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Impression - Iron Stone Mother of Pearl Sterling Necklace
About this design:
Iron Stone is certainly one of my favorite stones for sheer beauty. The colors & patterns in it are exceptional! I embellished tis in Sterling, and complimented it with Mother of Pearl, Bronzite, Smoky Quartz, Tiger Eye, & Freshwater Pearls...
www.violetcollection.etsy.com
Components:
Iron Stone, Mother of Pearl, Bronzite, Smoky Quartz, Tiger Eye, Freshwater Pearls, & Sterling SilverAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Aug 25, 2011 at 7:53 am #
Linda Talbott says:I love this necklace. The Iron Stone pendant is gorgeous, and I love the little sterling wire spirals. It’s wonderful how all the other components, the Mother of Pearl, Bronzite, Smoky Quartz, Tiger Eye,and Freshwater Pearls, really work together to set it off … beautiful.
On Aug 25, 2011 at 11:15 am #
FaeryGoth Chick says:A beauty Violet!
On Aug 25, 2011 at 4:57 pm #
MoonBell says:So pretty, I love everything I’ve seen that you’ve done with this series with just the few little spirals. I guess that speaks to your ability to pick pretty pieces (and quite nice spirals to boot)!
On Aug 25, 2011 at 9:48 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Another winner, Violet. Beautiful fall colors an of course I love it cause it is in one of my favorite color combinations.
On Aug 25, 2011 at 11:45 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:Thank you , Linda, Sarah, MoonBell, and Nancy !!!
On Aug 26, 2011 at 1:58 pm #
Lyric Chick aka Bev says:Pretty, pretty! I saw this pendant at my LBS and went GA-GA. You beat me to it. Now, I have no idea what to do with it, b/c all I can see when I close my eyes is this dazzling design! You have such a great eye, Violet.
On Aug 26, 2011 at 2:59 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Gorgeous!
On Aug 27, 2011 at 1:51 pm #
MoonBell says:Another beauty!
On Aug 29, 2011 at 7:59 pm #
NY Bella says:Lovely piece!
On Aug 29, 2011 at 8:12 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:Thank you !!!