At High Desert Creations, I work with you to create distinctive styles of custom jewelry on commission.

~ Special Occasion, Ranch Brands & State & Storyteller ~

Let’s work together to craft a unique creation just for you!

Your design vision is key to your satisfaction and I welcome collaboration! Via message, text, email, chat – or with a drawing or description or selection of stone, symbols and metals – I will work with you to create an original work of wearable art just for you. If you have jewelry pieces or keepsakes that you would like me to rework – I’m happy to help.

Contact me at kathi89445@yahoo.com, 775-304-6756 or via the Contact Page and let's get started!

ABOVE: Cooper Pendants – a commission favorite featuring selected stones – like turquoise and crazy lace agate – are set in a range of sterling silver hand stamped settings. Comments: Paula Miller Potts ~ Beautiful stone but luv the little horse Amy Walker ~ I'd like one for my granddaughter...she just got her first horse Valerie Converse ~ Wow that is absolutely beautiful. You are so talented Tammy Church Williams ~ I’m interested in 5 of them.

BELOW: Soul Mates Pendants - featuring intertwined horses - are popular and each are uniquely created with different stones, hand stamped patterns and accents. Collectors are from Lindsey, OK (l) and Danville, AK (r). Comment: Evelyn Adams ~ High Desert Creations again! Beautiful original designs, talented jeweler...thanks for another great piece...

BELOW: Unbridled Pendants – sterling silver cast horses, accents and stones are singularly distinctive to each of these commission pendants. (l) “Unbridled/Wild and Free for Kaye Diffee of Marion, AK (r) “Unbridled” for Barbara Black of Hext, TX

BELOW: Heart Pendants – for heartfelt celebrations and memories. (l) “Faith and Circumstances Of The Heart” off to Estancia, NM as a Valentines gift. (m) “Stones that inspire and excite and sheets of sterling silver – let me know what I can create for you.” KT. (r)Two hearts for two sweethearts Jean & Sally, Springfield MO.

Comments: Krista Desens ~ Thank you Lee and David Black for caring, and spreading such joy, beauty, and kindness. Sally and Jean love their special necklaces (and so does Mom)! Lee Black ~ Kathi, thank you for making our ideas a reality. We've had so much fun, sharing your immense talents, spreading hearts and smiles. 

BELOW: Ranch Brand Pendants - represent so much sacrifice and dedication to the ranching lifestyle.

BELOW: State Pendants - “Coming from a Ranching background and Rodeo being a big part of it, I'm humbled and honored to have been asked to create these pendants” KT (l – r) Miss Rodeo Nevada 2017 Kaity McBride / Miss Rodeo Nevada 2018 Makenzie McMurtrey / Miss Rodeo Nevada 2019 Jennifer Fisk with Chris Lemke President/National Director of the Miss Rodeo Nevada Board of Directors / Wheeler County Rodeo Queen 2020 CJ Canady

Comments: Becki Schleede-Sylvester ~ That's so AWESOME! Congratulations! Cyndi Dan Wolke ~ Congratulations Kathi. Your work is beautiful and Rodeo Queen worthy. Teresa Lancaster Leeper ~ Why wouldn't they choose you? Your work is beautiful Patricia Edmunson ~ Congrats, Kathi you are so talented Felicia Bennett Mackey ~ Congrats! Your work is amazing Candy McHone Rowe ~ What an honor! They know amazing talent when they see it! Congratulations!

BELOW: Storyteller Pendants - (l) “This was one of my favorite storytellers, a sweet young lady who lives in Oklahoma from Arkansas, loves both states, wanted the lariat a heart shape on the border, and her brand. Loved the whole idea” KT. (m) The stone in Vicki Van Horn’s ring becomes the stone in her storyteller pendant – she wears it so well – others agree!

Comments: Julie Wenzel Regalado ~ Absolutely beautiful Kathleen Mayhugh ~ I didn't realize the scale of these pieces! Nice Jessie Heinrichs ~ BEAUTIFUL. LOVE THE SIZE - I want a chunky piece...every gal needs a beautiful chunky piece. I haven't found one that WOWS ME.... THIS DOES Ardis Martin ~ Wow that's awesome Debbie Hicks ~ I want one!! Carmen Delao ~ I love  this Claryce Schrier Williams-Runge ~ Oh, my! Absolutely gorgeous! Fronnie Bealer ~ It does tell a beautiful story.

BELOW: Turquoise stones are a southwest favorite and I often set them in my works of wearable art. Many are from the Number 8 mine in Nevada, Tyrone Turquoise from New Mexico and Kingman Turquoise from Arizona. (l) “My guru of Turquoise Russ Kaniuth, sent me a picture today of his new purchase, just made my heart stop .” KT The turquoise heart stones were shaped by master cutter Jason Brousseau, NM.

(r) White Buffalo Bracelet - a large rare white turquoise is featured in this bracelet commission for a very special gift for a very special person in Texas.

Comments: Patricia Watt ~ Very attractive did not know there was white turquoise Buddy N Barbi Fisher ~ Amazing piece Judy Kaiser ~ Simply gorgeous Cynthia Pulley ~ SO Beautiful! Candy McHone Rowe ~ Every new creation is better than the last. Fantastic talent shining bright. Jessie Heinrichs ~ WOW WOW AND WOW !!!!!! Lorraine Costello ~ Love the natural dome in the stone with the rustic metal cuff! Mike D Murphy ~ Amazing Paula Filyau ~ Beautiful, white turquoise is a favorite. Tracy Spencer ~ Your work is beautiful, as always Paul Smith ~ The workmanship is awesome.

BELOW: Keepsakes & Heirlooms - saying “design away!”, Judy Wilkerson of McDermitt, NV, sent a couple of baby bracelets she wore when she was a child. “I’m honored when I’m trusted to create a new works of wearable art using memorable keepsakes. The new design preserves the integrity of the original pieces and then places these treasured keepsakes front and center in a pendant.” KT

BELOW: Similar, but different – a successful challenge! (l) ”These turquoise stones belonged to a loving Grandmother and Mom commissioned me to use these precious stones to create three similar yet different pendants for the three granddaughters.” KT

“Gifts created for family from treasured stones cut by a father. I appreciate the confidence you had in what I do.” KT

(r) Not to be left out, the pendants on the right were commissions for men.

BELOW: (l) “Unbroken Faith” Pendant commissioned by Anne, San Jacinto, CA Comments: Paula Miller Potts: BEAUTIFUL your designing of hearts is always gorgeous as well as your designing of crosses. Paula Miller Potts: love both, can’t you tell? Thank You Lynda Kelly: Stunning Kathi, you are so creative. 😘

(m) Karen Wade added “Deflecting Negative Energy” to her collection. “When asked to create a pair of earrings to go with it, I selected two triangular shaped Kingman turquoise stones set in hand-stamped sterling silver.” KT

(r) From another collector ~ “I am sending all of these to you. To make ”new”. I love everything you do.”