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Recycled Treasures

Becky Thatcher Designs — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:54:45 +0000

Discarded items can be redesigned, re-thought and transformed into eclectic, wearable art.
An old well loved lunch box is now an attention getting bracelet top. An old souvenir plate featuring Michigan landmarks is a now a pendant. Slice up a billiard ball and you have the makings for a pair of earrings. A broken shard from a Cola bottle is paired with diamonds and makes a beautiful pendant. A piece of slag from the remains of an iron ore processing plant…The possibilities are endless.

Michigan pendant $175 Leland Blue bracelet top$950

Bracelet base $800 Snoopy bracelet top $895

Billiard ball slice earrings 14K $150

Silver earrings with Ancient Roman glass beads $75

Stocking Stuffers

Becky Thatcher Designs — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:17:56 +0000

Are you still searching for that perfect gift? We have a large selection of beautiful jewelry, in all price ranges.
Freshwater pearl necklace $325
Apatite, turquoise, amethyst & 14K earrings $250
14K pine cone earrings $525

Discover & Share Coral

Becky Thatcher Designs — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:16:35 +0000

Coral will be the subject of a Tuesday tea-in-the-garden talk this summer, tentatively scheduled for June 26th, and I (David) will share here just a bit of the insights that I have been gathering. I was relieved to learn that the red and pink coral used in jewelry does not come from coral reefs like the Florida Keys, which are so environmentally sensitive that we are instructed not to touch them. A major source of red coral is deep water reefs off the coasts of Italy. Harvesting, exporting and importing of coral are carefully controlled, but there is concern that the long-term supply of coral may be dwindling. However, one Sicilian coral bank is divided into ten sections, one of which is harvested each year and at the end of the decade the first bank yeilds full-sized stock.

Our website features a coral bracelet top and several necklaces with coral. We have more in the shops and will have lots more for the tea talk.

Click for details, ordering and larger photo of the Coral Brooch

Skipping Stone Necklace

Becky Thatcher Designs — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:26:38 +0000

Have you ever walked along Lake Michigan beaches looking for that special flat stone? It's just large enough to fit in the curve of your finger, before slinging it across the waves…..4, 5, 6 and still counting. Keep a few always at your fingertips with Becky's Skipping Stone Necklaces made with either Freshwater Pearls or Leopard Agates and accented with Beachstone center beads…nice and flat, of course.

Click for Skipping Stone Pearl Necklace details, ordering and larger photo

Click for Skipping Stone Leopard Agate Necklace details, ordering and larger photo

Discover & Share Peridot

Becky Thatcher Designs — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:06:54 +0000

Peridot rivals the green of new ferns in the northern forests. Peridot has been put in jewelry for more than 3,500 years; earliest record by the ancient Egyptians. The birthstone for August, Peridot is also the suggested gemstone gift for the sixteenth wedding anniversary.

Becky is featuring Peridot (on our website front page) in a bracelet top and in a spring green necklace, hand-knotted in French silk. Call or email, we will be happy to help you.

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Beachstone Link Bracelet

Becky Thatcher Designs — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:24:41 +0000

Cushion cut Lake Michigan Beachstones set in a sterling silver link bracelet with toggle clasp.

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