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oh yes, i also see a quilt….of beautiful japanese printed & embossed silk fabrics…truly delightful!

now, Becky, this just completes my florentine dream!..mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

i’m thinking (& tasting, mmm) florentines! YUM!..& as for your little sweetie, she’s just gorgeous, Becky!

happy birthday to youuuu!…love how the hessionite rondelles blend the garnet & carnelian!…only recently appreciated such sophisticated colour combos…37 a great age; that’s when i became a mum & life accelerated then, so enjoy each day with gusto!

soooo like the aventurine chips with two tones of wood, & the beautiful green coloured wood, Deb, but, i’d probably wear the very last one heaps!!…is it bone & wood?..you’ve created a great selection…& roll on/ stretchy works for me…how anyone manages to secure a lobster clasp one-handed beats me!

beautifully subtle use of the stichtite, Asia!…you’ve created an experience here!

Becky, hope this did not trigger your megrain …i don’t see spots before my eyes, just full spectrum rainbows!…as part of PTSD, now alleviated by a cocktail, includung beads & good-humoured con-soeurs!

really like the effect the blue patina has on the silver ribbed beads, Deb!…like uncovered treasure..don’t have the space to ‘mess’ with this but it looks like fun…YOU’RE always experimenting & coming up with great results!

hi, Becky, been missing your picks & now i know why… run, girl, run…can’t even walk, sleep, eat with the heat here! but we are at least bushfire free in the city…love the pick & congrats on POD….pity you missed taking advantage of all that pyrite!

Julie, matte is by no means friendless! i’m most partial to matte black & welcoming the arrival of all the new ‘mattes’!…in fact, i would like Raku Stan’s Rust Jumbo to be my new BF! LOL!

thank you… tho i was being greedy, covetting all beautiful ‘NEW’ stones!….but my head was filled with images from movies past…gorillas in the mist, elephant graveyards in the jungle, Mt.Kilimanjaro, Daktari etc etc that i felt compelled by some mystical magic!..must be something in the stones!!!

love your elephants, Gina & your African stones – beautifully thematic!… & the colour combo & elements!..a big fave!!

yes, thanks for the gauges info..seem to be needing this knowledge lately, & it’s useful to see the ‘real thing’…this is beautiful, Nancy & the green of the chrysocolla jasper is stunning with the bright copper!

this is very classy & beautifully finished..love the berries & cream colour combo & the sweet little dangles, just perfect!

purple passion tinged with a touch of envy, Julie!…i’ve seen pics. of stichtite on other sites & desire IS the emotion aroused.. stunning combo.. & the tanzanite is just dreamy!

i think, like Alice, i’ve just fallen down a rabbit hole & entered a parallel universe!!….i had read a cupla references to a BLING challenge in some other picks but it wasn’t until i put some crytals in a pick (for my own reference) that i stumbled across this mind-boggling conversation!

hi, Nancy…thanks so much for answering my queries…now i’m going to have to investigate the properties of wire!…this ‘jewel bug’ is an ever expanding spiral of new enquiry…those stones are just exquisite!

sweet, Asia!…love the pendant with the mix, will go hunting for your pick now!