Pretty Good Jewelry

Jewelry sale!

Over the next few weeks, I'll be going through all of my unsold jewelry from 2006 and cutting the prices.  If you see something from 2006 that I haven't gotten to yet (click on the Archives link in the right-hand column), just let me know & I'll quote a new price for you.  Here are the first items (click on the links for the original write-ups with more pictures & info):

Sunstone necklace

The necklace is about 19.5 inches long, with a weight of 0.6 oz.

was $34.50, now $29 (shipping is free)

Blue lace agate bead-link necklace

The length is just over 24.5 inches, but you can wear it shorter.  The weight is 2.4 oz.

was $72, now $61 (shipping is free)

SOLD

Red tigereye 10mm necklace

The length of this necklace is 18.5 inches, with a weight of 2.3 oz.

was $30, now $25 (shipping is free)

Moonstone nugget bead-link necklace

The length is 22.5 inches (but it can be worn shorter), and the weight is 1.0 oz.

was $32.50, now $27 (shipping is free)

Multi-colored moonstone bead-link necklace

The necklace is 25 inches long (can be worn shorter), with a weight of about 1.7 oz.

was $33.40, now $28 (shipping is free)

SOLD

Green chalcedony faceted nugget bead-link necklace

This is a supersized necklace.  Not only is it long (24.75 inches), it's also heavy--5.3 oz, which sounds innocuous until you realize it's 1/3 lb (about 150 grams for people more comfortable with metric).  Heavy.

was $20.30, now $16 (shipping is free)

Green chalcedony faceted nugget bead-link necklace

This is a supersized necklace.  Not only is it long (24.75 inches), it's also heavy--5.3 oz, which sounds innocuous until you realize it's 1/3 lb (about 150 grams for people more comfortable with metric).  Heavy.

The beads are dyed chalcedony (pronounced kal-sid'-ney), & they look like green marble to me.  I washed them carefully to make sure that the dye wouldn't come off.

Each bead is a faceted nugget, around 15 to 20 mm long.  They are linked with tarnish resistant silver -plated wire, with a silver-plated hook & eye clasp.

The length is adjustable.

Price: $20.30  $16 (shipping is free)

Moonstone nugget bead-link necklace

Only a few of the beads have that fine blue flash which the best rainbow moonstone exhibits, but I think they're lovely all the same.  Wikipedia says that moonstone is a pearly or opalescent form of orthoclase .  All I know is that I've been fascinated with moonstone since childhood, when I read a comic book adapation of Wilkie Collin's The Moonstone.  I was a bit disappointed when I saw the BBC adaptation recently, & learned that Wilkis' Moonstone was actually a yellow diamond.

Anyway, here's the vital statistics on this necklace: the beads are about 10mm x 15mm, and they're linked with gold-filled wire.  The clasp is a Bali vermeil S-type.  The length is 22.5 inches (but it can be worn shorter), and the weight is 1.0 oz.

Price: $32.50  $27 (shipping is free)

Red tigereye 10mm necklace

The 10mm refers to the size of the red tigereye beads.  The little gold spacers in between are Bali vermeil.

 
                                       

The clasp is only gold-plated, but it's a nice good-sized lobster type, easy to open.

These beads are truly lovely.  I took a picture in direct sunlight so that you can see how they glow.

Tigereye generally shows chatoyancy .  There's an "eye" effect you see as you move the stone (hence the name), and these beads are especially bright, with a very nice color.

The length of this necklace is 18.5 inches, with a weight of 2.3 oz.

                                                                                    

Here's a closeup:

Gorgeous!

The price is $30  $25 (shipping is free).

Sunstone necklace

Sunstone is another iridescent material.  The flashes look as if copper granules have been suspended in orange crystal.  I wish the Wikipedia article had a good picture, but you'll have to make do with this:

The sunstone beads are button-shaped, and about 5-6mm in diameter.  The beads in between are gold-filled.

The clasp is a gold-filled lobster (or trigger) type:

The necklace is about 19.5 inches long, with a weight of 0.6 oz.

Price: $34.50  $29 (shipping is free).