Susan Heffron Originals

Royston boulder turquoise and two turquoise cabs sit on laser etched ultrasuede. Fringe with fire polished crystals and a variety of dagger beads add movement and interest to this piece. Dyed turquoise rondelles with glass beads are used in the necklace.

Old Kingman turquoise and Royston boulder turquoise create an angelic look for this piece. Fringe with dagger drops add movement and interest. The bone and turquoise heishi necklace finishes the piece.

Look closely….the focal stones are NOT stones. These are highly compressed and dyed tumbleweed. If you are looking for something lightweight and different, this is your piece. Seed, bugle, and mag beads are used along with Swarovski and fire polished crystals. A hand charm drops from the center.

Can you see the horses running through this piece of Royston boulder turquoise? A turquoise circle shines above the mesa. Seed, bugle, and rula beads are in the embroidery. Polished crystals, dagger beads, and brass edged turquoise drops are used in the fringe to add movement and catch the light.

Opal and glass beads are used in this design. Accents with Swarovski crystals, seed and bugle beads complete the piece. Suspended from an adjustable leather cord, the opal loves to reflect the light.

A boulder opal appears like the mouth of a river emptying out into the ocean. Turquoise cabochons, bugle and seed beads create unique patterns in this piece.

The softest pink colors dominate this lovely pendant. Honestly, I'm guessing it is a piece of jasper with horizontal color variations that look like a spring landscape. Bead embroidery creates an art deco look for the pendant. Matching earrings in the pink quartz beads finish this piece.

A grey jasper focal stone and daggers include a touch of carnelian and deep orange seed beads. Silver tile beads add a sunburst pattern in the piece.

One fine line of turquoise looks like a river running through this center turquoise stone. Combined with a piece of pyrite and a laser etched shell embellishment, the piece also has tile and seed beads in the design. Turquoise chunks, glass beads, and crystals are used in the necklace of this pendant.

A carved shell cameo flashes color similar to the iridescence of the colored pearls that accompany it in this piece. The dark colors and balanced with pink seed beads. A favorite traditional style!

A Banded Agate and a Teepee Canyon Agate are companions in this stone and pearl combination. Metal seed beads along with tile and bugle beads compliment the mauve color scheme of these companion stones. A special pearl clasp makes this piece a unique find!

New Mexico turquoise along with seed beads and tila beads on a leather bracelet with adjustable snap closure.

An Australian moss agate surrounded by seed beads and finished with fringe captures an imaginary landscape image. Czech glass beads accented with amazonite and seed beads add a touch of color to the necklace. 

Two pieces of Nevada Number 8 turquoise border a blue turquoise center cabochon. Designed with copper, silver, and turquoise seed beads, this piece includes a fun fringe to capture the light and movement. 

A beautiful chrysocolla stone is surrounded by chunky turquoise and silver seed beads in this free form bead embroidery project. Chrysocolla is said to be a calming stone relieving nervous tension, easing fear, anxiety and guilt. Whatever you feel when wearing this piece, you will be able to get teal!

Turquoise earrings with brass edged turquoise drops.

Funky and fun green turquoise (or possibly gaspeite) earrings sport fringe with laser etched dagger beads and Swarovski crystals. Get your fun on!

Rosarita (gold slag) from Magdalena, NM are topped by onyx circles. Hummingbirds hover from seed and bugle bead fringe with pops of red Swarovski crystals.

Azurite earrings with seed and bugle beads. Silver and blue laser etched dagger beads and feather charms add movement and a touch of luck to these funky earrings.

Sonoran Sunrise cabs with tila, seed, and bugle beads. Feather charms and laser etched dagger beads provide a little edge to these sweet earrings.

This labradorite and moon stone bracelet brings hints of blues to the grey, black, and silver cuff bracelet.

Some new designs for earrings that are a little edgy. Variscite focal stones are beaded and fringed feathers added for fun.

Added to the “Edgy Earring” Collection, these Sonoran Sunrise stones are beaded with antique copper and bugle beads. Fringe strands include crystals, feathers, and laser etched wings.

These blue, green, and tan Asian Turquoise cabs make earrings that go with everything! Fringe with feathers and dagger beads finish off the earrings.

Smaller Kingman Turquoise cabs are edged with antique copper beads and finished with a feather dangle.

After making several pairs, I made this pair for myself! Fun fringe with crystals, daggers, and feathers finish off this pair of fossilized walrus tusk cabs.

Brighten your day and your wrist with this bracelet! A turquoise colored stone, gaspeite, Tahitian black pearls and crystals meld together for a lot of color and sparkle. (SOLD)

A Mexican Fire Opal is setting amidst a sky of seed beads and crystals. Inspired by the beautiful sunsets here in Santa Fe, this piece makes a statement. Dyed coral heishi is separated by purple seed beads to make up the necklace portion of this piece.

Turquoise stones set in an epoxy clay with copper seed beads and wire. This is a learning experience, but offers opportunities for making mosaic designs.

Labradorite throws blue hues in this beaded bracelet. Tile and tila beads surround the center stone with two accent pearls and silver seed beads. All lined on a metal cuff bracelet.

I've been charmed by the idea of making interchangeable charms on a longer chain. This is a great design idea for odd beads, expensive beads (maybe you only purchased one?), and left over beads from other projects. These unique groupings of beads and gemstones are fun to swap around and match with different outfits or moods. 

An azurite center stone is surrounded by tile beads and a turquoise round at the top. These are set in crystal clay inside a metal frame. The pendant is strung with lapis rondelles and turquoise heishi beads.

Grey coin pearls and labradorite beads form a long string of pearls. Perfect for dressing up or down! Flashes of blue add to the mysterious beads in this piece.

In a little bead shop on the corner of Marcy and Washington Streets in Santa Fe, I found these silver stamped beads. A small round turquoise bead provides just a pop of color. If you have never visited "Glorianna's" bead shop, I recommend a stop to at least browse through the huge and varied inventory at this unique shop.

Rough cut turquoise heishi is separated by pen shell heishi with one wood coral bead to make an asymmetrical design. A hook and eye clasp joins the five strands of beads. 

I found these frosty green glass beads among hundreds of jars of beads lined up on shelves at the "Margaret River Beads" shop in Western Australia. A visit to their website (http://www.mrbeads.com.au/pages/story.html) helps paint the visual of all the jars of beads lined up along the walls. A departure from my favorite turquoise beads, these frosty green glass beads seem to have a sense of calm. Paired up with brown pen shell, the green and brown combo works just as well as it does in our natural surroundings. 

The color combo in this piece was dubbed the "Strong Woman" colors by one of my beading buddies. Three strands of turquoise and coral separated by brown pen shell heishi have random patterns. This color combo will look great with a favorite denim shirt, white blouse, or black sweater. 

Numerous shades of turquoise from green to blue provide the background for a variety of beads including some sponge coral in this three strand necklace. 

In the small mountain town of Berry in New South Wales, I found the "Bead Bar." This shop had a great selection of very unique beads including the bone and inlay beads in this piece. The feature bone beads each have strips of malachite inlay along with round and tube malachite beads. Accent beads are silver and bone round beads in the three strands of beads finished with a silver button clasp.

White and colored pearls are combined with a silver pendant. The pendant has an off-set violet CZ stone and three dangles of pearls with silver drops. Matching pearl earrings on french wires complete the set!

A silver pendant with a center green CZ stone is combined with three strands of dyed green turquoise chips. The pendant is made from silver art clay which contains 99% silver from recycled sources.
 

Ceramic rust, black, and tan beads along with bone hesihi pull together colors captured in a large round pendant. 

A rectangular labradorite pendant with fractures captures the light. Accented with silver and glass beads, the piece has a mysterious appeal.

Picture jasper is sometimes said to be a stone that carries a message from Earth. This landscape stone is beaded with small bugle and seed beads and strung on a black leather cord. (SOLD)

Seed beads and crystals dance in the shape of a lovely flamenco dancer in this hand embroidered pendant. Red bead and crystal earrings included. (SOLD)

What do you do with gifted beads? You design a hummingbird piece that will use the beads and then gift it back. This seed bead design is a collar or bib piece that makes a statement. (SOLD)
 

A matrix boulder opal combines with two Chrysoprase cabochons in this fringed pendant. Chrysoprase rondelle beads make both the necklace and matching earrings in this set. The Swarovski crystals reflect both color and light. Laser etched green dagger beads really add a final touch to the fringe tips.

Chrysocolla from Western Australia and a matrix boulder opal from Coober Pedy, South Australia combine with malachite and turquoise for a green flash of color. (Donated to the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico's Sweetheart Auction.)

A wild horse jasper stone is the focal point of this life story. Designed to celebrate a birthday, turquoise and jasper stones are beaded into this necklace and earring set. (SOLD)

Two Teepee Canyon Agate stones capture the colors of many sunsets. Glass seed, tile, and rolla beads are embriodered accents. Finally, lovely garnets and crystals finish the piece adding a sparkle to the finished piece. FaceBook friends voted for this piece to be donated to the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico's Sweetheart Silent Auction. I'm happy to say the piece received several bids and sold to raise money to support people who are going through cancer treatment.

White seed beads of various sizes and finishes are used to create a white lotus flower. Moonstone rondelles are used in the necklace that comes together with a special moonstone clasp. (Donated to the Cancer Foundation for New Mexico's Sweetheart Auction.)

The three pieces of Cerrillos turquoise found along the Turquoise Trail south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, are combined in this southwest inspired pendant. Bead embroidery embellishments and four fringe dangles add to the design. The light blue color of the turquoise is matched with Peruvian opal beads and matching earrings. (SOLD)

A landscape of southwest color is highlighted by seed beads and tiles. (SOLD)

A design by Heidi Kummli was part of a workshop at Santa Fe Bead Fest. I fell in love with the design since the eyes look just like my dog, Sydney. And...I added a paw print for my dog Alice. They are happy dogs! (PRIVATE COLLECTION)

A green Hachita turquoise stone plays well with green jade beads in this pendant. Tile, delica, and seed beads add touches of accents in this piece. (SOLD)

On a sojourn to Custer, SD, I found some wild horse jasper in a nice little rock shop. Copper tones highlight the natural jasper stone. Seed beads and tile beads form the circular pendant.

I am not making this up.....Found at a museum gem show in Porto, Portugal, the blue chalcedony focal piece is combined with opal, crystals, and seed beads for a pop of color. (SOLD)

Turquoise cabochons are circled with delica and seed beads. Bugle and tile beads round out the design on this cuff bracelet. The ultra suede backing and lining will make this cuff nice and comfy to wear. (SOLD)

Seed beads, tile beads, and stones embellish a labradorite cabochon in this design.  A patina over the hammered cuff bracelet adds to the subtle background of the design. This cuff was produced during a workshop with Heidi Kummeli. It was a great experience to work with her and advance my skills. (SOLD)

A Labradorite stone is surrounded by tile beads, seed beads, and pearls. (SOLD)

Labradorite from Madagascar throws rainbow colored highlights in this beaded bracelet. (SOLD)

Orange ya glad I'm working with oranges?? All jokes aside, this Brazilian agate is connected with two carnelian stones. (SOLD)

Two Cerrillos turquoise stones from the Carlita mine just south of Santa Fe are connected to a laser etching (by Lilly Pilly Designs) of an ancient shaman. Searching for petroglyphs in the Southwest is a favorite adventure for me and this piece reminds me of how connected we are to the past.  Milky white labradorite beads found at a little shop in Oporto, Portugal, were just the match for this peaceful shaman piece. (PRIVATE COLLECTION)

A lone blue pearl is surrounded by labradorite rondelle and silver beads in this simple necklace.

Turquoise, coral, and silver beads make a statement.

Green, red, and black beads surround a vintage button with tulips. Square shell beads combined with black glass and seed beads finish the piece. This design is the result from a Heidi Kummeli workshop and provides for custom pendants embellished with bead embroidery techniques. 

Seed beads wander around chunky turquoise beads to create a path that may represent a new journey. Turquoise with two silver spiral beads finish the necklace on this piece.