Desert Diamond

Desert Diamond- Turquoise & Sterling Silver

Hello All,

It has been a great month, we have been showing our jewelry at Scottsdale, AZ Sunday A'fair over the last month as well as visiting Palm Springs for their President's Day Art Festival. Welcome to all who have signed up from these shows.
I have been working on some new pieces that just went to the photographer's and will post them soon. But today I wanted to spotlight a very special piece "Desert Diamond".
I am always on the look out for unique and beautifully cut stones for my pieces. Last year I found this stone at a gem show in Phoenix, AZ. I fell in love with it immediately, The shape and color were perfect.
What is it you ask? It is a dyed turquoise stone with 24K gold added to the turquoise veins. It is truly a one-of-kind stone. As I sat down at the workbench with my new purchase to design a setting, I realized it was perfect just as it was. So I decided to keep the setting very simple. The stone is set in sterling silver and has a hidden bail behind the piece which is large enough for a small omega chain to slide through.
This pieces is still available on www.heidipridemorecreations.com

Please let me know if you ave any questions about this piece heidi@heidipridemore.com 

Until next time...
Heidi

Ribbon Twist

This week's necklace is Ribbon Twist. The inspiration for this piece occurred in Bodega, CA this past summer. I was there doing a Art & Seafood show and was placed next to this artist who made copper whirly-gigs that you hang out on your porch and wind spins it around.

They hung this one piece between our booths that had a crystal ball set on top of the twisted copper which looked like it was moving down the edge of the copper when the wind caught and twirled it.

After spending several days looking at this piece, I came back to my studio and created Ribbon Twist. I took fine silver and coiled it to make the metal look like a silver ribbon wrapped around a fresh water pearl. This is one of my favorite pieces and has inspired me to make more pieces like this including earrings and mix metal pieces that will be ready and on the web soon. As always I am also happy to make one for you with your choice of pearl or stone.

This piece is available on my website

 www.HeidiPridemoreCreations.com

 

 

Red Hot Dots

Red Hot Dots Bracelet

Hello again,
The holidays are behind us and we start a new year, full of hope. If you are anything like me, you have even thought about things you wish to accomplish in the new year. One of my resolutions is to write more blogs. I have so much I would like to share with you and I think each blog out in my head but then never actually sit down and write it. So to meet my resolution, I will try to blog once a week and would love to hear back from you.  Without comments from you, blogging can be very lonely at times.

 Each piece of jewelry I make is one-of-a-kind and usually there is a story behind the piece or the name or why I mixed the different materials. This week I would like to share with you, "Red Hot Dots".

I have an extensive background in quilting and fabric design. In 2008, I wrote a book about creating Fabric Jewelry called  Fabric Jewelry-Wrapped, Braided and Sewn . At the time I was just starting to learn about being a silversmith and did not think about creating a piece of jewelry with both fabric and metal.

Once the book was done, I had more time to spend on creating jewelry again. I decided to see what would happen when I mix fabric with silver and "Red Hot Dots" was created. The set "stone" is actually hand-dyed batik fabric that has been treated to make the fabric waterproof which is then set in sterling silver. I added onyx beads to accent the fabric. When I was a kid I loved the Red Hots candy and this bracelet reminded me of them, so the name was found. 

This piece is still available and I am happy to take custom orders to create one in the colors you love.

Just contact me at heidi@HeidiPridemoreCreations.com

Three Sisters

Hello and Welcome,
Matthew and I just got back from San Diego Fine Arts Show. It was a great show with so many nice people. I showed many of my new pieces at the show and they were a hit.

I am posting one of my new designs here "Three Sisters" . I named this piece to represent the unique relationship between three sisters and my position as the middle sister. On the necklace the middle disk slides from one side to the other. I felt this represents my relationship with my sisters. Sometimes I feel closer to my older sister and then at other times I feel closer to my younger sister. Being a middle sister is a unique position. In the middle, I always felt like the bridge between my sisters. When I made this piece I had to decide whether or not to anchor the middle disk. I decided to let it float between the two small disks as I loved the movement. The disks are imprinted with a swirls pattern to further represent the movement in the piece. The disks are made from fine silver and the chain is sterling silver.

Make sure to check out all my new pieces at www.HeidiPridemoreCreations.com and until the end of December take 15% off your purchase on the website. Just use code HPC151110 at checkout.
Until next time...
Heidi

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