To build my website business and try to meet the expectations of online customers, I set aside a portion of every allotment of limited and unique Trollbeads items for website only sale. These items of course can be very limited in quantity, so please call quickly when new limited items are released and I will […]
Assorted Glass Collection of Trollbeads are truly unique!
I will be slowly adding pictures of my Assorted Glass Trollbeads as the days go by. They are not easy to photograph! I will have a new group titled Assorted Glass and it will be inclusive of my ‘Unique’ Trollbeads. These were once called OOAK (one of a kind), but there are more than one […]
Angie Olami’s 2000 year old Roman Glass jewelry
The breathtaking shards of glass Angie Olami uses in her jewelry date from 100 BCE to 300 CE. They were unearthed in Israel by archaeologists sifting through the fallen pillars and once magnificent cities of the Roman Empire. And how do the colors form? The layers of iridescent colors have evolved gradually over the centuries […]
2009 Trollbeads Limited Edition Summer Butterfly
Summer Butterfly for 2009 – This gorgeous new Trollbead is mounted with a new glass bead reflecting the colors of the rainbow, made from the same special glass as The Eye of Aphrodite ring. I like to call it “The Wings of Aphrodite”. This was a limited edition and there were only a few available to […]
Horses in History at Santa Fe Trail Jewelry
I carry a collection of sterling horse pins that are inspired by historical images of horses throughout the ages. From the walls of Lascaux in France dating back 18,000 bc to the Tang Dynasty (618-960 ad) to 19th century Ledger Book drawings, these horses are sure to captivate the horse lover. Go to Gallery and Shop, […]
Rebecca McNerney is a long time favorite here!
Santa Fe Trail Jewelry has been proud to offer the versatile designs of Rebecca McNerney for over 6 years. Rebecca’s designs combine sterling silver beads & clasps with freshwater pearls. She also makes sterling silver slides, stackable sterling silver rings, sterling silver charms and hand made sterling chains. The sterling silver elements are all designed […]
Shelly Birch – New Artist for Santa Fe Trail Jewelry
May 2009 brought a new artist to the store. I am always hunting for new and inspiring work for my customers. I invited Shelly to come in and show me her collection titled “Stone” and I had no trouble picking 30 one-of-a-kind pieces. I sold 6 pieces in the first few days! She has designed and created […]
Peoples Bead
The People’s Bead 2009 was a huge success! I got on the site www.peoplesbead.com and voted for my favorite bead. The deadline for voting on the top ten beads is June 15th. Winner will be announced August 14th. The two I liked the most are shown at the left. I entered a bead before the […]
Darlene Armstrong
Darlene Armstrong is a self taught metalsmith with most of her informal training coming out of Adult Education Beginning and Intermediate Jewelry classes she attended in 1988 and 1989, as well as a semester of casting and other metal-smithing skills at Front Range Community College, Denver, Colorado in 1998. She has spent 20 years diligently […]
Sharon Schaffner
Sharon Schaffner has been designing jewelry for 30 years and has been recognized in local, national and international shows and galleries. Her current work is titled “Faces” and reveals her fascination with different cultures and unique stones. She has traveled extensively, has worked with other cultures and is a teacher in metal and jewelry design. […]
