Michele Purington

I am a self taught jewelry designer. I have been making jewelry for almost 12 years. Having found my "niche" in the art world I am constantly creating. I am proud to work with only the best quality crystal, glass, gem, and metal beads available. My work is done primarily with sterling silver and gold vemeil, but I sometimes use niobium, gold filled or solid copper accents.
I am inspired by the world. I draw inspiration from everything, feelings, music, nature, even the beads themselves.

Tourmaline Goddess Cluster Necklace Project

Tourmaline Goddess Cluster Necklace

This necklace is made of rainbow tourmaline, sterling silver headpins, and sterling silver chain. Each tourmaline bead is strung on a headpin and hung from a link in the chain to form a “y” shaped cascade. I spent a long time collecting the gems for this necklace. The design came to me one day while […]