
“Love is the light at the center of everything” – CR
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© Copyright Carolina Russo
Visual Alchemy & Artifacts of Remembrance

And today FEATURED is…. Barbara Franken she would be on my sidebar widget for this week!

Hi everyone this weekend has been very sad, for what we heard in the news about what happened in Paris. Terror and sadness invaded into the life of people who were trying to enjoy a normal day suddenly striked by darkness.
Today we need something positive to look forward….
Thank you for participating to this weekly Meet and Greet event. I want to thank all of you and all the new Bloggers that left their links here.
It is truly difficult every week to choose just one of you, but I am trying my best to introduce you with inspiring, creative and awesome Blogs!

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Today I am very happy to introduce you with Barbara Franken a very inspiring, creative and motivating writer and Artist.
Barbara Just launched her new book:

“Your magnificent Self” A Journey To Freedom I am very curious to read it! I have to say that I was very lucky to be the winner of Barbara awesome giveaway on Facebook! She did ask 3 questions and when I saw the post I knew my answers, and I reply to it. I won a e-Book copy !!! Yay!
You all can read the Book review and more visiting her Blog!
Very interesting are the journeys to Freedom that Barbara are experiencing from years of searching through awareness and consciousness for a new energy to fulfill her life!
Barbara is a wonderful soul, I am very happy that we came across each other and share our journeys here Barbara actually live in Spain but she is from The Netherlands. This is the beautiful part of having a Blog and meet friends from all over the world!
I am sure many of you already follow her Blog, but if you don’t, please stop by and have a nice visit!
Have a great day!
Je t’aime to all the French friends <3
-CR

Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Wikipedia

I designed this necklace for Erika Kind as token of our friendship. If you followed our recent posts you know that we met (read my post) in person last Friday here in California it was a great experience. Each piece of Jewelry I design has a story behind it. This one symbolize the beginning of our friendship relate to one of our first conversations that we had when we met, and it was about how much Erika love California, the Ocean and the Beach she said that she love “Point Dume” which happen to be a wonderful place in Malibu where I go often and I love to take beautiful photos like this one of the beach where Point Dume promontory is. This is one of the places where I find precious natural elements like fragments of fossil seashells, stones, driftwood all elements gifted from nature that I treasure and collect for my unique jewelry designs.

The necklace created for Erika has all the elements to symbolize what she love, it represent the Ocean with the natural beauty of a fragment of a Fossil Seashell, a Pearl and her favorite Turquoise stone, the blue color of the stone symbolize the sky and the ocean water, all the elements are wired together creating a keepsake memories pendant with an adjustable leather cord. This is an example of the concept I work with, to create one of a kind Jewelry. I am very happy that Erika love the necklace very much at the point that when I gave to her she got emotional, that was my greatest gift to see the reaction she had it means I made it through her heart giving her happiness and joy…this is one of the reason why I love my work!


It is very nice to see Erika wearing this necklace knowing that she will treasure it!
I also created for this meet up occasion some new stackable bracelets, the kind that more you have the better is!
I created one for Marissa, one for Corinne and a new one for Me!

This one was created for Corinne made with natural Blue Quartz and Yellow Citrine Crystal.
Corinne has already a necklace that I previously made for her and this bracelet is a matching!

The Pink Quartz bracelet was created for Marissa made with natural Rose Quartz and smocky Crystals.
Rose Quartz is also known as the “Love Stone” and emit positive and protective energy.
I didn’t know Marissa too well, I wasn’t sure about her taste but she loved it!

This Bracelet was created for Me with a shaped Turquoise stone, Pearls and smocky crystals.
I hope that you enjoyed to read all the details behind the scene about what inspired me
to create this special Jewelry honoring our Friendship.
Details if you are interested in my work….
My work is made as Custom Order can be purchased and ordered here on this Blog or on my Etsy Shop.
If you are interested in my designs don’t hesitate to Contact me ✿⊱
“AMONG NATURE” Jewelry Collection 2015
© Copyright Carolina Russo
Always Thank You for sharing my Art!
-CR

Emotions
emotions chained
to words untold
floating like cluster clouds
in a sky of darkness and light
the storm was approaching
lighting were striking the heart
like stones breaking glasses
like in a lost dance over fire
following the song of my thoughts
holding a flower to protect
a desperate search for
a peaceful and silent shelter to rest
pieces of me were left there
in the dark with a white flower to hold
looking for a raising sun…
-CR
©Copyright Carolina Russo
“AMONG NATURE” Jewelry Collection 2015
Jewelry Inspired by Nature
During the past days I have been thinking a variety of Artistic projects ideas and new experiments!
Today I like to share a Design that I created few months ago. I love the whole process to create a new design, from the starting idea, to the sketches, to the end. Every design it is a new challenge that I like to address at the best of my ability. Most of my designs are created with a combination of natural gemstones, metals, leather and more found natural elements. This way all my creations allow the possibility to combine and stack multiple jewels together.
This is my sketch that inspired a half heart shaped earrings, the wire has been forged and hammered to shape perfectly to my drawing. I used a round faceted Pink Quartz stone and a round Mother of Pearl bead and silver.

Silver or Copper wire are some of my usual metals to work with.

“LOVE” – Rose Quartz is a natural gemstone known as the Love Stone…
this beautiful crystal has natural healing power and emits strong vibrations of unconditional love. The energy that emits clear and purifies, opening the heart to promote love in any situations. Wearing jewelry with rose quartz helps you to feel self-worth love, is calming and relaxing and protect from negativity….
I like Rose Quartz stones the lovely pale pink color and the translucent transparency inspire my designs creating jewelry that’s connects with the beautiful natural energy and vibrations of this stone.
This design was custom ordered from my client to match with this heart necklace I previously made for her, as you can see the idea of a half heart is a great match with this pendant.
My work is made as Custom Order can be purchased and Ordered here on this Blog or on my Etsy Shop.
If you are interested in my designs don’t hesitate to Contact me ✿⊱
I hope that you enjoyed reading about the process of my work!
Always I love to read your awesome comments!
Thank you for sharing my Art!
-CR
“Among Nature” Jewelry Collection
©Copyright Carolina Russo
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