Embroidered Bead Necklaces
I have to create.
If I dont create something, it feels like there is something wrong
with me. Jewelry design began to be a channel for pouring my ideas and
creations into. I started to seek out how to create a beaded neck piece
to honor a scar I wear since I was 4 years old from a near death experience
on the surgeons table. I continue to weave beads, crystals, gemstones,
costume metal accents in ways to elevate and transform all the elements
in a piece to something new. A reawakening, re-imagined adornment. For years I have had dreams about lions, tigers, bears, wolves, and other animals. I didnt always understand why, until a beautiful raccoon showed up in my dream and said help us. One friend suggested I go to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keensburg, Colorado, a place that rescues wild animals from dire situations. The day after I signed up to volunteer. I dedicate my animal theme jewelry pieces to these animals, which I have come to respect and love. "Star Edwards' one of a kind exquisite pieces are not only beautiful but reflect her love of spirit and a deep compassion for the animals and their stories" J.L. |
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![]() #3 Morelia |
![]() #3 Morelia |
![]() #4 Instincts |
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Morelia
garnet/agate/malachite/horn mother of pearl/wood/metal accents Morelia was part of a Tarzan show at a circus. She was chained and hit on the head for each show. Sometimes she would be knocked unconscious. When she decided not to fight back anymore, the trainer put her in a trailor truck with no food and water. She was found days later near death. She lives now at The Wild Animal Sanctuary. $1,950 |
Instincts
bone/amber/pearl/horn/smokey quartz metal accents/malachite/garnet/wood $975 |
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![]() #2 Bear me - front |
![]() #2 Bear me-back |
![]() #1 Atlantis-back |
![]() #1 Atlantis-front |
Bear
Me
bone/porcelin/tiger eye/crazy lace agate wood/agate/metal accents/serpentine/horn $2,700 |
Atlantis
malachite/rhodachrosite/turquoise/agate/mother of pearl/coral/rhodonite/pearl/abalone/unakite $2,700 |
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![]() #5 Dragonfly Magic |
![]() #6 Dolphin Dreams |
![]() #7 Solo Baby |
![]() #8 Lions Gate |
Dragonfly
abalone/chrysophrase/amethyst pearl/metal accent/magnetic clasp beaded necklace 4 1/2 x 3 1/2" $250 |
Dolphin
Dreams
jasper/pearl/turquoise/amazonite abalone/rhinestone/magnetic clasp beaded necklace 5 x 4 1/2" $235 |
Solo
Baby
magnasite/beaded necklace 2 1/4 x 3" $35 |
#8 Lions
Gate
pearl/horn/magnasite (SOLD) |
![]() #10 Chinook |
![]() #9 Cholita |
![]() #0 Lets Go |
![]() #3 Three Bear pendants |
Chinook
coin pearls/pearls/metal accent white pendent loop 3 1/2 x 2 3/4" Chinook, a beautiful grey wolf was living in eplorable conditions, when the USDA forced the zoo to close. He lives at the Wild Animal Sanctuary now. $35 |
Cholita
metal accents/porcelin/citrine Dedicated to a bear who was so stressed after having her teeth knocked out and her claws pulled, that she lost all of her hair. She lives in Pachuca, Mexico. (SOLD) |
Lets
Go
(SOLD) |
Three
Bear Pendants
(SOLD) |
![]() #11 Three Foxes (SOLD) |
![]() #12 Cata |
![]() #13 Cat Royale |
![]() #14 Ursula |
Three
Foxes
hemitite carved fox/ African zebra glass agate/onyx/lobster clasp/cord necklace These fox were rescued from inside a Mall in Iowa where a man had what he called a wildlife education display locked inside cages for years. When the mans lease came up for renewal, public outcry shut him down. They live at the Wild Animal Sanctuary now. $85 |
Cata
red jasper/agate/metal accent cord necklace/3 1/4 x 3 3/4" Cata was caged in a Mexican jean manufacturing warehouse for 20 years, where she languished in dispair, forgetting her true nature. She was almost dead when rescued and it took 8 months before she made her first roar, listening to other lions around her. She reclaimed her lioness. She lives at the Wild Animal Sanctuary now. $65 |
Cat Royale
carved amber cat/tiger eye Chole and Jake are leopards that were found hidden away in air conditioning ducts, as their "owner" knew that officals were coming to confiscate them. They live at the Wild Animal Sanctuary now. (SOLD) |
Ursula + Cubs |
![]() #15 Moon Beams |
![]() #16 Lady Moon |
![]() #17 I Am Ageless |
![]() #18 Jonwah |
Moon
Beams
carved moonstone face/chrysophrase turquoise/amethyst/pearl/beaded necklace/3 1/2 x 2 3/4" $265 |
Lady
Moon
turquoise/amethyst/boneface/pearl mother of pearl/beaded necklace/3 1/2 x 2 1/4" $250 |
I Am
Ageless
fossilized coral/bone face/pearls yell pend loop/3 1/4 x 2" (SOLD) |
Jonwah
agates/coin pearls/metal accents beaded necklace/5 1/4 x 4" Jonwah was rescued from a muddy backyard zoo. She was so hungry, she ate rocks and straw. She suffered from brain damage from starving for so long. Jonwah held onto her great heroic need to survive, but her body could not recover from the abuse she endured and passed away while many of us held our heart bursting in tears. She passed away peacefully at The Wild Animal Sanctuary. $95 |
![]() #19 Turtle Poetry |
![]() #20 Oh Deer |
![]() #21 Marley + Eva |
![]() #22 Past Present Future |
Turtle
Poetry
jasper/metal accent/enameled turtle/ wh pend loop/3 1/4 x 2" $65 |
Oh Deer
resin/malachite/turquoise/ adventurine quartz pearl/wh pend loop/2 1/2 x 3 1/4" $65 |
Marley
+ Eva
malachite/porcelin/metal accent yell pend loop/3 3/4 x 2 1/4" Marley was rescued from a concrete Georgia pit with other bears. She was so traumatized by this, she stood on her back 2 feets, twirl around for hours a day, looking up at people who would visit the "zoo." Eva is a cub that was taken from her mother and used for photo shoots. When she got to big and dangerous to hold for photos, a woman purchased Eva and donated her to the Wild Animal Sanctuary. $135 |
Past
Present Future
crazy lace agates/topaz yell pend loop/4 3/4 x 2" $135 |
![]() #23 Branching Woman |
![]() #24 Processing Balance |
![]() #25 Temple Of Balance |
![]() #26 Shark Bait |
Branching
Woman
agate/jasper/horn/petrified sequia bone face/amber/14kt yellow gold antlers yell pend loop 6 x 3 3/4" $650 |
Processing
Balance
computer board/turquoise/coin (SOLD) |
Temple
Of Balance
serpentine/antler/crystal/amber mother of pearl/yell pend loop 4 x 2 3/4" $85 |
Shark
Bait
shark tooth/sterling silver accent wh pend loop (SOLD) |
![]() #27 Amber Fish |
![]() #28 Blue Drusy |
![]() #29 Abalone Water |
![]() #30 Rhondonite-Smokey Crystal |
Amber
Fish
amber/kyanite/crystal/metal accent yell pend loop 4 1/4 x 2" $135 |
Blue
Drusy
agate/wh pend loop 2 1/2 x 2" $25 |
Abalone
Water
abalone shell/wh pend loop 3 x 2 1/4" $45 |
Rhondonite-Smokey
Crystal
rhodonite/smoky quartz/yell pend loop 3 1/2 x 1" $30 |
![]() #31 Rhodachrosite-Crystal |
![]() #32 Purple Haze |
![]() #33 Amber-Kyanite Crystal |
![]() #34 Rocket Man Crystal |
Rhodachrosite-Crystal
rhodacrosite/metal accent/rhinestone yell pend loop 2 1/4 x 1" $20 |
Purple
Haze
amethyst/pearl/crystal/wh pend loop 3 x 1 3/4" $65 |
Amber-Kyanite
Crystal
amber/kyanite/metal accent/rhinestone yellow pend loop 3 1/4 x 1" $55 |
Rocket
Man Crystal
hemitite star/crystal/wh pend loop 2 1/2 x 1" $18 |
![]() #35 Crystal yel/pur beads |
![]() #36 Copper Grass |
![]() #64 Crystal blue beads |
![]() #38 Purple Agate |
Crystal
yel/pur beads
amethyst/pur-yell beads/wh pend loop 2 x 3/4" $18 |
Copper
Grass
copper in agate/amber/natural copper br pend loop 3 x 1/4" $35 |
Crystal
blue beads
blue beads/wh pend loop 2 x 1" (SOLD) |
Purple
Agate
agate/pearl/crystal/wh pend loop 2 1/2 x 1 3/4" $20 |
![]() #39 Turtle Party |
![]() #37 Crystal - carnelian |
![]() #41 Crystal grey/or beads |
![]() #42 Sea Shaman |
Turtle Party |
Crystal
- carnelian
carnelian/beads/yell pend loop 2 1/2 x 1" $20 |
Crystal
grey/or beads
grey + orange beads/hemitite wh pend loop 2 x 3/4" $18 |
Sea Shaman
pearl/abalone/mother of pearl/ metal accent/j rings 3 1/4 x 3 1/2" $145 |
![]() #48 Lilly Bear |
![]() #44 Tree Of Life |
![]() #43 Earth Footprints |
![]() #45 Snake Eyes |
Lilly
Bear
magnasite/pearls/turquoise crystal/bone bear/wh pend loop 4 1/4 x 3" Lilly was kept in a backyard for years, with neighbors feeding her junk food. She became obese, 100 pounds overweight. She belly would drag on the ground as she walked. After she was rescued and taken to the Wild Animal Sanctuary, she went into her first hibernation. When she came out, she was 200 pounds lighter! $75 |
Tree
Of Life
carved glass/coin/metal accents/ smokey quartz crystal yell pend loop/3 x 2 1/4" $50 |
Earth
Footprints
leaf fossil/jasper/yell pend loop 3 x 1/2" $75 |
Snake
Eyes
cats eye/metal rhinestone snake smokey quartz crystal wh pend loop/3 x 2" $25 |
![]() #46 Opal Landslide |
![]() #53 Timara Tiger |
![]() #55 Eagle Landing |
![]() #56 Home On The Range |
Opal
Landslide
opal/quartz crystal/metal accent wh pend loop/3 x 2.5" $225 |
Timara
Tiger
wood/metal accent/yell pend loop 3 1/2 x 2 3/4" Timara is a female White Tiger that was rescued from a roadside zoo in Ohio that failed to care for their animals. With freezing temperatures, no heat or adequate shelter and nutritional deficiencies, Timaras coat of hair failed to shine as brightly as it should and she was underweight. She now lives at The Wild Animal Sanctuary. $30 |
Eagle
Landing
black onyx/adventurine quartz yell pend loop/3 1/4 x 2 1/4" $45 |
Home
On The Range
jasper/agate/metal accent wh pend loop/3 x 2 1/4" $55 |
![]() #54 Max |
![]() #57 I Can Fly |
![]() #58 Kiss From A Frog |
![]() #59 Fish Balance |
Max
carved black onyx/metal accents/yell pend loop 3 3/4 x 2 3/4" Max is a male Kodiak grizzly bear who was a long-time resident at a Florida amusement park, which shut down. After the loss of his brother, Louie, Max was depressed and lonely, much of his hair had fallen out due to the heat in Florida. He was rescued by The Wild Animal Sanctuary. $45 |
I Can
Fly
garnet/bone face/pearl/metal accent yell pend loop (SOLD) |
Kiss
From a Frog
amazonite/turquoise/metal accent wh pend loop 4 1/4 x 1 1/2" $95 |
Two Fish
Balance
carved serpentine/pearl/metal accent yell pend loop/3 x 2" (SOLD) |
![]() #66 Sacred Wood |
![]() #67 Journey of the Bear |
![]() #70 Dolphin GIfts |
![]() #68 Stag Guide |
Sacred
Wood
Petrified palm wood, petrified wood, metal accents 3 1/2" x 2" $65 |
Journey
of the Bear
Agate, turquoise, metal accents 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" $55 |
Dolphin
Gifts
magnasite/turquoise/metal accent wh pend loop 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" $45 |
Stag
Guide
Picture jasper, blue stone, metal accents 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" $55 |
![]() #49 Celtic Sun |
![]() #52 Stag |
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King Arthur collar
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Celtic
Sun
carved howlite/serpentine metal accent/yell pend loop 3 3/4 x 2" $55 |
Stag
adventurine quartz/-malachite metal accent/wh pend loop 4 x 2 1/4" $65 |
King Arthur Collar |
![]() #47Antler Power |
![]() Crystal collection |
![]() #60 Celtic Bracelet |
Antler
Power
turquoise/antler/j rings/3 x 4.5" $65 |
Celtic
Bracelet
carved wood $35 |
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![]() Dangle earrings: Credit card and metal |
![]() Dangle earrings: Brass and freshwater pearl |
![]() Dangle earrings: Aluminum plates with crystal beads and copper |
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![]() Pendant: Amulet Abacus: brass, amber, ivory, turquoise, wood, rose quartz, carnelian and copper |
![]() Pendant: Amulet Abacus: brass, turquoise, glass, coral, quartz, plastic |
![]() Pendant: Amulet Abacus: brass, wood, crystal, onyx, nickel, silver wire |
![]() Necklace: Stone, plastic, metal, pearl, carnelian, coral, tiger eye, silver plate with yellow paste stones, turquoise, horn |
![]() Necklace: Metal, pearl, abalone, quartz, turquoise, wood, glass |
![]() Necklace: Guitar pick, copper, plastic, hematite, quartz, pearl, metal with paste stones, electric cord |
![]() Three strand necklace: Rose quartz, amethyst, garnet, glass, crystal, fimo clay, pearl |
![]() Three strand necklace: Horn, wood, pearl, turquoise, glass, metal, tiger eye, copper |
![]() Necklace: Turquoise, onyx, metal crystal, nickel silver |
![]() Necklace: Coin, computer keyboard, plastic, wood, metal, carved soapstone, hematite |
Close up of necklace on the left |
![]() Necklace: Metal, wood, hematite, jade, onyx, plastic, crystal |
Close up of necklace on the left |
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Hand
Made Paper Pins with Copper
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