Designs LaRochelle

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http://designslarochelle.com


I have been a jewelry artist for 40+ years.  I have been a Saturday Market member since the early 1980's.   I work in sterling silver and 14 kt. Gold.  I cut, shape and polish the stones I use in my one of kind designs. My focus is unusual jaspers,agates, minerals and rare stone formations.  I use what nature has created, turning it into a canvas, framed in silver to showcase its inherent beauty.  I work with sheet and wire which I forge, form and solder. Most of my pendants are individually crafted, one-of-a-kind wearable pieces of art.  My style is unique and ever changing .  Learning new techniques, finding interesting stones, taking on unusual projects, makes my life as an artist exciting.

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Websitehttp://designslarochelle.com
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  • Metal Jewelry
  • Sterling Silver & Gold
  • specialty pendants
  • pins
  • earrings & bracelets
  • rings
  • Lapidary
  • hair ornaments
  • will do custonm cut and reset stones

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14 Kt. Gold Boulder Opal Pendant: H: 1 3/8 inches ( 35 mm) x W: 5/8 of an inch (16.3 mm). Weight: .19 oz.. I made this 14 Kt. Gold pendant to showcase this really mysterious Australian Bolder Opal. The Bezel 22 Kt. Gold. 1369.00

Moonstone 10 MM Round: H: 15/16 inch (23 mm) x W: 9/16 inch (15 mm). Weight: .13 oz.. I made the original and had it cast in sterling silver and set it with a Moonstone cabochon. $109.00

Opal Teardrop: H: 1 1/8 inches (28 mm) x W: 9/16 inch (14.4 mm). I made the original and had it cast in sterling silver and set it with an (10 x 9 mm) Opal cabochon. This is an assembled opal covered with a quartz cap to protect it. Lots of flashes. $1

Opalized Palm Wood: H: 1 ¾ inch (45mm) x W:1 ½ inch (37mm). Instead of turning into petrified wood , this palm wood from Indonesia absorbed the minerals and elements in the ground and turned it into opal. I cut and polished this stone and hand built t

Turquoise #8: H: 2 inches (51 mm) x W: 1 and ¼ inches (32 mm). Weight: .605 oz.. I Hand Built this One of A Kind Sterling Silver Pendant and I set a Turquoise (#8 Nevada mine) cabochon I cut and polished in it. Great color. $389.00

Turquoise Crisscross: H: 1 inch (26.6 mm) x W: 11/16 inch (17.6 mm). Weight: .115 oz. I made the original of this setting had it cast in sterling silver, and set an oval Turquoise cabochon in it. $109.00

Star Ruby Botryoidal Opal: H: 2 ½ inches (63 mm) x W: 1 3/16 inches (30.6 mm). Weight: .68 oz.. Sterling Silver One of A Kind Hand Built Pendant set with Star Ruby I Re-cut and Black Botryoidal common Opal I shaped and ground so it could be set. This o

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