Citrine Necklace “Laura” with Dragonfly, originally uploaded by www.virtudej.com. Ah more Spring things! This time, it’s lilac’s best friend- pale yellow. Citrine shows up in all shades of yellow from the palest and most see-through to deepest amber. Actually this faceted nugget reminds of the Jurassic Park gemstone that they find near the start of the film, well here I have... 

Amethyst Necklace “Laura”, originally uploaded by www.virtudej.com. Oh it’s lovely to see all the spring flowers and feel the warmth of spring coming… With that in mind I made a couple of pieces this morning with Light Amethyst. This is the necklace, it uses a large (20mm x 17mm) faceted pendant and little amethyst heishi beads. Because I used one of my gorgeous toggle clasps,...