While it’s not quite a light saber, this charming Garnet Sword Pin is handmade and features 6 – 4mm Garnet beads on the hilt of the sword and made of 14K Gold-Filled wire. Please see Library for glossary of jewelry terms.
The Garnet Sword Pin measures 3 ¼” L x ¾” W.
Lapidaries and miners call it druse and jewelers call it druzy. I call it yummy eye candy! Druzys occur in many gemstones and minerals. It is a fine crystalline formation on the inside of geodes and was formed by volcanic gas bubbles in the rock spaces. About a decade ago, jewelry designers found them irresistable…
A breathtaking original, this two-piece showstopper is comprised of a opaquely-translucent Brazilian Agate with druzy and a Indonesian Lavender Chalcedony. The triangular agate is actually open along the middle section of the top, which allowed the Indonesian Chalcedony to be set suspended in the center. This Slider/Pendant was exhibited from June to August in…
This very special piece was donated to PBS Eight’s Great Online Auction 2012. 2012 was the Year of the Dragon. Inspired by Raku Pottery comes this double cabochon pendant of a Hematite Chinese Coin set with a very whimsically carved Dragon in Chinese Cinnabar – a perfect match, set in non-tarnishing Argentium™ Sterling Silver. This…
By Lee Anne Park and Ann Turpin Thayer These stone pieces (Scrimstones) are created using a unique art form developed by the artist and inspired by the ancient arts of Scrimshaw and S’graffito. The image is scratched into the surface of the stone using a stylus just as the ancient sailors scratched their designs into…
This a relatively new cabochon on the market that is somewhat hard to come by because of its highly prized “chatoyancy” – cat’s eye effect – the property in some crystals of transmitting different colors when viewed along different axes. The faceted version became available only two years ago and very hard to find today…