Sodalite pebble necklace + earrings

Sodalite is often used as a cheaper substitute for lapis lazuli.  Sodalite blues are not quite the same shade as the best lapis, but I think they're very lovely. (You can see my earlier sodalite necklace here.)

The sodalite beads in this necklace are little pebbles, around 5mm in diameter.  I strung them with 4mm cubes of crackle quartz, set off with 2mm round sterling silver beads.  (The crackle effect is made by heating and then quickly cooling the quartz).  I finished with a silver lobster clasp.  The necklace is just under 17.5 inches, with a weight of 0.4 oz.

I made matching earrings by stringing more sodalite pebbles onto silver 0.75 inch hoops.  The earrings are very light, less than 0.1 oz.

Price: $21.80 (shipping is free)