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Wired
Above E062A Argentium silver wire squiggles with grey Czech crystal drops. Argentium silver ear wires. 2 inches long. Retail $78 Right E062B Gold plated wire squiggles with turquoise leaf drops. Gold plated ear wires. 2 1/4 inches long. Retail $60
Right, top N201A Blue chalcedony and pink and clear quartz nuggets with hanging chains pendant, hand wire wrapped with gold plated wire on a gold plated chain. Lobster claw clasp. 18 inches with a 3 inch pendant. Retail $82 Far right, top N201C Amethyst, blue chalcedony and clear quartz nuggets with Swarovski rhinestone chain pendant, hand wrapped with gold plated wire on a gold plated chain. Gold plated lobster claw clasp. 20 inches with a 3 inch pendant. Retail $136
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Right, bottom N230A Red coral, magnesite, jasper, rose quartz and pink coral pendant, hand wire wrapped with gold plated wire on a gold plated chain with Swarovski pearl accents. Gold plated lobster claw clasp. 191/2 - 20 1/2 inches adjustable with a 2 inch pendant. Retail $92 Far right, bottom N201B Salmon colored coral, magnesite, citrine, etched quartz, and carnelian with hanging chains pendant, hand wire wrapped with gold plated wire on a gold plated chain. Gold plated lobster claw clasp. 21 inches with a 3 1/2 inch pendant. Retail $92
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Left, above E255D Pyrite, blue coral, clear quartz, obsidian, and wood with a Swarovski crystal pearl chain accent and hand wrapped with gold plated wire. Gold plated ear wires. 2 1/8 inches long. Retail $78 Left, below E255B White freshwater pearls, carnelian, tiger eye, white coral, and clear quartz with a Swarovski rhinestone chain accent and hand wire wrapped gold plated wire. Gold plated ear wires. 2 1/2 inches long. Retail $94 Above E106D Freshwater pearl, magnesite, amethyst, red coral and Swarovski crystal and hand wire wrapped with gold plated wire on a gold plated hoop earring. Gold plated ear wires. 1 3/4 inches long. Retail $78 Above right E137 Oxidized sterling silver discs with a white freshwater pearl in a nest of hand wire wrapped gold-filled wire. Gold-filled ear wires. 1 inch long. Retail $125
Opposite: E253A Gold plated discs textured with Japanese paper with faceted smoky quartz teardrops and white freshwater pearl accents. 2 1/4 inches long. Retail $100 Left, above: E136A Argentium silver discs with a bezel set moonstone. 1 inch long. Retail $104
Well–Rounded
Left, below: E253B Gold plated discs textured with Japanese paper with light green, speckled prehnite drops and amethyst nugget accents. 2 1/4 inches long. Retail $96 E253C Gold plated discs textured with Japanese paper with three yellow freshwater pearl dangles. 2 1/4 inches long. Retail $94
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Chained
N231A Square smoky quartz beads with accent beads of pink opal and white coral on a gold plated double chain. Gold plated lobster claw clasp. 18 inches shorter chain. Retail $184
N231B Crysophrase slices with accent beads of white freshwater pearls, smoky quartz chips and citrine nuggets on a gold plated chain. Gold plated hook clasp. 18 inches shorter chain. Retail $214
Above and on following page: N146A Brown / black agate slices with accent beads of brown and white freshwater pearls, blue magnasitie chips, and amethyst nuggets on a gold plated chain. Gold plated hook clasp. 17 inches long chain. Retail $264 11
Charmed
N066A Shades of light blue Czech crystal and Swarovski pearls with beads and charms on a goldplated chain. Gold plated toggle clasp. 16 1/2 - 17 inches adjustable. Each necklace has a one of a kind combination of beads and charms. Retail $144
N066B Shades of purple Czech crystal and Swarovki pearls with beads and charms on a gold plated chain. Gold plated toggle clasp. 16 1/2 - 17 inches adjustable. Each necklace has a one of a kind combination of beads and charms. Retail $144
N066C Shades of bright blue Czech crystal and Swarovki pearls with beads and charms on a gold plated chain. Gold plated toggle clasp. 16 1/2 - 17 inches adjustable. Each necklace has a one of a kind combination of beads and charms. Retail $144
N066D Shades of copper crystal and Swarovki pearls with beads and charms on a copper chain. Copper toggle clasp. 16 1/2 - 17 inches adjustable. Each necklace has a one of a kind combination of beads and charms. Retail $134
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B013 Brass chain laden with beads and charms that vary with each bracelet. Brass toggle clasp. Fits an average wrist. Can be made smaller or larger. Retail $164
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I am mesmerized by colors, shapes and textures. My mission is to combine these elements into stunning, bold pieces of jewelry for the woman who want to be noticed. If you love stylish clothes but wear them as a backdrop for gorgeous, bold, signature accessories, my work will resonate with you. At heart, I am a fashionista. As a child, I spent my days gazing into a makeshift armoire, organizing my dresses and day-dreaming of beautiful outfits. My Saturday shopping expetitions and visits to museums with my mother in downtown Philadelphia became a means of exploring the world of art and design. (It was the era of elevator operators with white gloves, wooden escalators and no cost shipping of all the parcels you couldn’t carry sent to your home the next day by UPS!)
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Catch up with the latest from Nina Forrest, Jewelry for a Colorful Life on: www.facebook.com/ninaforrestjewelry www.pinterest.com/ninaforrest www.twitter.com/ninaforrest
I'm inspired by everything from an Armani dress to a Matisse painting to the humble paper clip. When my husband Jeff and I moved to Albuquerque in 1998, I discovered an exquisite blend of artistic culture, beauty and diversity. And the sweeping vistas, New Mexico sunsets and Santa Fe art became another wellspring of design inspiration for me. After years of being a passionate crafter - sewing, knitting, painting and dying textiles - my jewelry design journey began one day in 2005 while visiting a local bead shop. I spotted some simple necklaces: silk cords strung with crystal beads. Taken by their easy elegance, I picked up a few supplies, starting stringing my own necklaces, and was soon swept up in a creative whirlwind that took me from metal smithing to wire wrapping to enameling. Like a stylish mad scientist, my curiosity and boldness ignited a love for design experiments. I wrapped wire willy-nilly around stones. I hammered into metal surfaces and created one-of-a-kind textures. I fused gold on silver, a Japanese technique I taught myself, known as keum boo. Combining the unusual with the unexpected became my passion: wood with jade, rhinestones with recycled glass, shells with smoky quartz. And with each day, as the sun rises over the New Mexico mountains, I continue to find inspiration and create new one-of-a-kind designfor women like myself, who want to journey through life boldly and colorfully.
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