"I Will" do and be many things

I Will ..... be more outgoing.

I Will ..... create art.

I Will ..... be brave.

I Will ..... eat less.

I Will ..... be the best I can be.

I Will ..... succeed.

I Will ..... travel more.

I Will ..... Survive.

You decide what special empowerment this unique pod shaped pendant will give to you! To me it represents many things, growing, learning, exploring, and living brave everyday. The words "I Will" are stamped on the back. Approximately 2" long. 

ON SALE right NOW!
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Cat Lovers - I know you are out there!

What a cutie!! All sterling pin a little over 1" tall with a tie tack pin back. How many cat lovers do you know that would enjoy a little gift from you? and its on a BIG SALE! Don't ask me why, sometimes I just want to put something different on special. Now $35.00, regularly $55.00.

See, I don't only love dogs, I love cats and their people too!!

more info click here

Congratulations Graduates, and always "Believe in Yourself"

This is a gift that has a great meaning behind it. (Literally, the words are on the inside so they are private for the wearer). This gift will be appreciated forever. And it's made right here by hand, in the u.s.a.!

"Believe in Yourself" shown above for women info click here

And for a larger version that is a heavy duty man size (plain on the top) click here

Thinking Graduation??

This handly sterling keychain is so appropriate for someone starting out in lifes new adventures. "God Bless" on the front, and "ME" on the back!!!! A nice momento of meaning to give a loved one. Looks great when we wrap it up in a cute box with ribbon with a note enclosed with your personal wishes. (All included in price.)

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Remember seeing Lupines when you were a kid?

I always enjoyed the fields full of beautiful blue wavy lupines while I was growing up in Napa Valley. This week I traveled there to visit my mom and the lupines were blooming everywhere. I rolled down the window and drew in the sweet fragrance of grape soda!! Thats what they smell like to me, it was wonderful.

Graduation time is coming!

We have several very special solid sterling bracelets that make the perfect gift for graduation day! Giving these special pieces with affirmative phrases is a wonderful daily reminder to your graduate that their future is a time of hope and dreams! Click here to see several bracelet designs.

And for a truly wonderful link bracelet that has several words of wisdom on both the front and the back of each sterling link click here. (shown at top).

To make your gift giving easier for those graduations that are far from you, we will happily wrap your gift beautifully and send a card with your special message directly to your graduate. (what a nice gift to receive and actually wear during graduation!)

Your MOM should have one

Solid Sterling made in the USA. An appropriate gift for Mom and for good friends, don't you think?!! Use code BLOGMOM for 10% off before May 1st!!

Click here for info and purchasing for quick delivery.

Delicate sterling flower with 4 sided bronze wired heart dangling below from sterling earwire with gold plated ball accent.The components are my original design & made by bending and cutting metal and stamping in designs with a hammer one by one. Finished pieces are then oxidized and polished several times to bring out the luster of both metals.Very refreshing and comfortable to wear with the subtle movement. Approx 2 inches long. Lovely to give as a gift if you can bear to part with them. $44.50

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New Dog & Cat Jewelry coming soon....!

I will be posting alot of new dog and cat designs to this site, so stay tuned !!

X Marks the Spot! (of my heart!)

Large, bold, sterling heart pendant that I hand-stamped and then soldered a brass X (that I cut out with a jewelers saw--much like a hacksaw) and a 3D dot! X does indeed mark the spot of my heart, or yours, should you decide to purchase. Espresso brown adjustable cord with 2 brass matching beads that tie together nicely with the pendant. Also available on black cord or chain. Only a very few of these are available. Heart is almost 2" long!

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Dog Lovers Special Valentine

"Be the Person your DOG thinks You Are". Handmade ONE at a TIME, hammered, stamped, soldered, polished, oxidized and polished again.A much loved classic design, very few made. (This is my last one from my private collection.) Brass Bone on the front with the the words: "kind", "wise", "gentle" stamped on the back. SOLD! Some lucky dog lover will be receiving a nice gift! Thank you.

And to see all the NEW designs just listed (they are so cute!) click here.

Valentines Gift for your best bud!!

A very pretty 3D heart with wings are atop this cuff with "I Am Blessed To Have A Friend Like You" on the inside. It's a really sweet bracelet - your friend will love you for it! (even more than she already does).

Click here for info and purchase sale price

Caring and Sharing when it counts the most....

The letter below is so meaningful to me. This is why I do what I do. To hopefully make a difference in peoples lives. Thank you Betsy for your kind heart and giving soul.

Hi Sandy,
My name is Betsy. I live in TN, just outside of Nashville. I have worn your silver cuffs for a few years now. My very favorite is "It will be alright." I used to buy these from Femail Creations but they quit carrying them. I thought all was lost. You see, I would give them away to women I would see who were having a hard time. I gave my first one to my mother when she lost her best friend about three years ago. When I had to go to rehab and leave my four daughters for a month, she gave the cuff back to me. While in rehab I met a dear woman who was really struggling. I gave her the cuff and told her to keep it as long as she needed it and then pass it on to someone who needed it more. I came home and ordered many more over the next couple of years, wearing them and then giving them away. I had given my last one away when they quit carrying them. My mother gave me one I had bought to replace hers and I have worn it for the past year. When I found your website with your cuffs, I almost died!!! I immediately bought another one for my mother. I also bought three others that I loved. I stack them on my left arm and don't wear anything else. My daughters love my cuffs. I also wear my "One Day at a Time" cuff every day. I just bought the men's version for a friend of mine who is celebrating 17 years in recovery on Friday. Just wanted to thank you for your wonderful cuffs and tell you what they have meant to me!!!xoxo betsy

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Toby and Max Jewelry, Oscar Noodles the Poodles and Corky!!!!!

All our best wishes to everyone who has loved us throughout the years and shared in our giving words with their friends. Our family, both dogs and people, wish you everything you desire, and a world full of hope, contentment, strength and wisdom to be yours not just for the holidays, but for everyday forward...

May we all help a little to make the world a brighter, more loving, gracious, and giving place to live in, to share, to enjoy and to inspire.

xoxo from all of us here at Toby and Max. We love you too...

I have many requests for these words

I have had so many requests for this phrase that I decided to add it to my line. A plain and simple truth. More info click here

New..."Stay Strong"

A new design that speaks for itself. This piece has a bumpy texture and looks very nice stacked with other bracelets. For more info...

New DogBone bracelet with Pearls and Flowers!

                                           

A great combination! Flowers, pearls, and Dogbones to wear! Bones and circles are sterling silver and flowers are bronze. Two small hearts, one in bronze and one in sterling with my name stamp and made in USA on it. I can put as many pearls on it as you would like. I have some very beautiful pearls in all kinds of colors! Nice round ones in brown (or coffee latte as I like to call them) and pink and a beautiful burgundy garnet pearl, rich goldens and copper and a 'sea mist' teal color. I also have some real big fat round beautiful whites for the traditional in you. This bracelet is easy to size larger as I can add an extra flower, or loop. This piece is brand new and is not on my website yet, so if you want it for yourself or a dog loving friend just email me and I will make it for you and ship it right out. $120.00 with up to 4 pearls Sandy@TobyandMax.com

This Holiday Don't Forget Your....

Let them know they're special! Says "Thru Thick & Thin" on the inside! Click here for more info

TIME HEALS Pendant is Forever

Its all in the timing. A nice reminder that the old saying is true,

time does make things better, or at least gives you a little breathing room. Beautiful 2 piece sterling pendant with TIME HEALS handstamped on one side, and what looks like an old clock or hourglass piece on the other.
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Sterling silver hangs 1 1/2" long. $89.00

Dog Therapy -- PRICELESS!!

Who calms you down with a big smile and happy face when you get home from a hard day? Who sits next to you and listens to all your woes with no interruptions, just understanding. We all know, it's your DOG. Our Dogs give us comfort, and help us to heal. And they are certainly cheaper than a therapist! And so much more fun too! $79.00 BEFORE 10% DISCOUNT BELOW!


"Dogs are cheaper than a therapist" sterling silver cuff.
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And for you folks that need some 'dog therapy' a 10% discount when you put "BLOG" in the coupon code when ordering!

Say it like you mean it! ...... LIVE BOLD

Very cute all sterling earrings with an always popular 'Fleur de lis' design on the front and the words LIVE BOLD stamped on the back. Earrings hang about 1 1/2", sterling square is just under 1".
Makes a great gift for that hard to buy for friend. $49.00 Click here to see

I love little boxes! How about you?

I just felt like making something different. Sometimes when you work with metal and stamps all the time, you just get an itch to get out the paintbrush and color away! I just found these really cool boxes with hinges! and they are bare-naked wood before I begin.

I had so much fun working on this box. It is not finished as you can probably tell. I thought, 'what should I put on my box', well, my favorite things of course! I love flowers, and I love bees. Well, bees that don't sting me, but thats another story. I am allergic, but I know we need to help the honeybees now as they are having trouble keeping themselves alive and healthy with all the contaminants around. Well, I am chattering here, but I had fun coloring this box, and then I etched out with a sharp wood tool the words before I went back and blackened them. I was disappointed you really can't see the carved out wood part. The bee was a large rubber stamp and then I hand painted the flowers. Sometimes it is just fun to take a breather and do something different!

Is this the sweetest pic, or what!!!

Ok, I couldn't resist! I had to post this picture. I have had it for awhile, and while I think it is the cutest pic ever of my boy Oscar Noodles the Poodles, I thought maybe it wouldn't be enjoyed by others. But then, I say to myself, how could others not fall in love with him. So here it is. I just love my boy!!!!

Fun DOG Bracelet

"Remember the Important things, friends, family, and my DOG"!!!! After all our Dogs are our family!! Great looking all sterling link bracelet for people who have Dogs and Style!! Length is adjustable from 7 1/2 to 8". Looks very rich on the wrist. Style # 1050. $97.00

Found Objects used as Gift Wrap!!

I was wrapping a birthday present for a good friend of mine (actually my newly ex-husband) (seems so weird to call him that), and I needed something to wrap around the present as a decoration. I wanted something different, and something kinda manly looking and something that I had around the house so I could get it wrapped quickly and in the mail.

I decided to try a found object collage type thing and see how it looked. I went to the garage and found several old fun, cool pieces. (matter of opinion I know) These were all in bins saved by my ex-spouso for forever; for who knows what, and I thought "Perfect"!! I think it turned out kind of cute in a funky, junky kind of way. I added a few black beads and some have tiny gold stars on them, and then an orange heart and the only thing I could find with a word on it was the label 'cold'. When he got this his first question was ' was that a message to me?'. 'NO, its not, it was the only thing I could find. If I could have found a 'hot' label, I would have put that on there'. Made him feel better I think. Anyway he liked it and I was happy with the way it turned out. I wrapped the whole present with copper wire and just wired on the accessories! I especially like the little springs that are cone shaped. It was an especially fitting decoration as the book that was inside was on how to make stuff out of 'recycled' objects! It would be a fun project for anyone to try.

Copper Tile CLIP earrings

Nice clip earrings seem to be hard to find nowadays and I just found this pair from my past collections. This is a LARGE earring, just under 2" square. It has 9 copper squares handcut and soldered on the sterling base. It reminds me of the the satillo floor tiles I had when I lived in Phoenix. I have a few more large CLIP earrings in different styles, email me if you would like to see them and I will put post the pics. For more info on this pair of copper/sterling earrings click here.

This is the lovely little town high in the mountains in Panama where I spent some time last year. Nestled in the mountains and surrounded by coffee plantations. It is common to see people on horseback and everyone has a friendly "Hola" (hello).

(BELOW) This is 'Donato' a Kuna Indian who I met in the town square and he is making beaded bracelets. Notice the "loom" which he works from, a wooden board with nails that he ties the bead string to and then beads a beautiful design one tiny bead at a time. The Kuna Indians are known throughout the world for their famous "Mola's". There is one hanging in the background. Mola's are many different colorful layers of fabric cut into beautiful designs and all handstitched.


I discovered this beautiful spot on a drive through the countryside.

It was an almost magical place.

God Bless ME (and YOU)

What a great idea for a keychain!! I made this sterling silver design with a sun in the background and a 3-dimentionial spiral on top. This spiral means 'long life'. I handstamped the words "GOD BLESS" on the front and on the back there is a small star with rays flowing down to the word "ME". I thought it would make a great gift for anyone who drives and for anyone who wants a little extra protection. Can also be hung on a chain or cord for a necklace.

The actual sterling silver rectangle is 1" long and 3/4" wide. I am offering this piece on SALE for a limited time!! The regular price is 39.50, but right now it is 38% off and is only $24.50! Click here for more info and picture of the back.

I LOVE my COFFEE!!!

Did I say "I LOVE my COFFEE!!!" Oh yes!!! And I mean Yes, Yes, Yes! If I didn't have good coffee in the morning waiting for me (well not waiting for me, I have to make my own) I would never get out of bed!!!

I visited Panama last year and spent time up in the mountains where it is cool, and where they have all the beautiful coffee plantations. Oh my, what a good time!!! Here is a pic of a coffee adventure I had. I was sitting in this wonderful little outdoor patio at a local coffee house in Boquete and I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted a latte or an expresso. So what does one do when that happens and you are in coffee country? You have both!! Yum Yum Yum.

This picture is of a beautiful farming area not too far from the coffee plantations. Too gorgous for words so here's a picture. If you would like to know more about my experiences in Panama let me know and I will post more pics that are great fun.

Are you a "Hopeless Romantic"?

One of my all time favorites and a classic piece of my earlier designs where I used mixed metal, sterling and brass. This piece has a black onyx stone and I handstamped the words "HOPELESS ROMANTIC" on the front. Also on the back is another brass heart and more handstamping. I used many different stamps and hammers to give an organic textural feel to the metal. Alot of love went into the making of this piece and I believe you can feel it when you hold it in your hands. This is a nice size that shows you wear 'artist handmade'! It is 2 1/2" long and about 1 1/2" wide. I only have a couple of these left, for more info click here.