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14k rose and white gold with diamond accent

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

*This piece is no longer available. For a custom made piece inspired by this one please contact me.

14k White Gold, Larimar and Blue Zircon Pendant

A Whimsical, blue zircon, bird necklace featuring a bird soaring through a blue sky or above ocean waves, depending on the fancies of the wearer. The bird pendant invokes clarity and peace as well as the beauty of the sea and the sky.

Larimar is a widely coveted stone known for its healing properties and comes from the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

* Zircon is a natural gemstone and one of my favorite stones to work with because of its amazing sparkle and color. Zircon comes in several colors but is its most beautiful in blue and aqua.

This lovely gem is in no way related to similarly named cubic zirconia or CZ, which is completely synthetic and will not be used in any of my artwork.

I only work with beautiful and natural gemstones.*

18k Gold, Hand-carved Ethiopian Opal and Diamond Pendant

This butterfly shaped, Ethiopian opal pendant ignites with the intense fire of the opal and radiates with the beauty of a butterfly, in exquisite Art Nouveau style.

A sophisticated, yet whimsical piece that invokes feelings of powerful transformation and creative fire.

I love when I find a free-form carving and immediately see what it wants to become.

The minute I saw this opal it said to me "make me a butterfly".

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine.

Colorful Fantasy Pendant

14k rose and white gold phoenix pendant with tourmalines, tsavorite garnet, rubies, natural blue zircon and sapphire

This abstract whimsical creature has the freedom to take many different forms to different imaginations, from seahorse to butterfly, phoenix, dragon and angel. Truly one-of-a-kind, as with all of my creations, it invokes the spirit of fantasy that is playful, yet powerful and very colorful. The Dragon Phoenix pendant embodies magic, mystery and balance between feminine and masculine energy.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

*This exact piece is no longer available. For a piece inspired by this one please contact me.

14k rose and white gold with red garnet, violet spinel, pink tourmaline, blue sapphire and natural blue zircon light up this colorful butterfly

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

*Spinel occurs in a wide range of colors and is known for it's brilliance and rich color. Because of its refractive index and luster it has a more dazzling sparkle than most gemstones of similar color. It is also one of the birthstones for August.*

14k White and Rose Gold with Diamonds

This bracelet invokes a feeling of peace and calming re-assurance, while at the same time supporting the freedom and individuality of the wearer. Igniting a spark of imagination, the image of a rose gold bird flying through a fluffy cloud has the effect of calming the soul, while simultaneously re-assuring one that they are free. Every cloud has a silver lining, some of them even sparkle with diamonds, and we could all use a little reminder of that at times.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

18k Yellow and White Gold, Larimar, Opal and Yellow Sapphire Pendant

A Whimsical, yellow sapphire necklace featuring a bird soaring through a blue sky of larimar above dancing water.

The dangling opals and rippling pieces of white gold represent moving water under the clear blue larimar sky, and the yellow sapphire represents the glow of the sun on the water.

This piece invokes clarity and peace as well as the beauty of the sea and the sky.

Larimar is a widely coveted stone known for its healing properties and comes from the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

*This exact piece is no longer available. For a custom made piece inspired by this one please contact me. I have plenty of larimar stones ready to be sky and plenty of gold sheet to cut into birds! So just ask!

14k Rose and White Gold with Iolite, Natural Blue Zircon and Tsavorite Garnets

An abstract butterfly piece, this colorful necklace is whimsical yet sophisticated. The butterfly represents spiritual rebirth, transformation, creativity, endless potential, vibrant joy, change, ascension, and an ability to experience the wonder of life.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

* Zircon is a natural gemstone and one of my favorite stones to work with because of its amazing sparkle and color. Zircon comes in several colors but is its most beautiful in blue and aqua.

This lovely gem is in no way related to similarly named cubic zirconia or CZ, which is completely synthetic and will not be used in any of my artwork.

I only work with beautiful and natural gemstones.*

18k Yellow Gold and Diamonds

The butterfly represents spiritual rebirth, transformation, creativity, endless potential, vibrant joy, change, ascension, and an ability to experience the wonder of life.

Also available in rose gold or white gold

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

Hand-carved Ethiopian Opal Necklace, with 14k Rose Gold and White Gold, Seahorse Pendant

This whimsical and imaginative ethiopian opal necklace fuels the imagination and brings a joyful smile to the eyes of every viewer.

There is a great deal of powerful symbolism in the seahorse, which is no surprise, considering it is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.

The seahorse mates for life and the male carries the eggs, thus invoking the strength of a meaningful and lasting partnership, an equality in relationship, as well as strength in parenting and guidance.

It also symbolizes and stimulates the symbiotic relationship between masculine and feminine energies in the wearer.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

*This piece is no longer available. For a custom made piece inspired by this one please contact me.

18k Green Gold and14k Rose Gold With Tsavorite Garnet

A stunning butterfly that is whimsical yet sophisticated and beams with color. The butterfly represents spiritual rebirth, transformation, creativity, endless potential, vibrant joy, change, ascension, and an ability to experience the wonder of life.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine

A note on tsavorite:

Emerald has always been the rarest and most valuable of the green gemstones. But its preeminence is challenged by an even rarer gem from Africa, the chrome green tsavorite garnet. While emerald continues to be a classic gem, many gem dealers would argue that fine tsavorite is in many ways superior to all but the very finest emeralds.

Compared to emerald, tsavorite is a more brilliant and fiery gem, with color saturation that can be matched by only the finest emeralds. Where emerald tends to have a sleepy look, due to its lower refractive index and many inclusions, fine tsavorite is relatively clean and transparent with twice the dispersion (fire) of emerald.

Unlike emerald, tsavorite is always completely natural and untreated. Because of its many surface-reaching inclusions, emerald is almost always fracture-filled with oil or resins.

14k Rose and White Gold with Pink Opal

This is a beautiful Art Nouveau statement piece with lovely and warm pink tones.

From the creature inspired collection: Flutter

Handmade by Marla Trudine