Pretty Good Jewelry

Copper full persian chain maille necklace

This weave is the "full persian 6-in-1", otherwise known as the foxtail weave.  It's an airy looking weave and it turned out fairly well, except for one mistake which I feel compelled to point out.  You can see it at the bottom curve of the 2nd picture.
Here's a closeup: (click on the picture to get a better view).
It isn't hugely apparent, though.

Okay, down to vital statistics.  The rings for the weave are copper and so is the hook & eye clasp.  The necklace is about 20 inches long and 6-7mm thick, with a weight of 1.3 oz.

Price: $40 (shipping is free)

Copper shaggy loops chain maille bracelet + earrings

The weave for this bracelet is called "shaggy loops" or "flip-flop" because of the movement it makes.  When you shake it, the moving loops make a faint little tinkly sound, so you wouldn't want to be wearing it if you were trying to sneak up on someone.

The bracelet is about 7 inches long, and about 5-6mm thick, with a weight of 0.5 oz.  The rings used for the weave are copper, as is the toggle clasp.

I made earrings to match with solid copper French hooks.  The dangles are about an inch long, and the earrings weigh 0.2 oz.

Price: $25 (shipping is free)

Rock crystal faceted oval earrings

The stones in these earrings are rock crystal, otherwise known as white (or clear) quartz.  They are faceted ovals, measuring 14x12mm & weighing about 6.17 carats each.  I set them in sterling silver & fastened the settings to sterling silver French hooks.  The earrings weigh about 0.1 oz.

Price: $49 (shipping is free)

Copper double spiral chain maille bracelet

This weave is also known as the rope weave.  (There is a single spiral weave, but the spiral isn't stable & if it's not joined to itself, the spiral falls out.  Doubling the rings makes the spiral stable.)

The clasp is a solid copper folding clasp, and the rings used for the weave are also copper.  The bracelet is about 5.5mm in diameter, with a length of 7.5 inches.  It weighs 0.4 oz.

Price: $28 (shipping is free)

Peacock pearl small nugget necklace + earrings

These pearls are called peacock because of their color, which can't be pinned down to a single shade: among the tones present are blue, green, purple, and pink.  They are irregularly shaped, about 4-5mm in diameter.  I strung them with 2.5mm round sterling silver beads, finishing with a Bali sterling silver hook & eye clasp.  The necklace is about 17 3/8 inches long, with a weight of 0.4 oz.

I made hoop earrings to match.  The hoops are sterling silver, about 0.75 inches in diameter.  They weigh less than 0.1 oz.

Price: $23 (shipping is free)

Pearl nugget and gold-filled chain necklace + earrings

Here's the gold-filled counterpart to my previous necklace.  I used gold-filled figure eight chain, and finished with a gold-filled lobster clasp.  The necklace is 17 inches long, with a weight of 0.2 oz.

The matching earrings are made with gold-filled posts.  The longest dangle is about 1.25 inches, and the earrings weigh 0.2 oz.

Price: $26 (shipping is free)

Pearl nugget and silver chain necklace + earrings

These pearls are far from perfect, but they have a beautiful luster.  They are irregularly shaped freshwater pearls measuring about 7-8mm in diameter.  (You can see my other pearl necklaces here, here, here, here, here, and here.)

I used my favorite figure eight chain in sterling silver to join the pearl links, and I finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp.  The length of the necklace is 17 inches, with a weight of 0.2 oz.

I made matching earrings by hanging pearl & chain dangles from sterling silver post earrings.  The longest dangle is 1.25 inches, and the earrings weigh 0.2 oz.

Price: $24 (shipping is free)

Mother of pearl nugget bead-link necklace + earrings

These beads are mother of pearl, and they really are fabulous.  I first ordered them on a whim, and I was so impressed when they arrived that I had to order more.  I don't think my pictures can do justice to the amount of silvery flash that each nugget has.

The nuggets are graduated a bit in size, from roughly 12 to 21mm in length.  I linked each nugget with sterling silver wire, and finished with a Bali silver s-clasp.

The necklace is 24.5 inches long (can be worn shorter by hooking the clasp between two beads as shown), with a weight of 2.1 oz.

I made matching earrings with bead-links and little Celtic knot drops.  The drops and the French hooks are also sterling silver.  The dangles are about 1 1/8 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.2 oz.

Price: $33 (shipping is free)

Green turquoise flat diamond & gold-filled chain necklace + earrings

The flat diamond-shaped green turquoise beads come from the same strand as my previous necklace.  I couldn't decide whether to use gold or silver, so I made one of each.  I used gold-filled figure eight chain, finishing with a gold-filled lobster clasp.  This necklace is longer than its silver counterpart, with a length of 17.5 inches.  It weighs 0.2 oz.

The matching earrings are made with gold-filled headpins and post earrings.  The dangles are about 1 1/8 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.1 oz.

Price: $36 (shipping is free)

Green turquoise flat diamond & silver chain necklace + earrings

I bought these beautiful turquoise beads on my Albuquerque trip last year.  Gorgeous!  They're a lovely green instead of the usual blue, and they measure about 11mm from corner to corner.  I linked them with my favorite sterling silver figure eight chain, finishing with a silver lobster clasp.  (You can see my other turquoise necklaces here, here,  here, here, here, here, and here.)

The necklace is about 16.5 inches, with a weight of 0.2 oz

The matching earrings are made with sterling silver headpins and post earrings.  The dangles are about 1.25 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.1 oz.

Price: $31 (shipping is free)