Tuesday, September 21, 2010

How I Spend My Money...

Much of the time my inspiration begins with the purchase of some new stones. Today I bought more Nevada boulder turquoise, not that I don't have enough of it already but, well, my thinking is you can't have enough of the good stuff. I also recently purchased several more pair of peach pillow keshi pearls. It's a very sensous pearl and nice to work with.
So I thought I'd share my new little stash before running down to my studio with it and getting started on some new work! I hope to have some new pieces to post within a week. I work best on a deadline...

the keshi pearls are about 15mm


the turquoise vein runs through a beautiful matrix stone




Above: some examples of rings made using the same material   Below: earrings




Below:  keshi pearl earrings. I plan on making more of these!


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9 comments:

  1. peySeptember 21, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    Magical beans, Betsy !

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  2. betsy bensenSeptember 21, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    you're right, Pey!

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  3. roxiemarieSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:10 PM

    Betsy, These are amazing beautiful and your work inspires my desire to spend money! Hope you are doing well, xo, Roxanne

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  4. betsy bensenSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    Ha ha, hi Roxanne!! You spend that money girl!

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  5. 13threadsSeptember 22, 2010 at 12:13 AM

    Betsy, I love those keshi pearl earrings. Stunning!

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  6. pSeptember 22, 2010 at 2:28 AM

    those are beautiful betsy! i like how desert-like some of those are. where do you find those?

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  7. betsy bensenSeptember 22, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    Lois, they're just so tactile, I love them too!

    Paula, the rough is from nevada. My favorite stone dealer buys the stones directly from the guy who finds the rough and cuts the stones. she lets me know whenever she gets a new batch. i particularly like those stones with a bit of pink in the matrix, so she saves that for me, but mostly I love it all!

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  8. meervanVeer - juwelen en breicreatiesSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    I love the keshi pearl earrings !! They are lovely !

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  9. Lee Wolfe Pottery OneClayBeadSeptember 27, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Really beautiful! The stones with the turquoise viens are amazing, and your earrings with the pearls gorgeous.
    Lee/OneClaybead

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