Custom Saddlebred Jewelry

Fine Custom Saddlebred Jewelry

By: Jan Davenport

Exclusivley for Saddlebred Memories

Ever since she was a little girl, Jan Davenport has loved horses. She got it honest as her mother and great-grandfather were also horse fanciers. She started riding at an early age at a local saddle club. She would use the $8 her parents gave her to ride for an hour. After that she would clean stalls, water and walk hot horses just to be around horses and occasionally get to ride an extra hour for her chores.

Jan had a mother and uncle who painted so in college she decided to give it a try. Starting in pastels, she soon graduated to oils. The first horse she painted in pastels was an Arab that she copied out of a how-to-paint book. It took about six months to get up enough nerve to put the mane on that horse.

Many years later Jan and her daughter were showing horses. She decided to paint their show horses on canvas tote bags. Friends saw these and this lead to a business. Having always been crafty and clever, she soon started painting horses on skirts, clothes bags, neckties, etc. Soon burnout hit and Jan decided to take a break.

A few years ago Jan started twitching to paint some more items and take to a horse show. It took her a whole year to paint enough items. These 220 items sold out in 2 days.

Fast forward a number of years. Jan decided to do a charm bracelet for her and her daughter. Her love of horses resurfaced and the idea for a saddlebred bracelet was born. Her first idea was to use the paintings that she had done so each bracelet would be an original. To enhance that further, she decided to make each bracelet (and now she has added keychains) one of a kind.

Each bracelet and keychain is a work of art using various Thai and Bali silver and silverplate beads, Swarovski crystal beads and pearls, Czech fire-polished beads, polished pewter and other semi precious gems. All the loops are split rings (like keychain rings) and all the wires that can be are hand twisted.

Now 40+ years after all of this started, Jan is making bracelets with love and enjoying creating each and every one of them.

Do not see the color you are looking for? Would you like your barn colors as a keychain or bracelet? Do you need something special to give as a gift? Jan will personally work with you to customize any keychain or bracelet to fit your exact needs. Please contact us for more details. Multiple item dicounts will be given to orders of 4 or more.

BRACELETS

These bracelets are made with curb-chain style chain that lay nice and flat. Each bracelet is fastened with an easy-fastening toggle clasp. The length is 8” and can be easily adjusted by removing a link or two. The beads that you remove can be added to other links. The photo charms are reproduced from original paintings by Jan Davenport. The photo charms are sealed with a professional glass-like resin. The saddlebred charms have a non-tarnishing imitation rhodium finish and the other charms are polished pewter. The bead caps and other pieces are Thai or Bali silver or silver plate. The glass beads are mainly Czech polished beads, turquoise, agate, other semi-precious gems and Swarovski crystals. Split rings (like key chain rings that won’t open up) have been used where possible. The wires are hand-twisted loops and attached directly to the bracelet links when possible.

KEYCHAINS

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The keychains are made with a variety of chain styles. Each one is encrusted with Czech fire-polished glass, semi-precious, Swarovski and other kinds of beads. There is an assortment of horsey charms such as a saddlebred with a non-tarnishing imitation rhodium finish and polished pewter horse shoes and first place horse show ribbons. The keychains measure 5” to 6” not including the heavy duty key ring and swivel snap. These are great for attaching your keys to your purse, belt loop of your jeans, or any other convenient place.

EARRING'S

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These Earing's feature 6mm Swarovski crystals. With leverback earring hardware, that has a shell design and is silverplate over brass with no lead or nickel. These earing's are light and easy to wear. They can easily be worn all day and are elegant enough for a night out on the town.

$60.00

You can't help but be noticed when you are wearing this red and black charm bracelet. The 8" (easily adjusted) bracelet is a silverplated curb link style bracelet. The center focal piece is a chandelier charm with a non-tarnishing imitation rhodium saddlebred dangling from it. On each side of the focal charm there are two round photo charms which measure 7/8" across. The pictures in these charms are reproductions of original art work by Jan Davenport. These photos are sealed with a professional glass-like waterproof resin. Included on this bracelet are red and black faceted Czech fire-polished beads, red crackled glass beads, silver and other glass beads. The findings and bead caps are silverplate, Thai and bali silver. The horse show ribbon is polished pewter and there are two horse shoes to bring you double luck. All the beads and charms are hand wrapped securely to the bracelet to prevent losing. The rings used to attach the charms are split rings like keychain rings to prevent you from losing your pretties. A toggle clasp makes this bracelet easy to get on and off. Each bracelet is handcrafted with love and each one is slightly different from the others. The bracelet can easily be made smaller and the beads on the removed links can be added to other links on the bracelet.

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you are a fan of tigereye and turquoise, then you will love this bracelet. Great colors for gals who like to wear brown. The 8" (easily adjusted) bracelet is a silverplated curb link style bracelet. The center focal piece is a chandelier charm with a non-tarnishing imitation rhodium saddlebred dangling from it. On each side of the focal charm there are two oval photo charms which measure 3/4" x 1" not including the loop at the top. The pictures in these charms are reproductions of original art work by Jan Davenport. These photos are sealed with a professional glass-like waterproof resin. Included on this bracelet are various kinds of turquoise with lovely matrix, tigereye beads, amber faceted Czech fire-polished beads, silver and other glass beads. The findings and bead caps are silverplate, Thai and bali silver. The horse show ribbon is polished pewter and there are two horse shoes to bring you double luck. All the beads and charms are hand wrapped securely to the bracelet to prevent losing. The rings used to attach the charms are split rings like keychain rings to prevent you from losing your pretties. A toggle clasp makes this bracelet easy to get on and off. Each bracelet is handcrafted with love and each one is slightly different from the others. The bracelet can easily be made smaller and the beads on the removed links can be added to other links on the bracelet.

$60.00

This is a very interesting bracelet with gorgeous cobalt accent beads. This 8" (easily adjusted) bracelet is a silver plated curb link style bracelet with four photo charms which measure 5/8" x 3/4" not including the loops. A small sapphire faceted bead and a silver bead dangle from each of the photo charms. The pictures in these charms are reproductions of original art work by Jan Davenport. These photos are sealed with a professional glass-like waterproof resin. The focal charm here is a polished pewter first place horse show ribbon. Included on this bracelet are faceted cobalt Czech fire-polished, blue crackled glass, blue cat's eye, silver wire wrapped and other beads. The findings and bead caps are silver plate, Thai and Bali silver. All the beads and charms are hand wrapped securely to the bracelet to prevent losing. The rings used to attach the charms are split rings like key chain rings to prevent you from losing your pretties. A toggle clasp makes this bracelet easy to get on and off. Each bracelet is handcrafted with love and each one is slightly different from the others. The bracelet can easily be made smaller and the beads on the removed links can be added to other links on the bracelet.

$60.00

You’ll be pretty in pink when you wear this bracelet. Such luscious rhodonite to the rosy shade of the cat’s eye pink. This 8" (easily adjusted) bracelet is a silverplated curb link style bracelet with three photo charms. The pictures in these charms are reproductions of original art work by Jan Davenport. These photos are sealed with a professional glass-like waterproof resin. The center oval charm measures 3/4" x 1" not including the loop at the top. The two round charms on each side measures 7/8" across. Included on this bracelet are faceted crystal aurora borealis, pink rhodonite, rose cat's eye, pink and black cloisonne, silver foil-lined beads, etc. The findings and bead caps are silverplate, Thai and bali silver. The two horse show ribbons are polished pewter. All the beads and charms are hand wrapped securely to the bracelet to prevent losing. The rings used to attach the charms are split rings like keychain rings to prevent you from losing your pretties. A toggle clasp makes this bracelet easy to get on and off. Each bracelet is handcrafted with love and each one is slightly different from the others.shades from the dusty pink of the

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You can't get much more elegant than crystal, black and silver. Unfortunately, this bracelet does not photograph well because it is so reflective. This is a go-with-everything kind of bracelet. Measuring 8" (easily adjusted) long, this bracelet is a silver plated curb link style bracelet with the focal charm being a black charm highlighted with a imitation rhodium non-tarnishing silver saddlebred. One each side of the focal charm are two oval photo charms measuring 7/8" x 1" not including the loop at the top. The pictures in these charms are reproductions of original art work by Jan Davenport. These photos are sealed with a professional glass-like waterproof resin. Included on this bracelet are black and crystal faceted Czech fire-polished, white cat's eye, and lots of tiny silver beads. The findings and bead caps are silver plate, Thai and Bali silver. The two horse show ribbons are polished pewter. All the beads and charms are hand wrapped securely to the bracelet to prevent losing. The rings used to attach the charms are split rings like key chain rings to prevent you from losing your pretties. A toggle clasp makes this bracelet easy to get on and off. Each bracelet is handcrafted with love and each one is slightly different from the others.The bracelet can easily be made smaller and the beads on the removed links can be added to other links on the bracelet.

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Blue, blue, blue….These blues remind me of ocean colors. Combined with black and silver, this is winning bracelet. Three 1” oval charms with photos of artwork reproduced from originals by Jan Davenport accent this bracelet. The charms are sealed with professional glass-like resin. There are two polished pewter first place horse show ribbons to add glitz to the bracelet. Two blue and white encased lampwork beads add bling to this already pretty bracelet that is loaded with Czech fire-polished beads. The bracelet can easily be made smaller and the beads on the removed links can be added to other links on the bracelet.

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