Friday, February 20

Steampunk jewelry with LABRADORITE

I have been looking for super flashy labradorite for Months and I'm very happy to make new steampunk jewelry including these magnificent stones . I bought it from 7 different suppliers and found only 1 that had some very flashy beads . The iridescence or play of colors i called labradorescence . Those with good flash are the hardest to find and most desired for jewelry. Unfortunately my supplier only had one strand so i only have very limited supplies . The ring has a bluish flash and the pendant has a nice deep golden color . I also have a few golden and greenish one that i can make rings with .







Thursday, February 12

Steampunk Valentine Jewelry : Bracelet & Ring

I Just made a new bracelet inspired by Valentine's Day . I included some natural red garnet beads and a large Steampunk gear button .

Material :
Brass
Copper gun metal color
Copper antiqued bead
Gunmetal antiqued bead
Crackle Red bead
Antiqued bead with heart
Copper antiqued chain

LOVE STEAMED - OOAK - BRASS Copper STEAMPUNK BRACELET with Gear HEART GARNET and RED beads







105$ include free shipping
Here's some Matching ring :



Friday, February 6

New Wire wrapped steampunk bracelet with vintage button and clock gears

Recently i received some great vintage button to work with . I modified 2 of them with clock gear and mixed some antiqued gunmetal beads + amber .

Here's a picture :


Thursday, January 29

Steampunk Ring : New Material CHAROITE

I'm always looking for some unusual material to set in my steampunk rings . During the Holidays i ordered so many materials , i don't even have the time to use them . You should see my treasure box . Here's one of my newest superstar : CHAROITE



Charoite is a rare mineral, named for the Chara River (though this etymology is disputed by some), and found only in the Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia. It is found where a syenite massif has intruded into and altered limestone deposits.

Charoite is a strong, translucent lavender to purple in color, reminding some of a granite or marble with its pearly, swirling luster. However, it is a discrete mineral rather than a rock. Charoite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous appearance, sometimes chatoyant, and that, along with its intense color, sometimes of a "grape" nature, can lead many to believe at first that it is synthetic or enhanced artificially.

Though reportedly discovered in the 1940s, it was not known to the outside world until its description in 1978. It is said to be opaque and unattractive when found in the field, a fact that may have contributed to its late recognition. Charoite is used as an ornamental stone and sometimes a gemstone, generally as cabochons set into pendants.

Russia has fairly strict prohibitions on the exportation of charoite. Generally, charoite is permitted to be exported only after the stone has been worked, for example, into figurines or other type ornaments. It is therefore difficult to procure "unworked" or "rough" charoite in a form suitable for further working into jewelry such as cabochons.

Charoite often contains inclusions of the mineral tinaksite, which appears as a golden, spire-like shape running through the material.

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For the metaphysically inclined :
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Used to overcome fears.
"Stone of Transformation" Convert anger and fear to positive emotions.

I really like this new material it reminds me of SERAPHINITE because of it's chatoyancy and mysterious nature .




Monday, January 26

The Purple Bee - Steampunk ring

Name : Apis Mellifera Purpurea Annulus ( The Purple Bee Ring )

Collection : OOAK RELIC STEAMED

Material :

Artistic wire Gun metal color copper

Antiqued metal bead

clock part

antique vintage brass bee on purple glass button

Size : 7 ONLY








Friday, December 19

ARTIFACT STEAMED - Artistic STEAMPUNK wire ring with Clock parts and gears INLAY in MYSTERIOUS Amber bead

I received a pile of 1 pound of tiny clock parts . Now i have so many different kind to play with . I just find new things every time i look at it . Yesterday i made my first ring out of a few parts . I used a mysterious amber bead , drilled tiny holes in it and inlay clock gears and parts . These gears are very tiny so it take a lot of patience to work with and also a lot of time .

ARTIFACT STEAMED - Artistic STEAMPUNK wire ring with Clock parts and gears INLAY in MYSTERIOUS Amber bead - 7