Breast Cancer Awareness

Earrings. Pink.  Celebrate cancer survivors and friends alike.

Pink pearls and vintage rose Swarovski crystals mix with sterling silver beads and caps and hang from sterling Bali earwires.

Crystal Elegance

Earrings. Swarovski crystal. Sterling. 

Aren't these new cards fun for displaying jewelry!

I picked them up from a little print designer on Etsy.

Swarovski crystals dangle delicately...

Pearls and Crystals

Yum! - bracelets of aqua, fuschia and pastel freshwater Pearls shimmer among Swarovski Crystals.

Check out my new magazine web at http://www.wix.com/kzalepa/ for more photos.

New Etsy storefront

News:
I just opened a store on at Etsy.com ~ home for all things handcrafted.  Stop by for a visit at http://kzalepa.etsy.com to see a few new items added every day.  Etsy hosts so many wonderful artisans, you will want to peak at all the different stores for specialty homemade gifts for all your favorite people.

Cheers and Happy Shopping!!!,

Kim :)

Lovin' that Labradorite

Bracelet. Labradorite. Pearls. Sterling.

I just couldn't resist combining these sweet blue-grey pearls with my favorite stone, Labradorite.  We just returned from a brief trip to DC and saw plenty of labradorite in the Natural History Museum in the Gems display.  Nature makes beautiful stones for us!

One-of-a-kind.      SOLD.

Summer is calling

Spring and Summer bring up thoughts of turquoise, sandy beaches and brown leather sandals.  If you're looking forward to Summer, these earrings will make you reminisce on summers past. Handmade and hammered earwires dangle chips of genuine turquoise and dark brown shiny Freshwater Pearls.  I can hear the waves crashing on the shore!      Sterling.  $22.00

New Slideshow

If anyone has any tips about photographing jewelry or photography in general, send 'em on in.  I mean other than, 'take the pictures in outdoor lighting'.   That much i've heard before.  But i really don't know much else about photography and yet i really appreciate a good photo.  You should see cousin Lisa's - totally awesome.  I'll post a link if she lets me.  Such a talent. 

I added a slideshow on the left so now you do not have to click on anything if you don't want to.  I photographed some more pieces and will try to get those uploaded this week.  I need to work on that thesis though, so I'll be researching, researching, researching all night.

Peace and Love,     Kim