Gabriola Island shore necklace: close to 20" of polymer clay, borosilicate glass, freshwater pearls and Sterling silver. And some emerald, amazonite and peruvial opal for good measure. $185.

Celadon domed pendant on 18" Sterling silver Omega chain, $50. Similar pendant in Sand...

Semi-double strand of amber shapes and colors. Sterling silver chain and clasp, 18". $140.

I love the warmth of amber, yoked here with picture jasper, black onyx, freshwater pearls, and sterling silver, with rutilated quartz and polymer clay accents. 18.5", $100. At Wind Water & Light in Champaign.

In one of the gazillion mail-order catalogs I am compelled to read each month, I saw a wooden bowl with cut, drying oranges and lemons, and ... I had to make this necklace. Polymer clay, green garnets, picture jasper and peridot beads, 18", $100. Closer view...

Ethereal whote blossoms and incandescent leaves over a geometric texture-illusion background. On an 18" Sterling silver snake chain, $38.

Sparkly amethyst "charms" dangle from gleaming bold 14k gold-filled chain. A yard of grosgrain ribbon on each side makes the length adjustable, $65. Also with turquoises ($75). At Wind Water & Light in Champaign.

Large turquoise-colored polymer clay beads with flecks of composition gold leaf on glittery brown ribbon, to wear at whatever length suits you. Only $40.

Life-size chestnut oak acorns and little oak leaves, 20". $125. This got a lot of attention on its road test! At Wind, Water and Light, Champaign, IL.

Scores of green beads--mostly peridot, in several sizes and cuts,but also gaspeite, apatite, and one tiny imitation turquoise--bound onto a tarnish-resistant Argentium Sterling silver frame. Sterling silver chain, 18". $45. At Wind Water & Light in Champaign.

Twenty inches of amazonite pillows, rainbow moonstone and sterling silver; $125. Click the image to get a better look at this luscious material. Click here to see a more intensely colored Peruvian opal necklace that was so hard to photograph that the "thumbnail" just doesn't do it justice.

Inspired by an Art Deco enamelwork box, on non- reactive Buna cord with sterling clasp, 20". $39.

The inspiration for these beads was some scarves in an art museum catalog made from scraps of Japanese kimonos. This picture is in focus, but it doesn't do justice to the detail on these beads. At Wind Water & Light in Champaign.

Mended heart, on 14-kt. gold-filled chain, $35. At Wind Water & Light in Champaign.

Seven blue millefiori polymer clay beads, separated by tiny (1.5mm) beads of iolite, as coordinating beads of blue lace agate, rainbow moonstone and more iolite race pell-mell to line up with them. Hand-knotted on silk, custom safety clasp, about 17" long, $105.

This necklace was inspired by a color combination in a textile design resource: olive green, ivory and pale lavender--check out the detail view. Sterling silver clasp, 20". $90.

Turquoise-colored polymer clay bead with a different symmetrical design on each side. The little bead at the top is a natural turquoise. At Wind Water and Light in Champaign, Illinois.

Iridescent polymer cosmos blossom on sterling silver snake chain, 18". $49.

Blue butterfly on 14-karat gold-filled chain. His wings flap. About 17 inches. SOLD at Wind Water and Light. ($48.)

A fan of freshwater pearls and labradorite beads on 14/20 gold-filled Figaro chain. 16", ($85.) SOLD

Amethyst-carnelian-peridot is one of my favorite gemstone combinations. I first saw these stones used together in a Paris display several years ago. Here, 4mm carnelians flank faceted amethyst and oval peridot beads. 16" SOLD ($105.)