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by Maura Nicholson
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Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on May.04, 2010, under Handmade Jewelry

Moonstone and bead bracelet
This bracelet is perfect for summer, why? it just looks good with a simple tee-shirt or cool cotton summer tunic. It has a moonstone set in silver, purple jade beads, more of a bluey purple, black onyx, blue onyx, labradorite and lapis lazuli beads.
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by ylenia
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Name: Ylenia Murdaca
Email: murdacaylu@gmail.com
Site: http://www.wakamesalada.etsy.com
About: She is from Calabria - Southern Italy, currently studying to get a Master's Degree in Tourism in Milan. She believes that people must be allowed to express their creativity in order to be happy. She loves using colorful and comfortable materials such as felt, buttons, ribbons and fabric mixed with brass or copper chains. Her purpose is always to create something cute, original and useful which will make customers feel special, as almost all of her creations are one-of-a-kind.See Authors Posts (8) on Dec.11, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry
In this period I like making necklaces above all, mixing materials and make them as colorful as possible. I noticed that purple is an evergreen colour. It can be matched with white, yellow (lovely contrast!) and green for example, and it really brightens any kind of hair/skin combination, from dark to light.
So I decided to create something special and the Purple Royale necklace is the final result:

I used felt, vintage buttons and green beaded chain, mohair wool for embroidery and brass chain. It took some time but it was worthwhile and this piece can be worn on a wide range of clothes to boost your look! In the pictures below I am wearing it on a dark purple poncho. Perfect if you don’t like to get unnoticed!

You can find the Purple Royale necklace in my shop.
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by Maura Nicholson
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Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on Nov.16, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry

Love Hurts Necklace
Another piece from my ‘Love Hurts’ range, lots of handcut brass hearts with black, blue and purple pearls, black peacock pearls, labradorite, hematite and iolte and faceted black onyx beads.
Why have I called the range ‘Love Hurts’ maybe because there is lots of dark coloured beads and pointy hearts, showing the darker side of love or maybe because it just sounded good!
If you would like to checkout more from this page, browse my website :-)
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by Maura Nicholson
closeAuthor: Maura Nicholson
Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on Nov.15, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry

Black & Purple pearl earrings with brass
These are from my new collection ‘Love Hurts’ its all hand cut brass heart shapes and dark colours. I love these black pearls and scrumptious purple pearls. Check them on my website.
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by SINjewelry
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Name: Dawn Lawrence Floen
Email: dawnjuan@shaw.ca
Site: http://www.sunshineindustries.ca
About: Dawn Lawrence Floen is a middle years visual art teacher & an independent jewelry artisan – owner of Sunshine INdustries in Alberta, Canada. She is inspired by the stones she works with, anything to do with the ocean and antiques. Dawn is married to Kirby, who nudged her into selling, once her collection of stones and beads outgrew the number of jewelry items, any one woman would ever need.
You can find Dawn on Twitter as @SINjewelry.See Authors Posts (3) on Oct.15, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry, Jewelry Trends
Trends this fall still include dangly or largish earrings, but they are going slowly away from the chandelier style. Color-wise, purple and grey are very popular.
These Amethyst Kiss Earrings fit the bill for the season. They are feminine yet have an industrial feel. The mix of shiny, dark and textured silver adds interest, as do the dark and light amethysts.
When creating earring designs, artisans consider both colour and texture. In the end, they need to be a good balance of both.
Shopping from artisans ensures that you get a one-of-a-kind design (usually with a story behind it) and quality. Those are things that the Big Box stores can’t provide.
Dawn
http://www.sunshineindustries.ca
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