My name is Diana and I’ve been fascinated by jewelry my entire life.  I’ve had a life long love affair with beads and years ago I tumbled stones, did lapidary work, and explored silversmithing and casting.


The thumbnail photos on this page cannot reveal the full color and beauty of my work.

Explore the website by clicking on individual pieces, then enlarge them to see their full color and detail.  I think you will be impressed and delighted. 


 


Click here for Beaded Jewelry

One of a kind hand-crafted Beaded Jewelry

As I travel, I find unusual jewelry elements that especially appeal to me – beads, amulets and other items that can enhance one of my designs. Sometimes a special bead or an exciting accent piece triggers a necklace idea. When this happens, I can hardly wait to select the silver and turquoise, carnelian, or other beads to create what I’m imagining. At other moments, particular colors and textures or a special scene spark the start of a new creation. Every one of my pieces is a one-of-a-kind design. All reflect my feelings about the materials I’m using and the mood I want the piece to inspire.

   
   

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Unique hand-crafted Woven Necklaces

My handcrafted woven necklaces are truly pieces of wearable art. For many years, I have been deeply interested in the cultures of the native peoples of the American southwest, the Incan culture, and the cultures of the Middle East. Although some of my pieces are purely fanciful, often I try to capture and evoke the colors and textures of nature and of native peoples in my woven creations. These one-of-a-kind pieces are appealing as art to display … and also as art you can wear.

   
   


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Handcrafted Woven and Wrapped Wire Creations

This collection is a mixture of handcrafted artisan jewelry – each piece is created using wire in some manner. Some of the pieces include woven wire in the design. Other pieces are more traditional. Some explore wire as a framework for gemstones and metal beads.
 

   
   
   

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Unique Earring Creations

This collection features handcrafted earrings.

 

 

 

 

     

 

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