Soliloquy Jewelry: Unboxing Daughter Of The Moon Ring

Another package has arrived at MeShe! This time it is from my friend Kerin from SoliloquyJewelry.  She recently added vintage rings into her shop. I went ahead and purchased one of her vintage eagle rings, a few days later she had posted a work in progress on Facebook.  I jumped as soon as I saw the ring. I'm a huge fan of anything celestial, so I added that to my order.   She custom fit the band to my size and shipped it off to me!

The box arrived beautifully packaged with lots of sage green crinkle paper, a hand stamped kraft box, and pouch full of goodies. Kerin includes a small sticker, and a business card with an image printed on the front.  Everything has a cohesive boho feel to it. I enjoyed unwrapping each treasure one by one.

These are her mason Jar Necklaces. How innovative! 

I first unwrapped the smaller kraft box with lots of raffia ribbon and a piece of what looks to be lavender. Inside was my vintage eagle ring that I had chosen from her shop. A great everyday ring finished in a vintage brass, with a turquoise like inlay. The style of ring could easily be unisex. 

A closer look at the vintage eagle ring.

As I unwrapped the hand stamped pouch this beauty was securely wrapped in bubble wrap. I laid eyes and knew it was mine!  I really love anything celestial as I mentioned in my youtube video.  Celestial, wizards, and fairies, ill take all of the above. The hand carved bone is beautiful complimenting the smiling man in the moon. The three turquoise pieces perfectly compliment the piece making for a large statement ring. 

My initial thoughts were that I am in love. And that I would wear it more than I thought. It has a nice lightweight feel for the size and amount of stones. Each turquoise are unique in size and color pattern, the turquoise used in this ring are from the Blue Moon Mine in Nevada.  The framed stamped wire gives it a balance and centers your eye to the stones at hand.

I like the mix of serrated bezel and smooth as shown in the photo above.

This photo above is from SoliloquyJewelry. I forgot to take a photo of the back! Finished with a large Tapered band for comfort. Allowing the large bezel to not spin around on the finger. 

Overall I am very satisfied with my purchased from Kerin. Very bohemian, earthy, inspiring jewelry. Reminds me of traditional metalsmithing techniques the native americans use and teach but with an updated twist.

Here are some beautiful turquoise, quartz, and amethyst stones she included. Thank you lady! I love everything :)  

Now thats a ring!

Full youtube video up!

Hope you all enjoyed! Will share more unique artisan goodies that I pick up shortly!

Behind the Scenes: Moon Stacking Rings

So some of you may know, I started a YouTube channel for all things jewelry and handmade. I figure it would be a nice hands on approach to connect with other artists and my customer base. I really enjoyed making this video, I recently upgraded to a Mac and I am teaching myself how to edit using IMovie. 

It took me about two days to finish editing, clipping, fast forwarding, adding music and voice overs for this project.  I love these moonstone stacking rings they are available in  a bright shiny polish (shown below) or the oxidized shown 

I hope you enjoy my new video, if you would like to see more videos let me know in the comment section :)

Koroit Opals and New Stones

Stones are my addiction, I can't get enough.  Endless inspiration, and looking at a fully stocked gem tray of goodies is the perfect recipe for creating some new beauties for my line.

Below are some new Koroit Opals I purchased, hand cut by a gentlemen from Arizona who specializes in
these stones.
What I love about these Opals are that some are more brown, some have more flashes of blue and green.  Swirls of different patterns and  matrixes for any opal lover.  These are going to all be set into rings or pendants for that one of a kind look.

Koroit Opals are found in Queensland Australia originally discovered in 1897.  Koroit Opals are a very disctint unique type of Boulder Opal.  With striking patterns making every stone tell a different story.

These will be set into rings, with a leaf detail all one of a kind.  Shapes will vary if you are interested in pre ordering.  Please contact me and I will reserve or order you a stone! Pricing will vary depending on shape and size.

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Weekly Jewelry Listings!

With another week flying I have managed to upload some really creative pieces.  Some elegant and classic others retro chic.  This week was a very jam packed week full of creating, experimenting, and photographing!

My all time favorite listing:

Retro Time:

This necklace captures my moods loud, funky, and daring to wear.  Loving this piece its vintage, retro, and truly unique.  Matching Earrings are listed below

Visit Link:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/79916857/vintage-plastic-retro-chain-necklace?ref=v1_other_



Matching Earrings:

Visit Link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/79987492/vintage-plastic-retro-chain-earrings


Venturing into a different world we have the chic elegant side of my designs.

The Bow Earrings:

Such a sparkly sophisticated design.  A great earring for a night our or great for a bridal party simply gorgeous!

View Link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/79857027/pink-glass-crystal-bow-earrings


Link For Black Earrings: http://www.etsy.com/listing/79918491/black-glass-crystal-bow-earrings


Organic Style Bridal Jewelry:

Bridesmaid Necklaces:

These are a great buy you save when you purchased bulk for party favors, friends, or bridesmaids.  These are have a nice organic feel, a very textured fresh water pearl to give it that bridal elegance.

View Listing: http://www.etsy.com/listing/79770028/wedding-bridesmaides-pearl-necklace-set


Vintage Brown Floral Earrings Featuring Tourmaline:

What a great earring mixing vintage lucite floral brown beads, with petro tourmaline finished with sterling silver.  A great way to mix the old and new!



Swarovski Star:

How could I not throw in a simple sparkling star.  I carry a few styles of swarovski pendants in my line, I loooooooove the shine on the crystal color.  This is mesmerizing with shimmers of yellow, green and blue inside this star swarovski necklace.


I have been experimenting with some new materials this week.  I have so many plans with my line going into the fall season.  I cant wait to update my fellow MeShe lovers with all the new exciting additions.

Peace n Love

Shelly