Showing posts with label blue tourmaline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue tourmaline. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Today's Custom Order Rings

stacking ring setPrairie ring trio - olive tourmaline, blue tourmaline, lemon quartz, and recycled sterling silver

labradorite cocktail ringBig round labradorite ring, recycled sterling silver

stackable ringsTemptation ring trio #3 - pink tourmaline, green tourmaline, and recycled sterling silver

blue tourmaline ringBlue-green tourmaline and recycled sterling silver
(I really like this one)

recycled silver ringSimple oxidized comfort fit band, recycled sterling silver


Tuesday, June 24, 2008

This and that

A few new necklaces...

Blue tourmaline solitaire necklace, sterling silver

Labradorite and prasiolite (green amethyst) necklace, sterling silver

Pink tourmaline and citrine necklace, sterling silver

Also, I have a couple of necklaces that have been around forever, but weren't listed in my shop...

Simply elegant Swarovski pearl and sterling silver necklace

Eni Oken style ornately wrapped cathedral agate pendant, sterling silver

I'll be listing all of these in my shop soon.


Sunday, June 15, 2008

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

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

tourmaline sapphire necklaceDark blue-green tourmaline pendant with sapphire rondelles.

colorful sapphire necklaceDon'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.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

More Loot...

From my favorite local stone cutters... (Can you tell I had a fun/successful shopping trip this morning?)

rhodolite garnet cabochonI couldn't resist buying more of this incredible rhodolite garnet, even though I haven't yet used what I bought the last time around.

tsavorite garnetTsavorite garnet - the first time I've ever bought any!

green tourmaline cabochonCalifornia green tourmaline

mexican fire opalMexican fire opal

pink tourmalineCalifornia pink tourmaline

pink tourmaline beadsMore California pink tourmaline

pink tourmaline cabBrazilian pink tourmaline

afghan tourmaline cabAfghan blue tourmaline

blue tourmaline cabochonMore Afghan blue tourmaline

pink tourmaline cabochonAfghan pink tourmaline

custom aquamarine ringAquamarine cabs, assorted shapes

aquamarine trillionBest quality aquamarine of the bunch

large pink tourmalineHoley moley... 12.77 carat California pink tourmaline...

custom pink tourmaline... and more of the same ...

pink tourmaline jewelry... and still more.

All of these stones are available for custom order jewelry pieces. If you see something you love, please email me for more information!


Saturday, April 12, 2008

Gem Show, Part 1

I went to a local gem show yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and selection I found at several booths. I'm going to separate my findings into a couple of posts; first, I'm going to show off the gorgeous cabs I bought, most of which are available for custom orders.

rhodolite garnet cabochonRhodolite garnet cabs
Top: 6.5mm x 8.5mm; 2.27 carats
Bottom: 9mm x 13mm; 5.72 carats

green tourmaline cabochonCalifornia green tourmaline cabs
Upper left: 9mm x 16mm
Right: 8mm x 10mm
Lower left: 10mm; 3.83 carats

labradorite cabochonLabradorite cab, 19mm x 30mm

labradorite cab blueLabradorite cab, 14mm x 22mm

labradorite cabochon blueLabradorite cab, 10mm x 18mm

aquamarine cab cabochonAquamarine cabs, 8mm

pink green tourmalineBi-color California tourmaline cab, 10mm x 14mm; 8.23 carats

blue tourmaline cabochonAfghan blue tourmaline cab, 11mm x 13mm, 8.7 carats

charoite cab cabochonCharoite cabs
Upper left:11mm x 14mm
Right: 9.5mm x 13.5mm
Lower left: 10mm x 16.5mm

afghan blue tourmalineAfghan blue tourmaline cab, 8mm x 10mm, 3.55 carats

California pink tourmaline cab, 7mm x 9mm; 2.75 carats

California pink tourmaline cabs
Left: 6mm
Right: 8mm x 10mm

California pink tourmaline cabs
Upper left: 8mm x 10mm
Upper right: 10mm
Lower right: 7mm x 9mm
Lower left: 8mm x 10mm

Amazing Oregon sunstone cabs
Upper left: 8mm
Upper right: 7mm
Lower right: 7mm x 9mm
Lower left: 7mm

These labradorite cabs didn't actually come from the gem show, but they arrived in the mail yesterday and they are fabulous!


Thursday, March 20, 2008

Cabs, beautiful cabs...

New cabs! I went shoppin' yesterday and here's what I found... (all are available for custom order rings unless noted otherwise)

The biggest pink tourmaline cabochon I've ever seen
(14mm x 16mm, 16.5 carats, and tentatively spoken for)

{another view}

Aquamarine {these cabs are so luminous! very pretty...}

Triangular pink tourmaline

Brazilian blue-green tourmaline

Brazilian pink tourmaline

Peridot

Afghan tourmaline

Friday, February 22, 2008

More...

The dust has settled (buffing compound dust, that is) and here's what I came up with today...

Just like the original, but with a different/wider band

Four-leaf clover ring (rainbow moonstone over green resin)

Cloudy aquamarine & sterling silver ring

Blue-green Afghan tourmaline & sterling silver ring

Pink tourmaline & sterling silver ring

'Dewdrop' ring - rainbow moonstone over blue resin, sterling silver

Rainbow moonstone over purple resin, sterling silver

I have several more pieces that still need a bit more finish work so hopefully I'll post more in another day or two.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Tourmaline Slice Necklaces

I bought these incredible tourmaline slice beads a couple of weeks ago, and I have them for sale in my bead shop, but the steep price tag seems to be a deterrent (and understandably so; they certainly aren't cheap). I couldn't stand for them to sit in a dark drawer any longer, so I used a few yesterday to make some simple but elegant necklaces.




Sunday, January 13, 2008

New Designs!

I've been working hard to catch up on some custom orders, plus create some new pieces, and today I finally have some things to share...

large labradorite ringAnother big round labradorite ring

labradorite cocktail ringI've been wanting to experiment more with non-shiny finishes lately; partly because I find them more visually interesting, and partly because it's a pain in the butt to get a perfect mirror finish on everything I make! I like the way this turned out.

smoky quartz ringI'm not sure about this one. It's a beautiful, large smoky quartz cab, but something is missing... I'm going to try oxidizing it and polishing it to bring out the texture of the band and see if that helps.

blue moonstone ringAnother Caribbean blue moonstone ring (rainbow moonstone over a thin layer of blue resin); this one is spoken for but I made another similar one to list in my shop.

blue tourmaline ringAfghan tourmaline & sterling silver ring

chrysocolla ring silverGem chrysocolla & sterling silver ring

blue chrysocolla ring...and another view of the same.

square labradorite ringCustom order cushion cut labradorite & sterling silver ring

dangly chrysoprase earringsDangly chrysoprase & oxidized sterling silver earrings

oxidized chrysoprase earrings...and another view of the same.

chrysoprase labradorite braceletChrysoprase & oxidized sterling silver bracelet with chyrsoprase, labradorite, & Thai silver danglies.

chrysoprase silver bracelet...and another view of the same. Bot the earrings and bracelet above were inspired by this necklace; I just love the contrast between the blackened silver and the glowy chrysoprase.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Eye candy

I bought some more beautiful cabochons yesterday... they are all available for custom orders so email me if you see something you must have!

afghan blue tourmalineTriangular Afghan tourmaline cab, 7mm

rubellite tourmaline cabBrazillian rubellite tourmaline cabs, 5mm x 7mm

pink tourmaline cabPink tourmaline cab, 6x8mm

chrysoprase cabChrysoprase (I think!?) cabs, 6mm x 8mm

blue tourmaline cabsMore Afghan tourmaline cabs

pink tourmaline cabochonssome delicate little 5mm pink tourmaline cabs

madagascar aquamarine cabAquamarine from Madagascar - WOW!!!

cats eye tourmalineSoft pink tourmaline cabs, cat's eye, 5mm

pink tourmaline cabsTriangular pink tourmaline cabs

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Finally some more new rings

I have been waiting ever-so-impatiently for my new buffing wheels to arrive so I could finish a few rings that have been almost-done for a long time. Here are a few of my favorites...

blue tourmaline ringI love this one - the stone is SO amazing. It's an Afghan blue tourmaline cab set on a wide, dotty band. I'm definitely planning to go get more stones like this. All of the silver is recycled (yay!)... This is a tiny ring - only a size 4.5 (and the wide band makes it fit even smaller, probably more like a 4) - I hope someone out there with tiny fingers (or perhaps an affinity for pinky rings?) will find this ring and give it a home!

lemon quartz ringLemon quartz and sterling silver ring, size 6.5, and another view...

lemon quartz ring...to show the back side of this ring - it's all wide open, pretty cool, huh?

green tourmaline ringA custom order olive green tourmaline ring - this is going to be a wedding ring, how exciting!

green amethyst ringFaceted prasiolite (green amethyst) and sterling silver (all silver is recycled!); I made two of these, one is a size 5.75 and the other is a size 8.75.

prehnite ring recycledPrehnite and sterling silver ring (again, all recycled silver), size 7


Monday, December 17, 2007

New Rings

Green tourmaline and sterling silver ring, size 7.5
(The dots are fabricated and applied by hand and they go all the way around the band; I should have photographed the back too but I didn't.)

Pink tourmaline & sterling silver ring {sold}

Peridot & sterling silver ring, size 6.5

Purple sapphire & sterling silver ring {sold}

Enormous blue tourmaline & sterling silver ring
(I think this one might be mine.)