F1 2009

Here's a 'tribute' piece to our 2nd season of Formula 1... Great engineering plus a talented driver and you'll get to the checkered flag!

F109 : 925 Silver Lobster Clasp with Stainless Steel Washers and Enameled Charms $65

METAL MAIDEN

Fall 2009 jewellery trend is all about statement necklaces, multi-chain pieces, mesh chains, metal discs, oversized metal pieces and leaf cutouts (look at my AUTUMN LEAVES COLLECTION). So go on, add some drama and a touch of luxury this season to your wardrobe...

INFINITTÉ : Hand-Wrought Lightweight Metal Sheet on Rhodium Snake-Chain and Lobster Claw Clasp $75

ARACHNÉ* : Metal Findings on Rhodium Omega Chain* $105

*note : The girl's name Arachne is of Greek mythology: a young maiden who challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for offending her. (source : Wikipedia)

**note : An omega chain or omega necklace is made by assembling metallic links on a wire or woven mesh. The embedded wire provides the strength, so the links can be designed to please the eye. (source : Wikipedia)

 

NICKELETTÉ : Textured Gold 'Coin' with 14k Gold Chain and Antique Brass Chain on 14k Gold Ear Hooks $55 SOLD

PRETTY IN PINK

ATHENA : Pink Opal Gemstone on 14k Gold Hooks with 14k Gold Cones $55






























FLORA : Lampwork Glassbead on 925 Silver Ear Hooks, Chain and Links with Swarovski Crystals (3mm, various colours) $55 SOLD

14K GOLD

Metals or alloys such as copper or iron pyrite can be made to look just like real gold. So why pick 14K gold? Gold does not change color, rust, corrode or fade. Gold survives time.
Karat in most English speaking countries spells “carat” but in the U.S. carat is used to measure the weight of gemstones such as 1 carat diamond. The word carat came from ancient times when the seed of the carob plant was used to measure the weight of gemstones. One carob seed weighs about 200 milligrams.

Purity of gold is measured from 1 to 24. 24 karat (24K) is the purest form of the metal. So when you see 18K gold, it means 18/24 karat which is 75% gold and 25% alloy. More alloy, or lower gold content means the 'gold' jewellery is stronger as gold is naturally a soft alloy.

Jewellery with less than 14K is considered costume jewellery. Also you may run into the term 'gold plated' or 'vermeil'. Vermeil jewellery comes in two parts — gold coated on bronze, brass, copper or other alloys. (source : Funchic360)

ELLIPSES : 14k Gold Rings on 14k Gold Hooks with Cubic Zircornia $65























WASHER : 14k Gold Rings (textured) with 14k Gold Kidney Ear Hooks $45














EMBRIOLETTE : Champagne Golden Shadow Swarovski Polygon Drop Briolette Pendant (13mm) with 14k Gold 'Twisted Hoop' on 14k Gold Hooks with Cubic Zircornia $55

WINGS OF LOVE

To Sheo with Love - literally, directly...

SHEO : Handcarved American Pewter with Rhodium Heart Findings on Antique Silver Chain PRIVATE ORDER

AUTUMN LEAVES

The word autumn comes from the word automne in French, and was later normalized to the original Latin word autumnus. Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season. However, as more people gradually moved from working the land to living in towns the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping, and fall, as well as autumn, began to replace it as a reference to the season.
Autumn in poetry has often been associated with melancholy. The possibilities of summer are gone, and the chill of winter is on the horizon. Skies turn grey, and people turn inward, both physically and mentally. Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet, has expressed such sentiments in one of his most famous poems, Herbsttag (Autumn Day), which reads,

Who now has no house, will not build one (anymore).

Who now is alone, will remain so for long,

will wake, and read, and write long letters

and back and forth on the boulevards

will restlessly wander, while the leaves blow.

(source : Wikipedia)

There's so much beauty in the colours and shapes of this season and I can't help but echo this sense of melancholic reflection and emphasize the lush abundance of the season — here's presenting, Autumn Leaves...

LANCEOLATE* : Rhodium Leaf Findings with Rhodium Chain and Swarovski Gold Pearl Nugget Twist $105



*note : Lanceolate leaves are shaped like a lance; they have a broad base and taper to a point.














ASPEN : Moss agate* Gemstone with Double Twisted Solid Rhodium Open Circle on Ear Studs $65


*note : Moss agate (also called mocha stone) is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. This mineral is commonly found in limestone and granite. It is a form of agate which includes minerals of a green colour embedded in the chalcedony, forming filaments and other patterns suggestive of moss. Despite its name, moss agate does not contain organic matter and is usually formed from weathered volcanic rocks. (source : Wikipedia)












TOPAZ BIRCH : Amber Gold Shadow Czech Glass with 14k Gold Chain and Gold Leaf Findings on 14k Gold Ear Hooks $55

























SILVERY WILLOW : Rhodium Leaf Findings with Rhodium Chain and Rhodium Ear Hooks $35 SOLD
















GOLDEN MULBERRY : Swarovski Gold Pearl with 14k Gold Leaf Findings on Ear Studs $45 SOLD










 





AMBER LAUREL : Carnelian Gemstone on 14k Gold Hooks with Cubic Zircornia $55 SOLD