ParksAndOlive Gets OutAndAbout!

Hi folks, this holiday season get up close and personal with ParksAndOlive jewelry!! In Portland, check it out at the awesome VintageVintage PDX! And starting Nov 17th, see my work at Handcrafted for the Holidays @Studios on the Park in Paso Robles, CA. Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Hi everyone. I'm channeling Martha Stewart today, photographing the new Medium Button Ring (81.00) with Martha's favorite peonies. Heck, they're my favorite too.

This month, I'm creating a line of Button Rings for a little shop in downtown Portland. So excited to see how they all turn out!!

But in the meantime, I want to wish all the moms out there a VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Have a great one : )

Water Cast Bubble Ring

How do I love thee, bubble ring? Let me count the ways.

I love how the water cast "bubbles" are completely random and organic.

I love that the 18k gold is recycled from old gold chains.

I love that the forget-me-not flowers are blooming in my garden.

I love creating beautiful objects that are completely unique.

Happy spring, people!!!

Hand Textured Copper Tiny Dish

This was a fun one. I have a ton of heavy copper sheeting just loitering around, and today I decided to do something with it. Novel thought!

This tiny dish-to-put-things-into is about 2.75" by 2.20" and is textured in multiple ways. Hand hammered... check. Push holed... check. Hammered on top of the push holes... check. Dapping blocked... check.

I'll get it up on my site soon, along with a TON of other pieces that have been patiently waiting to be posted. I clearly don't have much time right now, but I clearly, CLEARLY, love working with metals every which way : )

Emerald, baby...

Still knee deep in the organic water cast aesthetic. And now taking it a step further! In addition to some light texturing/metal graffiti on this 18k yellow gold pendant, I've added a natural emerald to create some deep, dramatic color. Art-y!!

For the full deets, check out my Etsy page at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParksAndOlive

(And no, I still haven't had time to set up my Handmade at Amazon page. Truly do need an assistant, stat)!