Set in the middle of winter, halfway between Christmas and Easter, Valentine’s Day is a bright spot in a sometimes bleak season. The bright red hearts, pink and white striped candies, and shiny, lace-covered boxes of chocolates brighten up grocery store aisles and window displays at a time when the outside landscape is rather colorless! [...]

I love fall! After the heat of summer, fall’s cooler temperatures, lower humidity, and colorful landscape are a refreshing  change. As the days get shorter and the skies bluer, my brain kicks into creative overdrive thinking of all sorts of projects  to begin. The best part is that fall projects are often quick and easy, [...]

Many of the pieces of jewelry I craft have a special message. This is true of the Starfish Bracelet. I heard this story several years ago and it stuck with me. The story goes something like this: A man was walking along the seashore when he came upon an area of the beach covered with [...]

What is your life about? If you had to use one verb to describe your current life, what would that verb be? For me, that verb would be “creating”. As an artist, I create tangible products and designs. Drawing inspiration from infinite sources, I utilize paints, metals, gems, fabric, glue, solder, leather, wire, even trash [...]

Welcome to Christina Carol’s new e-commerce website with a fully functional store! Now you can sit back, relax, and browse all the uniquely artistic pieces that Christina Carol has to offer from where you are! Take a peek at all the many metals and materials used in these handmade pieces, as well as, all the [...]

Our Swim Upstream Bracelet encourages individuality. Two copper rectangles have been hammered, domed, oxidized and hand stamped with the words “swim upstream”. Pieces of African turquoise and copper rings complete the bracelet which attaches with a copper toggle clasp. $23