Arlene Weinrich, Jewelry Designer | Metalsmith

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To all my Facebook friends- no need to RSVP - and of course bring friends!
11/24/2025

To all my Facebook friends- no need to RSVP - and of course bring friends!

Hearts hold tears as well, so I thought more of my heart designs could showcase the “Mermaid Tears”. A large 1 1/2” hear...
11/14/2025

Hearts hold tears as well, so I thought more of my heart designs could showcase the “Mermaid Tears”.
A large 1 1/2” heart silhouette holds the amber glass, which is topped off with another small heart. The 1” puffed heart sits above a stack of layered glass. All in sterling silver.

While most of my sea glass collection hails from our beautiful North Carolina beaches, I do have some special pieces fro...
11/14/2025

While most of my sea glass collection hails from our beautiful North Carolina beaches, I do have some special pieces from the Maine coast which were gifted to me by a dear friend. Two of these pieces have truly been tumbled by the waters for a long time, as shown in their thick rounded shapes and rough surfaces. To showcase these beauties, I have encased them in settings with long arms to wrap around them. The backs of the settings feature a loving heart.
The rare mauve piece is in a sterling silver setting and the grey piece, also unusual, is wrapped in a 14karat gold-filled setting.

More of my sea glass designs are ready! As I said in my last drop of designs, sea glass is also referred to as “Mermaid...
11/14/2025

More of my sea glass designs are ready! As I said in my last drop of designs, sea glass is also referred to as “Mermaid Tears”, and with that in mind, I’ve done a few teardrop necklaces. They are all in sterling silver. The larger ones are 1 1/2” long and the smaller one is 3/4”.

Small stacked pieces of “Mermaid Tears” (sea glass) hang appropriately beneath a jilted - woops- meant a tilted heart!! ...
09/12/2025

Small stacked pieces of “Mermaid Tears” (sea glass) hang appropriately beneath a jilted - woops- meant a tilted heart!! 😁
Green, white and a special piece of yellow sea glass with a bi metal heart of 18 karat gold and sterling silver. Total length of neckpiece measures 1 1/4 inches.

I’m continuing my allure with Sea Glass/Mermaid Tears, and suspending the pieces within endless circles symbolizing whol...
08/18/2025

I’m continuing my allure with Sea Glass/Mermaid Tears, and suspending the pieces within endless circles symbolizing wholeness.
And including hearts with my pieces as a continuum of my previous work.
The first piece (on the left below) features Sea Glass in the uncommon shade of soft blue, with a silhouetted heart dangle. The circle of 18 karat and sterling silver bi-metal features a matching handmade bail to fit most thicknesses of chain.
The second piece (on the right below) has a Sea Glass piece in lime green with a heart charm. The 18 karat gold and sterling silver circle is hand stitched using 14 karat gold filled wire.

Look for more designs to come!

SO - I’ve had a collection of locally found sea glass for some years now and have finally decided to incorporate it into...
07/29/2025

SO - I’ve had a collection of locally found sea glass for some years now and have finally decided to incorporate it into my jewelry designs.
As I’ve done a good deal of research into sea glass, I’ve discovered that it is regarded as a symbol of renewal and healing, because of its journey from discarded waste through to a polished transformation. I also discovered that sea glass is referred to as “Mermaid Tears”, and that’s when I got hooked!

Here are my first handful of designs-
- Layered glass in seafoam green, yellow (rare to find), and emerald green. All suspended within an endless circle of 18 karat and sterling. The circle is a symbol for wholeness. The whole piece is a metaphor for inclusion.
- Amber glass with an 18 karat and sterling heart and a pearl on the front, and a smaller heart on the back (see last photo)
- Long seafoam green heart “ish” shape enhanced with a 14 karat gold filled wire heart shape to echo the shape of the glass. On the reverse side is a wrapped up heart (see next to last photo).
-Very rare cobalt blue piece sits atop a piece of fully embossed (also rare) white glass. All put together with 14 karat gold filled wire.
- Long white triangle shaped piece with an 18 karat and sterling hanging heart charm.

One more post for now- an oxidized sterling silver heart with a 14 karat gold stitched “kiss” and an 18 karat gold embel...
11/24/2024

One more post for now- an oxidized sterling silver heart with a 14 karat gold stitched “kiss” and an 18 karat gold embellished “hug”.

Have created earrings and necklace sets in cascading teardrop shapes. Shown is a setIn brushed satin sterling silver wit...
11/24/2024

Have created earrings and necklace sets in cascading teardrop shapes. Shown is a set
In brushed satin sterling silver with white cultured pearl drops.
Also shown is a set in oxidized sterling with 24 karat gold flakes fused to the surface and a 14 karat gold stitched “kiss” on the pendant. JUST SOLD this set!!!

It sure has been some time since I’ve posted - though I have been creating! So here’s a drop of new pieces! Earrings in ...
11/24/2024

It sure has been some time since I’ve posted - though I have been creating! So here’s a drop of new pieces!
Earrings in sterling Silver, some with embossed patterns or sterling silver and copper “mokume- gane” printed metal. Also oxidized with 18 karat gold surface decorations and 24 karat gold flakes fused to the surface.

NEW necklace with various style chain links combined with silhouette heart charms. This 22 inch length necklace is finis...
06/05/2024

NEW necklace with various style chain links combined with silhouette heart charms. This 22 inch length necklace is finished with a large lobster clasp and a 2 inch extender chain with heart. Central heart and all heart charms are 18 karat gold and sterling silver bi-metal. Center heart measures 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. Chain links are 14/20 gold filled.

Here’s a different take on “A Kiss and a Hug”, with lots of surface texture. In Sterling Silver and 18 Karat Gold. Heart...
11/15/2023

Here’s a different take on “A Kiss and a Hug”, with lots of surface texture. In Sterling Silver and 18 Karat Gold. Heart measures 1 1/2 inches at its widest point.

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