Category Archives: Earrings

Friday Special Pink Delight Gemstone Earrings

Posted on 07 • 29 • 11 by wendygrayraven | Leave a comment

One piece. Half price. Four days.

Each Friday, Gray Raven Designs offers a one-of-a-kind deal — one piece at half price for four days only (or until someone takes us up on our amazing offer). And the shipping is free.

This special has expired. These earrings are now available for $47. Please check back every week for our Friday Specials. For more information on this piece or pieces like it, contact us.

This week’s Friday Special features pink, the color of universal love. Feel pretty in pink with these one-of-a-kind gemstone stone micro mosaic earrings crafted of natural hand-cut pink quartz, opal and jade stones individually set in 11 x 16.9 mm silver frames hung from sterling silver ear wires.

Just $24 + free shipping.

This offer expires Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 11:59 pm CDST. Free shipping applies to addresses in the Continental US only.

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Friday Special Yellow Gemstone Earrings

Posted on 07 • 15 • 11 by 2kop | Leave a comment

One piece. Half price. Four days.

Lemonade.

Lemon Zest.

Lemon Drop.

Our Lemon Yellow Earrings.

A little sweet, a little tart, a lot hot. These little beauties are just what you need this summer. And shipping is still free.

This special has expired. These earrings are now available for $45. Please check back every week for our Friday Specials. For more information on this piece or pieces like it, contact us.

These one-of-a-kind gemstone stone micro mosaic earrings are crafted of natural hand-cut citrine, lemon stone and pineapple jade stones individually set in handcrafted 12.7 mm square silver frames hung from sterling silver ear wires.

Just $23 + free shipping.

This offer expires Tuesday, July 18, 2011 at 11:59 pm CDST. Free shipping applies to addresses in the Continental US only.

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Friday Special — Yellow jade and Bronzite Earrings

Posted on 07 • 01 • 11 by 2kop | Leave a comment

One piece. Half price. Four days.

Each Friday, Gray Raven Designs offers a one-of-a-kind deal — one piece at half price for four days only (or until someone takes us up on our amazing offer).

This special has expired. These earrings are now available for $47. Please check back every week for our Friday Specials. For more information on this piece or pieces like it, contact us.

This week’s featured earrings were created with pearls and natural hand-cut yellow jade and bronzite stones individually set in handcrafted 11 x 16.9 mm silver frames hung from sterling silver ear wires. A bold interpretation of neutral, these earrings elegantly navigate your day and sail with you right into evening.

To help you celebrate the four-day holiday weekend, we are offering these lovely earrings for half price, just $24. And the deal gets even better, because shipping is free shipping.

Buy it today, because this is our only pair. Happy 4th of July!

This offer expires Monday, July 4, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Free shipping applies to addresses in the Continental US only..

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From Stone to Micro Mosaic Art

Posted on 06 • 29 • 11 by 2kop | Leave a comment

The term mosaic means a picture or pattern produced by arranging small pieces of stone , tile, glass, or other media. The art form of micro mosaic, creating mosaics using extremely small tesserae (tiles), began in ancient Rome. Unlike paints and tints, which were unstable and often flaked or faded, the color of natural stones and fired tiles retained its vibrancy over time.

In Wendy’s contemporary interpretation of micro mosaics, she uses an array of semi-precious gemstones and minerals that she hand cuts into tiny pieces and places individually to create vibrant textural mosaic jewelry. The gallery above shows the transformation of amethyst from stone to the tiny pieces used in our micro mosaic designs.

This video a brief visual history of the art of mosaics. To purchase the amethyst earrings shown, just click on the picture.