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

Beady Goodness

The latest additions to my ever-growing bead stash... well, I guess it's not technically my stash since they are going to be up for sale in my shop. Right???

Smoky quartz step-cut 'rice' briolettes

Faceted square cushion cut carnelian cabochons, 10mm

Lapis lazuli cabochons, 8mm

Enormous faceted smoky quartz cabochons
(I may keep one or more of these... not sure yet.)

Carnelian briolettes

Faceted labradorite twister rondelles

I was also able to re-stock a few things I've been out of for a while...

Faceted melanite garnet cabochons, 12mm

Square cushion cut amethyst cabochons, 1omm

Round prehnite cabochons, 8mm

Beads, Glorious Beads...

I'm going to have to split this into a couple of posts because I have so much to share! First, here's what arrived today from my supplier in India... all will be listed in my Etsy bead shop as time permits.

Aqua chalcedony briolettes

Carnelian rondelles

Labradorite briolettes

Tiny rhodolite garnet rondelles

Smoky quartz rondelles

Now on to the cabs, which will also go up in my bead shop soon (except for the kyanite), and are also available for custom ring orders.

Amethyst cabochons

Carnelian cabochons

Kyanite cabochons

Labradorite cabochons

Lemon quartz cabochons

Faceted melanite garnet cabs