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I've been desiring a starfish necklace to add to my star-shaped jewelry collection ever since I went searching the sandy shores of Etsy last June. Patsy of Ox Original Art Jewelry channeled my brain wave and sailed this pretty pink enamel starfish necklace to my mailbox. It is too bad the ocean is so chilly during autumn, because I felt like diving for joy when I opened her carefully wrapped box. I am giddy as a guppy to own a pendant that was painted by fire! I knew very little about enameling, until I read Patsy's article about the art of Enamel . The process is fascinating! Patsy has a similar starfish necklace in her shop, as well as dozens of gorgeous creations if you want to own a unique enamel piece, too.

EDIT: Giveaway is officially closed. Congratulations to the randomly chosen 45th commenter, Sheree! Leaves are just beginning to fade from green, but soon the trees will be bursting in vibrant reds, oranges and yellows. Patsy of Ox Original Art Jewelry is celebrating fall by giving away a gorgeous pair of her autumn leaves enamel earrings in green, rust and brown colors. Enameling is the ancient art of "painting with fire." Leaf earring shapes are cut from a copper sheet and coated many times with powdered glass and fired in a kiln to achieve that glossy brilliance. Each leaf measures 1 1/8" x 2" that dangle from an oxidized, sterling silver earwire. For years Patsy labored at her easel to capture the essence of Colorado in paint. Her artistic hunger found a new dimension the moment she fashioned wire and beads into a simple bookmark. Now she uses precious materials to express her vision in ways that painters could not. Making the common uncommon; creating the unus...