Custom Jewelry Made By Kimberly J Munson Nicholson
Boa Jewelers, Est. 1978
Magic happens when two artists collaborate! The rich colors and stunning textures of this pendant blow me away every time.
What a success! My gemstones and cuttlebone casting combined with my fellow artist Ligia’s purple iris enameled piece create a fabulous pendant.
In this commissioned piece, a talented friend of mine that I have worked with for many years came to me with an enameled purple iris of hers to set into a pendant. I designed a setting for her beautiful enameled piece that incorporated the organic forms from the cuttle bone casting technique. I feel this setting really highlights the natural beauty of the subject. I accented her enameled piece with a bezel set oval faceted amethyst at the top of the pendant.
I have worked previously with Ligia, a miniature artist, several times. Her talent for enameling, paired with my metal work has created some very stunning art pieces.
I have worked together with many other artists over my 40 years of experience, setting their creations to complete the design. Would you like to collaborate?
If you are also an artist and have ideas for working together, please send me a DM with a proposal.
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Yo HO Yo HO… a pirates life for meeee!
This commissioned piece is a good example of how existing jewelry can be turned into something new! My customer had a large green tigereye stone ring that broke at the shank. We came up with a fun solution to use the stone as the centerpiece for a sterling silver box pendant, that could open up! When opened, the hinge allows the pendant to reveal a small space. It’s perfect for hiding secret pirate treasure!
We even added a skull and cross bone design to where the secret box snaps shut, completing the pirate design.
Hmmm, I guess it’s Yo HO Yo HO, a pirates life for Ron!
Elegant balance achieves show-stoping beauty…
Ribbons of silver gently accentuate the curves of this triangular moorsinite stone. A citrine balances in the corner, tantilizing the movement of your eye.
I bezel set this shield style Moorsinite stone and surrounded it with a curling ribbon of sterling silver. I accented the corner of the piece with a pear shaped yellow citrine for off balance charm.
Priced at $350. Unsurprisingly, this show stopper found a home very quickly and is SOLD.
While this piece has SOLD, we can always design a similar one together! Contact me!
Mermaids love to show off their treasures! This sterling silver mermaid pendant is about 1 ½ inches long with a seashell bail and holds a most precious gift from the sea; a 6.5 mm round pinkish pearl. Priced at $160.
Three gingko leaves of sterling silver make this beautiful pendant special for anyone to wear. I’ve hung a pear shaped peach colored pearl from the base that catches the eye when it moves. Price $150.
(Say “Peach Pear Pearl Pendant” three times fast if you can! haha)
In this stunning pendant, I’ve set a large green ocean jasper that is topped with sterling silver accents created by broomcasting technique. A Mexican jelly opal sits above it and mirrors the nodules in the jasper. Priced at $235.
Beautiful blue/green turquoise makes this a stunning pendant. Off to the side I’ve set a 4.2mm faceted blue topaz to pick up the sparkle in the stone. At the top and bottom of the stone are silver accents using special casting techniques. Price $275.
In this pendant, I have combined several different colors together. The center stone, a large special open geode of crazy lace agate is topped with sterling silver pieces cast in a combination of using cuttlebone style and broom cast techniques. A small carnelian cab is bezel set in silver to pull the necklace beads and the pendant together. The necklace has a variety of jasper, faceted smokey quartz and metal beads strung with heavy tiger tail and finished with a sterling sliver toggle style clasp. Priced at $400.
