wading through gardens - halfway through

spending all my time making these bookmarks. i'm sending them off next week and i'm halfway done. these are the newest creations:


sunshine on my garden 02 is a reproducible bookmark made with an orange leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including cornelian, aragonite, red aventurine, rutilated browns and golden sandstone.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

sunshine on my garden 02 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.


horizons 04 is a reproducible bookmark made with an orange leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including ocean jasper/tourmaline, leopard skin, white coral, reticulated browns, and cat's eye.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

horizons 04 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



by the pond 02 is a reproducible bookmark made with green or pink leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including leopard skin, amethyst, green aventurine, fluorite, cherry and rose quartz, agate, jupiter and tourmaline.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

by the pond 02 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



*question to self: when do i get to the blues?

not under the blues

i chose greens instead.

sunshine on my garden 01 is a reproducible bookmark made with green leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, two silver charms and a collection of semi-precious stones including peafowl agate, tiger eye, green aventurine and swarovski golden crystals.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

sunshine on my garden 01 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



dark garden 03 is a reproducible bookmark made with green leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including tourmaline, amethyst, jupiter, fluorite and agate.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

dark garden 03 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



by the pond 01 is a reproducible bookmark made with green leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including green jasper, jupiter, unpolished stone, green aventurine, and fluorite.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

by the pond 01 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



and a bit of maroon. =)

horizons 03 is a reproducible bookmark made with maroon leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including morite, white coral, gold sandstone, cornelian and reticulated browns.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

horizons 03 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



31 bookmarks done. 69 left to make.

fair price on these scales

bookmarked bookmarks

all out of the silver wires i needed. had to hop onto my bike and motorcycle to a village in Bali well-known for its silver: a fun 40 minute drive/race/battle against huge trucks and other motorcyclists.

i enjoy these rides as i also get to visit other silver shops on the way. these visits provide me with inspiration on creating my own handmade pieces. plus, the drive is long enough to be enjoyable and short enough not to be tiring.

fair price on the scales

the shop i go to for the silver i use for my pieces is one of the best places for silver supplies for the jeweler. their products have the highest silver content in Bali. in fact, other silver shops source their silver from this tiny shop. i think it was a lucky day for me when someone showed me this tiny treasure.

i have to work on those 88 bookmarks today. i think i'm going to start with the blues. *smile*

Opals Slipped In - 88 to go

Prepping for my August shipment to the Philippines. 100 bookmarks by the first week of August. Finished 12 today. Handmade jewelry is a bit time consuming, I think.


Ribbons 01 and Ribbons 02 are one-of-a-kind bookmarks whilst Ribbons 03a, b and c are reproducibles. 03a and b have leopard skin. 03c makes use of pink opals.


ribbons 03c is a reproducible bookmark made with pink leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including pink opal, leopard skin, cherry quartz and rose quartz.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

ribbons 03c is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.



I think I've had enough of pink for now. Will switch colors tomorrow - after I buy me more handspun silver strand from the silver village in Bali.

98 bookmarks to go

i'm shipping 100 bookmarks to the Philippines by the first week of August. i finished making the base leather strips yesterday. and started off making the bookmarks themselves last night.

i did two very similar to the ribbons series. i call them ribbons 03 - reproducibles.


ribbons 03 is a reproducible bookmark made with pink leather strap, bali silver wire and beads, a silver charm and a collection of semi-precious stones including leopard skin, cherry quartz and rose quartz.

the stones are unique in their patterns, hence reproducible bookmarks are only similar as to the composition and order of stones. each bookmark is made unique by the patterns and colors on each stone it has in its composition.

ribbons 03 is included in the August shipment to the Philippines.