IJ Creations

Where Unique and High Quality Artisan Jewelry is Easy to Find!
Exclusively on Ruby Lane. Member since January 2007 View Profile

Two-Time International Award Winning Jewelry Designer!

Today's Featured Items

$80 USD
REDUCED Versatile Navy Blue Sodalite Gemstone Focal ..

$125 USD
SALE Swarovski Crystal, Aquamarine, AB, and High ..

$35 USD
SALE Olive Green Czech Fire-Polished Glass Bead and ..

$55 USD
REDUCED Unusual, Cobalt (Navy) Blue and Mauve Fire ..

$80 USD
SALE Celtic Knot Pendant, Unusual Green Stone, High ..

$95 USD
SALE Genuine Gemstone Mahogany Brown Obsidian, ..

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SALE Czech Glass, Purple Satin Bead, Hand Knotted, High..

$45 USD
REDUCED Navy Blue Goldstone Scarab Cat Necklace with ..

$95 USD
SALE Russian Hand Painted, Mother of Pearl Pendant, ..

$36 USD
REDUCED Custom Made, Grade A , Silk Strung, Double Hand..

$250 USD
, Triple A Grade, Blue Lace Agate, Double Hand Knotted ..

$240 USD
SALE Green Nephrite Jade, High Quality 14kt Gold ..

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About IJ Creations

Our Service Pledge To You:
Please feel free to ask any questions about any piece.

Contact me, preferably by phone, if you have special needs, need the piece to be made longer to fit over your head and/or without clasps, to change a clasp if you do not need a specialty clasp, etc. I am here to serve you in your particular needs, and I welcome custom orders.

I FULLY GUARANTEE my items. If something needs repair over time, contact me. Repairs due to failure of materials or workmanship are repaired FREE of CHARGE.

Breakage repair due to accident, misuse, improper cleaning, etc. will receive a written quote based on materials needed and labor.

About Us
Irene Joyce spent two decades working in the wholesale jewelry industry.

The concept of designing and making fine jewelry that would also be easy for those who are arthritic, handicapped and elderly came about after she was involved in an auto accident; and, when her mother moved to a low-rise apartment designed especially for the elderly. She experienced and learned first hand how frustrating fasteners became once fingers became arthritic, when only one hand could be used, and when one could no longer see or feel the clasp.

Designing and making jewelry was the outcome of collecting and studying beautiful quality antique and collectible jewelry as a means to restore her lost memory after her auto accident. One day, while looking at a piece, suddenly she remembered the work of the repair department employees, and everything began to click in her mind. And, she began to repair.

When cancer struck in March, 2000, facing a year of chemotherapy; she vowed not to give up her dream of one day owning a shop. She found that designing was a natural talent which emerges from her directly onto a bead board or into metal. And, even though it took two to three weeks or more to complete a piece back then, she never quit.

In 2001, a second cancer left her very weak and fatigued but, she managed to keep designing and creating.

She began selling out of her home three years ago, and despite health battles, with the help of her husband who is the principle photographer, her dream of selling on Ruby Lane is finally coming true.

Irene searches the world for top quality materials from which to make her jewelry. Once in a while, a particular blend of color or a certain "eye appeal" can only be found in a "mixed" bead which she may use as a focal point. Beads are always brought up to a higher standard by hand polishing or glazing. Each piece goes through labor intense and time-consuming details that are not found in manufactured jewelry. And, often, one piece can take several days or even a week or more to complete. All jewelry is made with the idea that the buyer will love the piece so much that they will want to pass it on to future generations, and that the piece will be loved by future generations as well.

The prophet Gibran said: "Your Work is Love Made Visible" Irene truly hopes that you can see the love that she puts into her work and that you will love each piece you purchase as much as she loved making it for you.