Round Pink and Pretty

I have recently searched through the collection of round stones in my Handmade jewelry  designs workshop. I decided to create a few new pairs of earrings with the same basic design, with various round colorful stones. I wanted to handcraft the kind of earrings which you may hurriedly wear in the morning before going out,  knowing you would look pretty in them, no matter what you decide to wear. Here is one these pairs:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73893498/small-granulated-sterling-silver

The stones in these earrings are Cherry quartz and are set in two round granulated disks. They dance gently  whenver you move your head and make you feel as fresh as a daisy. Believe me you will. I made a pair for myself, and though it has been long since I looked so fresh myself (this is a sad joke - heh heh), it worked magic on me - I looked in the mirror and...at least it gave me that feeling!  Real magic! Yeah!

While searching more rounded colorful items on Etsy I have  found these:

The first is of an artist Etsy friend of mine - Yael Berger who  has some of the most delightful  water color prints I've seen on Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66345117/blood-orange-study-archival-print-of-my

Here is a print she called:
"Blood Orange study, Archival Print of my original watercolor painting , limited edition"

It brings in a fresh breeze of spring with a warm ray of sunshine to your home. Watching these hot red and orange colors gives me a surge of optimistic energy which lasts to the end of the day!

Yael's shop:
http://thejoyofcolor.etsy.com/


The third of my favorite shops is Artiseverything's Etsy shop:

http://artiseverything.etsy.com/

Last Christmas I was at a loss at what to send my friends abroad, and when I found this shop I knew my friends would like what I chose for them. I was right - They liked it a lot and made immediate use of it.

Here is a similar beautiful and colorful item from this shop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/70029671/new-designed-business-card-holder

"NEW-Designed business card holder printed retro popart colorful rainbow floral flowers design in turquoise,brown,orange,dark minty green,lemon light pale green"

I love the simple colorful design. Perfect for displaying your own card, or even a small photograph of a beloved person.

That is all for today folks, hoping to be back soon!
More handcrafted artisan jewelry from my shop:
http://riorita.etsy.com/

Special attractions on the way to my workshop

The last day of Passover, a couple of weeks ago,  was a beautiful sunny day. I decided to go and finish off an ordered  necklace in my handmade jewelry designs workshop, but on the way remembered that I was invited to Dvora Diskin's family picnic in her garden, and so I decided to hop in and say hello.

Dvora Diskin is a unique ceramic artist. Her creativity is amazing. When I look around  her garden I am always newly surprised by the vast amount of original items I discover there.  From every corner you can view these stunning ceramic creatures which she has created, and which are set among the flowers and trees there. At first - when you enter the garden you get  alarmed by a group of giant snakes. You relax right away though, as  you realize they are only made of clay! Then you stand there looking at one of the items, and feel someone's eyes staring at your back. When you turn around you find that it has been the stare of beautiful turquoise Iguana .You walk a little further and there is a mask laughing scornfully at your face from one of the walls of her house...

Dvora kindly permitted me to photograph her art and here are a few of her unusual pieces:




Ceramic frogs at Dvora Diskin's garden 

 



Dvora's ceramic  Family tree

 Iguana

Directly  from the Garden of Eden

ceramic sculpture  by Dvora Diskin

Ceramic sculpture - Dvora Diskin

 Mask - Dvora Diskin

 After this unique experience and after enjoying Dvora's coffee, cake and the company of her cheerful family, I left to my workshop to finish what I had in mind and a very fruitful day it was!!

Link to my handcrafted artisan jewelry shop:
http://riorita.etsy.com/
 





Daphne and Apollo - Greek Mythology Inspiration

Stories from the Greek Mythology have always fascinated me. For thousands of years some of the greatest artists were inspired by them. Sculptures, paintings, poems, novels...

In this article I will refer to the story about Daphne and Apollo:

 Naughty Cupid hit Apollo, the Greek God, with an arrow. Apollo fell in love with Daphne the nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus. He was desperately in love but, as often happens where it comes to love, Daphne rejected his advances and tried to flee from him. This  ardent lover, Apollo, could not take NO for an answer. He continued to pursue her. Well ,now, as you probably know, lovers can get rather tiresome sometimes, no matter how  handsome or brave they may be. Daphne appealed to the goddes Terra (Gaia) for protection. To save her, Terra turned her into a laurel tree. The diappointed Apollo took the laurel branch  had a garland made of it then placed it on his beautiful head, thus the Laurel garland has become his symbol. Following this - in ancient Greece, the Olympic victors were crowned with laurel wreaths as a sign of their victory.

As for me (sigh) -  if Apollo, the brave and handsome, would have fallen in love with me - WOW - being a tree would be the last thing on earth I'd want to be !...On the other hand - if he was too much of a macho man - I'd ask Terra to turn me into a brook or a beautiful gem....anything else but a tree!!!

Painting of Apollo and Daphne by Antonio del Pallaiolo, c. 1470-80

(National Gallery, London)

Following this sad romantic story I created a necklace with Sterling silver Laurel leaves ( By the way "Daphne" in Hebrew means "Laurel"):

http://www.etsy.com/listing/21019901/sterling-silver-necklace-daphnes-garland

You will find this necklace in my Etsy shop of unique handmade jewelry designs:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/riorita?ref=seller_info

Of course while searching other items with the tag Daphne, I found a few more beautiful  Daphne items which I could not resist adding here.
I simply adore this painting of Daphne, a Holstein cow. Most of the paintings in this shop remind me of how much I love these animals. Great paintings! 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61761611/daphne-the-holstein-canvas-giclee

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtPaperGarden?ref=pr_shop_more

This item is one of a gorgeous Victorian style collection of unique Empress Wedding clothes. The designs and color combinations are amazing works of art!


http://www.etsy.com/listing/70722339/daphne-silk-ruffle-victorian-shrug

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Countessa?ref=seller_info
And just to remind you - we often use these in our cooking! I just LOVE the aroma of meat and rice cooked with an added leaf of Laurel:

Bon Appetite to all of you !
Thank you for watching!

More handcrafted artisan jewelry in silver and gold in my Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/riorita?ref=seller_info

Crescent Moons

The moon, in all its forms, has been a great source of inspiration for artists, painters, songwriters, romanticans, legends . There are even a few countries in this world which bear a crescent moon on their emlems and flags.

Well, I will be humbly presenting here only three examples from Etsy's handmade shops inspired by a crescent moon . I hope you like them as much as I do:

I will begin with a new pair of Two sided crescent gold and silver hoops which I handcrafted lately in my handmade jewelry designs workshop:

I made them with love.

For more handcrafted artisan jewelry:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/riorita

Another lovely item I found in Etsy's  snugglebugcraft's shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/snugglebugcrafts?ref=pr_shop_more

Gloss Black Crescent Balancing Bottle Holder
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68514094/gloss-black-crescent-balancing-bottle

Beautiful  elegant and useful item.

The last but not least beautifully crafted item is a Crescent Design clock
by Etsy shop owner Twigsoup:

Shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/twigsoup?ref=pr_shop_more

Item:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/38333340/crescent-design-clock-made-purpleheart

I guess you will find many more beautifully crafted crescent moobn shapes n Etsy. These are my personal favorites.

Delicate Watermelon Tourmaline sterling gold and stone

Here I am again. Still in the ring making mood. I had a stacking ring pile on my mind. I guess this one will be the main ring in that pile. When you buy stacking rings from my handmade jewelry designs workshop, you can decorate your hand according to your mood. You can just wear one ring, and then change your mind and wear even five of them on one finger. So stay "tuned" to my blog. More handcrafted rings which can be added to the one will be shown here.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71585268/delicate-watermelon-tourmaline-ring

For more handcrafted artisan jewelry designs made with love:

http://riorita.etsy.com

Eye of the moon - Rainbow Moonstone sterling and gold ring

I have added a new ring this morning. I geuss I've been in a "ringish" mood lately. Wherever I go, wherever I see women, whether they enter my handmade jewelry designs workshop or just stand opposite a boutique window, or sit at a coffee house sipping tea or coffee,  First thing my eyes go to their hands. I love to check the rings they wear on their hands! Of course I also see what they have on their ears and necks, but lately it has been rings! Rings!

Here is my Good Eye Rainbow moonstone ring (I called it so because of the shape of the stone):

I made this ring with love!

Here are more handmade silver and gold items handcrafted by me:

http://riorita.etsy.com/

New Rutilated quartz sterling and gold ring

I handcrafted this beautiful sterling silver and gold ring with an exceptional Rutilate quartz stone to my handmade jewelry designs Etsy shop today. You can find it right here: http://riorita.etsy.com/