Belfast - Greens, blues, and reds: this jewelery has every color in the rainbow. But, these pieces weren't made in a factory, or even painted by hand. In fact, the pendants that Sue Cobb of Belfast makes, come from the earth. They come from stones that make beautiful necklaces.

"I do wire wrapping, which is a low-tech craft in that you only need wires and pliers, so I don't use any glue or solder or any other kind of adhesive technique, other than bending wire," said Cobb.

Cobb's method is one she's been using for awhile now and has lent her own flair to.

"Over the years that I've been doing it, I've developed my own style which has everything to do with the stones because I learned to wire wrap, because I wanted to buy the beautiful stones. This is a hobby that totally supports my stone habit," said Cobb.

This isn't what she does for a living. A teacher by profession, this is purely her craft. It starts with finding stones that are worthy of making into jewelry.

"I look through a lot of sort of ordinary stones to find the ones that are extraordinary. Honestly, I pick through thousands of stones to find a few that have that quality," said Cobb.

Traveling with her husband to different places is one of her favorite ways to collect her materials. They've been to many places around the country. They've even been to Africa.

"We went to Morocco probably 15 years ago now," said Cobb.


It's the first time Cobb and her Circle of Stone booth will be at the festival. All though the size of the crowd seems a bit daunting, she thinks the theme of the weekend couldn't be better.


"I'm really excited because I love folk music and I think that my jewelry will be a good fit in a funny kind of way because these are natural stones. They're not enhanced. They're polished, that's it, and I think there is some sort of resonance there with folk music."

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