This is from the very first batch of cabochons that I cut, so it's absolutely ginormous and flat on both sides, instead of domed. The stone is called crazy lace agate, and it has a few small translucent areas. There are a few pits, but it polished up very nicely.
I wrapped it in gold-filled wire using my reversible wrap. The pendant is about 2 5/8 inches long, and weighs 0.8 oz.
Price: $16 (shipping is free)
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This is another purchased cabochon that I wire-wrapped. It was sold to me as calligraphy stone, but I've seen it elsewhere as golden lace agate or elephant jasper or elephant skin stone or elephant skin jasper. It certainly looks more like a jasper than an agate to me.
The cabochon is a 30x30mm square, and I wrapped it in square gold-filled wire. I had intended to wrap it so that it would hang from a chain as a diamond, but the balance didn't cooperate, so it's a square. It's a large pendant, about 2.5 inches long, with a weight of 0.6 oz.
Price: $19 (shipping is free)
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This stone is a green amethyst, also known as prasiolite. It's large and gorgeous, faceted in a rectangular cushion cut. The stone weighs 24.06 carats, and measures 22.60x15.50x11mm. I set it in sterling silver.
The finished pendant is about 1 1/8 inches long, and weighs 0.2 oz. I am not including a chain, but if you need one let me know & I can add one for about $14.
Price: $29 (shipping is free)
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The blue beads are lapis lazuli cubes, drilled corner to corner, and the white beads are white moonstone. I strung them with sterling silver wave beads. The lapis is 8mm lengthwise, the moonstone is 6mm in diameter, and the wave beads are 18mm long. I finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp. The necklace is just over 18 inches long, with a weight of 0.4 oz.
I made earrings to match with sterling silver French hooks. I put silver saucer beads between the moonstone & lapis, & 2mm round silver beads on the ends. The dangles are just under an inch long, and the earrings weigh 0.1 oz.
Price: $29.70 (shipping is free)
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I love moonstone. Given a choice, I usually go for the flashier rainbow moonstone, but the white glow of these beads is so lovely that I don't miss the rainbow's blue flashes. (You can see my other moonstone necklaces here, here, and here.)
The three large silver beads are from Thailand. They are made from 99% pure silver & measure about 22x13mm. I used little 3mm Thai silver beads as spacers, and finished with a sterling silver lobster clasp. The necklace is a bit over 18 inches long, with a weight of 0.9 oz.
I made earrings to match with sterling silver French hooks. The dangles are about 0.75 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.1 oz.
Price: $60 (shipping is free)
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Here's a chain maille bracelet in sterling silver for a change! The weave is called celtic knot. I finished the bracelet with a silver heart & arrow toggle clasp:
The bracelet is about 11mm wide, 4mm thick, and just over 7.5 inches long. It weighs 0.5 oz.
Price: $45 (shipping is free)
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Ametrine is getting harder to find these days. I fell in love with it when I purchased a sparkly string of cushion cut ametrine from a local bead store, but unfortunately I can't find the same quality anywhere without spending major amounts. (The cushion cut string is long gone: I posted the necklace set last year, and it has been sold.)
These particular beads, while not top of the line quality, are nevertheless very nice. They are transparent, with a few inclusions, and have nice clear colors in the purples and yellows. They are smooth ovals, 2 to 3mm thick, and ranging in length from 6.5 to 10mm. I alternated the ovals with 2mm gold-filled beads, finishing with a vermeil s-clasp. The necklace is 16 inches long, with a weight of 0.4 oz.
I used gold-filled French hooks and vermeil connectors to make the matching earrings. The headpins and 2mm beads on the ends are also gold filled. The complete dangles are about 1.5 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.1 oz.
Price: $37 (shipping is free)
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The stones in these earrings are rock crystal, otherwise known as white (or clear) quartz. They are faceted ovals, measuring 14x12mm & weighing about 6.17 carats each. I set them in sterling silver & fastened the settings to sterling silver French hooks. The earrings weigh about 0.1 oz.
Price: $49 (shipping is free)
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These beads are mother of pearl,
and they really are fabulous. I first ordered them on a whim, and I was so
impressed when they arrived that I had to order more. I don't think my
pictures can do justice to the amount of silvery flash that each nugget
has.
The nuggets are graduated a bit in size, from roughly 12 to 21mm in length. I linked each nugget with sterling silver wire, and finished with a Bali silver s-clasp.
The necklace is 24.5 inches long (can be worn shorter by hooking the clasp between two beads as shown), with a weight of 2.1 oz.
I made matching earrings with bead-links and little Celtic knot drops. The drops and the French hooks are also sterling silver. The dangles are about 1 1/8 inches long, and the earrings weigh 0.2 oz.
Price: $33 (shipping is free)
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The flat diamond-shaped green turquoise beads come from the same strand as my previous necklace. I couldn't decide whether to use gold or silver, so I made one of each. I used gold-filled figure eight chain, finishing with a gold-filled lobster clasp. This necklace is longer than its silver counterpart, with a length of 17.5 inches. It weighs 0.2 oz.
The matching earrings are made with gold-filled headpins and post
earrings. The dangles are about 1 1/8 inches long, and the earrings weigh
0.1 oz.
Price: $36 (shipping is free)
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