Summer Vacation

At last!!! Our summer vacation. That's why I didn't write a post last week. I have not been doing jewelry but I am making ceramic beads and pendants. I am just waiting to get them out of the kiln to glaze them. In the meantime we have a few projects at home. Today our solar energy system is been installed. How wonderful! From now on, solar energy is going to produce our electricity!! Next week I will show you some pictures. Another project is our organic home garden. We have bananas (plane trees), avocado, mango, guanabana (soursop tree), batatas (sweet potato), ñame, spinach and recao (cilantro). During the next two weeks my husband, my son and I will be preparing the soil to sow some seeds of carrot, tomatoe, eggplant and pepper (some pictures next week too, I promise!).

Any way, I don't have new jewelry but I want to show you two pendants that my son brought from Egypt. The first one is a sterling silver pendant with his name written in hieroglyphic in 18k gold. The second one is a silver scarab pendant with lapis lazuli, turquoise and cornaline that I am planning to use in a necklace. The scarab is a very important symbol in the Egyptian culture. Read more here. With the pendants you can see a Greek Owl and a Turkish (from Istanbul) coffee cup, both from my son's study trip.


This is an authentic papyrus roll of a wind scarab hand made specially for my son Rauili with his name written in hieroglyphic.

New Pendants

Finally!.. My son arrived from his study trip to Europe, Africa and Asia (with a super nice sun tan). Here he is with professor Ana Georas at the airport. We missed him so much but we know he learned a lot and that all these experiences are part of his education and a way to fulfill his overall culture. Rauli brought so many artcrafts and lovely presents! I'm taking advantage of all these beautiful objects to display some of my new creations.

Against this Egyptian pipe are three ceramic heart pendants that I made last week. I still need more practice and to gain more experience specially with glazes and I need to get used to work with clay. This one is natural earthclay that comes from our Mother Earth. I didn't use molds, I shaped them with my hands and only used some rubber stamps. The more I practice, the more I like it. In following posts I will be showing more lovely objects and more ceramic jewelry.

Paella... Olé

I don't know why this necklace reminds me the Spanish dish paella. Maybe because it has a variety of colors and charms or maybe because Rauli is today in Madrid and when he called he told me he was eating a paella in a restaurant at Plaza Mayor. The necklace (or the paella?) is all handmade. I used copper wire for the chain and the clasp, both hadmade using more than 70 jump rings. For the charms I used cloisoné, crystals, ceramic, red coral, and pewter. It is very colorful, and instead of chicken and seafood it has butterflies, and an owl!

My first ceramic pendants!

Oh wow! Here they are... My first ceramic pendants. They came right out of the kiln last Friday. They have been fired twice. I am just learning this new art and for me it is fascinating. I hope you like them too.

I made some hearts and some butterflies. I glazed them with different colors. The colors are a big surprise. They look quite different from the colors I gave them originally. But, I like them any way.

My son Rauli arrived today at Athen (Greece). He is having a wonderful time. I'm dying to see him again and to see all the photos that he is taking from all these incredible places.

A birthday party and a ceramic necklace... A Celebration!

The other day we celebrated Isabelle's birthday. Isabelle is my beautiful goddaughter. In the first photo is Isabelle with her mother Mónica Liévano (Mónica is my niece) and in the other photo is Isabelle with Mónica, sister Emma Beatrice, cousin Alejandro and his mother Milliet, and uncle Eduardo Liévano. We had a big party and all the family children were there celebrating with Isabelle.

Celebration!!!

I have other two photos of my latest design, a necklace using semiprecious stones like red Agata and Serpentine, and ceramic beads. Four of the ceramic beads in this necklace are my creation. Two 14mm rondelles (one violet and the other is peach), and two 8mm rondelles (both turquoise blue and yellow). They make a perfect combination with the other beads. I am celebrating my ceramic beads! I used hemp cord to string the beads since it is strong, stylish and eco-friendly. The closure is handmade in silver wire.

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Recientemente celebramos los tres años de mi bella ahijada Isabelle. Aquí la vemos con su mamá Mónica Liévano (Mónica es mi sobrina). En la siguiente foto está con su hermanita Emma Beatrice, su primo Alejandro y su mamá Milliet y su tío Eduardo Liévano. Tuvimos una gran fiesta y celebración con todos los niños y niñas de la familia.

En las próximas dos fotos les muestro mi último diseño. Un collar con piedras semipreciosas y beads de cerámica. Cuatro de esos beads son de mi última creación; dos de 14mm en violeta y peach y dos de 8mm en azul turquesa y amarillo. Estos hacen una combinación perfecta con las piedras y beads. Utilicé cordón en hemp para amarralas ya que es fuerte, elegante y eco-amigable. La cerradura está hecha a mano con alambre de plata.

Ceramic Heart and a lovely tree and son...

Here I have one of the ceramic heart pendants that I made, hanging in a beautiful necklace. The necklace has fluorite, ceramic, aventurine, and glass beads. All the beads are hand wrapped using sterling silver wire. My intention with this necklace is to transmit a positive and peaceful energy like the one that is receiving my son, Luis Raúl Albaladejo when he embraces this tree at the Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas, PR. Visit the garden and feel the joy of being in a natural and peaceful retreat. Wear meaningful jewelry and jewelry made with intense love, creativity, and with connection with nature.
Aquí unos de mis pendants de corazón hecho en cerámica y colgando de un lindo collar. Este collar está hecho con cuentas en fluorita, cerámica, venturina y cristal, amarradas con alambre de plata esterlina. Diseñé este collar con la intención de transmitir energía positiva y de paz como la que recibe mi hijo Luis Raúl Albaladejo cuando abraza este árbol del Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas, PR. Visita el jardín para que sientas la alegría de estar en un lugar natural y de mucha paz. Siempre usa joyería con sentido, joyería hecha con un amor intenso, creatividad y en conección con la naturaleza.

Colorful and unique...

I want to share with you my latest creations. Using a variety of materials like lampwork glass, cloisoné, serpentine ( the stone used by our Taínos to make jewelry), czech glass and porcelain beads this necklaces evoke nature and our tropical Island. The wire I used is 16 ga. bronze wire. I'm trying to use less sterling silver because it is too expensive now and bronze wire is very sturdy and beautiful. You will see them soon in my new store. Today I received a call saying that my ceramic beads and pendants are ready. I'm going to pick them up to glaze them and put them again in the kiln for a second firing. As soon as I have them ready I will show them to you.

Estas son mis últimas creaciones hechas con lampwork glass, serpentina (la piedra usada por los Taínos para su joyería), porcelana, cristal checo y cloisoné. Estos collares evocan la naturaleza y nuestra Isla tropical. El alambre usado es bronce de 16 ga. Estoy usando más el bronce debido a que la plata está muy cara y el bronce es muy fuerte y bonito. Pronto los verán en mi nueva tienda. Hoy recibí una llamada avisándome que mis piezas en cerámica ya están listas. Las buscaré hoy para pintarlas y barnizarlas y ponerlas nuevamente a quemar. En cuento las tenga listas se las mostraré.