Northern Lights

Yesterday I went to the Fraser Valley Bead Show. I spent way too much, but have a beautiful selection of faceted, Mystic Topaz, London Topaz, faceted rubies, citrine, amethysts, periodot. Today I bought some Tandrite Tourmaline and Green Amethyst (presiolite). So I must make lots of jewelry now to get out of debt. I made these earrings this morning using my own sterling silver headpins and earwires. The top beads are sapphires, then I have a beautiful lampwork bead by Kerri Fuhr. The bottom of the earring is Labradorite and a Blue Peruvian Opal. I named these earrings Northern Lights. The Inuit have a ledgend that the Northern Lights are captured in Labradorite, and this is the spirit of these earrings. If you like these earrings, they are for sell!!! JFAA

I also purchase a big hollow lampwork bead from Kerri, named a Heart of Gold. This will be the focal bead of a necklace for the United Way silent auction at work, donated by my team, Perioperative Services.

Clouds

A really cool thing happened today in Vancouver, first the sun came out and we had beautiful white puffy clouds, (now for those who do not know, this is like rare occurrence, especially since it is Thanksgiving Day). Last night I made these earrings called "Clouds". They are chalcedony, sapphires, aquamarines and one lonely Swarovski crystal. I caught the clouds in the reflection while taking photos of these earrings in my "photoshop area".