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Serpentine Rectangle Cabochon

The beautiful serpentine gemstone cabochon shown here is 29mm long, and is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.

Reserved: Chrysocolla Freeform Cabochon

Please note: this gemstone is currently reserved for a lovely client.

The gorgeous chrysocolla gemstone cabochon shown here is 23mm long, and is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.

Like malachite, chrysocolla has a high copper content, which is what gives it that fabulous blue/green colouring. The name comes from the Greek chrysos, (gold), and kolla, (glue).

It is believed to have a calming influence, and also to attract love. It is supposed to help heal burns, fever, and detoxify the liver.

Prehnite and Sterling Silver Ring

Nicole chose this gorgeous prehnite cabochon from my gemstone collection and commissioned me to create a ring for her.

I love the inclusions in this prehnite, just gorgeous!

Such a lovely piece to create, thanks Nicole! I’m looking forward to working on your next piece!

Zoisite and Sterling Silver Ring Pair

I created this pair of zoisite rings at the request of one of my lovely customers ~ one each for her and her sister.

They live far away from each other, and I know that feeling. What a nice way to show the ever-present bond between them.

Thanks, Ash!

Sterling Silver and Opal Pendant

Jeff contacted me to see if I could create a pendant using an opal that he got in the opal fields.

The pendant was to be a birthday gift for his wife.

I was glad to be able to help, and I think the end result is great! Thanks, Jeff!

Pale Green Drusy Agate Pendant and Aventurine Earring Set

I created this pendant and earrings set in collaboration with a beautiful customer. We worked together to match the stones and come up with the design idea.

The shape of the pieces mirror the pattern in the drusy. The pieces are for a gift for Sonia’s daughter, a Taurean – the stones are both birthstones for the sign of Taurus, so very fitting!

Thanks so much, Sonia, it was such a pleasure and an honour to collaborate with you.

Chrysocolla and Sterling Silver Granulation Pendant

I’m always pleased to create custom pieces for people using gemstones from my ever-growing collection, and this was no exception!

What made this chrysocolla pendant special is that it’s for a birthday girl, from a group of her friends – and I got to meet the person who commissioned it.

Chrysocolla is one of my favourite stones at the moment – if you’d like your very own chrysocolla piece, just let me know!

Chrysocolla and Granulated Sterling Silver Ring

A lovely customer wondered if I could resize this raw ruby ring to fit. I couldn’t, but I offered to create her another similar ring.

This lovely piece of chrysocolla was the perfect stone for it!

I’m very pleased with the way this ring turned out. Thanks, Niki!

Spotted Malachite Oval Cabochon

The beautiful malachite gemstone cabochon shown here is 33mm long.

Malachite has a high copper content, which is what gives it that fabulous green colouring. It was given its name because of its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant. Read more about Malachite here.

I used this cabochon to create this custom piece:

Chrysocolla

According to Wikipedia, Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper cyclosilicate mineral with the formula (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O. Hehehe, such a convoluted scientific string! I guess that just means it’s a compound, which is apparent from the many wonderful blue/green colourways that can be seen in various pieces.

Chrysocolla (photo credit Great Rough)

Chrysocolla is a minor ore of copper, and like malachite, has a high copper content, which is what gives it that fabulous blue/green colouring.

Chrysocolla – Botryoidal (photo credit MinDat)

The name Chrysocolla derives from the Greek chrysos (gold) and kolla (glue), referring to its use as a flux in soldering gold. The term has been used since antiquity.

Chrysocolla Stalagtite (photo credit MinDat)