Gem Shows

Yesterday I attended a gem and jewelry show in Orlando. I got some great new items to make into necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more! It was fabulous to pick up some new bead strands, but I particularly enjoyed visiting vendors who had specimen stones, like this company, Raiders of the Lost Art. I had to really hold myself back from buying gemstone spheres, eggs and natural formations, knowing that my focus this day was to buy jewelry supplies. You can't hang an amethyst cathedral from a pendant; well, you could, but it would be mighty heavy.

Here are a few of the cool strands I picked up yesterday:

From the left, as follows:

Green Java glass: Java has a big glass industry; these remind me of sea glass.

Various glass beads: faceted blue & clear glass

Labradorite, large chips

Unidentified black stone: small cube; mostly black with a very few white flecks. It's a softer stone, because there is powder between the stones, where the thread has rubbed inside the bead hole.

Pyrite, flat squares: these are heavy, but awesome!

Quartz ovals and hearts

Tigereye

Iolite

Rhodonite

Sodalite, puffed squares

Lapis lazuli, puffed coins

Bone fish & tubes

Paua shell

Black lip shell

It was great and I'm ready to incorporate these into some new designs and to go back to the next show in January! 

Interested in gem shows in your area? Check out this blog with monthly updates around the U.S.

Moonstone & Labradorite

I love the look of moonstone and labradorite together, so here they are in a pair of earrings. Both stones are closely related and have an iridescent optical effect that produces blues and greens at certain angles. The lighter colored moonstone also picks up the color of whatever you are wearing, so they match absolutely everything. Interspersed with Bali-style sterling silver mini-flower spacers. 

These feel really great on; nice weight and very uplifting to wear!

Labradorite is thought to increase wisdom and intuition, bring personal strengths to the forefront and inspire creativity. Can improve patience and focus, enhance dream recall and is excellent when concentration is needed.

Moonstone is a powerful stone associated with nature and women. It can help one get in touch with feelings, find balance and connect with nature. Offers protection for travelers and is considered a "gardening stone". Like Moss Agate and Malachite, it can be helpful in botanical pursuits.

You can buy them now and they will ship out tomorrow!

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Rock Wear Gems Intro

Hi people:

This year I decided to start selling gemstone jewelry. I've always loved gemstones and fossils and love working with them, and it's a fabulous creative outlet for me; a natural progression that I'm curious as to why it didn't happen sooner. But this is the way these things go.

I enjoy the physical properties and metaphysical properties (ancient healing lore) of gemstones and will share these with you here, along with related ideas. 

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Clockwise from Top:

1. Howlite and Sterling Silver: Custom piece

2. Labradorite and Glass Bookmark: This is not finished yet - adding another dangle with more labradorite

3. Natural hematite chips (not manmade), lava, howlite & lampwork glass skull