The Meridian Collection is comprised of deep, rich earth tones. Many of
the gemstones I use are mined in Brazil, Africa, Australia and Mexico.
All of the Meridian pieces are made with sterling silver, bali or Thai
silver. Indonesia is one of the main centers of the world for metal
crafting, and Balinese smiths are often descendants of families who have
worked silver and other metals for centuries. Many of my Bali beads come
from a village called Celuk. Specialties of Bali crafts people include
spheres of silver that are arranged in beautiful intricate geometric
patterns.
The hill tribes of Northern Thailand are also outstanding metal
crafters. Karen Hill tribe, a nomadic tribe, uses melted Burmese silver
coins to create jewelry. All of their work is hand hammered. They also
make beautiful pendants, and you will find several of those pendants in
my fairy collection
The word meridian has many definitions, the most common being of the
north or south pole. Meridian also means the highest point of splendor,
prosperity and power. I hope you wear a piece of the collection and
achieve all three!
Abuju
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More African opals from near Abuju. This necklace has a lot of
bright pretty Balinese beads mixed with African opals and a nice
flat drop stone pendant. The necklace is 20" long and closes
with a Bali hook. |
$60
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Aloha
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I would like to get this when I get off a plane in Hawaii. Aloha
is 2 strands of dark and light green Chrysophase. The stones
have some black striations in them which adds a lot of depth to
the green hues. Pretty tiny pink agates are used as spacers.
Long karen hill tribe hand stamped beads and shorter hand
stamped flower hill tribe beads are also blended into Aloha. And
another karen hill tribe pendant, this one a rose, is the focal
point.
Aloha is 17 inches long and the 2 strands lay perfectly
together, in graduated lengths. It closes with a hill tribe
toggle. |
$65
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Borneo by the Sea
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In Borneo by the Sea I have used combinations of bali silver and
karen hill silver. 2 strands of purple agate and Chinese
turquoise mix with large detailed bali beads and hand rolled
hill tribe silver rounds. I have wire wrapped 2 long bali silver
pieces to 2 karen hill hammered rounds. The longer strand has
the 2 turquoise drops on it and the shorter strand has the
longer silver hill tribe drops. The longer drops hang gently
right over the smaller ones and give it a very dramatic,
different sense of depth. I really like the blues, purples and
silvers of this necklace. I think it has a very dreamy, soft
effect, while the colors are very cool toned.
Borneo by the Sea is only 17" long and is almost more a choker
size, but not quite. This allows the drops, which are 3 inches
long, to hang very nicely! It is finished with a hill tribe
toggle. This piece is a bit pricier, but that is due to all the
silver! |
$135
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Cinderella
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I love to create 2 stranded gemstone necklaces that show off the
beautifully crafted hill tribe pendants. This is one of my
favorites.
Cinderella is made of gorgeous blue and green Brazilian
Chrysophase and beaded with bali silver beads and small
turquoise rounds and pink quartz. The karen hill tribe dogwood
lays beautifully below the bottom strand. It's really a very
pretty piece.
The length of the lower strand is 18 1/2 inches and the upper
stand is slightly shorter so that it lays right above the lower
one. The necklace closes with a hook clasp. |
$70
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Green Fern
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The focus of this necklace is the pretty karen hill rose,
surrounded by serpentine, tourmaline, yellow jade and bali
silver. The necklace reminds me of a secret place in the forest,
nice and cool, surrounded by the mossy green ground. It is just
a very pretty combination of cool and warm colors.
Green Fern is 17 1/2 inches long, but has a 1" drop extension,
so you can lengthen it. |
$65
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Kansas City
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Kansas City is made from Brazilian azurite, sea coral, lapis and
hill tribe silver.
The azurite is a pretty mix of greens and blues and looks great
with the red coral and blue lapis. 6 tiny karen hill tribe
sunflower charms are on the front 5 inches of Kansas City. Lots
of coral rounds and chips and lapis finish the necklace. A karen
hill sunflower charm is on this necklace's drop extension and it
closes with a karen hill friendship clasp. It is 17 inches long
and has a one inch drop. |
$55
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Red Jasper Hills
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This a 2 strand necklace that is very rust and silver in color.
The jasper chunks are beaded with dark Brazilian garnets and one
single clear purple amethyst bead and a few clear opaque opals.
At the top of the jasper pendant are 2 karen hill tribe hand
stamped hearts.
Red Jasper Hills is 18 1/2 inches long and closes with a bali
toggle. This is a very earth colored necklace and very subtle
and lovely. |
$50
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Thai Fish
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Thai Fish Necklace is a very delicate little necklace. Two karen
hill tribe hand stamped fish pendants hang from an 18" long
sterling silver chain. It's a very nice, subtle necklace and the
Thai fish hang very well from the chain.
Karen hill tribe silver is becoming more and popular around the
world. The artists are nomadic silversmiths from Thailand. You
can search hill tribe silver and actually discover there are a
few other nomadic silversmith tribes in the hills of Northern
Thailand, but presently, only the karen tribe is marketing their
art outside of Asia. |
$35
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Cabbage Rose Karen
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This is a fun pendant. Another beautiful hand crafted rose from
Karen Hill tribe in Thailand. I have added turquoise drops to
the two leaves and strung the necklace with Chinese turquoise
and hill tribe flat silver. It is 18 1/2 " and closes with a
hill tribe clasp. |
$85
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Chengo
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Another beautiful Tibetan pendant made from Garnet and turquoise
and coral. Garnet mining is done in south eastern China and the
coral comes from the north in the Mediterranean sea. The
turquoise is also from China. The necklace is 18" and closes
with a Bali clasp. |
$60
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Cloncurry
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Cloncurry is a high plateau in Australia. It is yellow, and
white and green and brown, very earthy looking. Someday, I hope
to visit Cloncurry. I will let you know if the photos I have
seen do it justice. I hope this necklace does the name justice
as I have used picture jasper from Australia and Bali silver. I
think it is beautiful. Cloncurry is 18" long and finished with a
Bali clasp. |
$60
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Constantine
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More African Opals are mixed with Balinese beads. The length of
this necklace is 19" and it closes with a beautiful Bali clasp. |
$60
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Crab Ophelia
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This is so pretty, a great necklace to take on your next
cruise!!!. A Karen Hill tribe crab is the drop pendant I have
used with three strands of freshwater pearls. Hand stamped Karen
Hill tribe button beads are mixed into the strands of gray,
pewter and pink. It is 19 1/2" long and closes with a hill tribe
clasp. |
$100
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Karen Sunflower
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The focus of this necklace is the beautiful hand crafted Karen
Hill tribe sunflower and leaves. Double strands of Brazilian
carnelian are mixed with hand stamped Karen Hill tribe beads.
Karen Sunflower is 19 1/2 " long and closes with a hand hammered
hill tribe clasp.
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$65
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Kurgan Blue
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This opaque blue amazonite is mined in central Russia. I am not
sure of the town or mine, but it is somewhere near Kurgan. The
Russian amazonite is paler than the Brazilian stones, but more
opaque and milky colored. It is beautiful mixed with Balinese
sterling silver in this necklace. Kurgan Blue is 18" long, has a
mixed Bali drop pendant and a rope Bali clasp. |
$60
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Karen Squash
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This is a bright silvered hand crafted Karen Hill tribe pendant.
I have put it with Brazilian Carnelian and Chinese white jade
and turquoise. The effect is much like a squash blossom necklace
from the southwest. It lays beautifully! Karen Squash is 18"
long and closes with a Hill tribe clasp. |
$65
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Lopsang
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I call this necklace Lopsang, the name of probably more than one
Tibetan monk. The beautiful Carnelian has an earthly glow about
it. It looks very magical or mystical. The pendant is a
beautiful piece of Tibetan craftsmanship. It is 20" long and
closes with a Balinese toggle. |
$60
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Maurtania
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More gorgeous African Opals mix beautifully with Bali silver.
The pink flat opal is a nice stone. It is 20" long and looks
great on the outside of a white or pale yellow sweater. It is
finished with a Bali clasp. |
$65
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Nevada Jane
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African Opals and turquoise mix here with Bali silver for 20" of
gorgeous color. The result is very western and I think it's a
great look! The necklace is 20" and closes with a Bali clasp. |
$55
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Salween
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Another lovely Tibetan pendant of turquoise and coral. I have
mixed turquoise and coral together to complete the necklace.
Salween is 18" long and closes with a Balinese clasp. |
$50
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Sand Bluff
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This is more beautiful Australian Picture Jasper. It is a
gorgeous stone. 17" long and lots of Balinese silver. An S hook
closes this piece. |
$60
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Uluru
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Uluru is another name for the Ayers Rock in Australia. The
Aborigines believe the rock is sacred and it juts up out of the
flat landscape in gorgeous hues of red and brown. The stones in
this necklace are mined in Australia. I have mixed them with
white Chinese jade. White Chinese jade is one of my favorite
stones, very opaque and milky, it compliments so many other
stones. Uluru is 19" long and finished with Balinese clasp. |
$60
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Beach Glass
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A bronzy, beach necklace to match a deep bronze tan, this mixes
bali beads and beautiful transparent Brazilian carnelian with
sterling silver wire and my own lampworked amber pendant.
The colors in this necklace are beautiful and show the endless
possibilities of the gemstone Carnelian.
Beach Glass is 20 long and finished with my own sterling
wrapped S hook. |
$60
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Canyon Sunset
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This necklace reminds me of New Mexico sunsets.
It is Chinese blue turquoise and the focal bead is one of my own
lampworked beads. Blue, orange, green, yellow and clear are all
blended to remind you of your favorite sunset.
Canyon Sunset is 17 ½" long
and closes with a lobster clasp. |
$110
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Chameleon
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This necklace is made from small bricks of
carnelian and lots of little chrysophase chips. Most of my
carnelian is mined in Brazil and it is still one of my favorite
stones. The colors are so brilliant! I have sterling wire worked
the bricks and included some hand rolled Chinese glass beads and
small silver Balinese rounds. Chameleon is 20" long and closes
with a lobster claw. |
$50
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Desert Flower
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Desert Flower is very translucent and pretty.
These gorgeous stones are Brazilian carnelian, Chinese white
jade and pale yellow and white aventurine quartz. The stones are
strung with bali spacers. The pendant is from the Karen Hill
tribe in Thailand and is 2 " in diameter. Desert Flower is 18"
long and finished with a Karen Hill tribe hammered S clasp. |
$60
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Desert Sand
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This long drop pendant necklace looks gorgeous
over a knitted summer sweater of similar colors. Transparent
Brazilian carnelian in shades of red and orange are blended with
Baltic amber chips and Pacific freshwater bronze pearls.
Sterling silver wire work sets up the amber and pearl pendant.
Desert Sand is 28 long and closes with a sterling lobster claw.
Enjoy the color! |
$80
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Goldstone River
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Goldstone River is a magical piece. The gold
flecks in this brown African stone cant really be seen in the
photo, but they are very sparkly. I have wrapped the stones in
gun metal, and created a focal trio of goldstone, crystal, and
gunmetal. The piece is 19 long and closes with my handmade
gunmetal S hook. |
$50
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Kambaba Thai
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This necklace is made from Brazilian Kambaba
jasper and African ruby garnet.
The silver sun beads are from the Karen Hill tribe. The pendant
is also made by a Karen Hill tribe silversmith.
The Kambaba Thai is 20 long and is finished with a hammered
Karen Hill tribe toggle. |
$50
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Kampala
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Kampala's colors are almost breathtaking. These
stones, mined in Africa are so rich and exotic. And yes, they
are color enhanced. Today I did my research about color
enhancement and I have included it in the Glass Pond News. You
will have to read it! Very interesting stuff! Kampala is strung
with African ruby lace agate and Balinese silver bead caps. It
is 18" long and finished with a Karen hill tribe S clasp. |
$60
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Lavender Lights
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Beautiful Brazilian mookite beads give this
necklace a mauvy glow. The mookite mixes beautifully with the
glass drops of purple, pink, and gold. Sterling silver wraps
help make this necklace glow like twilight after a beautiful
sunset.
The necklace is 18" long and closes with a bali toggle. |
$55
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October Sunset
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More carnelian shows the colors of a brilliant
sunset. Orange, red and yellow set the scene and mingle with
sterling spacers, Australian tigers eye and sterling wire work.
A nice long 22 that is finished with a Balinese toggle clasp. |
$70
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Outback
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This is a fun, exotic necklace that will look
as great in the outback as in any restaurant Australian tigers
eye, and Brazilian volcanic obsidian are mixed with Balinese
silver beads and a focal point of 4 Chinese lamp beads.
Lampworked beads are created by melting glass rods in a flame
and then rolling the glass, in and out of the flame, on a
mandrel
The first lampworked beads were created by ancient monks who
heated the glass in the flame of an oil lamp. Today, lampwork
artists create their beads with very hot oxygen and propane
torches. You will see my own lampworked beads in several of my
pieces.
This necklace is finished with a sterling lobster claw and a
tiger eye dangle. It is 18 long and can be adjusted to 19 |
$65
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Pomegranate Seed
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This necklace is made from demi-drop red garnets from Africa,
and ornate silver Bali beads. Ancient travelers wore garnet
stones and carried them in their pockets when they traveled.
They believed that the garnet prevented accidents when traveling
far from home. The necklace pendant is made of twisted sterling
silver and garnets. It is 18 long and finished with a bali
toggle
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$45
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Red Sky
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This Tennessee red jasper is mixed with lapis
lazuli to create a nice earthy double strand design. Silver bali
beads give it a striking elegance. It looks great with a white
blouse and jean jacket in the evenings.
This necklace is 18" long and closes with and art nouveau
toggle. |
$50
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Serendipity
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Serendipity is made from lovely Chinese flower
turquoise. I have mixed the turquoise with bali silver rounds
and Chinese jade. It is 20 long and closes with one of my
handmade S hooks. |
$60
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Thai Nights
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This pretty necklace is made from Brazilian
carnelian, Australian tigers eye, and Pacific freshwater pearls.
The silver is from the nomadic Karen hill tribe of Northern
Thailand. The heart pendants come from Shiana which exports much
of the tribes silver craft. The color designs for silver and
carnelian are endless.
Thai Nights is 22 long and is finished with a Karen hill tribe
hammered toggle. |
$70
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Twilight Sky
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Just after the sun goes over the horizon the
sky takes on a gorgeous blue here in the Pacific Northwest.
There isn't another blue like it in the world. These Chinese
rolled drop leaf beads remind me of that blue. I have mixed the
beads with Karen hill tribe silver beads. This necklace is long
at 21" and lays nice and flat against your skin. It closes with
a pretty sterling toggle. |
$50
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Tanzania Hills
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This pendant is from Tibet and is made with
oxidized silver. I have strung the necklace with Bali silver and
lots of garnet chips and rounds. Garnet is the birthstone for
Capricorn and was a very popular good luck piece in ancient
times. Not only did travelers carry loose stones in their
pockets, warriors often carried garnet into battle. Tanzania
Hills is 17 inches and comes with a pretty Thai clasp and a
garnet drop. |
$45
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