The Grandiose Tiger Eye Gem Collection

Tiger Eye is a well loved gemstone by many.  Its colors are extremely versatile and the stone itself is very strong and dense.

The vertical luminescent yellow and brown alternating bands that resemble that of a tiger give this Quartz stone the name: Tiger Eye.

I recently put together a Tiger Eye collection called Tigre d’olive. I came across the most beautiful Tiger Eye Gemstones through a friend of my mother’s. This truly grandiose assortment gems consisted of the most extravagant faceted nuggets and colossally lustrous Tiger Eye beads I’ve ever seen!

Being so thrilled to work with them, I instantly began pairing them with beads and baubles. I came up with this Feline Fatal combination that compliments each other greatly.

 

 

The Tigre d’olive line consists of a dynamic combination of Tiger Eye Gems and exquisite Cats Eye beads. I find it interesting that Roman solders used to wear Tiger Eye as protection when in battle believing that it was "all seeing." I suppose this intermingled duo I created would have been sought after by the greatest of kingdoms... :)

The strong and striking Tigre d’olive collection is not for the faint of heart!

Find the full line including Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings my Jewelry Shop on Etsy.

Much♥
Meg

Fabulous in February

The month of February is fabulous with colors of royalty: Amethyst. 

A popular gemstone, Amethyst is a purple hued Quartz mineral.

The unique and intense color of purple has been known to adorn nobility; early monarchs were enthralled with Amethyst due to this.  Since purple dyes were scarce and pricey back in the day, Purple was reserved for those who could afford such luxuries (ie, Royalty).  Naturally occurring Amethyst gems were used to in the crowns, scepters and jewelry of Kings and Queens. 

Here are some of my lovely creations crafted with February's finest:

la Naváa's Passion Collection: now available in my Jewelry Shop on Etsy.

Much♥!
Meg

Announcing February's Contest

For February 2011, la Naváa will be giving away a personalized Initial Gift Box of the winner's choosing!  FREE!

New to la Naváa are these colorful, funky gift boxes in hot pink, white, black and purple.  Each box has a hand-stamped initial in a elegant font and is wrapped in Polka Dotted ribbon.  My Gift Boxes are hand-folded, origami style using 100% recycled paper.

To Win:

• Comment here on la Naváa's Blog
• or on la Naváa's Facebook wall
• indicating your box choice (1, 2 or 3, as seen below)
• and the initial of your preference

Contest closes Feb 28th at 6pm CST.  The winner to be drawn via Random.org.

Once announced, the winner is to privately provide the mailing address as to where the prize should be sent.


Best of luck to everyone who enters!

Much♥
Meg

PS... Check out my new Giving... with♥ Etsy shop to see all me new Gift Boxes and other paper gifts!

Custom Creation :: Hot Chocolate

It's been awhile... too long actually.  It's been about a month since I sat down and wrote to my fellow bloggers.  I have an excuse though, I've been keeping busy!!

Recently, I've been working on custom creations: Baby Showers, Bridal Showers and Weddings... oh my!

My most recent creation is that of one for a shower with a pink and chocolate theme.  It was quite fun working with all the pink satiny ribbon, and scrumptious looking chocolate colored papers.

labchic6, of Etsy, contacted me looking for the perfect favor boxes for her sister's shower.

I hand-looped each bow with a rich pink ribbon, and hand-folded each of the chocolate colored origami style favor boxes. 

I'm pretty pleased with the turnout!  Hopefully labchic6, her sister and their guests will be pleased too!

Love² :: Double the love

Love² :: Double the love, originally uploaded by la Naváa.

New from la Naváa's Giving with ♥ shop:

Note Card & Gift Box sets. This Love Hearts set consists of 8 Hand-folded cards and matching purple envelopes.

"love" is hand-stamped in purple atop lilac purple hearts. The set of cards is packaged within their matching gift box... also handmade.

la Naváa Handmades Paper goods are for giving... with ♥

Just one of many gift sets!

A Valentines Treat

A Valetines Treat, originally uploaded by la Naváa.

• boxes for giving with ♥

Special treat boxes in my new Etsy shop "GivingwithLove" for Valentine's Day.

Ready to be filled with candies or other delectables.

January's Giveaway!

To kick off the new year, la Naváa will be giving away a free pair of earrings... of the winners choice! 

That's right, not just any pair of earrings, but the pair of your choosing.

Here's how it works:

1. Go to la Naváa's Jewelry Shop on Etsy
2. Take a peak at the earrings section
3. Find your favorites
4. Post a comment here or on Facebook indicating your favorite pair!
5. If you have more than one fav, leave another comment.

Winning:

The winning pair of earrings will be drawn randomly on Jan 25th '11.  The winner's name will then be drawn randomly from the pool of people who chose the winning earrings as their favorite.

You'll have multiple chances to win, just remember to leave separate comments for each of your favorite pairs of earrings!


Much ♥ & Good Luck!
Meg
www.lanavaa.com


PS... I will message the winner after the contest for their mailing address.  Again, these are Free earrings, mailed to the winner Free of charge!

Garnet in Season

Something new this year from la Naváa is Birthstone jewelry.

January’s birthstone is the Garnet (Garnet also designated for the 2nd and 6th wedding anniversary). Some believe the word Garnet originated with the Latin granatum malum which means pomegranate. Fitting, huh?

While Garnets can be found in an array of colors, I decided to stay customary with my gem choices for my January Birthstone Line.

To open the line, I continued my Crandipity Collection. In addition to the original Crandipity Drop Necklace featuring cascading Garnet coins, I created a Signature piece. This will be a design style that you will see from la Naváa again in the future with other gems and crystals.

In addition to the Signature Crandipity Necklace, I created a Traditional look consisting of single 10mm wire-wrapped on Sterling Silver Figure Eight chain.

Due to their popularity, I also re-created the Crandipity Drop Earrings:

I’ve created yet another design with Garnet Gems to share with you. The second collection is a combination of January’s Garnet and Valentine’s Day. Red and hearts always seem to look so good together.

The Valentina Necklace, ending with yes, an “A” to add a hint of femininity, was created using hand-cut Garnet Gems in 3-4mm in size. You can see that hand-cut gems are slightly irregular adding a bit of intrigue.
To accompany the Garnet stones, I used beautiful Iceflake Quartz Crystals, appropriate for the winter season I thought.

The open-heart pewter pendant is a-symmetrical in style, which is why I decided to continue the irregular theme by tilting the bead placement; it adds to the dramatic affect this delicate necklace.
Accompanying the Valentina Necklace is Valentina earrings in both Garnet and Iceflake Quartz Crystals. The Garnet style, named for its look, Raspberry, consists of cascading Garnets clusters.

Valentina Ice Earrings have a similar look:

You will soon begin to see my shop populating with these Garnet designs for January.

With next month being February, perhaps a few Amethyst designs will soon follow!

A very happy new year to you!
♥Meg