Handcrafted gemstone jewelry and wire wrapped tree of life pendants by PhoenixFire Designs craft show booth display at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival March 2015

2015 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Recap

Had a super fun time this past weekend as a returning guest vendor at the 2015 Bay Area Renaissance Festival! Thought I’d share some photos of the booth, my displays and even a few of myself given that the event means dressing up in costume to match the theme! 😉 …

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PhoenixFire Designs at 2015 Bay Area Renaissance Festival Map St. Paddy's Day Weekend March 14th & 15th St. Paddy's Day Shamrocks and Shenanigans wire wrapped tree of life pendants, celtic jewelry, irish music, irish pub, beer and more!

PhoenixFire Designs at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival 2015

Looking for something to do in Tampa for St. Patrick’s Day? PhoenixFire Designs is excited to be a returning guest vendor at the 2015 Bay Area Renaissance Festival this year! See us Saturday March 14th and Sunday March 15th during the Shamrocks & Shenanigans weekend! Tampa’s largest St. Paddy’s Day …

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Wire wrapped tree of life pendant, feldspar full moon styled with fashion forward trendy urban city hipster look by Phoenix Fire Designs.

Feldspar Full Moon Gunmetal Wire Wrap Tree of Life

Are you a city girl? Want more of an urban, hipster look that lets you be fashion forward and with your own personal style? Here I’m showing off a more night out look with one of my many super cute fedora hats (I love hats!) and a fun, blousy shirt …

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Miss M. Turner of PhoenixFire Designs modeling blue labradorite full moon wire wrapped tree of life pendant. Grey feldspar with blue flash, each pendant is handmade for a unique and beautiful necklace.

Blue Labradorite Full Moon Tree of Life Pendant

Blue labradorite is a grey feldspar gemstone with an amazing blue flash as the light reflects and dances across it. I’ve used it to make a handmade wire wrapped tree of life pendant with a full moon made from labradorite coin bead. I’m modeling it in a more boho style …

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Sun and Moon tree of life pendant wire wrapped yellow jade sol natural blue flash rainbow moonstone luna in silver wire by jewelry artist and maker miss m. turner of phoenix fire designs on etsy.

Sun and Moon Tree of Life Pendant

I make all kinds of celestial full moon tree of life pendants, but I don’t often make one that features both the sun and the moon together! This sun and moon tree of life pendant celebrates both heavenly bodies with a yellow jade Sol and a natural, blue flash rainbow …

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Handmade wire wrapped tree of life pendant with siam red Swarovski crystal heart dangling from the silver wire branches by Phoenix Fire Designs on etsy.

My Heart is Forever Yours

Love is in the air this time of year as thoughts turn to Valentine’s Day. I, as a handcrafted jewelry artisan am no different! 😉 So I was recently inspired to create a pair of handmade, wire wrapped heart tree of life pendants featuring vivid siam red Swarovski crystal hearts …

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She walks in beauty like the night... Opalite Rainbow Moonstone Full Moon Tree of Life Pendant hand wire wrapped by PhoenixFire Designs on etsy

She walks in beauty like the night

“She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies, And all that’s best of dark and bright Meets in her aspect and her eyes…” (Lord Byron) My opalite rainbow moonstone full moon tree of life pendant hand wire wrapped in black wire is a perfect fit …

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Handcrafted Birthstone Jewelry Tree of Life Pendant wire wrapped in silver wire featuring January's birthstone, Garnet as micro faceted rondelles. By PhoenixFire Designs on Etsy.

A Look at January’s Birthstone: Garnet

The birthstone for January is Garnet. Garnet isn’t actually a single stone, but the name for a group of related silicate minerals. It is considered a semi-precious gemstone. While most known for the deep, root beer reddish brown version, garnet actually comes in almost every color including greens, pinks, yellows, …

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2014 Year In Review

On this, our last day of 2014, I take a look back at what PhoenixFire Designs did and how far we’ve come this year! Here’s to another wonderful year in 2015! PhoenixFire Designs on Etsy

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Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for Mom

When shopping for gifts for Mom, personal gifts with meaning are always best! This is why handcrafted items are perfect gift ideas for Mom! Mothers love to have family trees or pendants with birthstones; things that represent the bonds of family. New Moms or upcoming Mom-to-be will love having a …

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