Heather at Cherry Creek Designs is a prolific jewelry designer. I'm amazed by the wide variety of jewelry styles available on her website. She works with Precious Metal Clay, fine silver, enamel, etching, and all sorts of metalsmithing. She truly has something for everyone.
Cupid's Arrow Necklace
A little cupid with a heart and arrow. It comes on a 16-inch sterling silver ball chain. The pendant is made of fine silver.
I love her whimsical jewelry - everything from tiny stud earrings that say "be mine" to vintage postage stamp earrings to studs with little doggie paw prints on them. Her jewelry is so much fun.
Lady Bug Stud Earrings
Cute little ladybugs made of fine silver with sterling silver posts and backs.
Flourish Necklace
The name of this necklace comes from the delicate flourish impression on the fine silver bar. It is accented with a light green faceted chalcedony briolette stone. It comes on a 16 inch sterling silver ball chain.
Artist Statement
I'm a culinary trained chef. I retired when my daughter was born. I wanted something to do that I could be creative with, and jewelry seemed to be just the ticket for me. I thought taking a class on jewelry making would be fun, at least I could make some gifts for people.
I took a class on stringing and was bored with that in a week. So I took a class in PMC and was hooked! In the last six months, I've taken several classes in metalsmithing, and I'm also hooked on that. Everything in my store is totally handmade by me.
My work isn't perfect, nor do I want it to be. I want it to be natural, and with every piece I make my skills are improving. I strive to learn something new about this world of metal everyday - and that's not easy with a 3 1/2 year old running about.
I think I approach my jewelry creating as I approached my cooking. I always wanted people to feel welcome and comfortable when they ate at my restaurants. I want people to feel comfortable with my jewelry and to wear it wherever they go. I don't want you to feel like you have to dress up to wear my jewelry. I want it to be fun, yet nice enough that you could wear it dressed up if you like.
And Heather's jewelry is very affordable.See full article.
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