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A necklace for the mountains

A necklace for the mountains

Flagstaff was the first place I moved in Arizona. The town is nestled beneath the San Francisco Peaks mountains. The skyline of this beloved range...
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Plant love

Plant love

I know my connection to a place has begun in earnest when I find myself interested in and caring about the plants there. I only recently realized t...
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arizona poppy necklace with carnelian, silver, and 18k gold

Silver and poppies

. Inspired by the Arizona Poppies in my backyard-- a handful of little volunteer plants that I look forward to greeting each morning (new flowers ...
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Big Beauty Collection. Thursday, Aug 29.

Big Beauty Collection. Thursday, Aug 29.

. Part of this month's shop update is a very special, very new collection. I'm calling it the Big Beauty Collection because each piece is a big, b...
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A different look

A different look

I'm going to share a few photos that are a little outside the usual look for me. As I've grown this business, I've found that curating the style an...
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Layers

Layers

I took a jewelry class in Scottsdale last week. It's been over two years since I was in a classroom setting. While you can YouTube anything, by now...
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Color that MOVES you

Color that MOVES you

. Have you ever encountered colors that move you? Colors that inspire something deeply soulful and intangible. Colors that catch you off guard b...
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GOLD in the house: shop update Monday, July 29th at Noon (PST)

GOLD in the house: shop update Monday, July 29th at Noon (PST)

Just a quick announcement that I'll be updating the online shop with brand new pieces on Monday (that's tomorrow!) July 29th at 12pm PST.  You'll ...
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I love lavender and monsoon skies

I love lavender and monsoon skies

I love lavender. The color, the plant, the scent, the stone... The stone? Lavender Plume Agate, a fascinating agate from Indonesia, is a relatively...
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The Ponderosa Pine

The Ponderosa Pine

When I first moved to Arizona, I lived in Flagstaff in the northern part of the state. The Flagstaff landscape is not what most people think of whe...
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Delicate adornment

Delicate adornment

. There are a few daintiest of adornments in the online shop right now. Something about tiny things has always appealed to me. I used to love dol...
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Working with my hands

Working with my hands

Many years ago, at a crossroads in my working life, one of the only things that seemed clear to me was that I loved working with my hands. In spit...
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