Exquisite Handcrafted Jewelry by Vael Designs

August 14 and 15 – 33rd Annual Cape May Promenade Craft Show!

leeshie — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:29:18 +0000

Come visit us this year at the 33rd Annual Cape May Promenade Craft Show on the boardwalk in Cape May, NJ.

The show will run Saturday August 14th from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday August 15th from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Come see the treasures we have been collecting over the past few months and have made into beautiful jewelry for you to enjoy. Come take a piece of Cape May home with you when you visit Vael Designs at the Craft Show in Cape May!

More Cape May Diamonds Coming!

leeshie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:35:24 +0000

I am so excited about this one – we have combed and combed the Cape May Point beaches over the years and it seems like nice Cape May Diamonds have been very difficult to find. If you found any, they were likely small and its hard to wire wrap when they are so teeny tiny. I have been experimenting over the months and trying to drill these teeny tiny diamonds to string for a bracelet, but I have not had any luck as they are tiny, seem to move around a lot while trying to get a straight hole and drilling them makes them lose their prettiness. I was disappointed that I have almost exhausted my large Cape may diamonds but I found new beaches to comb! These beaches are yielding beautiful examples of Cape May Diamonds and large enough for me to wire wrap and otherwise. I am so excited to get these beauties polished up and ready for the show in Cape May on August 13 – 14th on the Promenade!!!

Check out these pre-polished beauties!

Cape May Stones

August 14 and 15 – 33rd Annual Cape May Promenade Craft Show!

Dinosaur Bone Cabs!

leeshie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:34:09 +0000

We recently got a brand new cabbing machine and we have been hard at work shaping and cutting new stones to set in our Signature Collection. One of the very rare types of stone we got our hands on was dinosaur bone. This material is absolutely beautiful and made some very nice stones that will shortly be available set in pendants. For now, check out these beauties below!

If you would like to reserve one of these stones, please feel free to contact us and we will work with you to make a custom piece!

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New AAA+ Pearl Earrings

leeshie — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:34:01 +0000

Recently we have been lucky enough to get a few strands and loose pearls of extremely high quality. One of the types of freshwater pearls we are able to get are called metallics in which they have a natural metallic luster to them. The quality of the pearls is also AAA+ and nearly round making them exceptionally exquisite at a great price!

AAA+ Metallic Pearl Stud Earrings

Keep an eye out for more new pieces that will incorporate more of these beautiful pearls!

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St. Gregory the Great Craft Show – Hamilton, NJ March 6 9AM-3PM

leeshie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:55:42 +0000

Please come visit us at the St. Gregory the Great Craft Show in Hamilton NJ!

Saturday March 6th, 2010

9AM – 3PM

St. Gregory the Great Parish Community Center

4680 Nottingham Way

Hamilton, NJ 08690

March 20th – Craft Show WW-P High School North

leeshie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:41 +0000

Come see us at the
WW-P High School North PTSA

2010 Spring Craft Fair

Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:30Am to 4:00PM

Over 100 Vendors
Convenient Indoor Location
Free parking
Come out and Enjoy a day of shopping & family fun!

West Windsor Plainsboro High School North
90 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Laguna Lace Agate

leeshie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:39:33 +0000

Today my husband was greeted by the mailman today with a heavy box. When he saw me he asked me what did I order…a box of rocks?? I just shrugged my shoulders because I couldn’t recall what was ordered but he was anxious to open the box up. We opened it up and that is exactly what was in the box…rocks! I few weeks ago I found gorgeous Laguna lace agate rough and placed an order. It arrived today and its absolutely beautiful. My husband is now out in the “workshop” slabbing up a piece of rough that initially looked uninteresting. It ended up having a beautiful purple hue, would almost say the quartz vein looks to be purple. The banding in the stone is beautiful and I cannot wait for him to start cabbing a few pieces so I can make some pieces over the weekend!

New Piece – Montana Agate Pendant

leeshie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:09:07 +0000

We just created a new piece made out of Montana Agate and accented with a smokey quartz faceted stone.

The stone was hand cut from rough and we made it into a free form cabochon that showed off both the dentrites in the stone as well as beautiful banding. I am excited to cut some more of this rough as there are some beautiful banding in this rough that is a gorgeous brown that goes excellent with smokey quartz.

We Have Been Redesigned!

leeshie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:15:43 +0000

We have been hard at work redesigning our site! Check out our new look just in time for the holidays. We are celebrating our new look by offering 10% off your order by using the coupon code: NEWLOOK10 at checkout!

We are continuing to add new designs to our site and just put up some one of a kind Geode Slice Necklaces and added a few more Cape May Stone wire wrapped pendants.

Keep checking back for more new items as the season continues!

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Coprolite and Garnet Pendant

leeshie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +0000

This coprolite pendant has been in the making for quite sometime. The stone itself is a story all by itself. We purchased a bunch of bulk lapidary material months and months ago and it was up to us to identify what eat stone was. So we are going slowly through the rough and picking some of the most interesting and appealing pieces, cutting them to slabs and then trying to identify them. This piece caught our eye because of all the bright and vivid colors present in this stone. The reds, oranges and yellows all seem to swirl around in random patterns within clear agate. It had us perplexed for a bit as its quite unusual pattern for a rock to form. After a bit if research, we realized we were not dealing with just any kind of agate, we were dealing with Coprolite, which is essentially fossilized Dinosaur poo!

This stone was so unique that my husband spent time cutting, shaping and polishing up a cabochon for me to use in a piece of jewelry. I set this piece of dino poo in a fine silver bezel with a sterling silver base. I also accented the piece with an almadine garnet to show off the deep reds seen in the coprolite. The pendant is finished off with a sterling silver snake chain and I just love the way this coprolite pendant came out!!