Custom Order Rings

Some custom order rings I finished today -

Labradorite & recycled sterling silver

Rainbow moonstone & recycled sterling silver

Prehnite & recycled sterling silver

Golden rutilated quartz & recycled sterling silver

Charoite & sterling silver

Better Pictures

I looooove this necklace. The first batch of pictures I took turned out a little weird so I re-photographed it today. I think it's an improvement...

New Pendants

Two pendants completed today... not sure if I should try to sell them as pendants alone, string them on chain, or on beaded gemstone necklaces. What do you think?

Green tourmaline with oxidized sterling silver (recycled, except for bail)

This stone is much livelier and more sparkly in real life...

Kind of a cruddy picture, but I wanted to show how the light shines through the open back (forgot to take a picture of the back; I should do that).

Pink tourmaline with oxidized sterling silver (recycled, except for bail)

This is one of the nicest, clearest, largest pink tourmalines I've had the great fortune of finding from my local supplier. The stone was mined in Southern California.

Another blah-ish picture, with the same goal of showing the light shining through.

This Month's Winner

Thanks everyone for all of the name suggestions for our new rats! There were some great ideas put forward, and I did use some of them. I've decided to name the girls Petunia, Violet, and Rosemary. And the winner of the $25 credit to be used in my jewelry shop or my bead shop is Lee! (11th post down) Lee, I don't know how to get in touch with you, so if you read this, email me to let me know how you'd like to use your prize.

Chicken Pic of the Day

Still More Necklaces

I have so many gorgeous, gemmy beads right now; I can't stay away from them! Here are a couple more necklaces I made yesterday.

Blue tourmaline pendant on a necklace of shaded blue-green tourmaline rondelles.

This one is very delicate; the rondelles measure just about 2mm in diameter and the pendant is 13mm tall.

Dark blue-green tourmaline pendant with sapphire rondelles.

Don't you just love the color in these sapphire beads? Wow! This one is a little larger than the first one, but still on the dainty side.

Both will be listed soon in my Etsy shop.

New Rings

Pink tourmaline & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; stone supplied by customer }

Tsavorite garnet & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Pink tourmaline & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Labradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
(I think I need to oxidize and polish this one; what do you think?)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

'Lagoon' ring trio
Aquamarine, rainbow moonstone, Swiss blue topaz, & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Labradorite & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Rainbow moonstone & sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }

Dark pink tourmaline & recycled sterling silver ring
(To oxidize or not? Why am I so indecisive today?)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

Cat's eye blue tourmaline & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

(the same ring again)
If this one fit me better, I'd be tempted to keep it.

Mexican fire opal & recycled sterling silver ring
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

'Gumdrop' ring trio
Amethyst, pink tourmaline, peridot, & recycled sterling silver ring
{ custom order; sold }