Saturday, May 22, 2010

Creative, Fashionable, Affordable
Handmade Jewelry by AdroitJewelers

AdroitJewelers is a fascinating shop; I love it when people collect local materials and turn them into handmade jewelry! This artisan lives and works in Maine, and makes some of the jewelry you 'll find in the shop from sea glass she picks up on local beaches. The pendant shown on the left is a great example! I love the color -a beautiful light violet. This artisan jeweler is very good at wire-wrapping, and created this two piece pendant with plenty of movement. The Shapely Genuine Purple Seaglass pendant is a frosted beauty! This handmade pendant could be yours for $54.00! These root beer colored Sterling Silver Caged Brown Genuine Sea Glass Earrings are very pretty! Encased in a silver spiral cage, these earrings are an unusual color for sea glass. The metal parts are all sterling silver, and they're about 1.25" long. Take them home - just $27.00! This next pair are a similar style, but made with the very hard to find bright green color sea glass. The Sterling Silver Caged Green Genuine Sea Glass Earrings are a fantastic, vivid green hue that is so well known it has a name ... bottle green! These lovely earrings are just $29.00. Everyone who collects and loves sea glass knows ... blue is the rarest of colors ... very hard to find. The Deep Blue Sea Necklace - Genuine Seaglass is simply beautiful. A well worn piece of deep blue sea glass is simply drilled and dangled from the bottom of a beautiful wire form sterling silver pendant. This pendant arrives on a silver rope chain; it is priced at $69.00. There is one more sea glass piece I want to mention ... the Genuine Sea Glass Sterling Silver Cage Bracelet! Made with links similar to the caged earrings above ... brown, white and green sea glass, linked together to form a fabulous one of a kind bracelet! Bargain priced - at $46.00! Click into the bracelets category, where you'll find the Copper Viking Knit Handmade Bracelet! Viking Knit is an ancient wire weaving technique that produces a beautiful chain ... if you wear a copper bracelet, this is a great style you'll love! Very stylish and pretty, this bracelet is $38.00. It may seem like everyone is pierced everywhere these days, but believe it or not there are plenty of women who don't have pierced ears. This artisan knows they want earrings too ... and so she designed a new type of earring just for them! Check out her Earrings Non pierced section for a nice variety of styles designed to look great, wear comfortably and stay in place! These beautiful Peridot Green Czech Glass Slip on Hoops - non-pierced are made with gleaming gold filled wire, hand formed and hammered - with a peridot color Czech glass bead dangle. Just $42.00 ... There is a LOT to see at AdroitJewelers. When you browse this shop be sure to see the Earrings Pierced category, the Necklaces/Pendants section and the Rings. There is also a Gifts and Vintage section, a SALE Section and a Supplies category for the DIY crew. So stop by for a visit and treat yourself to some great summer jewelry! Be sure to bookmark this shop ... you'll want to come back here again! Robert Edwards is a proud member of the Jewelry on Etsy Team - JET. He is a jewelry designer and metalsmith in New York City with over 30 years experience in the jewelry trade, specializing in artisan made silver jewelry and custom length silver chains. This article may be reproduced provided it contains this author's statement and all links remain intact. ©2010 Robert Edwards

16 comments :

Lisa Lehmann @StudioJewel said...

love her shop. the natural look and use of stones...so pretty. and her wire work? wow!

Beadsme said...

Just love AJ's designs.

Em+Mad said...

So lovely!!!

Unknown said...

So many artistic creations!

Ida @ Adroit Jewelers said...

Bob, thank you so much for the lovely write up! You are so thoughtful in what you say and I really appreciate it. And thank you ladies for the support and nice comments.

Silver Canyons said...

What a stunning opening picture! AJ, your jewelry is so pretty! Keep making more!!!

Michele said...

Like the sea glass creations Ida has, you could see she takes the time out on her wrappings also, so pretty!!!! Very talented, lovely artist!!!!

3 squares said...

i love ida's work. gorgeous designs!

SendingLoveGallery said...

Beautiful sea glass creations and I love her wire work!

Cher said...

Great shop full of lovely, natural pieces... the sea glass pieces are my faves too!

Designs by Victoria said...

I'm a sucker for sea glass, and she does so many beautiful things with it!

Jennifer said...

Did you see this sweet little coin pearl necklace? http://www.etsy.com/listing/44056934/sterling-silver-coin-pearl-necklace

It's a must have!

Jenn

capitalcitycrafts said...

Lots of beautiful handmade jewelry in Adroit's shop! I love the way she wraps the seaglass!

Made By Tammy said...

Fantastic Designer! Don't miss checking out her Non-pierced Earrings section. These earrings are Exceptional and Unique!

cooljewelrydesign said...

I love Ida's earthy and mod designs...the sea glass is my fave. Clean and crisp looking!

jemsbyjb said...

Just love the seaglass in every color and design.