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Chalcedony Overture
About this design:
Chalcedony faceted Barrels I brought from Ukraine.
20" long.
Components:
Chalcedony faceted barrels, Blue Lace Agate faceted roundelles,Israel's SS toggleRead the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Jan 03, 2012 at 8:11 pm #
Stone Treasures says:Beautiful stone set slightly off balance with such delicacy. Lovely
On Jan 03, 2012 at 9:45 pm #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:Love those faceted barrels! What a wonderful design using such a soft, delicate color!
On Jan 04, 2012 at 1:00 pm #
nancykathryn says:First word that popped into my mind seeing the picture was “soft”; then “feminine” then “I WANT THIS!!!”.
On Jan 04, 2012 at 1:07 pm #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:So dreamy and relaxing!
This would just melt away all tension from a stressful day!
On Jan 04, 2012 at 3:25 pm #
AllureofGemsGlamJulia says:Thank You, chickies
I first thought about adding to it some black onyx… but desided it will kill the softness of the chalcedony. Then Lima got Blue Lase faceted roundelles and… it was the “partner”!
On Jan 04, 2012 at 5:24 pm #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:You definitely made the right decision, Julia — the black onyx would have been too distracting from the soft, delicate chalcedony.
On Jan 04, 2012 at 9:55 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:So beautiful, and delicate !!
On Jan 05, 2012 at 11:45 am #
AllureofGemsGlamJulia says:thank You, Violet
On Jan 05, 2012 at 12:36 pm #
Little Round Chick says:A truly lovely design, Julia. And you were right about the black onyx. It would over power the delicate color of the other beads.
On Jan 05, 2012 at 9:25 pm #
AllureofGemsGlamJulia says:Thank You, Nancy