My Jewelry Is Now on Amazon Handmade

Thank you to all my Etsy customers. My shop is doing well! I've recently opened a new online shop on Amazon! I'm featuring many sterling pieces as well as steampunk. Check it out!

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015VFR70Y

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Silver-Embossed-Disc-Earrings/dp/B015VFVVME?ref=hnd_dp_car_mba4

 

http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Steampunk-Skull-Earrings-Sterling/dp/B015VG538Q?ref=hnd_dp_car_mba_8

Stay tune to more beautiful and unique jewelry designed by Kathy Stemke
Steampunk and Earthtones

 

 

Wire Wrapped Jewelry...I LOVE IT!!

I've been trying new techniques in wire wrapping because I really love big beautiful gemstones. Here are some of my latest.

 

Kathy Maresco Matthews Stemke 2013 Year in Review on Facebook

This is soooo cool! facebook took my most popular pics and put them into a slide show. Check it out by clicking on the following link: Kathy Maresco Matthews's 2013 Year in Review

Here are some of my recent creation on Etsy!

This and the horse necklace are sterling silver beauties!

 

The following necklace is made from an authentic WWII dog tag!

 

 

A Great Bracelet Give Away!

For a chance to win this gorgeous bracelet from Grubbi Ceramics click on the following URL:

http://www.grubbiceramics.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/giveaway-sale-thank-you.html

Check Out these Fabulous Bead Soup Favs!

I had the time of my life surfing 161 jewelry artist's blogs in the last two days. One piece was more beautiful than another!! I was like a dry sponge soaking in as much knowledge as I could. Some artists even shared thier design process with us. Some drew sketches while others let the beads speak to them. It was a real eye opener for me to realize how many skills I need to conquer in the future.

If you want to go on a similar adventure, hop over to Lori Anderson's blog (The founder of Bead Soup Party) for a list of links to the reveals.

 http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/

There are two more reveals.
April 13th
April 20th My jewelry will be revealed on this day!

These are only SOME of my favorite pieces. Several pictures didn't copy for me so I had to leave them out??? Enjoy!

 

 

 

Bead Soup Blog Party and My Latest Creation

I took the plunge today and signed up for the Bead Soup Blog Party. You get to pair up with another jewelry designer and trade beads and create a piece of jewelry. You can add your own stuff too. I hope I can keep up with this fascinating group of people. I'll be sharing the beads I'm sent with you. I'll also show you the beads I send to my partner. Then I'll show you the two finished products in the big reveal.

I finally decided to create a necklace for myself. It's all sterling, diamonds, rosaries and shell.  The small pendant on the first chain is made with small diamonds. My husband, Tony, bought it for me. the second chain is actually part of a rosary that was my fathers. the large broach on the third necklace is an antique broach that I've had in my collection for many years. The spoon dog pin on the right side reminds me of the dogs I've owned and loved through the years. I found the large flower pin on the bottom while vacationing with a dear friend. What do you think?

Here are some details of the necklace.  I found this pendant below on a vacation with a dear friend.





This is an antique pin I've had in my collection for a while. The pendant on the first chain is made from small diamonds