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And the Winner is….

vashley — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:57:29 +0000

Julie Hagar! Congratulations on being chosen to receive my Pixie Led Necklace.

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway this month. Please bookmark my blog as I will be doing a giveaway once a month. The next giveaway will be listed soon!!!

A Dryad’s Dream

vashley — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Winter’s here and tree spirits are slumbering. Here is a quick peek at a dryad as she sleeps in her Maple leaf.

Red Maple Nymph Pendant

vashley — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:04:00 +0000

This is a commissioned piece that I just completed for a client in Arizona. She requested a Red Maple leaf with a 14 kt gold bail. I almost want to keep her for myself, lol.

Spirit of the Oak

vashley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Nature’s beauty! I am really enjoying using gemstones for healing and well being with my leaf spirits lately, and although this could be worn as a pendant, I have transformed this lovely imprint of a Burr Oak, also called Mossycup Oak, as an ornament. Fashion forward fairies or renn folk could do double duty and use this as a focal pendant worthy of a goddess or fairy queen.

Sculpted using a combination of translucent Kato and pearl clay, I’ve added a layer of antiquing to bring out the detail in the veins and to show depth as well.

The hanger is multiple copper spirals accented with genuine Tiger’s eye and a fire polished czech bead. A piece of lovely hand dyed raw silk ribbon finished with quartz leaves adds a lovely finishing touch!

Tiger’s Eye is a stone of protection that is also very grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower, practicality and correct use of power. It is a stone that enhances good luck, and brings prosperity, often in the form of money.Spirals represent the cycles of life and interconnectedness of all things.

Blue Dragonfly Shadowbox

vashley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:54:49 +0000

Blue Dragonfly tells us that the fall is upon us and the long winter is approaching. With shimmering wings and delicate form, it seems a creature from the land of Faerie. It is a power animal which can help to put us in touch with nature spirits.

Blue Dragonfly spirit means you must consciously make an effort to express your hopes, dreams, and wishes. It’s spirit is the essence of the winds of change, the messages of wisdom and enlightenment; and the communication from the elemental world.

This lovely 4″ dragonfly spirit has been hand sculpted of premium Kato poly clay and stands on an imprint of a Norway maple leaf. Colored with mica powders, inks, and heat set paints, her wings, bodice, and headpiece are drenched with AB iridescent silver Swarovski crystals. They sparkle and change color from different angles. There are two larger black crystals in the headpiece that mimic a dragonfly’s eyes. She has a long soft hand tinted mohair pony tail.

The 7″ x 5″ shadowbox is hand painted with multiple layers of different paint, mica powders.

This piece is available in the Arts In Rhode Island group shop.

Autumnal Equinox

vashley — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:45:31 +0000

The days are slowly waning and as autumn approaches many of the gorgeous Maple trees are beginning to change color before they shed their leaves. It’s an ancient cycle of life/death/rebirth that plays out over and over again. It is the beginning of the Autumnal Equinox , one of the only times in the year when day and night are almost equally long, it also marks an ancient holiday whose roots are traced back to before the Middle Ages! On this special day, the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. In tribute, here is a lovely tree spirit who is ushering in the long days of autumn.

Lovely iridescent colors shimmer in this beautiful 2” sugar maple pendant. I’ve drawn the face of the tree’s spirit using quality artist pencils, accented with mica powders, and sealed in resin to protect the artwork. A gorgeous green jade bead, sterling silver spiral, and sterling filigreed bail complete the piece on an 18” buna cord with sterling clasps.

You can see more of her in my Etsy shop. Please stop by and say hello!

Vintage Hearts and Flowers

vashley — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:38:00 +0000

I’ve taken these awesome vintage Lucite heart and flower beads and up cycled them into a pair of gorgeous earrings. The beads are a soft frosted clear and will take on the color of whatever you are wearing.

The ear wires and findings are sterling silver, and I’ve accented the earrings with Czech foiled clear beads to give them a bit of extra sparkle. A lovely gift for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day, they come in a lovely hand crafted gift box.