One of my latest creations

This woven pendant I created on the loom Randall designed and made for me while visiting friends in Montana this past summer. My cruising friend Virgina who now lives in Tucson taught me how to use a loom and create square pendants with beads and fiber while in the Caribbean cruising and again this past summer at her home.

I decided to play around with the weaving and try some of my own designs hoping to feature more of the fibers and less of the beads in the actual pendant itself. Here's just one of my new creations.

Completely adjustable, the necklace measures about 16 inches in the closed position.

Completely open, the necklace measures about 25 inches.

Weaving details close up...

Just pull to open it. Throw it over your head and pull to close to the right length for your outfit. The brown waxed nylon fiber makes it easily adjustable.

Denim blues mixed with a coppery like color is the theme made with African turquoise, glass and bone.
Perfect piece to add class to your favorite jean outfit. Wear it with denim blues, copper, browns or white.

If I know you and you know me and because I'm across the border, I can try and ship this home with one of my friends here to anyone in the states before Christmas. Just contact me privately to work out the details.

Price: $55 plus shipping

Would love to know what you think? Leave a comment! :)

Holiday Craft Show of Lebanon

The DUCHESSE collection is coming to Lebanon! Find the details for the show below the pictures. Here's a hint of what you will discover at the show.

Here are the details:

What: Holiday Craft Show of Lebanon

Where: Lebanon Valley Exposition Center, 80 Rockerty Road in Lebanon

When: 2 day show!!

Saturday November 22 from 9am - 5pm and

Sunday November 23 from 10am - 4pm

Admission: $4

I've been to the show years ago and it was HUGE and very well ORGANIZED. You don't want to miss this one!

If you need directions or have any questions, just post me a message below! Click on comments.

I'm busy working on lots of COOL earrings in VARIOUS lengths, colors, and designs. They will make great "STOCKING STUFFERS"!! Every purchase comes with a wonderful gift bag! I made them myself. I need to take some pictures and post them soon. If you're in to different style "bags", I know you'll love them!

Winter Art and Craft Show at the Hershey High School

Adjustable waxed fiber necklaces are made with roundish seeds from South America died vibrant colors, millifore flower glass, and tiny hand crafted glass beads from Java, Indonesia. I've made many in several different color schemes with NO two exactly alike that are all adjustable in length.

Shimmering strands of raw SILK from Argentina combined with a denim lapis lazuli from Chili. Looks classy with blue jeans! Several to choose from and no two are exactly alike.

What: Winter Art and Craft Show

When: November 1, 2008 Saturday

Time: 9am - 3pm

Where: Hershey High School - Indoors!!

Address: Hershey High School,(click on Hershey for a map) 550 Homestead Rd, Hershey, PA


Come visit the DUCHESSE collection of handmade jewelry with tons of new and exciting designs with vibrant colors!

Wonderful Raw Silk Fibers!

Shades of browns, purples and greens combine with a dash of black making this piece earthy and versatile with many opportunities. The 12 strands of silk fibers add unique sophistication.

Name: Earth and Wind
Length: 16 inches plus 4 inches of pendant with dangles
Beads: Natural stone pendant, raw silk, black coral, luminous coin pearl, African turquoise rondelles , sea shell, sterling silver toggle clasp
Price: $60

Land and Sea in different colors...

Yesterday's necklace featured a brown coconut combined with a red sponge coral. Here is a similar style in shades of green with some coconut.

The center bead is also a coral but dyed green. The green coral is surrounded by the old coconut disc shaped beads from Ghana Africa along with greenish blue shades of chalk turquoise, brown bone beads, and some small green glass beads. Easy to wear and adjustable

Name: Variegated
Length: Adjustable from 16 inches to 28 inches
Beads: Green coral, old coconut, chalk turquoise, brown bone beads, green glass beads
Price: $55

Land and Sea

Made with tons of old COCONUT disc-shaped beads from Ghana Africa. The dark coconut sets off the perfectly shaped sponge CORAL beads purchased on the island of Margarita off the coast of Venezuela during our cruising adventures. A dash of some African Turquoise adds some contrast. This piece is made on an adjustable wax fiber. You just pull and it closes or opens.

Name: Land and Sea
Size: completely adjustable from 16" to 25"
Beads: coconut, coral, turquoise
Price: $50

Purple Kick

I'm on a purple kick I guess. This necklace will be a cinch to put on with no clasp! Fits easily over your head with a dangle down your back.









Name: Purple Pentagons
Length: 28 inches
Beads: mother of pearls with a deep purple luster, olive green pearls, violet oyster heishi, olive green fiber with a foil glass bead.
Price: $45















As I was surfing the web, I discovered another color site that predicts the color trends of the upcoming seasons. If you're into colors, take a peak here at the Fashion Color Trends. According to Pantone, there are shades of purple, olive greens, silver...

Color Trends

In Argentina there is no guessing what the fashionable color might be. At this moment for Fall it is PURPLE plain and simple. You see all shades of purple showcased in the window of most boutiques. Plus, everyone is wearing it somewhere from head to toe.

One of my favorite colors just happens to be purple. Needless to say, yesterday while I was rambling through my beads, I just grabbed everything purple and some green to contrast. This necklace is similar to a design I've made before with slight variations and a completely different color combination. It's a rare occasion that I make 2 necklaces exactly the same.

Name: Mint green with purple passion
Size: 16 inch choker with 3 inches of chain to lengthen
Beads: Mint green foil glass, mint green turquoise, violet oyster heishi, peridot irregular heishi, purple glass heishi, sterling silver large lobster clasp and sterling silver chain
Price: $55

For those of you who are inspired by colors or may be interested in what the color fashion of the season is, I recently discovered these two blogs, "Color lovers blog" and Color Trends blog

Color Motivation

I usually tend to gravitate toward certain colors that I personally love. However, last summer when I was replenishing my wardrobe with some new tops and dresses, I decided to BREAK AWAY from my traditional color attire. This motivated me to create a new necklace to color coordinate. I truly enjoy this kind of work and thrive on this kind of challenge! So if there is something in your wardrobe that needs a complimentary necklace, send me a picture or bring it on over to the house in May.