The Hive Artisans Group: http://www.creatingthehive.com

My latest creations, I love simple clean lines

It always takes me longer to complete a jewelry project than I anticipate. Part of that is photography and listing. Etsy and Artfire constantly remind us to make sure our photography is first rate. They're right of course, more views are availabe on my Etsy and Arfire stores (links at the bottom of this post). Pictured below are a Rainforest Jasper ring, Sonoran Sunset pendant and Azurite Malachite pendant.

 

Pictured below are Lapis Lazui pendant and earrings and Citron Chrysoprase earrings

 

Pictured below are Petoskey Stone and Black Onyx pieces

 

And finally Labradorite and rare Laguna Agate earrings created for a special order (these last two items are not listed in my stores)

 

My ArtFire Store: http://www.artfire.com/users/lunarskies
My Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LunarSkiesJewelry?ref=pr_shop
My Jewelry: http://www.lunarskies.com
My Sculpture: http://www.lunarskies.com/pages1/fineart.html
My Cabochons: http://www.gemalchemy.comCreating The Hive Artisans Group: http://www.creatingthehive.com