November's Harvest

Will be small but oh so mighty mightayyy

(I already love you if you know what song those last two lyrics are from)

The first piece I have to show you is a stunner:

a large, organically shaped Kazakhstan Thunderegg Ring.

I cabbed the stone myself and was so amazed at its composition,

so unlike anything else I have ever seen in my rock-loving life:

the matrix was pink and the agate itself was deep blood red, neon yellow and had pockets

of opaque agate that hinted at movement.

For this stone I made a special textured bezel

And a very simple setting so that the unique, rare and deeply satisfying agate artwork would shine shine shine.

I can safely say you'll not see an agate like this but once in a very blue moon.

Kazakhstan Thundereggs go for a MINT online.

This ring has a fern band, wide

And globular accents. It will fit a size 6.5-6.75 finger.

Now, on the wing front, I have been stalking my garden

to see if autumn had claimed any carpenter bees, but there were none to be found

since the last beast I found in the early summer.

Enter my dear Laurie Brown

with whom I spent a few hours on Sunday (more on that at a later date)

and in whose presence I merely had to ask, "Have you a spare bee wing?"

Well, she sure did, and these rolled beauties are the result

of a tiny bit of home surgery and an answered prayer.

Sterling silver bee wing necklace

Light-as-air hammered-edge bee wing oval earrings

Small and dainty bee wing sterling earrings

And copper bee wing earrings!

I may have a few more pieces that show up toward the weekend, but this may be the

sum total of November's smithing:

I have a clutch in the works that I hope to have finished before I leave:

it involves hummingbirds!!!

To reserve any of these lovely metal pieces,

do

CONVO

me

and we'll sort out the details!

xoxox,

Allison