Myriad Design

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 July 2011 07:25 Written by MyriadDesign Sunday, 3 July 2011 07:25

I am new to Handmade Artists Shop and the Forum blog.   So I though I would give all of  you  a short blog to start off by, providing my links to where I sell and what forums I belong to:

Handmade Artists’ Shop:  http://handmadeartistsshop.com/shop/MyriadDesign

Etsy:http://www.etsy.com/people/Myriaddesignjewelry?ref=si_pr

Blogspot: http://myriaddesignblog.blogspot.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Myriad_Design-Artisan-Crafted-Jewelry-and-more/211888015504463

Artisan Jewelry Designers: http://artisanjewelrydesigners.ning.com/profile/LindaEkblad

Twitter: http://twitter.com/myriad_design

Check these sites out to find out a little more about me, what I sell and my interests.  I am glad to be a part of another Artists’ forum.

Myriad Design Jewelry

Necklaces, Necklaces, Necklaces

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 May 2011 03:57 Written by John Atwell Rasmussen Saturday, 21 May 2011 03:55

For the recent past, I have been almost exclusively making pendants and necklaces.  The most recent have involved beading, silversmithing, stone setting, lapidary, design and several other techniques.  This pendant was inspired by the rock crystal cabochon that is the focal spot of the pendant.  It is internally flawless.  Using sheet Sterling Silver, I sawed the back of the pendant in an outline of the tear shape of the cabochon.  Then adding a 4 prong head for an accent stone, I set the cabochon with fine silver bezel wire.  A 6 mm faceted Citrine was added as the accent stone at the top of the cabochon.

The next two, the last finished this morning, were crafted from prismatic beads in the shop inventory.  The first was made with copper goldstone beads and copper chain and findings.  The second was crafted from specular hematite beads using brass plated steel wire and findings to complete the necklace.

Today, one of my friends will be coming over to the shop to begin his journey toward gems and jewelry.  He is young and wants to begin learning.  So today he will start learning about gems and their properties.  With temperatures predicted in the 90s this weekend, I will enjoy staying inside to work in the shop at my bench.

Let the Stones do the Talking

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 June 2010 12:17 Written by Handmade Artists' Forum and Shop Thursday, 3 June 2010 06:15

All in Vein is a handmade Lapidary jewelry artist, that specialize in Custom Hand-cut All Natural Gem Stones and Handmade Custom Jewelry. Their work is just jaw dropping to say the least.

Hailing from Arizona there stones are well traveled though, here is a quote from their site “We sell all natural stone in sterling  silver and gold custom handmade jewelry.  All natural cutting rough stone for the cutter.  All stones are hand -cut in our (in-house lapidary shop).   We feature the finest  Pink,  Green  and  Bi-color Tourmaline Crystal Specimen’s ,  Faceted Stones and Cabbing Rough from San Diego, California, Koroit Opal Boulder rough and finished stones from Queensland Australia .  Concave Cut Faceted  Stones of Peridot from San carlos, Arizona.   Specimens from many famous locations”.

This piece is just amazing “This is real, natural Gold in Quartz. This piece came from Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Gympie is an old gold mining town situated along the Bruce Highway on the Fraser Coast. You can find out about the mining industry in Gympie at the Gympie District Historical and Mining Museum.”

Make sure you stop by and take a look at their shop

All in Vein on The Handmade Artists’ Shop there are too many stunning pieces to mention so you have to look for yourself