More jewelry stuff

[rhienelleth]

I made L a ring like mine last night, and of course it turned out better than the first one. Don't get me wrong, mine looks good, but hers looks better. I got lucky on estimating her size from mine, and it fits, yay!

I looked it up, and peridot has some healing properties and is especially associated with the heart chakra. I figure it can't hurt her to be wearing it, what with everything going on in her life right now.

My ring mandrel shipped yesterday, so soon I'll be able to make rings in specific sizes.  I also ordered some garnet and amethyst rondelles for accent, and am on the hunt for some focal stones other than lemon quartz. I need to post this to BL, but for now if anyone is interested: I'll be charging $45 for a ring in argentium silver and $55 for one in gold fill. If I find some super awesome stones that people like, or someone wants to customize their ring with more stones, or more metal, or more work, I can come up with a custom price.

When ordering rondelles, I couldn't pass up a facted labrodorite nugget for an as-yet-unplanned pendant:



I LOVE labradorite. To me, it's more beautiful than most (much more expensive) opals, with its flashes of blue and green through the grey, and the inclusions in it just add to it's beauty. I have no idea what I'm going to do with this, but I had to have it.

Comments

[xlana.livejournal.com]

I like labradorite as well. I have several orbs in my room.

Your ring is beautiful. I'm debating asking for one for my birthday (August) but supplying the stones myself (I have over 300 faceted peridot, as well as scores of citrine, sapphire, aquamarines and others) But none of them have holes through them. (-:

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

Hmm, handily enough I'll be seeing you in June (I'm assuming you're going to WW?), and you could bring the stones you're thinking about for me to look at, and I'll have a better idea of what I can do with them. I have a bead reamer, but would be wary of my own ability to drill a hole in a stone that doesn't already have one as a guide (I could experiment and see on cheap stuff first). But the better option would probably be securing your stones with wire wrapping, which can create some really beautiful designs.

Obviously, the price would change w/you providing the stones. :)

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

I will be keeping this in mind. Although I've figured out how to make my own (thanks to you!) you have a style of wrapping/picking beads that I don't have, and I like :D

But I'm not sure what I want right now :D

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

:) No problem. You'll be seeing me in person in a couple months, and I might will have a selection of stones to choose from by then.

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

I still don't know if I'm going to WW this year, but you've said you'll be visiting kistha a day early, and I live near her (despite never ever managing to see her), so if you guys don't mind the company...

[kistha.livejournal.com]

kistha a day early, and I live near her (despite never ever managing to see her)

It is a bit freakish isn't it? We've been hiding like moles since before Xmas though, so it isn't entirely a shock.