The Sparrow’s Nest — Blue Sparrow Artistry

What is so amazing about this stone? Well while it is made man, it's comprised of real gemstones. These are made with Kingman turquoise, natural oyster shells, and bronze. They are put through a special pressure process to create the beautiful cabs you see here.    I don't get my hands on these very often but when I do they don't hang around long! To inquire about one, send me a DM to insta or facebook or email me at bluesparrowartistry@gmail.com

Wrapping up 2020 It is such a weird concept to me. 2020. And now here we are at the end of it. This year has been the craziest yet. Never in my wildest dreams did I think our country would find itself in the middle of a pandemic. On lock down with so much unknown. Panic setting in only to lead to a toilet paper shortage?!?!  When it all started happening I was terrified. Not so much of the virus but not knowing, and not feeling safe. It definitely pulled me out of my bubble. Not enough for me to...

This week I’m coming to you from Florida. We make our yearly trek here to visit family and stay at their beautiful beach house on the inter coastal waters. It’s one of my favorite places because of the view. Every morning I sit out on the back patio, soak in the warmth, smell the salty air all while I sip my coffee. I leave my phone inside and sit with my thoughts. Did I mention the view of passing boats and dolphins from this patio? Last year this time I wasn’t that far into my silversmithing journey. It really started...

Beautiful, coveted, rare. These are a few qualities that make White Buffalo highly sought after. Did you know that it’s technically not a turquoise? It is often referred to as turquoise because it was discovered in the Dry Creek (turquoise) Mine on the Shoshone Indian Reservation located near Battle Mountain in Nevada. I have read Native American’s named it White Buffalo because they thought it’s beauty was rare and pure just like a white buffalo. Why is it rare? It is the only mine known in existence to produce this gemstone. The mine is owned by the Otteson family and...

2018 – What kind of blogger would I be if I didn’t recap the year? Probably not a very good one. So here comes the obligatory year end post. Phew, and what a year it has been. We started off by adding a second dog. We are a rescue family with a pension for pitbulls. Apparently white and black spotted ones as we now have two of them. I call them my cow dogs. I am sure they will make their blog debut soon, as they love to keep me company while I smith. Except when I start my acetylene...