Meredithbead
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Announcement
One size never fits all! Neither does one style.
Meredithbead is about creativity and expression, individuality and celebration. My jewelry is unique, and so are you!
Lovingly created and meticulously constructed, my handcrafted jewelry features semi-precious gemstones, freshwater pearl, Austrian Swarovski crystal, feathers, wire, glass, wood and anything else that strikes my fancy. Designs range from high fashion to ethnic fusion. I never run out of ideas -- just time.
Special orders gladly taken. Longer, shorter, different gemstones, different color, different center bead, different matching earrings, different earring findings, different hooks, different metals, matching bracelet, different matching bracelet -- did I leave anything out? Convo me! All earrings can be changed to non-pierced, clip or screw-back, no extra charge.
Items are shipped from California, USA. International orders welcome!
If you're new to Etsy, please read this tutorial on purchasing:
https://www.etsy.com/help/article/339?ref=help_search_result
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Visit my second shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/meredithbead2 for items $30 and under!
A third shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/UpcycleVintageJewels offers upcycled and vintage jewelry, geekery, and hand-painted vintage.
Announcement
One size never fits all! Neither does one style.
Meredithbead is about creativity and expression, individuality and celebration. My jewelry is unique, and so are you!
Lovingly created and meticulously constructed, my handcrafted jewelry features semi-precious gemstones, freshwater pearl, Austrian Swarovski crystal, feathers, wire, glass, wood and anything else that strikes my fancy. Designs range from high fashion to ethnic fusion. I never run out of ideas -- just time.
Special orders gladly taken. Longer, shorter, different gemstones, different color, different center bead, different matching earrings, different earring findings, different hooks, different metals, matching bracelet, different matching bracelet -- did I leave anything out? Convo me! All earrings can be changed to non-pierced, clip or screw-back, no extra charge.
Items are shipped from California, USA. International orders welcome!
If you're new to Etsy, please read this tutorial on purchasing:
https://www.etsy.com/help/article/339?ref=help_search_result
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Visit my second shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/meredithbead2 for items $30 and under!
A third shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/UpcycleVintageJewels offers upcycled and vintage jewelry, geekery, and hand-painted vintage.
Items
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Reviews
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Gail on Jun 16, 2022
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful earrings. Custom request designed perfectly. Excellent communication with seller. Speedy delivery! Looking forward to more purchases from this shop!
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Alexandra on Dec 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsMy custom solid 14k garnet earrings are PERFECT: Just as they are in the picture, only better. Thank you, Meredith!
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maria on Oct 27, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThank you, Meredith. You are sooo easy to work with. Could customize my earrings and choose the stones. I was really looking forward to receiving them, and they are beautiful. Wearing them now
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Lisa on Feb 6, 2018
5 out of 5 starsLovely, almost iridescent Christmas tree earrings and necklace set on s delicate gold chain will work well for dressier holiday occasions. I bought a second set for a gift. Immediate delivery in pretty gift boxes.
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Kath on Oct 13, 2017
5 out of 5 starsThe Chinese Cloisonne enamel bracelet is so delicate and pretty ... thank you so much for the very prompt delivery and comments ... you are one of my favorites.
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anneward224 on Dec 20, 2016
5 out of 5 starsThe earrings are beautiful and I know my sister will love them. They arrived very quickly and with a coupon towards a future purchase.
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Mary N. on Nov 2, 2016
5 out of 5 starsI love these earrings!! They are so full of light and color. Arrived safely today. Thank you.
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Tess on Jan 30, 2016
5 out of 5 starsExactly what one would hope for! The seller is also very nice, and it was sent so quickly! So attentive and caring. Good vibes :)
About Meredithbead
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Wall-to-wall bead cases around my entire bead room. Each drawer is organized by stone, color, size, etc. -
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I bought a metal garden rack for all my wire. -
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seed beads on shelves in my closet. -
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My desk with my latest projects and the usual mess.
Art is life.
I start from the center and work out.
When I create jewelry, I start from the center — a beautiful pendant, unique beads, a design template — and spiral out to the finished product. I add more — beads, colors, details — until the piece radiates a calming beauty. I don’t always know what an item of jewelry will look like when I begin assembling components, but I start from the center and trust that my aesthetic instinct will follow the path that the beads need to take.
I start from the center and work out.
When I write poetry or essays, I start from the center — an emotion, an event, an idea — and let the words wrap around the core until they say what I need to. My writing process is similar to creating jewelry — I’m not afraid to embellish when it furthers the logical conclusion, and equally not fearful of removing elements that detract from the intrinsic design.
I start from the center and work out.
For seven years I taught a free weekly exercise class for breast cancer survivors, as my way of giving back to the community. Our community is the next layer out from self.
I start from the center — my heart, my soul — and work outwards, to create art, to describe my world, to touch the people around me.
— a radical concept for someone who spent most of her life standing on the periphery and yearning for an inner circle that seemed so far away.
I start from the center and work out.
An epiphany, almost.
The journey home.
Shop members
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Meredith Karen Laskow
Owner, Designer, Expert Jeweler
Old hippie Renaissance woman -- poet, artist, essayist, designer, jeweler, philosopher, spiritual being and unrepentant nerd girl.
Shop policies
All of my gemstones are natural, not reconstituted, and undyed, except for opals which are laboratory-grown. Pearls are real freshwater, but bronze and green colors are dyed. Pearl colors are stable. No mystery-metal earwires. If an items says “sterling” (or whatever) then all metal components are made of that metal unless stated otherwise.
One of the great lessons of life is: One size DOES NOT fit all. Unless an item is described as “one-of-a-kind” — in which case no changes are possible — my jewelry comes in whatever size you are.
Most designs can be made with a different color crystal or gemstone, or with another center bead.
Gold-filled is more expensive than sterling. Other changes may or may not incur additional charges.
Please convo!
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
Payment
Shipping
If you're purchasing items from both my shops on the same day, please include this in "notes to seller" so I can mail all items together and give you the shipping discount! After both orders are paid for, I'll issue a refund through Paypal for the difference.
International orders welcome! I ship via USPS (United States Postal Service.)
If you live in an extremely remote area, yak delivery will incur an additional surcharge. Contact Express-Yaks-R-Us for further details.
Additional policies and FAQs
All items created in a smoke-free environment.