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Posted by Pretty Good Jewelry
Tree agate is so named because the green patterns on the white background are reminiscent of tree branches against the sky. These particular beads are flat rectangles measuring 20x15mm. I joined them with gold-filled wire, and finished with a vermeil...
Posted by Pretty Good Jewelry
This amazonite is a wonderful sea blue-green, the color of amazonite that I like best. (You can see my other amazonite necklaces here, here, here, and here.) The beads are flat rectangles, measuring 18x13mm. I joined each with sterling silver...
Posted by Pretty Good Jewelry
These beads are so cool! They're a lovely chocolate brown with darker brown grain-like streaks, looking just like a very dark wood that's been turned to stone. The name is a bit of an amalgam--one vendor calls these "fossilized wood",...
Posted by Pretty Good Jewelry
Now this is a honking big stone! This lovely faceted fluorite pear weighs about 20.5 carats, and measures 27x15mm. It is not flawless--there are several wispy inclusions--but it is a beautiful clear green. I set the stone in sterling silver....
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