Medussa Pearls

This necklace is very special. It uses beautiful side drilled winter-white BIWA pearls, a few tiny pearl spacers and a couple of champagne coloured crystals. The main feature is the silver pendant that I have made using Art Clay silver. Once fired Art Clay silver becmes 99.7% pure silver i.e. more pure than sterling silver. This pendant is an image of Medusa at her most beautiful. I have treated the silver to give it a slightly antiqued effect - instead of shiny silver, it is now a champagne colour. The clasp is sterling silver.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace is a one-off design that cannot be repeated. It is not for sale as it has been made as a birthday gift for a very special young lady (but not the same young lady for which the necklace shown below has been made). The young lady in this instance is allergic to normal metals so the chain and clasp on this necklace are sterling silver. The focal bead is an SRA lampwork freeform heart. In other words, it has been made by a self representing artist as a one-off. There are also four other beads appearing in this necklace that have been made by an SRA - two larger rondelles in dark red and two in sandy yellow colour. The rondelles reflect the dark red and sandy yellow within the focal bead. There are also several Fancy Jasper rondelles, chosen as they are very close in colour to the shades of green appearing in the focal bead. There are also two fancy, Bali style beads made from copper that has been plated with sterling silver and several smaller, Tibetan silver spacer beads.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace is not for sale and cannot be repeated. It has been made as a birthday gift for a very special young lady. I have published it here to allow you to see some of the 'one-off' work I have created. The front of the necklace contains some beautiful satin-finished, silvery links in unusual shapes, including a butterfly and a flower. From these links hang tiny Fancy Jasper rondelles. The remainder of the necklace is made up of some very unusual opaque brown glass beads. Each bead is unique in that the veining in blues and greens is different on each bead, thus giving them the appearance of semi-precious stones. The beads are wired together with tarnish resistant, silver-plated copper wire and there are more of the Fancy Jasper rondelles set between the main beads. The necklace is finished off with a gorgeous mat-silver, fancy toggle clasp.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This bracelet looks chunky but is really very lightweight as the chain links are made from aluminium. Amongst the links are little seed beads, flowers, leaves and drops. All beads are made from quality Czech glass. The bracelet is finished with a lobster clasp.

A snip at £11

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

These earrings are made from hand-forged sterling silver wires in a French style i.e. long wires. The stones (an Agate in a lovely shade of grey with pale pink markings) are complimented by pale pink Swarovski crystals.

Price £12

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

Here are three examples of the lovely quality bracelets I can make. All bracelets contain quality beads and clasps and professional beading wire is always used.

Prices for bracelets range from £10 to £15 here, but I also make bracelets starting at around £7.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

I just wanted to include this picture of one of my loveley tiaras from the Venus Bride Blogspot. This is a fun crown made with tarnish resistant, silver plated copper wire. It contains heaps of 'stems' Swarovski crystals, tiny AB finish seed beads, leaves, glass drops, freshwater pearls and other beautiful beads to create this pink and silver frosted woodland walk effect - a beautiful and unusual headpiece for any bride.
Price £100

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This necklace is made up of a double strand of mat-silver tone chain with oval links. The shorter length has a pretty Czech glass, pyramid shaped mat glass bead with a lustre finish and the longer length has a large pewter feather and a mat finished silvertone disc engraved 'Breathe'. Simple, but striking.

Price £14

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This is an unusual necklace made from a lovely antique gold finished chain with large oval and small round links. At the front, the antique gold finished pendant has several items hanging from it: a wish for the owner 'may flowers always line your path, a flower link containing two clay flowers, some green glass leaves a Czech glass flower and a couple of pretty crystals.

Price £17

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This is a gorgeous monochrome effect necklace made from beautifully patterned bone beads and white freshwater pearls, finished with a very pretty, silver plated toggle clasp. Tiny little black, glass droplet beads are used as spacers.

Price £17

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

These necklaces have some similarities so I have included them in the same blog.
The first contains spotty dichroic glass ovals in black with the spots having a blue and silver appearance. These beads are separated by peacock coloured freshwater pearls. There is a mat-silver metal leaf pendant at the front and a pretty Tibetan silver, leaf shaped toggle clasp fastener.
The second necklace contains the same glass ovals and freshwater pearls at the front, and the back half of the necklace is just pearls (with little silver plated spacer beads between each). A fancy, round Tibetan silver toggle clasp is used on this necklace.

Price: £17 (with leaf pendant) £16 second necklace

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This pendant is hung on a quality silver-plated chain. The large toggle clasp has been used at the front as part of the main feature, with fresh-water pearl and crystal dangles in shades of pink. The large Tibetan silver heart has another small pearl trapped inside it.

Price £11

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace is hung from a quality silver plated chain with all of the detail being in the three strands at the fornt. Each strand contains silver-tone, beaten metal discs and glass leaves in various shades of green.
Price £11

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

These two choker necklaces are simple yet effective. I have only made the two, one in silver-tone and the other in gold-tone. The choker wire is different with a wave finish rather than straight wire. The hearts are patterned metal with a lovely mat finish.

Price: £11 each

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This bracelet is so pretty and an ideal gift for a little girl. It is made from a substantial, silver plated chain with a lobster clasp. The pretty dangles and are a combination of leaves and flowers in shades of pink and lilac. The leaves and flowers are made from Lucite (a quality, lightweight plastic with a feel of frosted glass. Some of the flowers also have a sea glass bead in the centre and others have a faux pearl centre. The bracelet measures five and a half inches but it can be worn shorter by using one of the chain links to fasten the clasp. The bracelet is finished with a Tibetan silver 'made with love' heart charm.

Price £8

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace and bracelet set both contain hand-forged sections. The bracelet is made from hand-forged links and clasp and the necklace has a hand-forged pendant and clasp. All metal work is copper wire that has been plated in tarnish resistant silver. Both necklace and bracelet contain fresh-water potatoe pearls in white and a lovely olive green colour - the green, white and silver forms a lovely combination that would go with many outfits. The pearl dangles on the bracelet and the pendant are wrapped in the same silver-plated wire, making them even more stunning in appearance. The necklace is 28 inches long, plus a further two and half inches added to the length by the pendant.

Earrings could also be created to match these items.

Price: Necklace £18, Bracelet £10, or £26 for the set.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This beautiful bracelet has a delicate appearance, but although lightweight, it is quite a sturdy piece of jewellery. It is made from hand-forged copper links, clasp and focal heart, with the added beauty of tiny glass hearts (with a copper lustre on one side) and tiny turquoise coloured glass cubes with a copper coloured core. The focal heart bears three glass cubes - two turquoise and one clear.

Price £9

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I have made this bracelet and several more, all very similar, as a means of fund raising for my Son-in-Law George and Daughter Joanne. My son-in-law was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and is currently undergoing the hell that is the only treatment for the illness. The treatment and recovery are very lengthy and funds will help them ad little daughter Gracie through this very difficult period.

The bracelets each have a hand-made bead at the centre, bearing the orange Leukemia ribbon symbol and a pewter and enamel Lekemia ribbon charm attached at the clasp. The other main beads are round foil lined beads - the colours I've chosen for these are gold, copper and bronze. Some bracelets have a mix of all colours and others have only one of the colours. Between these beads I have also varied each bracelet. So some have little orange beads, some have Czech fire polished beads in a bronze colour, some have little tiger eye (semi-precious) beads, some have orange crystals and others have little silver plated beads. The clasps are a fancy 's' shaped clasp in a Bali style. These are made from copper that has been heavily plated with sterling silver. If you are interested in buying one of these bracelets just e-mail in the first instance, with your wrist measurement. Whichever bracelet yuo receive, they are all very similar, but I have deliberately attempted to make some differences so that what you get will be more unique than mass produced items.

The price is 14 Pounds sterling or $20, plus package and postage extra. I am donating my time and all profits go to the fund.

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace is made primarily of large facetted chuncks of high grade red agate with a lovely shiny finish. The stones are joined to one another by quality bronze chain and finished with a fabulous chunky bronze coloured toggle clasp. There are also a couple of little bronzed leaves dangling at the front. Click on the picture and see the detail.
Price £18

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

The semi precious stones on this necklace and bracelet are oblong (with rounded corners) of green Jasper. This stone has mottled shades of green and the overall effect is quite a dark green colour - nicely contrasting with the copper used throughout. The stones are connected to one another by copper chain and the fancy toggle clasps are also copper. There are also some little copper leaves dangling at the front of both pieces. Click on the picture to see the detail.
Price: Necklace £13; bracelet £9 or set £21

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This necklace and bracelet contain the unusual, yellow turquoise beads in two sizes. I describe them as unusual because they are neither yellow, nor turquoise, and no two are alike - some being almost black and others a almost completely lime coloured, while others have a mottled pattern in shades ranging from lime to black. The yellow turquoise beads are accompanied by little glass beads that are turquoise in colour, and each 'set' of beads is spaced by shiny siler plated tube beads. The clasps on both necklace and bracelet are shiny Tibetan silver - another jewellery set that is bright and beautiful - just like our summer I hope.
Price: Necklace £14; bracelet £9

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This pretty summer necklace is made of chuncky Lime Jade beads, spaced by tiny lime jade and silver plated beads. The focal point is a large bead in the shape of a heart/butterfly (See detail on photo). This bead is made of copper that has been heavily plated with sterling silver. The clasp is Tibetan silver.
Price: £15

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This is a glamourous bracelet with a vintage brooch (all intact) as its focal point. The brooch is full of clear round and dark purple square diamantes, creating a massive amount of sparkle. The bracelet has four strands of beautiful quality, lilac coloured glass pearls and a fancy, rhodium plated multi-strand clasp to finish off. I have also added an extender chain which contains several purple crystals and lilac pearls in two sizes, serving as a counter-weight for the bracelet and shown in the photo. Because of the extender chain, this bracelet will fit most sizes of wrist.

Price £25

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This lovely double strand bracelet has each bead wired to the next by silver plated copper wire. The beads are Lime Jade, amber coloured facetted glass beads and as a focal point, two gorgeous 'Bali style' drum shaped beads made from copper that has been heavily plated with sterling silver.

Price £15

Foxy Rocks by Granny Annie

This set oozes class. It is made from lots and lots of beautiful quality glass pearls, mainly with a matt finish and in various sizes and shades of blue. The necklace is over 70inches long and this gives the wearer lots of choice. Too long to be worn as a single strand, but you could wear this as a double, treble or quadruple strand as it opens with a small, silver plated lobster clasp. The silvertone pearl shortner clasp provided also allows you to twist the necklace as shown in the photograph. The bracelet has gorgeous Tibetan silver spacers and a quality silver plated copper 'S' clasp in a Bali style. The earrings have Tibetan silver bead caps and silver plated ear wires.


Price: Necklace £25; bracelet £13; earrings £6 (or full set £42, wrapped in a Chinese satin jewellery roll). - new home found but similar or other colours can be created