New Stones

Some drop-dead gorgeous new cabs (available for custom orders) -

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 20mm x 10mm (6.33 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 22mm x 17mm (17.17 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 30mm x 15mm (14.23 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 21mm x 9mm (6.77 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 16mm x 13mm (6.99 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 21mm x 15mm (11.22 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 26mm x 15mm (15.16 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 26mm x 19mm (17.03 ct.)

Nevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 24mm x 13mm (16.51 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 29mm x 9mm (13.19 ct.)

Hessonite garnet, 9mm (3.66 ct.)

California pink tourmaline, 13mm x 10mm (4.54 ct.)

And other miscellany -

6mm round Chatham lab-created padparadscha sapphire

Peruvian blue opal pendant, 19mm x 19mm (13.27 ct.)

Nevada variscite (Prince mine) pendant, 20mm x 13mm (12.4 ct.)

Pisco blue gem chrysocolla pendant, 30mm x 12mm (17.85 ct.)

New Stones

Some brand-new stones now available for custom orders!

Fair trade Zultanite, 8.5mm (2.95 carats)

Fair trade Zultanite, 7.5mm (2.03 carats)

Fair trade Zultanite, left to right:
6.5mm (1.16 carats)
6.9mm (1.48 carats)
7.0mm (1.29 carats)
7.0mm (1.49 carats)
7.0mm (1.87 carats)

Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 6mm (just over a carat each)

Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 6mm (just over a carat each)

Fair trade Malawi sapphires, 6mm (just over a carat each)

Fair trade Malawi aquamarine (5mm on the left; 6mm in the middle and on the right)

Fair trade blade amethyst cabochons

Fair trade Malawi sapphire cabochon

New Stones

These are all available for custom orders; shoot me an email if you're interested. :-)

18mm x 27mm (6mm dome; 17.7 carats)

17mm x 23mm (7mm dome; 15.4 carats)

17mm x 30mm (7mm dome; 20.3 carats)

14mm x 19mm (6mm dome; 11.2 carats)

17mm x 18mm (6mm dome; 11.7 carats)

New Stones

California green tourmaline, 5mm

California green tourmaline, 5mm

Nevada turquoise -
Top left: 15mm x 24mm (6.5mm dome)
Top right: 15mm x 20mm (4mm dome)
Bottom left: 19mm x 23mm (8mm dome)
Bottom right: 15mm x 23mm (6mm dome)

California poppy jasper -
Top: 19.5mm x 34mm (6.5mm dome)
Bottom left: 20mm x 26.5mm (5.5mm dome)
Bottom right: 17mm x 26.5mm (5mm dome)

California lemon opal (very rare) -
Left: 11.5mm x 16mm (4.5 mm dome)
Right: 11.5mm x 14.5mm (5.5 mm dome)

Minnesota binghamite (aka American Tiger Eye; also quite rare) -
14.5mm x 31mm (5mm dome)

Saving my favorite for last...
Arizona gem chrysocolla with sagenite crystals (again, very rare) -
Top left: 17mm x 20mm (3.5mm dome)
Top right: 16mm x 22mm (5mm dome)
Bottom: 18.5mm x 23mm (8mm dome)

As usual, if you see something you love, shoot me an email and we can chat about a custom order. :-)

New Stones!!!

I am quite excited - I got some new stones yesterday - not just new pieces of the same things I've always had (well, yes, some of those too), but some new types of stones that I've never worked with before.

I'm 100% committed to using exclusively fair trade/ethical stones, but since I officially made that transition a few months ago, I have missed that wonderful feeling of discovery that comes with finding new stones to work with. Well, thanks to my awesome vendors, I'm riding a new-stone high once again. :-) Now I just have to find time to add the new ones to my fair trade stone directory.

Fair trade smoky quartz, 7mm

Fair trade rutilated quartz, 10mm
(Yowza! Can't you just imagine this in a big old chunky gold ring?)

Fair trade rose quartz, 10mm

Fair trade peridot, 5mm

Fair trade Oro Verde quartz, 10mm

Fair trade green quartz, 10mm

Fair trade grape garnet, 6mm
(I also got some more 5mm.)

Fair trade Purple Sage chalcedony cabs, 8mm

New Stones

Some pretty new stones - all available for custom orders.

Fair trade California pink tourmaline
16.5mm x 15mm (15.86 carats)

Fair trade California pink tourmaline
16mm x 13mm (10.49 carats)

Fair trade California green tourmaline, 5mm

Fair trade Oregon sunstone, 5mm

Fair trade Oregon sunstone, 6mm

Fair trade Oregon sunstone cabs, 6-7mm

Aren't they glowy?