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A little girl drawing hearts…and a jewel…
Once upon a time…a beautiful little girl was learning how drawing hearts…
her hearts were so lovely and unique in shape ending with a happy swirl a detail that was giving the hearts a sense of character and uniqueness. This adorable little girl was about 4 years old when she started drawing hearts using pens, pencils, markers and watercolors making beautiful little paintings. She has been drawing her beautiful and recognizable hearts everywhere, in any ways and kinds. Time has passed and until today 7 years later, she still drawing the same adorable hearts. The little girl is grown in a beautiful teen she is 11 almost 12 years old right now, and I am her proud Mom. I always loved her beautiful hearts dedicated to me in her lovely cards year after year. I have been fascinated by her drawings at the point that I wanted to do something special. She inspired me to create a beautiful pendant and make it into a necklace that I named “Neriah’s Heart”
Neriah is my daughter name, and this new heart pendant is our new design, something we share together, it has a very special meaning to me. I love how it turned out that I want to share it with the world.
This necklace would be part of my “Among Nature” Collection it would be only produced as Custom Order and in Limited Edition for whom is interested, it can be purchased here or on my Etsy Shop.
This pendant is made out of 925 Sterling Silver wire or there is the option to be made with other metals like Copper or Silver plated copper. The natural gemstones I choose are Rose Quartz, Blue Quartz and Crystals, I like their meanings and powers combined together:
CALMING & HARMONIOUS
Blue Quartz purifies the mental, emotional and physical bodies. It helps calm the mind, allowing expression of the individuals will and assists in reaching out to others. It stimulates intuitive insight and enhances communication and creative expression.
LOVE AND PEACE
Rose Quartz promotes unconditional love, forgiveness, infinite peace and compassion. It creates harmony in relationships and teaches us about the true essence of love. It purifies and opens up the heart allowing us to express our emotions. It reduces stress and tension, allowing us to express love, sensitivity and compassion towards ourselves and others. Rose Quartz brings a deep inner healing, enhancing self love, self trust, self worth and self confidence. It can be used to attract love into your life and maintain happy loving relationships.
Gemstones can be changed on custom orders.
The necklace feature an adjustable leather cord. I will design different version of this necklace near soon…
I hope that you enjoyed the story of “Neriah’s heart” as I did on sharing it with all of you.
Have a wonderful day and please leave your comment I love to hear from you!
“Among Nature” Collection 2015 – Design by Carolina Russo ©
Avant garde Tradition & Innovation
I create this unique and beautiful Treasury reflecting my passion for antiques, couture, avant garde tradition and innovation.
I love to share with you this new Treasury with the theme:
Avant garde Tradition & Innovation
I just love to make these very inspiring Treasury Lists on Etsy, it is another way to express yourself throughout things you love.
I already made another one last week with the title:
Up to the Moon…
This is a way to discover new and other creative artists and highlight their beautiful creations.
I wish you nice enjoyment while browsing these great collections….
Protective energy
Protective energy
Turquoise Ethnic Tribal adjustable leather necklace “Protective energy”
I named this necklace “Protective energy” because the meanings of the beautiful and ancient turquoise gemstone.
I wanted to create a Tribal Talisman necklace, my design feature a pendant made with multiple Turquoise gemstones wrapped and knotted with a thin leather cord and no metal wire. The pendant is 3.5 inches long, made with three beautiful Turquoise gemstones in different sizes, and a faceted yellow translucent citrine combined with brass beads in between natural horn pipes, bone and wooden beads.
A dark tan color leather cord is knotted and adjustable in length. This necklace it is wearable long or short both ways it looks beautiful.
Turquoise is considered the most ancient and old gemstone in the history of mens, it emits protective energy and power, it was used from warriors for protection and courage and believed that blesses who wear it. Native Americans honored this beautiful stone as Sacred stone and believed that helps to become one with the universe.
Turquoise also emits messages and powers of wisdom, serenity, wholeness, self-expression, creativity, peace of mind, emotional balance, good luck, spiritual grounding, honest communication, friendship, love and loyalty. Absorbs negativity.
This necklace is avaiable in my Etsy shop as made to order in limited edition.
Up to the Moon….
In the last couple of weeks some of my jewelry items have been featured on two beautiful Treasury Lists on Etsy. I was very happy and honored that my jewelry was chosen and selected by some of Etsy members and Featured in these interesting Treasury lists.
The Etsy world is big, there are thousands of sellers and millions of items of every kind, and so the jewelry category is fulfilled of great Artists and Designers, we are all competitors trying to come out of this ocean to see the light of our own dream.
I personally had great honorable feelings when my jewelry got chosen, I don’t give it for granted
someone’s soul got touched by my designs at the point to choose them between millions of others bracelets and necklaces. I am very thankful!
I am not new to be featured is not my first time. I have been in the past with my fashion designs and jewelry. It is always a great feeling!
Then yesterday I wanted to support and highlight some of my favourite Artists that I came across Etsy. I have been the Curator of my own Treasury list named “Up to the Moon…” I hope you enjoy to see this beautiful Collection of great items as I did while I was selecting all the treasures.
I loved and I am thankful, for all the kind comments left from the artists at the bottom of my list.
Now some quick infos and links in case you have an Etsy account and you want to create a Treasury.
What is a Treasury List on Etsy?
“Treasuries on Etsy. Treasury is an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery comprised of lists of items. These lists contain 16 items. Members can create a themed collection or feature their favorite items from all over Etsy” – Treasuries on Etsy Help.
https://www.etsy.com/help/article/82
To all the wonderful loving and caring moms in this world…
and especially to my mom that had to cope with the long distance since she is in Italy and I am here in USA also from so far she has been always there for me,
there are no words that can express how important is a Mother LOVE….
Thank you
wish you all a wonderful Mother’s Day
Carolina
Jewels from the ocean…
Jewels from the ocean…
When I was in Italy I grow up in a City that has a beautiful Gulf on the Mediterranean Sea. I could see the sea from my balcony at home. I have been always fascinated by the changing colors during the four Seasons. The sea is an element that is intimately linked with my life and identity.
My watercolor paintings and Illustrations are very often inspired from beautiful seascapes, the movement and reflection of the water, the colors I use in my Art. I love the dramatic light of oceans in storm, beautiful beaches and sunsets, including boats and harbours, ocean waves and rocky outcrops, misty landscapes, as well as beautiful underwaters fauna and flora. I love to search and look for natural found objects on the shore. There are many fascinating pieces, natural treasures that I collect.
Each piece bring me unique inspirations knowing they had many years, maybe thousands of years of underwater life before I found them, and use it as “Masterpieces” for my Jewelry designs. In my Portfolio several jewelry creations are made with unique natural treasures found by me walking on Earth.
Many of my designs are inspired by the ocean nature. I had a custom request to match a “Bracelet” to an existent set of Necklace and Earrings that I previously designed made with a fossil seashell, Mediterranean Red Coral and handmade enamel ceramic beads.
This is the existing set…
Earrings are made out of silver plated copper wire and Red Coral. The whole set has almost the same shape.
The necklace…hold a wire work round shape and hanging charms. One is a piece of a fossil seashell found in California part of my collection. Red Coral and an handmade enamel ceramic bead. The necklace has an adjustable knotted waxed cord that allow different lenghts.
My new design is the “Bracelet” created with similar elements to match the other two pieces, with the addition of Mother of pearls beads.
This set all together looks beautiful and my customer was very happy!
Creativity and new designs
During this week I have been working on two beautiful custom orders!
I love the process to create a new design, from the starting idea, to the sketches to the end, every time it is a new challenge that I like to address at the best of my ability.
I had a request to design and create jewels matching with other designs I previously made. Most of my designs are created with a combination of gemstones, metals, leather and more natural elements. This way all my creations allow the possibility to combine and stack multiple jewels together.
I give my customers the ability to create time after time their on set. Each design is unique also when it is worn by itself.
My first request was for a pair of dangle earrings with Rose Quartz and Mother of Pearl matching with the Rose quartz heart necklace…
The Rose Quartz heart necklace to match…
My sketch was inspired by the shape of a half heart.
I love how my design turned out, the earrings are just like I had vision them in my mind.
Earrings are Limited Edition and avaiable for sale only as Custom Order in my Etsy Shop.
My second custom order request will be in my next post…
Carolina Russo |Sa'Reyah 
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