Dulcey Heller

Category: Necklaces

  • Fossilized Coral Cabochon

    Fossilized Coral Cabochon

    This has been a project in process for years. For no easily definable reason, I never finished this fossilized coral necklace. A number of years ago, I received an email or a print advertisement from my local lapidary, and I loved the coral cab that they had used in something. I asked for them to…

  • Sanibel Shell Jewelry

    Sanibel Shell Jewelry

    I like to make souvenirs from things I find or buy on vacation, even if it takes a year to complete. These are bits of shells that I found on the beach on Sanibel, Florida, about a year ago. These are all pieces of shell from Florida Fighting Conchs. The earrings are the inner part…

  • Some of my favorite beads

    I really like these colors, and have used this combination of vintage Czech and French beads before (sometimes with an olive khaki green). These beads all have a little variance in their colors; the pumpkin orange is not all exactly the same color, and it’s easy to see that is also true with the rich…

  • Herringbone rope beauty shot

    Last picture in my show application. Herringbone ropes. We will see if I get into the show, probably in the next couple of weeks. This was the picture I envisioned sending, but I quickly realized I didn’t have enough time to make five complete necklaces this length. SO. One is full-length, one is almost full-length,…

  • The Necklace

    Another of the pieces in my show application – the final line in the short story, “The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant.