Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Many thanks for your inspiration, support, and kindness over the last year. It means the world to me. I can't believe the holidays are here, where does the year go?? I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is filled with blessings and joy and may they continue into the Christmas season and beyond.

Hugs!

Dioptase Jewelry on the Way!

I've had a few inquiries about dioptase and wanted to give you an update. These are the new dioptase pieces I've been working on. I will be listing them on ebay tonight into tomorrow. I only have a piece or two left to wrap, sadly this will be about all I have in dioptase between now and the holidays. Sorry, I wish I could find more but I haven't had much luck. It has become a difficult gem to find since the mine was closed. Most of what I found at our recent shows were not suitable for jewelry, it would not hold up to wear and tear.

If you're not familiar with dioptase it is one of my personal favorites... deep emerald green crystals with nice surface shine and sparkle that no other natural green gem even comes close to. If you love emerald, dioptase is even prettier, it is what most emeralds available to us today aspire to be. Being a May baby, I can't help but be drawn to it!

Lots & Lots & Lots of new clay and Jewelry!

I have been addicted to earrings lately! Wire wrapped earrings and I even sported for a few pairs with clay. Lots of tiny geodes, a once in a lifetime pair of dioptase druzy earrings, and classic wire wrapped cabochons. It has been fun. I haven't made intricate earrings in months and the bug finally bit me. I also wrapped a few crystals and color druzy pieces. I have a few challenging stones I am trying to figure out how to best wrap. I'm probably one of the few that walks around with their brain literally tied in knots, knots of wire, thinking and planning of how to wind them around certain stones.

Aside from keeping busy making new pieces, I did a quick inventory and my eyes almost fell out of my head.... I could not believe how many extra pieces I have that aren't listed!! So, needless to say I have to get listing! I am the slowest lister in the world, and I am easily distracted, so I will be chaining myself to my desk to get them posted on etsy and ebay this week!!