the jewelry i wear

This month EtsyMetal members are writing about the jewelry we sport outside of our own pieces as well as what we collect. Many of you already know that I collect vintage modernist jewelry and I love wearing it. I also wear a lot of work by metalsmith friends, one of my favorite and most dear pieces is a locket made for me by Norsola Jonson, I blogged about it at the bottom of this post. Today I want to show you some of the pieces I wear regularly, we'll start with a few made by friends.

star rose quartz and sterling silver
Melissa Moloney

This is actually a new piece but I know I'll be wearing it daily for a long time, it's really special. Melissa dug the rose quartz herself at the Hogg mine in Georgia, the stone has an amazing 6 pointed star that I wasn't able to catch on camera, it glows from within. I always thought jewelry and stones carried magic power when I was a kid and this ring gives me that old feeling.

Double Wish Necklace
Victoria Takahashi

My friend Victoria made this piece with stones she collected in her home state of Washington. I wear it all the time, I love that it's articulated and moves as I do. The small pins in the chain on the right are such a special touch - even the clasp is beautiful.

sterling silver bracelet
Tootsie Bell

Memphis jeweler Tootsie Bell made this bracelet years ago, I love the design and it fits me like a glove. I doubt I will ever find or make a cuff I like more. I mainly wear it alone, but it also looks great stacked with other bracelets.

silver, chrysoprase
Sweden, 1954

As for vintage jewelry, I wear this ring A LOT, chrysoprase is one of my favorite stones.



sterling silver, eilat stone
Israel, circa 1970

This large piece has been a favorite for years, the stone is huge and magnificent. Eilat is the national stone of Israel, it's a mixture of chrysocolla, turquoise, and malachite.

sterling silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli
Tono of Taxco, Mexico, circa 1980

I am so in love with this bracelet. Inlaid turquoise and lapis in an amazing organic design, it's over one inch wide.

sterling silver

This amazing hand forged piece is fully marked, but I can't find any info on the maker. It is beautifully and skillfully made, it weighs two ounces.


In addition to mod pieces I also collect vintage and contemporary Native American jewelry, these are some of my favorites. The largest pendant is nearly three inches long and holds the prettiest piece of variscite I have ever seen.

I love jewelry!!! Check out what my EtsyMetal friends like to collect and wear:

Rebecca Bogan

Nodeform
Inbar Bareket
Twigs and Heather
2Roses
Quercus Silver
Beth Cyr
Michele Grady