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Pendants
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PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
Chains are rarely included with pendants in our attempt to keep prices as reasonable as possible. It's safe to assume that if there is a chain in the photograph, it will accompany the pendant! |
Carnelian Featured Item!
 A pretty little pendant: gracefully shaped, tastefully appointed with the three little balls at the bottom, and a lovely color.
Light will shine through the stone if held up, so we placed it upon a tiny plexiglass stand for the photograph.
Price: $100.00
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Racer on Marble Featured Item!
 Not really marble, though that's how I imagine this hunk of jasper. Because Racer was designed around an antique greyhound, a lovely piece of colorfully veined marble would seem a fitting background.
Price: $225.00
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8Ball
 8Ball is our Main Man- er...greyhound. Not only because he's so highly admired, but because his shape accommodates so many different uses. You'll see all three sizes of 8Ball often on our website, and an even tinier version as well - as in earring studs on this page.
The first, and original size is available as a charm, with a spring ring for affixing to your bracelet, and as the one shown here, with a fixed bail set perpendicularly to slide on a chain. He measures .75" from side to side. $35.
The center image of Large sized 8Ball is used on other jewelry pieces but we're no longer stocking as a broach. It can be special ordered for $50.
XL 8Ball is a highly noticeable piece, measuring 1.25" across. You'll see him mounted upon some stunningly large jewels, or all by himself as in this picture with both hidden tubular bail for wearing on a chain or pin for wearing as a broach. It was one of our customers who insisted he have both- an excellent idea, too! $85.
We can special order a 14K Gold version of the original 8Ball. Just ask about current pricing.
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Affordable Assortment
 1. Jasper
2. Moss Agate
3. Abalone
4. Agate
Price: $55.00
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Against the Current
 Betty appears to be Swimming Against The Current on colorful ocean jasper in yet another magnificent piece of art by Michele Foster. Swirly shell and citrine in four different colors are all set in sterling.
Betty's stone measures 2.5" across and the pendant/broach measures 4" overall.
For the greyhound lover unafraid of making a bold statement!
Price: $400.00
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Asian Art
 Is it only my own vivid imagination that makes this agate appear to be an Oriental painting with Brynn racing in front of a snow capped peak, hints of taller hills in the background?
By an unknown artist, this 2" oval is surrounded by a ring of faux opals that glimmer much more brightly than this photograph shows.
Price: $135.00
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Aussie Boulder Opals!
 Every time I go to the San Mateo trade show, I stop to admire this vendor's wares (and eavesdrop on his conversation, so melodic is his dialog!) Trays and trays of natural stones are displayed, each full of gorgeous colors and the task of making choices is daunting.
Click HERE to see individual pieces.
18" Snake chain included with purchase.
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BD: Triple Ambers
 Three choices, all of them good ones!
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Delicate Sterling Mike
 I suppose you could say that Mike is THE classic for Northcoast Greyhounds. He's our earliest design still in circulation, and remains our best selling pendant.
Click on "
Gold & Silver Classics" to re-visit this updated page!
Price: $50.00
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Double The Fun
 Left: Black Lipped Mussel with 8Ball
Center: Charles Albert jasper with Upside-down Max
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Fossilized Peanuts!
 Well, not peanuts, actually, but peanut wood. This stone is so colorful and I look for more whenever I get to shop with Starborne. Maybe in Tucson in February!
Flower Girl is featured.
Price: $125.00
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Framed Greyhound Pendants
 Flower Girl, 8 Ball, and Mike all reside within a similar sized frame measuring 1.375" including the bail. We've gathered these sterling silver designs together here to make it easier to choose among them.
Recognizing that most of you already have a collection of chains, we price most of our items independantly in order to keep prices down. Should you need a chain, however, we've got those, too!
Price: $55.00
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Fresh Delicacies
 Three little turquoises- each with an onyx accent on its bail.
Price: $55.00
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Green Mojave
 Flower Girl graces a brilliant green mojave rectangle with earrings to match!
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Jeweled Bails
 Only the quality silversmiths take the time to add a little jewel to the bail and I'm impressed with that. Maybe you will be, too!
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JH: Brynn Opals
 Both these rectangular opals by Johnson Hui are quality stones and quality constructed, as are all Johnson's products.
Price: $100.00
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JH: Pendant & Hoop Earrings
 New from Johnson Hui
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JL Walsh Metalsmith Collection
 If you've admired the natural and rustic designs seen in Sundance Catalog, as we have, you were undoubtedly admiring the works of JL Walsh Metalsmith. Each pendant has it's own special, handworked chain.
We drooled over so many pieces at the San Francisco show, that it was difficult singling out a small collection we could afford- we're showing you all the pieces we have remaining from those we purchased.
Note: To provide an idea of size, the white bone pendant centered, measusres 1" across.
A: Heavy 16" rectangular link necklace with sterling bezel-set Amazonite pendant with 8Ball.
B: 16", 4mm sterling rolo chain with bezel-set bone slider featuring Brynn.
C: 4mm sterling beads with sterling toggle features bezel-set pearl heart and 8Ball
D: 4mm, 16" rolo chain necklace with green bezel-set river stone slider featuring Brynn.
E: SOLD Tiny 8Ball in bronze, nestles within the double bezels of "Orbit" on 16" handmade rolo chain.
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Larimar Triangle
 Featuring Dave!
Price: $90.00
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MF: WINNER
* Your greyhound won lots of races, or...
* He's a winner because he found a wonderful home, or...
* YOU are the winner because you adopted him/her.
No matter how you interpret it, some greyhound somewhere will benefit because Michele Foster's lovely pendant featuring "Runner" was purchased here. It's a win-win-win situation.
Including our usual 1" map pin for sizing just seemed to reduce the glamor of this extravagant pendant/broach, so here are some measurements:
The rectangular stone has 3-dimensional inclusions in a clear quartz backed with sterling, and measures 2.25" X .875" all by itself.
The entire pendant/broach, including it's curvy shell and citrine adornments, measures 3.5" in height and is 3" wide.
Uniquely stunning.
Price: $375.00
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MF: BIG TQ With Feathery Inlay
 "Stunning" falls short of describing this 2.5" deep turquoise centerpiece with its bold matrix patterns. The 2.5" pendant's feathery edges glisten so brightly with silver and artfully applied abalone and turquoise inlay that it's difficult to tell where one ends and the other begins.
Signed "Libertad", Michele Foster's trademark, this pendant is truly representative of Ms. Foster's professional quality and remarkable creativity. Our Large sized 8Ball feels privileged to share space on such a glamorous jewel!
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MF: Double Jasper Artistry
 I've always said I'm a fan of nice clean geometrics rather than "free-form" shapes. But, then, I was referring to normal flat pendants - Michele Foster's jeweled sculptures are anything but normal!
Ms. Foster's vivid imagination lends entirely new meaning to the term "free-form". Her designs are fearless, with dips and swirls, flat and round surfaces- allowing the natural form of shell or stone to shape the design- sometimes standing components on end!
This piece, 3" from point to point, employs two forms of jasper with our medium sized "Dave" stretched across Ocean Jasper, his back legs sheltered beneath a shell sun-shade.
We just had to show you views from every angle! Whoops- I didn't photograph the back which would show you that this piece has both bail for hanging and pin for wearing as a broach.
Price: $350.00
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MF: Get To The Point....
 Dainty and elegant in size, yet boldly spectacular in design and color. Michele Foster's combinations of lapis, turquoise and spiny oyster are accented by silver strips cast with lumps and bumps to catch the light- they almost look like pave'.
Notice the doubly inlaid bail- it draws my attention every time. Of course each piece is hallmarked with Ms. Foster's initials.
Oops- I forgot the pin for size guidance: the pendant's triangle (not icluding the bail) measures 2", where each earring's triangle measures 1.5".
We'll sell them separately but they really should go together!
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MF: Tiny Onlay
 Similar to the trapezoids shown among other of Michele Foster's pieces, this one is tiny and offers a carnelian decorated bail.
Price: $85.00
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MH: 12
 MOP, faux peridot and Dave
Price: $100.00
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MH: 18
 Pastel abalone tones with amethyst and Mike
Price: $120.00
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MH: 27
 Mike on Black Lipped Mussel with Citrine- Elegant!
Price: $110.00
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MH: 41
 Grace shares this space with an oval cut blue topaz on abalone in pastels of pink and periwinkle.
Price: $75.00
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MH: 47
 Neutral Mother of Pearl colors but with amethyst highlights.
Purchase together or separately.
Earrings have sold, pendant only is available.
Price: $115.00
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Porcelain Mike
 Mike is a perfect fit for this beautifully patterned piece of porcelain jasper, enhanced by a sizable filagreed bail.
Price: $115.00
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Rainbow Mike
 Shiny and colorful, the stripes are metallic and just the right sized background for Mike.
This could make a nice gift, too, for a friend whose greyhound waits at Rainbow Bridge, so we will add it to the Memorial Gift page, too. Send it alone or with our special gift card stating your contribution to Morris- options are shown below.
Price: $60.00
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Three Taureg Pendants
 Interesting Facts: I've been shopping with this woman at the San Francisco trade show for years- her company is called "Made In The Motherland". She explained to me that she personally shops with other vendors at Tucson for stones and then hand carries them to Africa for Taureg artists to use in designing their jewelry.
It's easy to tell in conversation that this woman her heart and soul invested in helping the Taureg tribesmen She knows each of her artists personally and identified their work for me:
Left: Jade by Ahamed Landi
Center: Cameo Agate by Abdourrahanan Sagid
Right: Labradorite by Adam Sagid
Left only. The other two have ben sold.
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Tidepool Treasure
 Delicate, jingly, and fanciful, this necklace was made by Koco Bunny Tell, the local Native American artist who creates the fabulous feather items. The lightweight 22" necklace is of rounds and ovals of abalone, interspersed with amethyst accents.
We added 8Ball, a faux opal starfish by Michele Foster, and a sterling heart- a sentimental trio of treasures to hang against the 2" oval wafer of brilliant abalone.
Price: $150.00
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Trio of Quality Pendants
 Left: Charoite by Starborne
Center: Jasper, Citrine & Onyx by Charles Albert
Right: Jasper by Starborne
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Valuable Assets
 Three pretty little pendants, languishing here on the site, undoubtedly because of their cost- it couldn't be that they lack appeal! Their "associates" have all been sold and we intend to shop with these vendors again in Tucson.
Price: $120.00
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