"Spring Water" necklace Amethyst drop - Amethyst quartz crystal - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire and findings
"Wishing Well" necklace Amethyst quartz crystal - Apatite - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire and findings
"Cameo Curls" necklace Wearing option #2: long chain Sterling silver plated chain - Sterling silver wire - Swarovski crystal
"Cameo Curls" necklace Wearing option #1: Chain doubles magnetically Sterling silver plated chain - Sterling silver wire - Swarovski crystals
"Femme Fatale" necklace Pearl - Swarovski crystal - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire
"Tiny Cameo" necklace Antique gold plated cameo - Goldstone - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire and clasp
"Chunky Amethyst" necklace Amethyst - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire and clasp
"Ruffles and Bows" earrings Peach agate - Gold fill ear wires - Findings from Paris - Gold fill fundings
"Elegance" necklace Brazilian quartz crystal - Gold plated chain
"Herkimer" necklace "Herkimer Diamond" quartz crystal - Gold plated chain - Dyed green quartz - Gold fill wire
"Link" earrings Sterling silver ear wires
"Mojave" necklace Mojave - Sterling silver - Adjustable length
"Crystal Charm" necklace Brazilian quartz crystal - Sterling silver bead chain
"Beach Princess" necklace Sea glass - Apatite - Dyed green quartz - Sterling silver sold This glass necklace is a custom piece commissioned by a young woman who brought me ten pieces of sea glass that she and her husband's mother had picked up on the beach on a particularly memorable trip. Her emotion was evident as she told me that she wanted to give every piece they found to her mother-in-law in a single necklace.
"Delicate Fringe" earrings (black) Austrian crystal - Jet - Sterling silver ear wires
"Captivate" earrings (deep teal) Chrysocolla - Sterling silver wire and ear wires
"Dainty Gem" earrings Apatite - Gold fill findings, wire, and ear wire - Findings from Paris
"Bluebird" necklace Swarovski crystal - Sterling silver chain and findings
"Petal Jasper" earrings Dyed Jasper - Sterling silver wire and ear wires
"Baroque Pearl" earrings Baroque pearls - Jet - Sterling silver wire and ear wires
"Jangles" earrings Hematite - Sterling silver wire and ear wires
"Evening Chrysocolla" earrings Chrysocolla - Sterling silver wire and ear wires - Platinum plated chain
"Waterfall" necklace Brazilian quartz crystals - Austrian crystals - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire
"Waterfall" necklace Brazilian quartz crystals - Austrian crystals - Gold plated chain - Gold fill wire
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The Young Love collection

The "Young Love" collection was inspired by the timeless elation of love. I felt its power as a fellow artist reached for my hand after putting on the "Waterfall" necklace and said, "Thank you, this makes me feel young." I found inspiration in the youthful bouncing stride of a man just after he had purchased a pretty pearl necklace for a loved one. I felt the efforts of love in the calm joy of a customer as she carefully laid precious shards of sea glass into the arrangement that would become a priceless gift of love to her mother-in-law. In this line I wanted to capture the soft but powerful essence of life-giving love. All love is young love.

The "Young Love" line features sterling silver or gold plated chain and semiprecious gemstones. Ear wires are sterling silver and gold fill.

Julie Weekes-Ruesch
Jewelry designer Washington, UT