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 Welcome! This website started off
as a temporary place to show my designs to friends and family, but
it's actually begun to stir interest from other people so I made up a name
and bought business cards. Unfortunately, I misspelled "artisan" and
had to get them reprinted, but that's a whole nother story.
My name is Sharon and I
have been designing and crafting jewelry for about 35 years. As a
wax artist, I've been lucky enough to work with many highly skilled
and imaginative jewelers in the Salt Lake Valley for almost three
decades. Preferring wax work over metal and stone work, I was
happy to discover that my talents were appreciated and needed by
these fine craftsmen. However, in time, everything gets old (even
me!) and for a while I tried out other money-making endeavors. I even took a stab at retail (not very good at pushing things
on people, so not my best career choice) and eventually I landed the
FUN job of making titanium rings. This was one of my favorite jobs,
but it was really hard on my hands and wrists, so eventually I ended up back
in the wax biz. I was becoming very bored, and not feeling very
creative, when I discovered beaders! I was fascinated by the
wonderful jewelry these people were making with silver wire and
gemstones beads. Had to give it a go. And guess what? I
found out I'm pretty good at it, and I LOVE it! While I still
have my "real" job at
James
Hardwick Jewelers, I find so much pleasure when I sit down with
my beads and silver and get lost in the process of designing and
crafting! So browse around and
see what you think of my work. Comments and questions are always
welcome! Contact me via email
anytime.
My beads are natural stone unless otherwise stated.
I love to use well-known and popular stones, as well as the more unique and
unusual. New favorites include blue and green Kyanite, Andalusite, Russian
Lepidolite, Gaspeite, and Prehnite.
All of the silver components, including wire, headpins, beads and charms are
at least Sterling, and many are Thai or Bali which has a higher silver
content than Sterling. :-) Generally my pieces are one of a kind, but
sometimes I can make a similar piece upon request. Don't hesitate to zip me
an email if you
have questions. If you find something you can't live without, let me
know and we can work out payment and delivery details. I accept PayPal and
checks, and will ship the day after payment is received or cleared.
Have a super day! Thanks for
dropping in.
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You will
notice that many of the earrings shown on these pages
are sold. I'm keeping the pictures up so you can see the
variety of styles and stones available. If you see a
style you like but it is marked sold, please email me.
It's possible that I can make another pair that is
similar. It is impossible to make them exactly the
same because no two beads are identical, and the silver
work is handcrafted so there will always be differences.
Plus, if I made exact
copies, it would kind of ruin the "One of a Kind" thing. |
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