Reserved for katbuy6 - Bordeaux - Amethyst, Garnet and Sterling Silver Earrings

Description

I made these especially for katbuy6, so if you are someone else, please don't buy them. Thanks!

A handmade cloud of gemstones in purples and wine reds, floats over two stunning amethyst briolettes.

I started these earrings with brazilian amethyst briolettes in a pretty teardrop cut. The stones measure just over 17mm in length, and have a combined weight of 26.6 carats. I sort of really love these rocks. They are mostly a nice, sparkly mid-purple, that shades to violet in certain lights (I've managed to capture the difference in a couple of the pictures). They've got some really lovely zoning, like stripes of a slightly paler lavender, which is easiest to see in low light. The effect is subtle, but rather wonderful.

I hung the amethysts from sturdy chains of sterling silver, and then decorated the links with a confetti of pink and purple amethyst and deep burgundy-red almandine garnet. Each of the little 2 to 3mm rondelles is suspended individually on sterling silver pins to move freely with you, for a dancing sparkle.

The earrings measure about 1.5 inches (3cm) long, from the tops of sterling silver oval leverback closures.

Added on Nov 06, 2009

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