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Hello... Old married lady, off-grid desert dweller, child-free, tree-hugging pagan, jewelry artisan, vegan. www.elksongjewelry.com
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Finished up this custom set today...Blue Lotus dragon necklace & dragon tail earrings. On their way to Canada tomorrow! #handmadejewelry #customjewelry #wirewrapdragon

Golly, I'm happy with how this piece turned out! Sterling & lapis Blue Lotus dragon focal, created for a custom order. Now, I need to set it on a necklace & make "dragon tail" earrings to go with. For a lovely customer in Canada, no less! ☺️ #wirewrapdragon #customjewelry #artjewelrydesigns

Newly available on my website...aqua nautilus Queen of the Sea earrings! I developed this design a couple years ago & still enjoy creating them so much! #wirewrapearrings #handmadejewelry #copperjewelry #nautilusearrings elksongjewelry.com/products/que...

I'm sure this goes against the social media grain, but...I follow what I like. So, thanks to anyone who's followed me, but if it's just for a follow back, don't bother. I follow what I'm interested in, not just regurgitated political posts. ☺️

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By the light of a Silvery Moon...freshwater coin pearls, white gemstone & sterling wire wrap in these elegant earrings! #handmadejewelry #pearlearrings #wirewrapjewelry elksongjewelry.com/products/sil...

Well, have finished nup my first gig of the year...I was full of dread, figured with all the crap going on right now, no one would be coming out to events & spending money on something as non-essential as jewelry. Very thankful I was wrong! #eventsintucson #artshows #arizonaspringfestivals

In an increasingly hot, dry, crusty desert, nothing brings more joy, more sheer optimism & sense of hope than green sprouts & buds! Tiny now, insignificant...but so much potential! #desertgarden #homegardening #selfsufficiency

For some reason, I seem to be creating pieces lately with "rose" energy...all available on my website! #handmadejewelry #artisanjewelry #wrapbracelet

One of the pleasures of off grid living is being able to interact with the critters in our environment. Well, most of them, anyway...honey bees (invasive), range cattle (invasive), voles & kissing bugs are on my shit list. But this guy? Beautiful little desert fox... #desertwildlife #offgridlife

Had no idea if this wrap design would turn out or no, but I'm pretty pleased! An ammonite fossil in copper wire wrap set on an abstract strung bead necklace with a mermaid-y mix of gemstone, shell, pearl, copper & silver beads. #handmadejewelry #wirewrap #nautilusnecklace

Oh, what I wouldn't give for a stormy, rainy day...something that looked like the colors in this Fly Through the Storm wrap bracelet/necklace! With amazonite dagger tab & silver hummingbird earrings... #artisanjewelry #gemstonejewelry

Well, this garden ain't gonna clean itself! Today's been such a depressing day, all the shit going on in the world just feels suffocating...debilitating... All I can do is try to clear away the old to make room for the new. #gardening #springcleaning #tryingtocope

One of things romanticized YouTube channels about living off grid don't much talk about...when you live miles in, on unmaintained dirt roads you have two options; pay for someone to come work your roads with machines if you have the money. Or do it yourself. We don't have the money, so...

A new wrap design I developed recently...this pair combines sterling wrap with icy cool colored gemstone... elksongjewelry.com/products/mou... #wirewrapearrings #greengemstone #handmadejewelry

This boho-dainty necklace of copper wire wrap, Jave glass & turquoise & it's earrings to go with are freshly listed on my website....Little Wing & Spring Sky! #handmadejewelry #dragonflyearrings #copperandturquoise

Well, after nearly 25 years, pulling the plug on Netflix. I can't, I won't keep accommodating the greed of these streaming services. I love their terminology..."we're contacting you with a pricing update". Netflix, you think I'm better with my subscription being "updated" than being "increased"???

Longing for spring greenery? Here's a wrap bracelet/necklace & earring set that will see you through 'til spring! ☺️ Copper & green gemstone & tree and bird charms...available on my website. #gemstonejewelry #boholuxejewelry #handmadejewelry

As cool & calm as a moonlit sea, Oceana earrings with diamond shaped freshwater pearl, green moonstone, aquamarine & amazonite...oxidized copper wire wrap...handmade sterling ear wires. Available on my website! ☺️ #handmadejewelry #wirewrapearrings #artisanjewelry

As disturbing as this is, it's more distressing to actually find myself wondering when it will happen here.... apnews.com/article/paki...

This week's comic: Your New Order Has Arrived

Another pair of earrings that would be awesome with the Purple Crush wrap bracelet I shared...purple lepidolite tabs, star cut garnet beads, golden brass wire wrap... #gemstoneearrings #handmadejewelry #artisanearrings

Created these abstract heart earrings to go with the triple wrap bracelet I shared recently. Golden brass wire wrap, amethyst & garnet. #artisanjewelry #wirewrapearrings #handmadejewelry

Working on new pieces for my first of 2025 event! Have been an artisan vendor at this fun event for 10 or 12 years now! 😄 www.facebook.com/RodeoDaysArt...

My mental image every time I hear something about Musk & Trump together....

A brand new listing on my website, one of my asymmetrical, strung bead triple wrap bracelet or necklace designs! This one features lots of rich, sparkly amethyst, garnet & gold and brass beads...

No matter how effed up things seem right now, I resist the sense of existential dread & focus on beauty. Both what I can create & what Nature shows me. My little off grid homestead at twilight... #offgridlife #deserttwilight

I absolutely love this stone tab shape for earrings! So elegant, sort of deco, sort of Elvish....amazonite daggers, silver hummingbirds, faceted iolite & sterling wire wrap! #handmadejewelry #artisanjewelry #stonetabearrings #Elvishearrings

A month or so ago, I had a custom earring request...came up with a wrap design that I've really enjoyed playing with since then! Newest pair; copper wrap, carnelian goldstone & golden hematite...January Embers. #handmadejewelry #artjewelry #wirewrapearrings

I was super pleased with how these Dragon Tail earrings turned out...and, as they're on their way to Canada, I get to create another pair! Not the same, of course, everything I do is a one of a kind! #handmadejewelry #wirewrapping #gemstonejewelry

Cooking is really a source of entertainment for us...we are very into Indian cooking. This was a recent dinner; toor dahl stew over basmati rice & samosas with mint chutney.

Desert life...one of our desert neighbors, Cody the coati. He started showing up here last spring, is definitely in better shape for regular meals now.

Creativity is so much who I am. I have to share what I create... that's that. This piece sprang from my mind almost immediately, after a hike through the desert washes, looking for firewood. Inspired by the massive, mystical old mesquites that root deep along the wash beds.... Desert Wander.

Okay, so...my very first post. A thing from my impossible bucket list...a trip to Cappadocia, Turkey. To touch the magical faery rock dwellings & drink Cappadocia wine.