Hot New Rock - Sonora Sunrise

A beautiful and lovely new gemstone known as Sonora Sunrise or Sonora Sunset is emerging onto the marketplace. Blending color combinations of red, green and even into dark blue, Sonora Sunrise is a mixed blend of two more common gemstones Chyrsocolla and Cuprite and comes out of Sonora, Mexico. Look for this stone mostly in pendant or brooches jewelry designs.

Raw Slab Finds

The local Mineral & Rock Show this past weekend yielded some nice raw slabs! Here are a few pictures of what I found, some I’ve included with their beads and jewelry designs – the Owyhee Wild Horse Jasper I don’t have any beads or designs, so I matched it up with one of my wire work Turquoise pendants!


Picture Jasper
Necklace Set is composed of Picture Jasper & Turquoise
Jaspers: Protection, nurturing, joy, awareness; balancing of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies.




Tiger Iron
Necklace Set is composed of the three shades of Tiger Iron; Red, Blue and Gold, all wire wrapped in non-tarnish brass wire.
Tiger Iron: Artistic endeavors, beauty, and vitality.




Owyhee Wild Horse Jasper
Accented by a Turquoise pendant wire wrapped in non-tarnish brass wire.
Jaspers: Protection, nurturing, joy, awareness; balancing of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies.
Turquoise: Spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity.

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Unique Mother's Day & Easter Gifts

At Timeless Designs all things are uniquely handcrafted…..one piece at a time. And with Easter and Mother’s Day just around the corner why not purchase a distinctive treasured heirloom gift for that special someone!

Visit Timeless Designs for jewelry that is handcrafted from of all natural gemstone, crystals, wire working, and dichoric glass. Browse through necklace sets, earrings, bracelets and pendants; each design is made with individual characteristics.
Bonus! Each purchase comes with a gift box; all you add is the card!

Gemstones Raw & Finsished

I get asked all the time “What does this stone look like raw?” I’ve made it one of my goals this year to collect some of my favorites and most used stones in their raw form. I’ll be adding them to pictures with their finished partners, as displays at shows and of course talking about them here on this blog. Here’s the first of a many to come that I’ve collected from Tucson and also a local lapidary shop.



Red Mexican Lace Agate
A common, semiprecious type of chalcedony agate is the compact, microcrystalline variety of quartz. This variety is mined in Mexico and named for it’s deep red banding matrix that gives the stone an almost ‘lacy’ effect.




Rhononite
This stone gets its name from the Greek word rhodon, meaning “rose”, which is the mineral’s typical color. It occurs as rounded crystals, masses or grains, and is often coated or veined black with manganese oxides.



Kyanite
Known more for its deep dark blue coloring, Kyanite occurs principally as elongated, flattened blades, and less commonly as shaped beads or pendants.



Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli is one of the oldest, most treasured of all gemstones. Its name is a combination of the Latin lapis for “stone” and the Arabic azul for “sky” or the ancient Persian lazhuward for “blue”. It usually occurs as pockets of white marble with spots or matrix of pyrite.

Bracelet Combinations

I don’t create bracelets very often, mainly because they are not a big seller. But, I got to looking at stones and come up with these two new bracelets. Both are done in all natural gemstones and combined with crystals, glass, copper, brass and bronze wire.

Turquoise & Topaz Bracelet

Crazy Lace Agate Topaz Bracelet

Browse Timeless Designs for additional bracelets and other gemstone jewelry.

The Sisterhood Award

This award was received from Audrey’s Country Crafts. This is a wonderful award! Thank you so much for giving my blog this award and please be sure to visit her blog - it's full of fun tidbits and country charm!! To carry on the tradition, I’ll be sharing it with some of my favorite blogs.

Here's how it works:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 5 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

And I pass the Sisterhood Award onto............
Sassy Glass Designs
Theresa’s Treasures
All Things Jewelry & Then Some
Nicki Leigh Bath & Body
Moon Maiden Soap & Sundries

Wild Horse Magnesite, Ivoryite, Agates & Turquoise

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Wild Horse Magnesite, Ivoryite and crystals


Banded Agates in shades of pink, cream and grey

Heart of Turquoise & Pearls Set