July Birthstone – Ruby Red Gemstone Here we are right smack in the middle of summer! It’s July and half of the year is gone. Nevertheless, exciting times are upon us! As the season changes we will soon be thinking about gift giving ideas.   Since we’re in July, we will focus on birthdays for now. However, this information is useful for most gift giving occasions. That being said, let’s dive into July’s birthstone. The birthstone for the month of July is ruby. The ruby is a semi-precious stone and is revered for it’s gorgeous blood-red color. It is one of

Custom Jewelry Order – Behind The Scenes 6 Part Video Series Have you ever wondered what’s needed to place a custom jewelry order, and what goes on behind the scenes? Ever wondered why someone would want to place a custom order in the first place when they can easily go to the store and buy jewelry that’s already made, and inexpensive? These are some of the questions that will be answered in this Custom Jewelry Order, 6 part series. I will share my thought process and the decisions I made based on what my client wanted. You will also learn

Behind The Scenes With Jackie Cleveland While behind the scenes with Jackie Cleveland, you can get a real sense of her processes. She’s moved by bringing beauty into the world and expresses her vision through various mediums such as oil painting on canvas, and handmade mixed media art cards. Jackie’s a master at color and explains her signature use of the palette knife in her paintings. This is one of the ways she brings vibrant colors to life with texture. The emotion and movement in her work make it’s viewer literally want to touch what is seen.  Jackie’s love for color and creativity lend

Can you repair jewelry? Oh my goodness! I get asked this question all the time. It happens all too often when someone finds out that I make jewelry. The first thing that comes out of their mouth is, “ So, I have this ring,” and I’m thinking to myself, “oh no! Here it comes!…” and they say, “It’s too small and I want to wear it on this finger. Can you size it for me?” This is such a popular question so I’d like to clear up this misunderstanding straight away. Repairing jewelry is a whole other ball game compared to

Crazy things you can do in Ireland Have you ever felt so deeply about something in your life that you just couldn’t ignore it? A calling that the more you put off, the louder it got? That’s pretty much my experience to a tee. You see, I have a passion for working with my hands and learned that I love swinging a hammer. Sounds crazy, right? Well, not totally crazy. Before I started creating jewelry, I took a silversmithing workshop in Ireland. In that workshop, I learned how to use a hammer to hammer out simple shapes from copper sheet.

Tree bark inspiration Celtic knot Inspiration Venice Inspiration Nature inspiration Old World Inspiration Passion from around the world Personal connection and originality In the studio carving silver Jewelry Ideal for stylish women that want personal connection Santellano Signature Jewelry Collection On my travels, I was walking down some old streets in Europe and couldn’t help but feel so much inspiration! I’m there in a place I’d never heard of until now and staring at some old structures. All I could do was stand there and imagine their stories. It was as if I could see cycles of life’s ups and