Tuesday, October 18, 2011

October Opals

October actually has 2 birthstones: opal and tourmaline. Lucky Octobers get to choose from quite a few different colours since opals commonly come in blue, yellow, pink, white, and of course, the fiery opals of Australian origin. If October prefers tourmalines, they too come in many colours, the most common being pink, green, and black.
Above is an opal bracelet made with some of the loveliest blue Peruvian opals I've ever had. They are quite translucent and boast a lovely turquoise colour.  For fun, I decided to use some artist's lampwork beads with them; the touch of orange in the lampwork sent me looking for some of my best carnelian. These orange faceted diamonds are gorgeous and really add a Fall vibe to the bracelet.  The dragonfly toggle clasp is very special.  All sterling silver.
Below, the same blue Peruvian opals star in this bracelet which has only one artist's lampwork bead for a focal so that the opals can shine! Two little Thai Karen Hill Tribes flower charms hang from one side of the bracelet.
Below is a tourmaline bracelet with three strands of multi-coloured tourmalines of different shapes and sizes. (There are two views of the same bracelet). Pinks and greens predominate, but there are even some yellows and pale aqua stones as well. The sterling double flower toggle is a favorite.



I always work with sunstone in the fall although I wear it all year round.  Sunstone just seems like a Fall stone with it's golden orange colours and the sparkles that are in so many of the stones.  Good sunstone also seems to glow - and that glow seems right for fall, too. Both sunstone bracelets here have two strands and beautiful sterling silver toggle clasps. I especially like the lizard one shown in the bottom 2 pictures above although the first sunstone bracelet has an especially feminine feel with its swirling toggle clasp.

Enjoy the crisp Fall weather!

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  • 6 comments:

    Sheila said...

    I'm in Australia home to some beautiful opals...I love the gorgeous colours of you pieces, especially the sunstones.. It Springtime for us here in Australia so our colours for spring are a lot different than yours for fall.

    My Art and My Soul said...

    Lovely jewelry. Keep up the good work.

    American Jewelry said...

    Are all months of the years having two birthstones like October ? I was born on 8th Feb, what will be my birthstone ?

    Sandra said...

    Love your bracelets and the colors you use. Spectacular!

    Chris said...

    I really love the Sunstones - the colour(s) are just wonderful, like the orange hues in a sunset. Your Jewellery is quite inspired, nice work indeed.

    Promosyon said...

    This is the best collection of the jewelery.It is the best bracelet and earing collection i like it.