Art of Crochet by Teresa: Crochet TearDrop Earring

You will find more patterns by visit my Crochet Blog - Crochet Mania http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/

Also if you follow the LINK: Youtube you will find other links to see her work.

Jewelry made from laminated, polished cross-sections of books

UK designer Jeremy May makes jewelry by laminating and polishing pages from old books together to make striking pieces: "The beauty of the jewels extends within the piece: text and images pass all the way though the object, only exposed at the surfaces - giving a tantalising glimpse of the book within."

LITTLEFLY (Thanks, Irene Delse Via: Submitterator!), Via: Boingboing

The Most Spectacular, Precious, and Magical Beauty of Stones: The Magnificent Opal

Opal, a stone of ill omen. Associated with death, as this gemstone reacts to body temperature and becomes dull when life passes from the body!

The opal is a gem of magical beauty; in its depths flash brilliant sparks of constantly changing colors that have entranced and fascinated people for centuries. Considered by many to be the most precious of stones, the opal is also the most fragile, and it’s sensitively to light, atmosphere, and temperature has given it an air of unpredictable that has added to its appeal.
But despite its unique properties – or perhaps because of them – the opal, more than any other stone, has inspired bigotry and superstition. Over the centuries it has waxed and waned in public favor, being viewed alternately as a charm for good luck and as an object of fear and dread.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Steampunk Mixed Metals Book Locket Necklace

Gorgeous cooper book locket featuring a small gold watch movement dangles from a textured aged brass ring. Locket opens, waiting for your keepsake! Chain is also aged brass. The combination of metals makes this piece very unique and gorgeous!

This stunning necklace is 18" long and is finished by an aged brass hook clasp.

Simplywillow at LINK: Etsy

Spinning Steampunk Jewelry

Etsy seller Curious Goods Curios has a nice wrinkle on the now-traditional steampunk clockwork ring; these ones spin around and around.

Curious Goods Curios, Via: Boingboing

Jewelry Created From Plasticized Human Milk

Milk can be turned into plastic by solidifying the casein it contains. French design team 'Duende' used this technique to turn human breast milk into a jewel, and then use that to make a necklace.

Duende's 'Perle de lait' range of jewellery imagines a new set of personalized post-natal objects. The breast-feeding mother sends a feeding bottle full of her milk to a laboratory where it is transformed into a gem-like substance that can be mounted on a neck-piece or any other form of jewellery. LINK: Presurfer

Light as jewelry

Kyeok Kim is an artist, jeweler and metalworker who's created these amazing pieces of jewelry that project patterns onto the skin. LINK, Jewelry as Skin: LINK