November 17, 2008
October 13, 2008
Smoky Swirl
Smoky quartz faceted nuggets and yellow jade heishi with a borosilica glass piece. Solid copper accents.Peridot Kyanite Glow
Peridot tubes and kyanite ovals with solid copper accents and a borosilica accent bead from my son, Nate Carter's glass studio.October 12, 2008
Ruby Moon
Big luscious ruby rounds, cats eye moonstone and solid copper make this borosilica glass bead made by my son come alive.
Pearl Goddess
This is a borosilica glass bead made by Kat. I married it with solid copper, fresh water pearls and raku glass beads. It is in my store www.szarkas.com under funky focals.October 9, 2008
Honey
A honey comb borosilica glass bead by my son, Nate Carter, and honey Balitic Amber with solid copper accents. This piece demands attention in person. It is 18 inches and the focal is 2 1/2 inches wide. To buy this piece please visit my jewelry site at http://www.szarkas.com/
September 15, 2008
September 10, 2008
A Give Away
I am giving away a necklace in the month of September to a customer or anyone who sends me a post card with their address on it. Sooooo I have been making necklaces trying to find one that I can do that with. I told humans it would be made from silver but I really like how this copper one turned out. Maybe I will give them a choice? Back to the drawing board to make more.
My client's are amazing people. Many have become friends and their warmth and friendship as well as their immense creativity makes me happy to wake up every morning and get to work. In trying to think of a way to repay them I thought of making a necklace out of the best labradorite I have and giving it away.
My client's are amazing people. Many have become friends and their warmth and friendship as well as their immense creativity makes me happy to wake up every morning and get to work. In trying to think of a way to repay them I thought of making a necklace out of the best labradorite I have and giving it away.
Just send me a post card by midnight Sept 30 2008 with your mailing address on it to Szarka PO Box 1410 San Marcos Texas 78667 and I will throw it into the box with the names, or head into the bead store and make an order and I will put your name in the box from your invoice. We will choose the winner the first week of October and announce the winner by October 15th 2008 in the newsletter. I will be making more pieces so the winner can choose whatever piece they would like to have.
August 7, 2008
August 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 5, 2008
Larimar
This is a Larimar cabochon I had and asked Rick Copeland to do his magic to the piece. I then added the necklace. The larimar is exceptional. The blue glow is amazing.
Rick Copeland ~ Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Rocky Mountain Wonders Colorado Springs
July 3, 2008
June 15, 2008
Crystal Skull Pieces.
These crystal skulls are just luscious and they are double drilled which makes them fun to work with. They can be wired to sit in any direction you want. It is so hard to get a good picture of high quality quartz because, well, it's invisible!! Nice sparkle and exceptional hand carved faces.
June 10, 2008
Visit My wholesale Gem Bead Store!June 9, 2008
Snow Goddess
A hand made borosilica glass Goddess by Kat with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Snow Quartz and Sterling.
Kyanite Pendants
I have been adding organza ribbons to these. They look nice that way. The silver organza brings out the kyanite sheen.Visit My wholesale Gem Bead Store!
June 8, 2008
May 22, 2008
Kyanite Organza
Shocking and firey blue kyanite rectangle with a soft glowing kyanite oval wire wrapped in sterling on a soft silver organza ribbon. Please tell me the length you would like as these are custom made with a sterling clasp.
Organza Druzy
Titanium infused and sterling encased druzy with all the colors of the Northern lights on a black double organza ribbon with a lobster clasp.May 16, 2008
Ask Szarka?
I am starting a new feature on my blog answering questions people send me that are jewelry related. Well no one really asks me my opinion on anything else so I guess it is kind of pointless to point out the fact that the questions are jewelry related.
Why anyone would ask me is beyond me. I am definitely not the ultimate authority by any means. I do not have a business degree, nor have I been trained in an art school. I have never even taken a jewelry making class. Basically it appears I know very little. The good thing is I appear to be very opinionated for no known reason so I do have lots to write about.
So if you want one little humans take on the questions that other jewelry artists ask stop on in from time to time. Send questions you would like me to answer to ssszarka@gmail.com I will change your wording and your name to keep every one's privacy. If I don't have the answer I bet I know someone who thinks they do. I will ask them what they think and post the answers here. I won't hide their identities though.
Why anyone would ask me is beyond me. I am definitely not the ultimate authority by any means. I do not have a business degree, nor have I been trained in an art school. I have never even taken a jewelry making class. Basically it appears I know very little. The good thing is I appear to be very opinionated for no known reason so I do have lots to write about.
So if you want one little humans take on the questions that other jewelry artists ask stop on in from time to time. Send questions you would like me to answer to ssszarka@gmail.com I will change your wording and your name to keep every one's privacy. If I don't have the answer I bet I know someone who thinks they do. I will ask them what they think and post the answers here. I won't hide their identities though
April 19, 2008
April 18, 2008
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