If the weather outside is frightful...

You might consider a cozy handmade shawl...
either for yourself, or as a gift ;)

And what nicer way to accessorize
than with a handcrafted,
Artisan created metalwork shawl pin!

YES, this has become my newest passion,
now that the colder months have
enveloped the Northern Hemisphere ...

Here are just a few examples of my recent passion

Stop by my shop on Etsy, DesignsbyCher
where I'm constantly adding new designs
like those you see here...
I enjoy working with bright aluminum,
both shiny and antiqued brass and copper :)

WISHING YOU SAFE & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

EEK! I've been neglecting you...

Yupp... poor lil blog has been sorely neglected since before the Holidays...

but I will try to do better! (I said try, lol)

Anyhow, I've been having so much fun experimenting with shaping, forming, cooking and banging different metals, that I finally caved and decided to try oxidizing some of my sterling silver findings ... and just recently tried it on my first piece of jewelry, woohoo! I'm quite pleased with the results, so here it is... TaDA!

My beautifully organic, rustic, earthy gemstone bracelet, lovingly wrapped with oodles of wire... created of course, with my own hand forged clasp, and a gorgeous handmade Hill Tribes fine silver chain extender to make it adjustable. So altho this is my first piece, it certainly won't be my last, because I'm really loving this oxidized silver look!

Now don't get me wrong, I love nothing more than the bright, creamy look of sterling silver, so I will always have those types of designs in my shop... but one must step outside the box... push the envelope... test their mettle (or metal, as it were, lol). In any case, I do like to appeal to as many different jewelry tastes as possible, so it's onward and upward (literally, with the ever increasing price of sterling and fine silver lately... now that qualifies as an EEK!)

So, stop by when you get a chance... you'll see some new and innovative pieces that I'm very proud of. OH, and there are a lovely pair of earrings to match this bracelet... just sayin ;)

Designs by Cher on Etsy

12 Days of Christmas Treasury

Note to my True Love: Just give me the 5 Golden Rings...
and forget the other 11 ;)

Visit these shops for some lovely Holiday gifts and goodies!
Treasury Curated by: Designs by Cher on Etsy

JET Jewelry Gift Guide

Jewelry on Etsy Team

Jewelry Gift Guide Treasury!

Featuring beautiful JET jewelry and accessories...

get some awesome gift ideas for her and him

and enjoy browsing these shops!

A Treasury with a sampling of JET designs...

Search "jetteam" on Etsy for all our members' fabulous designs!
And you can join our followers on Twitter too!

Amethyst Purple Picasso on Antiqued Copper...

My newest!

These purple pretties may just need a necklace to go with, ya think? hmmmm...

I'm thinking the antiqued brass filigree would be quite lovely with some creamy freshwater pearls!

WooHOOO! Front Page Exposure, LOL!

What a lovely surprise to find that my featured bracelet made Etsy's Front Page this morning! I'm sorry I missed it, but after all, it IS Sunday... had a lovely late Saturday night, and so a late start this morning. The best part of the surprise is that my bracelet was purchased by a very sweet buyer who will now enjoy my creation and hopefully visit my Etsy shop again soon!

Couldn't resist posting a screenshot of the Treasury I was featured in... my thanks to my JET buddy, peacesofindigo!

Blimey, It's Limey!

Gosh, it's been ages since I've found time to blog... housebitchin, yardwork, critters... along with a new kitten... I need 36 hr days, then maybe I'd even get a decent night's sleep! lol

But, I digress... I wanted to post a fabulous new Treasury collection I've just curated to honor the best team on Etsy, the JETS... jewelry, hair & fashion accessories, home decor glassware... even goodies for the guys! So here it is... come by for a visit, click, comment and do some browsing in these wonderful shops! ;)