White African Opal and Red Garnet Necklace, Gemstone Handmade Jewelry

The "Simple Pleasures" handmade necklace features earthy white African opal ovals and red garnet - lovely gift idea for women.

Earthy white African opal combined with glowing red garnet creates a beautiful handmade necklace you will want to wear time and time again. Due to its neutral color, the gemstone necklace can be worn dress up or dress down and is named SIMPLE PLEASURES. The seven eye catching white African opal gemstones at the front of the necklace have a background of creamy beige. Swirling veins of brick red, green, darker brown and black run through the polished beads, each one different from the other. A few have translucent areas and one even has small druzy inclusions. The shape of the African opal is a four sided oval, the sides catching and reflecting the light as the necklace is worn. Like all opals, white African opal is a form of hydrated amorphous silica; however it does not exhibit the play of color seen in precious opals. The unique gemstones are capped on each side with sterling silver daisy spacers. Between each white African opal oval are round rich red garnet rounds and small sterling silver beads. To add amazing texture to the necklace design, red garnet pebbles finish the back of the necklace, each grouping separated by a small sterling beads. A lovely sterling silver hook clasp set finishes the necklace perfectly. Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the SIMPLE PLEASURES gemstone necklace was created for the woman who loves unique artisan jewelry. 

Red garnet perfectly highlights the white African opal ovals, round red garnet in the front and red garnet pebbles in the back.

Here's the important information for the SIMPLE PLEASURES gemstone necklace:

• White African opal ovals: app 32 mm x 10 mm
• Red garnet rounds: app. 5 mm
• Red garnet pebbles: on average, app. 6 mm x 4 mm - some a bit larger, some a bit smaller
• Metal: sterling silver
• Clasp: sterling silver hook clasp
• Length: app. 18.25” / 46.4 cm

The "Simple Pleasures" white African opal and red garnet gemstone necklace shown on a jewelry bust.

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Peaceful Face Stepping Stone Necklace, Mexican Fire Opal Jewelry Gift

The "Stepping Stone" handmade necklace features an artisan created stepping stone polymer clay pendant with a peaceful face and stumbling blocks and Mexican fire opal gemstones - unique jewelry for women.

The one of a kind STEPPING STONE pendant necklace is full of rich, deep meaning, featuring an artisan handmade stepping stone pendant.  To highlight the pendant, glowing faceted natural Mexican fire opal and copper were used.  Created from a mellow orange polymer clay, the pendant represents a stepping stone with a peaceful face in gray, mini pebble “stumbling blocks” and four cup and ring designs (symbols dating back to prehistoric time) along the right edge. The face is in peaceful repose since it has turned each stumbling block into a stepping stone, positive lessons learned along the path of life. The face and the stepping stones are raised while other symbols are engraved into the polymer clay and darker painted “missteps” are scattered on the pendant. Perfectly complementing the stepping stone pendant are amazing ombre Mexican fire agate gemstone discs. Mexican fire opal is a variety of opal with natural colors that range from a dark orange to clear, with about every shade of orange in between. To add even more fiery elegance, each opal disc .  The fire opal discs were hand cut so they are similar in size and shape but not exactly the same.  Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the meaningful STEPPING STONE necklace is a perfect jewelry gift for the woman who is experiencing some difficulty in life, a talisman to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

Beautifully faceted Mexican fire agate perfectly complements the stepping stone pendant.

Here is the important information for the STEPPING STONE necklace:

• Polymer clay stepping stone pendant:  app. 38 mm (1.5”) x 7 mm; artisan handmade by Robin of robintheraven
• Faceted Mexican fire opal discs:  app. 7 mm x 4 mm; some a bit bigger, some a bit smaller
• Metal:  copper
• Clasp:  copper toggle clasp set
• Length:  app. 18” / 45.7 cm
• Pendant drop:  just a bit over 1.5” / 3.8 cm, including copper jump ring

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Soft Rose Quartz Gunmetal Chain Niobium Chandelier Earrings

Soft and precious rose quartz makes "Kayla's Hope" chandelier earrings a reflection of both the softer side and sexier side of love. The soft pink really stands out against the darker gunmetal chain and empire link. To begin I selected Grade A rose quartz rounds which came from Brazil and created hand-wrapped links with filigree gunmetal bead caps on each end. These links were attached to beautifully detailed Empire links from TierraCast in a gunmetal finish.

Rose Quartz Chandelier Earrings 

The entire chandelier was then attached to black niobium ear wires which were embellished by me using small gunmetal saucer beads. On top of the saucer beads I added genuine Swarovski Austrian crystals in a shade called rosewater opal. Swarvoski is renowned for their gorgeous laser cut crystals. Niobium is a metal that is closely related to titanium. Never coated or containing any harsh metals which makes them perfect for anyone with metal-sensitive ears. 

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