December 4, 2008 – 3:36 pm
Today the branches outside our studio door are heavy with snow. These are the same twigs that have been the inspiration behind a number of our designs, the latest is this "split twig" with marquise shaped stones nestled into the split.
Sunstone $1,425 Peridot $1,475 Sapphire $995
December 1, 2008 – 5:20 pm
Icy green tourmalines set in 14K & 18K gold.
These tourmalines are natural and come
from Afghanistan.
2.26ct tourmaline ring $3,925 #9737
6.02ct tourmaline pendant $5,125 #9702
7.25tcw tourmaline earrings $5,325 #9700
November 21, 2008 – 11:59 am
These collector-quality fossilized pine cones are from Cerro Cuadrado in Patagonia, Argentina. These were dug and exported prior to the Argentinean law forbidding this. These are Jurassic cones, which mean that they are about 150 million years old. The genus of the pine cone is Araucaria mirabilis. Many of our fossilized pine cones, featured in these designs, were purchased from Frank Daniels, a major collector, photographer and author of two exhaustive books on fossilized cones and woods. Find more information on his website https://www.westerncoloradopublishing.com/
Paired with Oregon Sunstone, these ancient pine cones are set in 14K gold with an 18K bezel & pine needle accents. These pieces may be worn as a pin or a pendant.
fossil branch and pine cones
November 18, 2008 – 2:53 pm
Oregon Sunstone is one of the more handsome gemstones that
are mined in this country. Colors range from a delicate peach to
a fiery red-sometimes with green mixed in. What set’s these
Oregon sunstones apart from sunstones found elsewhere are
the copper crystal inclusions that give it its unique color variances.
We purchase many of our sunstones from our friends Judy and Jolene,
who mine their uncle’s claim in the high desert of southern Oregon. Their
little caterpillar tractor pushes the earth into “push piles” and then a backhoe is
used to pick up the earth and transfers it to a hopper where it is taken
by a belt to a double shaker screen to sort the stones. After they have
worked an area it is graded back to restore the desert.
Sunstone ring: 5.47ct oval set in 18K, $2,195
Sunstone pin/pendant: 1.64ct pear shaped sunstone with petrified
pinecone set in 18K & 22K with pine needle accents, $1,775
Necklace of smooth sunstone shards 19 ½” long with 14K clasp, $3,200.
November 10, 2008 – 6:02 pm
As radiant as a Lake Michigan sunset these Mandarin orange garnets are a brilliant addition to any one's collection.
10.58ct Mandarin Garnet ring in 18K gold: $10,195
Mandarin garnet pendant strung with faceted Mandarin garnet, peridot and tanzanite beads with 14K clasp, necklace is 17" long: $795 (pictured right)
Faceted Mandarin garnet beads with a free form Mandarin garnet center beads, necklace is 19.75" long with a 14K clasp: $1,550. (pictured left)
October 8, 2008 – 1:03 pm
Our spiders are as beautiful as Charlotte!
Spider carved in abalone, pendant $695 14K
Spider carved in shale ammonite fossil, pendant $995 14K
October 2, 2008 – 12:04 pm
This morning as the wind whipped and the rain poured down, hundreds of people gathered under the tent erected at the base of the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb for the First Day of Issue ceremony put on by the USPS.
10th in a series of the 2008 Nature of America Issuance these stamps depict the flora and fauna of our area.
A special cancellation post mark has been designed for the Glen Arbor post office that is only available until Nov. 4th, 2008. This special post mark was inspired by a photograph taken by Mike Buhler (from Leelanau Roasting Company) of his nephew running down the dunes.
We are so excited about this honor to our community that we are designating 500 of our personnel Becky Thatcher Design postcards, attaching one of these beautiful new stamps to each and having them cancelled here in Glen Arbor with the limited time postmark.
If you are interested in receiving one of these postcards email us your address to sales@beckythatcherdesigns.com or call us at 231-334-3826 and we will mail one to you.
On Friday July 18th from 5-9pm our Becky Thatcher Designs Annex Gallery will be participating in the Leland "Summer Twilight Art Walk". Meet with artists Melanie Parke and Richard Kooyman and see their gorgeous paintings. There will be 11 other art galleries open for your enjoyment as well, which should make for an exciting and entertaining evening. Hope to see you there. We are located at 301 S. Main Street.
