Two-Tone Heliconia EarringsAugust 2015 14 karat rose gold, 22 karat yellow gold Heliconia isn't a native plant in Hawaii, but it's certainly widespread. These delicate earrings are modeled after one of my favorite cultivars, Heliconia rostrata, which I have an abundance of in my garden. Also known as hanging heliconia or lobster claw because of the shape of the individual bracts, they've always been something I wanted to turn into jewelry. These heliconia earrings have been

A favorite Biblical verse of the Masons is Psalm 133:1

Ethiopian fire opal

as you can see I took the Zhou Dynasty bronze tribute a bit too far in one of them

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The stones are set in these cufflinks in an unusual five-prong setting

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as of this posting the UJC has yet to install the ner tamid in their synagogue space because the global COVID-19 pandemic has indefinitely delayed their dedication ceremony and the congregation (like many others across the world) are currently conducting their services via Zoom

in a pattern that has reminded me since I purchased it of a weeping or downcast eye

heat and life

which got me thinking about runes

" koai‘a is Hawai‘i's other endemic acacia species

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