First, a single lovely little teardrop cabochon. I loved the color and the pattern, bought it the instant I saw it, and already made a bezel setting for it! (Yes, I had a busy -but wonderful- weekend at my soldering station.)
I haven't decided whether it'll be a ring or a pendant. It's a perfect size for either. (Any opinions?)
The same dealer had some little intensely blue Sleeping Beauty cabs. He must have had hundreds rattling around in a box and my daughter spent at least 20 minutes sorting through them to find matching pairs for me to make earrings with. (Hey, 20 minutes is an eternity for a 13 yr-old.)
I'll have no problem thinking up designs for these little beauties. And they should keep me busy (and out of trouble) for a while.
The most jaw-dropping stones I saw at the show were intensely blue labradorite cabs. I have never ever seen stones of this color or quality.
It's so difficult to capture the iridescence of labradorite. But I had no problem capturing the iridescence of the stones I bought. Every photo was perfect. Unfortunately, I won't be posting the photos until.....tomorrow.
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Can't wait to see the labradorite! It is my favorite stone.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a tease. Can't wait to see the Labradorite!
ReplyDeleteIt's coming Wednesday and it's MAGNIFICENT!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is exciting!
ReplyDeleteOH! You TEASE! I LOVE Labradorite, and I can't wait to see yours.
ReplyDeleteI brought all my purchases to work on Monday for "show and tell". And, literally, people gasped when they saw the labradorite.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to set them. I just hope the settings will be able to do the stones justice.