This custom piece I made is a depiction of a character named Haro from the Japanese animation series ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’.
There is a romantic story behind this pendant – a guy commissioned me to make it for his girlfriend because they randomly first met one another due to of a shared love of this character; then randomly met again because of these animations and fell in love with each other. So sweet!
Carnelian is a brownish red to orange, translucent to opaque variety of chalcedony. Carnelian is probably named after the the kornel cherry because of its colour. It is sometimes known as cornelian.
Carnelian has been used for decorative purposes by humans for thousands of years. Wikipedia tells us: “The bow drill was used to drill holes into carnelian in Mehrgarh between 4th-5th millennium BC. Carnelian was recovered from Bronze Age Minoan layers at Knossos on Crete in a form that demonstrated its use in decorative arts; this use dates to approximately 1800 BC. Carnelian was used widely during Roman times to make engraved gems for signet or seal rings for imprinting a seal with wax on correspondence or other important documents. Hot wax does not stick to carnelian. Sard was used for Assyrian cylinder seals, Egyptian and Phoenician scarabs, and early Greek and Etruscan gems. The Hebrew odem (translated sardius), the first stone in the High Priest’s breastplate, was a red stone, probably sard but perhaps red jasper.”
Carnelian is thought to aid with concentration, and by keeping one focused on the here and now and not on past experiences. Carnelian is believed to be calming and grounding, and encourages initiative and determination.
Carnelian is understood to improve circulation, aid with problems of the liver, bladder, kidneys and spleen and with male impotency, and to increase appetite. It is believed to help with PMS as well as sexual anxiety.
Carnelian is thought to prevent accidents, and to protect the home from theft, fire and storm damage.
Carnelian is beautiful – the range of colour from reddish brown through to almost yellow is so vibrant!
I have some gorgeous carnelian available in my gemstone collection. If you find a stone that appeals to you and you’d like to have it set in a ring or a pendant, let me know – I’d love to create something beautiful for you.
The rhodochrosite gemstone cabochons shown here are 8mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
The rose quartz gemstone cabochons shown here are 8mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
The charoite gemstone cabochons shown here are 8mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
Please note – these stones are reserved for a lovely client.
The charoite gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter.
The pink tourmaline gemstone cabochons shown here are 6mm in diameter, and are available to be handcrafted into custom pieces for you.
My lovely client Kate and I collaborated on these septum rings.
I hadn’t made nose rings before, so these were a bit of a learning curve!
Kate posted this gorgeous photo of herself wearing one of her new septum rings on Instagram – love it! Thanks Kate!
PLEASE NOTE: These stones are reserved for a lovely client.
The blue quartz gemstone cabochons shown here are 10mm in diameter.
One of the lovely mums from school had inherited this gorgeous piece of smoky quartz, and asked if I would be able to make it into a pendant for her to give to her mum. The stone even came to me in a cute little vintage box!
I created the setting so that the stone would be protected, but the maximum amount of light would come through – I always aim to make the stone the star of the show!
Thanks, Emma, and I’m so glad your mum loves her new pendant!
