Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Spring Greens. Work in Progress

After the Christmas break, I've mainly been working on custom pieces for people I know. Yesterday evening I finally got down to a crafty session to replenish diminished stock in my Etsy shop. I realised I was almost out of Connemara marble pendants so knuckled down to make a couple of pieces with St Patrick's Day in mind. Naturally, green has got to be the colour of the moment!
 My Celtic heart pendants are always popular. This is a beautiful piece of Connemara marble. 
This stunning specimen of Connemara marble is a once-off piece. I was inspired to make this Celtic Pub Ornament by one of my best and (am I allowed to say?) favourite customers. ;-) You know who you are...
 I will shortly be listing this zesty pendant made from sea pottery that I found on a Dublin beach. It is a fresh, lime colour that will look fabulous with a white T-shirt, or a summer dress. It will also stand out against that LBD, making a simple, chic statement.
And just to prove there really are 40 shades of green, this OOAK Connemara marble pendant falls at the other end of the verdant spectrum. It is a very cool shade with typical, grayish marbling. The dark, February weather here in Dublin makes it a challenge to photograph, but I've done my best to capture it.  I hope to list this special Sterling silver Claddagh and Connemara marble pendant this week. This is very much, one of a kind and will not be repeated. The stone was cut specially for me by a Galway mason. The solid silver charm is vintage from the 80s and the only one I have.

You might like.....
(from this blog:)
A little about Connemara Marble
A little about Sea Pottery
Shades of Green Seaglass

(from my Etsy shop:)
Connemara marble jewellery section
Sea pottery jewellery




6 comments:

  1. Beautiful pieces Anne-Marie, love the marble & Claddagh charm combo and of course the heart, it makes a fab modern Valentine's pendant too! ;)

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  2. Anne-Marie...el marmol de Connemara me encanta..el verde es mi color,todos son hermosos pero el "The chrysocolla jasper stone"
    the Celtic pendant...me ha robado el corazón....

    Lovely all marble..but Celtic pendant with chrisocolla jasper is my favorite...beautiful !

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    1. Gracias Margarita. Me encanta la phrase que has usado 'me ha robado el corazon.' Eres poeta como tu madre :-)

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    2. No....ella no era exactamente una poetisa..es en sentido figurado...quería decir que tenia una mirada clara en todo y positiva...muy inteligente pero sin estudios superiores...
      Me gustan las mujeres "antiguas", que no viejas, que eran sencillas pero muy listas ...
      En cuanto a la frase apuntatela (take note)es muy española..cuando algo te gusta mucho "te roba el corazón "
      Un placer

      Marga

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  3. Gorgeous Anne-Marie, I love zesty green - makes me excited that the days are getting longer :-)

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