Sunday, November 28, 2010

advent at ocean phoenix designs




It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over here...
I've been busy decking the halls and am thoroughly enjoying the beginning of the holiday season...back to being an elf and working on those Christmas orders.

Be sure to visit the shop during our holiday sale, which ends tomorrow at midnight

Saturday, November 27, 2010

luxurious gifts for her on etsy


Our yellow diamond earrings were featured in an Etsy luxury treasury yesterday.

christmas couch shopping


Curl up on the couch and enjoy some easy Christmas shopping.

We have some lovely jewelry designs that we'd love to wrap up and ship for you. Join us for our weekend Holiday Sale!

Friday, November 26, 2010

black friday sale at ocean phoenix designs

Enjoy a 10% discount on our jewelry designs and let us do the wrapping and shipping for you for FREE. Christmas shopping doesn't get much easier than that.

Come and visit us!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Ocean Phoenix Designs Jewelry on Sale Black Friday-Cyber Monday


Black Friday and Cyber Monday mark the busiest shopping days of the year!

Enjoy a 10% discount on all of our jewelry designs from Black Friday (Nov26) to Cyber Monday (Nov29).

Have your purchases tastefully gift wrapped, shipped for FREE and on time for Christmas.

Happy Shopping!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

winter jewelry fashion trends liquorice allsorts inspired


Here's my jewelry accessory tribute to the latest Bassett inspired fashion designs spotted by Vogue UK.

This delicious and fun, hand felted necklace will soon be available in the shop.

holiday sale at ocean phoenix designs on etsy

Don't miss our Black Friday Sale this week on November 26, 2010!

Friday, November 19, 2010

canada post holiday cut offs for free shipping at Ocean Phoenix Designs

To help make your holdiday shopping a breeze this year we have gift certificates for sale and are offering our customers free shipping and handling and gift wrapping with any Ocean Phoenix Designs purchases.

To make sure your gifts arrive in time for Christmas, please take a look at Canada Post 2010 cut off dates.

Please keep in mind that with international shipping, parcels occasionally get held up in customs, for which we unfortunately cannot be held accountable. The earlier you place your orders, the better your chances of receiving them on time.

Happy Shopping!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

2010 cristmas gifts for creatives on etsy



Looking for the perfect gift for a stylish and creative woman, who loves custom designed pieces?

There's a fairly high chance you will both fall in love with our interchangeable sterling silver rings on Etsy. They're sure to satisfy the designer in her without breaking the bank. Choose from a variety of different band and Swarovski crystal colours to create your ideal gift.

The foto above shows our popular change ring with a clear band and a clear crystal. Price: 79 Dollars

Shipping and Handling are free until December 24 and so is our festive gift wrap.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

ocean phoenix designs holiday party rings


I just added some fun and dramatic cocktail and gemstone cluster rings They are this season's hottest accessory.

Enjoy!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

ocean phoenix designs earrings featured in an Etsy treasury


This gorgeous treasury, named "Let's snuggle up!!" makes me look forward to cozy winter evenings by the fire side.

Thanks, Motiv, for featuring our earrings!

turquoise - december birthstone that symbolizes beauty and heals the spirit


Turquoise is another very popular December birthstone (along with blue topaz, lapis lazuli and tanzanite).

This gemstone is said to help make the connection to the spirit worlds by helping to align chakras with subtle bodies and attuning the physical with the spiritual. Turquoise instills inner calm and is a healer of the spirit.

Turquoise symbolizes beauty. In the Middle Ages it was believed that it made women virtuous and loyal. It was also known to protect against harm.

The healing properties of turquoise are said to help in the treatment of throat and lung infections, hyperpepsia and general stomachaches, rheumatism and gout. It is known to alleviate pains and inflammation and has detoxifying properties.

Psychologically it calms overactive thoughts, inspires creativity and heightens intuition.

I have added vibrant blue apatite gemstones to the earrings above as apatite is said to encourage intuition during meditation and helps to overcome problems. In addition to the healing and magical properties found in these stones, the colour and texture combination is simply gorgeous.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

healing properties of topaz, the "happy stone" - november/december birthstones


Topaz is a feast for the eyes that I can delight in over and over again, which is why it's found often in my designs. Topaz comes in an array of rainbow shades. Some of the most common ones are white, yellowish to orange and brownish, pink and blue. Blue inspires artistic inspiration and represents the Divine Mother, more reasons why I love to surround myself and work with it.

But topaz does more than stirring our creative juices and spoiling our eyes with its beauty. Topaz is said to carry some powerful magical and healing properties that lift the wearer's spirits and attract good things into our lives.

Topaz symbolizes joy of life and is called the stone of love and good fortune. Some say that topaz works according to the universal law of attraction and manifestation, meaning that thoughts and attention of desires and outcomes that get directed through a topaz will manifest. Apparently, negative energies cannot survive around the potent and positive emanations of topaz.

In antiquity, topaz was linked to Jupiter and considered a symbol of power and wisdom and often worn by rulers. Perhaps these are some of the reasons the royal crown of England was set with nearly five hundred topazes that came from the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains).

From a healing perspective, topaz is said to stimulate the metabolism, digestion, and the sense of taste. Topaz releases physical tension, stabilizes emotions, increases motivation and confidence and makes one receptive to love from every source.

Now you know why I refer to topaz as the happy stone. The best news is that although topaz is stunningly gorgeous and fit for kings and queens, it's also very affordable. This is because topaz is found all over the globe and it is not considered to be a rare or difficult to mine mineral. So, really, everyone should have a topaz; it's readily available, affordable and just think of all that good energy we could be generating and putting out to the universe if we were all wearing our topaz jewellery :-)

I have some beautiful blue and yellow topaz specimens waiting to be transformed into new designs (yellow topaz and citrines are November birthstones and blue topaz is a December birthstone).If you're thinking of placing custom-orders for Christmas, or December birthday gifts, please place your orders soon. My calendar is filling up. Feel free to have a look at some of our ready made designs in the shop as well.

Friday, November 5, 2010

fur and quartz earrings by Ocean Phoenix Designs


Today's inspiration came from the cold weather and the repeated news I keep reading on jewelry blogs about how statement earrings are an absolute must have this winter. Well, here's an Ocean Phoenix Designs version of winter statement earrings that I'm very fond of:

These luxurious and extravagant earrings are the perfect accessories for sprucing up winter sweaters or adding some glam to formal attire.

Thanks for looking!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

shed antler necklace by ocean phoenix designs


I have finished my first piece of antler jewellery. See it in the shop.

Monday, November 1, 2010

free shipping at ocean phoenix designs

In support of your holiday shopping, all regular shipping and handling fees will be free from November 01 - December 24, 2010.

For expedited shipping and insurance please contact us for a quote.

Visit the shop.

antler bracelet by ocean phoenix designs


Here's the matching bracelet to the necklace I just made. It is absolutely gorgeous and I think I might have a hard time parting with this piece, since it's one of my first.

antler jewellery by ocean phoenix designs


Five months ago, to the day, I wrote about my New York visit at ABC, which inspired me to make some antler jewellery (see June 01, Blog Post).

Thanks to the kind donation made by some friends,and some help with perfect cuts, I was able to experiment with shed white tail antlers this weekend.

I'm still not completely finished, but here is a shot of a work in progress that I am absolutely in love with and will soon have for sale on the website.

I had so much fun working with this natural medium and have placed some orders with hunters who have agreed to gather some shed antlers for me next year.

Deer shed their antlers during January and February each year, so if you know where they roam, you may be lucky to find some.

I have learned that antlers are also a rich source of calcium for other wildlife (ants, mice, coyotes etc)and that they get eaten fairly quickly. So, I will most certainly not start mass producing antler jewellery, but I'm sure the occasional set of antlers won't be missed by the critters and I told the hunters only to collect if they see lots in the fields and bushes.

I'm so lucky to live in a place where I have deer wandering through my garden every day. Maybe this year one will leave me a present as a thanks for being allowed to have family feasts in my flower beds all year round (I very rarely scare them away and get a kick out of their visits for the most part). It would seem like a fair trade to me. I wish I could negotiate with them...I'd even consider planting a few yummy tulips (their favourites) in exchange for some horns :-)