Moonlight of Saturn Necklace by Lisa Zamcho (BrightFireBeads @ Etsy)

Steampunk? Saturn? Why yes, I’ll have some of that!

A brass Saturn is surrounded by gears and red Swarovski Crystal Moonlets. An antique pocket watch movement and a hand tooled filigree serve as the base in this piece.

The spaceship ring, by EyvindsAlchemy @ Etsy

Here’s a couple of space-inspired rings for your Thursday! I guess I’m in a jewelry mood. Normally this would be my every-other-weekly crafting session, this morning, but we’re having a snow day.

Above, you can’t go wrong with lapis lazuli (the sky, the stars….) Below, a terrific wire-work spiral galaxy for the finger. (I have no desire to learn wire—more of a stringing person, myself—but it’s beautiful stuff!)

Spiral Galaxy Cocktail Sterling Silver Ring, by 3RexesJewelry @ Etsy

Retro-Rockets.com has some terrific rocket jewelry designs, lovingly crafted in Los Cruces, NM. The sentiments they express in their mission statement are, well, very near and dear to my heart. Check them out!

Our exclusive designs feature a nostalgic take on the Fantastic Future that was in the imaginations of artists, authors, scientists and futurists. Space was the goal, the ultimate destination for the aspirations of humanity – not as an escape, but as a blank slate for the bright tomorrow imagined as a time that was just around the corner.

Lunar Eclipse rings, by JesseDanger

Last week’s Mooncrafts post was such a rollicking good time (okay, for me I mean), that I decided to post another segment! First up, a set of rings, one featuring Mokume-gane (“wood-grain metal”) in a raindrop pattern, which does well as a lunar-crater pattern too (in my opinion.)

Next up, a lunar surface pendant:

Lunar Pendant, by littlerock

The listing itself is short on description, but it features “craters” in sterling silver, a small faceted sapphire, and a bumpy lunar “surface” of botryoidal azurite (the blue sibling of malachite.) I am giving you all these links because minerals and gemstones are important to me, and I would be remiss if I didn’t satisfy your curiosity with explanations of the terms, should you be curious. Besides, it’s not every day you run into a weird word like botryoidal!

Finally, one might call this last item a stretch, in terms of its “lunar-ness”, but it reminds me of funky sci-fi movie sets, and has the word “lunar” in the title, so I am letting it pass. That it is raku probably helped its chances, in my particular case:

Raku Lunar Vessel, by DavisVachon

In truth, I definitely think this should be an artifact from an ancient lunar civilization, or perhaps a future civilization that was somehow punted through a time distortion to land in the year 2010. Would have this in my office in a heartbeat.

High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon, by Rachel Hobson

More amazing space crafts are up for voting in the NASA Etsy craft contest — I’m featuring several over the next two days because there’s some amazing stuff to see! The first two photos are of an amazing high-texture embroidery of the Moon. It’s really worth looking at the rest of the images on the listing, to get a feel for the range of texture and stitches involved!

High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon, by Rachel Hobson

Next, a fantastic moon crater ring! I’ve tagged this “for men” because it’s a size 11.5. If you’re a woman and you can wear it, by all means! (And wow, you have bigger fingers than me… and I have big hands!)

Moon Ring Sterling Silver, by MarcusBerknerJewelry

Last but not least, two of my favorite things combine in a beautiful art piece, a raku-fired ceramic lunar crater:

Moon Crater, by EsterLipscomb

Vote today for these and many other amazing things, as part of the NASA Etsy contest!

Moon Bridal Hat by Bettmann, 1956. Image courtesy of Foxtongue @ Flickr.

Oh 1956, shame on you. With fashion options like that, I’d marry on Earth and honeymoon… on the Moon. If I were in 1956, I mean. Image courtesy of Foxtongue.

Found something a bit unusual today — it’s a seal ring, it’s a coin ring, IT’S BOTH.

I made this silver ring by the impression (in wax) of a Mongolian coin. The original coin was minted in 1981 (the 20 years anniversary of first human flight in space.) The coin depicts the Mongolian spaceman, Jugderdemidiyn Gurragchaa and his Soviet fellow, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov.

Not your average, every-day ring find! And for interest’s sake, here’s the coin itself:

Rocket Ship necklace by recklesseyestudio @ Etsy

The moonstone makes this piece PERFECT. So that’s what my logo is missing… a MOONSTONE! The rocket is solid sterling silver, not something you see every day (and why you pay a bit more for it.) I like a pendant with a little heft to it, and this promises that, and some sparkle as well! So, in brief, I want this necklace. Ehehhhh.

Does anyone dream about shooting into space any longer? Transmigration to another planet? I want to look out the large bubble window and see galaxies pass by, get lost between swirling planets and stars…

So, I am so excited to finally offer my rocket ship! I’ve been wearing the original for years, hand-cut/carved/shaped out of super-thick sterling sheet. This is solid sterling silver casting made from a second hand-carved version. This is a heavy chunk of sterling silver, because I love heavy solid jewelry. Cast and hand-fabricated sterling silver with a faceted blue moonstone cabochon. Dark patina for contrast and definition. Sterling silver large bar and link chain with 1/2″ bars and toggle clasp.

Been a while since I poked around Etsy — this time I found fantastic earrings. I love the patina, especially.

Handcrafted in sterling silver, these little moons will be great for everyday, casual wear. They were first cut from sterling silver sheet, then hand stamped, formed, and treated with a patina to highlight the detail. The patina has been sealed with lacquer to protect the finish.

Star pendant I bought at Uniko Jewelry, Portland Saturday Market, June 2010

I’ve been wanting to make this post for about a month. I bought this beautiful fused glass star pendant at the Portland Saturday Market in Portland, Oregon. It’s a mind-bogglingly huge array of artisans and craftsmen, so much so that I was hard-pressed to pick something to spend my money on… until I saw Uniko Jewelry’s fused glass pendants. (I have a thing for glass.) The hearts were gorgeous, but naturally what caught my eye were the STARS, each one a bit different, all of them fantastic. Mine is teal (or purple, depending on angle/lighting) with a dash of red and black. I absolutely adore it. It’s nearly an inch wide, a bit more than a quarter-inch thick, and it comes with a very nice silver chain.

Image copyright Uniko Jewelry/Stephen Poon, used with permission.

I asked the owner/artist Stephen Poon for permission to post some of his art here (and for larger pictures), which he kindly provided! There are several stars for sale on his website, and they’re all beautiful as far as I’m concerned. Please go buy one (or two or three!)

Image copyright Uniko Jewelry/Stephen Poon, used with permission.