Jill MacCorkle Designs

Happy 2010! A little of what I’ve been up to…

Wow, time flies, especially at the end of the year when the holidays just seem to come one on top of another. Happy New Year to the world!

Fall was a bit of a blur for me, with a major project (still under wraps so as not to spoil any surprises) taking up a large part [...]

Coming soon to Jill MacCorkle Designs

 

The Secret Garden necklace: freshwater pearls, Hill Tribe silver, and rubies.

 

Sliced agate geode pendant, hand-wrapped with leather and sterling wire and hung on a sterling chain.

 

The Frances necklace: a gorgeous freshwater pearl capped with multi-colored tourmaline rondelles.

 

Untitled necklace: included quartz focal with andalusite rondelles and sterling silver.

So many pieces, so little [...]

Spring Blossom series sneak peek

If you aren’t from Seattle, you might think the rain here is a negative — all those gray days and drizzle have given us quite a reputation (and a huge coffee habit). But come spring, we reap the benefits in the form of gloriously lush green gardens from which burst forth the most amazing colorful [...]

Blessed Belly necklace for the ICAN conference

I’ve recently finished another auction piece, this time for the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) 2009 conference, which is in April. ICAN has been a big part of my life since my son was delivered by cesarean section almost 12 years ago. I used to edit the newsletter and do some writing for the group, [...]

My Citrus necklace featured in an Etsy treasury this morning

It’s always so sweet to wake up to a convo at Etsy letting me know I’m in a treasury!

Etsy seller vintagedchic put together the juiciest treasury I’ve seen in a long time, full of pink and orange and red. Yum! 

The treasury will only last a couple of days: Electric Eclectic Treasury.

Here’s my necklace:

 

The Citrus Necklace at [...]

The Jasmine Set

The Jasmine Necklace and Earrings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have finally completed and photographed the Jasmine necklace and earrings, which are a donation for the annual auction at my kids’ school.

The auction theme is “Tales of 1001 Genies” and the necklace and earrings are inspired by the theme. Jasmine comes from the Persian word (yasamin) for the intoxicatingly-scented [...]