Some of my Favorite Gemstones – Carnelian

By Diana Kirkpatrick | December 18, 2013

I’m going to do a series on some of my favorite gemstones and I’m beginning  with a long time favorite of mine, Carnelian. Carnelian draws its name from the Latin carneolus – meaning “red stone”.   Like many other gemstones, carnelian derives the rich colors we see – pinks, oranges, and orange-reds – from iron. A…

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December Specials

By Diana Kirkpatrick | November 30, 2013

Lots of jewelry on sale during December in my website store here and also in my Etsy store. Check out all the wonderful gift ideas!   I will be adding some new items during the month, so you’ll need to keep checking back!

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Black Friday Specials & More!

By Diana Kirkpatrick | November 27, 2013

Check out the jewelry listings at www.dianakirkpatrick.com for Black Friday savings on several of my necklaces, pendants, and earrings!  I have some things marked down already and I’ll be adding others on Thanksgiving Day.    The savings will continue through November 30. December Inventory Reduction sale!   I’m planning a whole new batch of featured items…

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Copper Jewelry Designs

By Diana Kirkpatrick | September 21, 2012

Over the summer, I started working on a series of flower designs in copper as prototypes for some planned silver pieces.   However, I think that I like the look of the copper enough to also do a series of designs in copper. My first design was a flower pendant.   I also plan to do a…

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Getting Back to Work

By Diana Kirkpatrick | August 29, 2012

I’ve been surprised at how long it is taking to get everything set up again after our recent move.  We are making progress – I’m working on some flower pieces in copper, trying out some new (to me) techniques and approaches. We have just gotten the photography “studio” put together again and are beginning to…

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