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Life is too short to wear boring jewelry.
(anonymous)
Looking close... on Friday! - Jewellery (selective colour)
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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This large cab is most of what is left from one half of a plume agate collected on the Walker Ranch in 1994.
Another cab I purchased from Chacon's, and this one has a nice pink fortification area with good depth.
For the Gemstones Theme I opened a box of cabochons my wife keeps for her jewelry making hobby. HSoS!
My fabulous daughter gave me 500 Labradorite cabochons for Mother's Day! It's my favorite stone, lots of projects ahead! They are all sizes and shapes. Thanks, Megan!
A present for the neighborhood girls, cabochon placed in wood,the background is textured .
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Life is too short to wear boring jewelry.
Looking close... on Friday! - JEWELRY ON PAPER BACKGROUND
(photo by Freya, edit by me)
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Seraphinite is a chatoyant member of the chlorite group of minerals, named for what some see as a resemblance to angel wings. Having never met one personally, I cannot vouch. Note that the chlorite name refers to the green color; it does not contain any chlorine. It is an aluminum-magnesium silicate, making it a distant cousin to other metamorphic rocks, such as serpentine and jade, but much softer (Mohs 2.5-4), and without any iron. The chemical formula is Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8.
Seraphinite has only been found in Siberia (note: I purchased the slab from which I made this long ago — around 2010).
A small amber cabochon with all it's bits and pieces encased dating back millions of years ago . Try as I like I do not think I will find any ants , flies or mosquitoes within .
Trapped in Amber
For Saturday Self Challenge -- Jewellery
A challenge this week that was less of a challenge , I have recently been doing a certain amount of jewellery photography for the pieces that my daughter has made . She has started to make various jewellery pieces ( our house is full of crafts of one sort or another ) and all the pieces above are crafted by her . Considering that she has Cerebral Palsy and only full use of one hand amongst other issues, as parents, my wife and I are very proud of what she produces .
The four larger gemstones are various forms of Agate.
The three smaller gems are Labradorite which is noted for the flashes of various colours as light is refracted passing through the gemstone .
I quote from wikipedia -
Labradorite can display an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. The term labradoresence was coined by Ove Balthasar Bøggild, who defined it (labradorization) as follows:
Labradorization is the peculiar reflection of the light from submicroscopical planes orientated in one direction (rarely in two directions); these planes have never such a position that they can be expressed by simple indices, and they are not directly visible under the microscope.
My daughter has virtually self taught herself just watching a shopping channel that only does jewellery components and by viewing tutorial dvds followed by adapting to a way that she can manage . She hopes to sell some of her pieces on " esty.com " with my wife who is the soft toy and teddy bear maker .
As far as the photography is concerned ( my contribution ) , light is the all important factor to getting a decent record of any of the pieces . A tripod is pretty essential as well - the shots have to be bright , clear and well detailed . And thanks to SSC I think the way is now clear for me to invest in a decent true macro lens . Result !
A studio would be good too , but for the foreseeable future - the top of the cooker will have to continue to be the brightest place in the house .
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/dorriesrosecottage?ref=ss_profile
Have a quick peep if you wish .