New Hampshire Rhyolite

Every now and then you run into a stone that is just so beautiful and scenic it doesn't seem real. But, it is real Rhyolite Jasper is one of those stones you can find that doesn't cost an arm and two legs that is just plain awesome.



This is what makes jewelry making fun for me, finding stones like this that you really don't want to sell. But then for the right price. . . . .

Val Verde Turquoise Deservingly in Gold

I just can't get enough turquoise!

Blue Lace Agate wrapped in Gold

Mookaite jasper, also known as mookite, mookalite, mookerite,
moakite, moukalite and moukaite. However, mookaite is considered the correct
spelling and is named after the local area it comes from, Mooka Creek in the
Kennedy Ranges near Gascoyne Junction which is about 100 miles inland from the
coastal town of Carnarvon in Western Australia.
Mookaite is found only in Australia and is actually a fossiliferous sedimentary rock & it is reasonably common to find cavities left by decomposed belemnite casts or in some rare cases, impressions of ammonites. (Windalia Radiolarite) Microscopic examination shows this rock consists of the remains of tiny organisms known as radiolaria that have an unusual skeletal structure of opaline silica. Billions of these little critters were deposited as sediment in the shallow areas of ancient sea beds. When the seas retreated, these sediments were cemented into solid rock by silica carried in groundwater. The type and degree of silicification varies from place to place, forming opalite, chert and chalcedony.

Copper and Rainforest Jasper

African Turquoise and Copper

Superior color in the stone, planished handcrafted chain

I bought this thinking it was moss crystal, it turned out it was man made and I don't normally do man made but it was such a cool rock. (sold)

Tigereye and Gold
(sold)

Florite Cab and Gold (sold)

White CZ in gold

Blue Sapphire in Gold (sold)

I love donuts!

It's true I just love donuts, especially wrapped in silver, gold and copper.

Lotus Jasper Pendant

Greens, purples, creams what a great comination of color. Wrapped up in sterling with green fancy jasper beads.

Cape Amethyst Pendant

All pendants are with a choice of chain. Cape Amethyst light shades of purple in gold.

Blue Quartz

A small pendant in gold.

Commissioned

The antique cameo is delicate and beautiful in its own right. The cameo came from an old broach which was slammed in a drawer. I was delighted to wrap it and make it special again.

Planished Sterling Heart

Little hearts with a CZ a favorite on Valentines Day!

Wrapped Amethyst Nugget

Wrapped Amethyst Nugged in Gold with Amethyst Beads and Points

Mountain Jade Cab and Beads with Gold

Kiwi Jasper and Copper

I had 13 days at home over the holidays to work on my passion. I haven't had that much time off, well since I can't really remember. It's a good thing I had plenty of wire and ton's of stones.