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Sunday, December 11, 2011

New Stones

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

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

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

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

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

custom variscite jewelryNevada turquoise (Ajax mine), 16mm x 13mm (6.99 ct.)

custom turquoise jewelryNevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 21mm x 15mm (11.22 ct.)

ethical turquoise jewelryNevada variscite (Blue Boy mine), 26mm x 15mm (15.16 ct.)

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

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

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

hessonite garnet cabochonHessonite garnet, 9mm (3.66 ct.)

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

And other miscellany -

padparadscha sapphire jewelry6mm round Chatham lab-created padparadscha sapphire

fair trade jewelryPeruvian blue opal pendant, 19mm x 19mm (13.27 ct.)

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

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

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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)

Monday, August 31, 2009

New Work

prince mine nevadaNevada variscite and sterling silver necklace

pink tourmaline necklaceCalifornia pink tourmaline and sterling silver necklace

green tourmaline ringCalifornia green tourmaline and recycled sterling silver ring, size 6.5

purple chalcedony earringsFair trade Purple Sage Chalcedony and sterling silver earrings

Thursday, January 8, 2009

New Work

variscite pendant necklaceVariscite & recycled sterling silver pendant
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

faceted turquoise ringFaceted turquoise & oxidized, recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

pink tourmaline pendantCalifornia pink tourmaline, recycled 14k gold, & recycled sterling silver pendant
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

holly chalcedony ringHolley chalcedony & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }


Sunday, January 4, 2009

New Work

nevada variscite jewelryNevada variscite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

sapphire ringSapphire & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

stacking ring setAmethyst, blue tourmaline, rainbow moonstone, & recycled sterling silver ring trio
{ custom order; sold }

rustic labradorite ringRustic labradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

faceted labradorite ringLabradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

aquamarine ring Aquamarine & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

stackable ringsPink tourmaline (light & dark), peridot, & recycled sterling silver ring trio
{ custom order; sold }

Friday, December 12, 2008

New Stuff

variscite ringVariscite and recycled sterling silver ring, size 9

faceted turquoise ringFaceted turquoise, recycled 14k gold, and recycled sterling silver ring, size 7.5

prehnite cufflinksPrehnite, recycled 14k gold, and recycled sterling silver cufflinks

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

New cabs

I went to a gem show over the weekend, and was thrilled to discover a local gem cutter with a beautiful selection of cabochons. They have all this wonderful tourmaline that is mined right here in California (near San Diego) - so cool! These cabs are all available for custom ring orders.

A nice, clear peachy-pink tourmaline cab

A bright, bubble-gum pink tourmaline cab

Nevada gem variscite

And my favorite - a large green cat's eye tourmaline...

... it was a splurge, but well worth it!