Jewelry Making

California jewelry designer Sharla Samuelson has a great selection of delicious looking items at her site Sharma Designs. As usual, I got there through a crafty collective portal (this time around it was Indie Designer Labels). Sharla makes a wide variety of fresh and interesting necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

Although she does use some of the standard colors for precious stones, I liked that she also had some alternative “darker” pieces that featured material like Onyx, Carved Bone and Horn, Dark Jasper, Carved Horn, and Brown Jade. A bit more unusual choice of material, which makes for an interesting look.

Some info from the “about” section of her site:

So, how did my personal quest for unusual jewelry morph into a business? Unintentional advertising. After I made my own pieces, I took them out on the town. And, well, the town took notice. Some people sell their creations out of the trunks of their cars, I was selling them right off of my own neck. I quickly realized that I needed to set up shop.

So you know I treasure my own individuality, but did you know that I treasure yours as well? Every piece is a one-of-a-kind. Sure, I might riff off of themes, but no two necklaces are ever identical.

Here are two pieces I picked out from her site. The first is this playful Red Glass Swirl Necklace, featuring a rectangular glass drop swirled with red and white. Sort of reminds me of those life saver swirled flavor candies. It is finished up with matching red and clear swirled square beads, and there are matching earrings to go with it.

The other item I’ve picked out is called the Soo Chow Jade Necklace and features a really pretty carved brownish Jade flower. Completing the necklace are cool looking Wood Rounds, Green Czech and Mossy Glass Cubes. A very earthy feel to this one.

You can check out the Sharma Designs site at: sharmadesigns.com