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There’s something about springtime that makes me want to make (and wear!) DIY jewelry that’s pretty, you know? It’s really that simple. Pretty jewelry – pretty colors. And the lovely jonquil faceted glass stones I have in my shop right now are just that – pretty!
Jonquil glass gems, in my view, offer real advantages over other stones in the yellow color family. Jonquil is delicate, not forceful, and is actually much more flattering than, say, deep golden topaz – which can be difficult for some to wear. The softer jonquil is feminine, and easy to wear.
It’s gorgeous with many of your favorite outfits too – with greens, with sapphire, with pink. (Okay, maybe not red.) Try making some soft yellow, jonquil jewelry for yourself and for gifts – I think you’ll love it!
I know, “diamond” isn’t exactly a color! But diamonds are the birthstone for April. And diamonds are fabulous of course. But hey, sometimes (lots of times) our budgets don’t necessarily include expensive gemstones. So – faceted glass “diamonds”, right?
The pic here shows just some of the faceted crystal “diamond” stones available in my shop right now. I’m probably biased, but I think these are beautiful. Since I’m not rich – I definitely prefer faceted glass “gemstones”. I think a lot of us feel that way!
And just to make these even more attractive – right now these are on sale! Buy one, get one free – one pair, or one pendant… all you have to do when you order, is tell me what freebie you want! This offer is only until Friday, March 14, 2025, and limited to supplies I have on hand – so you probably don’t want to wait.
P.S. You might want to keep in mind that crystal diamonds are fabulous for bridal and wedding jewelry. But you already thought of that!
These settings have two glass gems – the octagons are 10x8mm, and the small round stones are about 4mm. The total length of the settings is just 18mm, or 3/4″. Not huge – they’re almost delicate. But they have a lot of sparkle in spite of being small – and are especially wonderful for earrings.
What’s even better about these multi-stone settings is that you pick the color of the tiny round stone. So you can customize these! Chooes your bridesmaid colors, or your daughter’s birthstone and favorite color. Or, well, you get the idea!
And if you click on the pic above you’ll see more color combos I have in this style – and actually there are some I haven’t listed yet. So if there’s a particular color octagon you’re looking for and don’t see it, drop me a note and ask, I probably have some!
Just thought I’d show off a few more aqua faceted glass gems that are available in my jewelry supplies shop. Yes, there are many more shapes and sizes available (you knew that!) This is just one idea I wanted to share, about some jewelry designs we can make with aqua stones. For example…
These stones – 8mm round, 10mm round, and 18x13mm pears – can easily be linked with sturdy jump rings to make gorgeous dangling earrings, or a slender pendant, or (possibly my favorite) – each end of a lariat necklace that you can make any length you want.
Yes, aqua is the birthstone color for March – but more to the point, these glass stones are lovely – and affordable!
Here’s a new collage of some of the aqua blue glass stones I have in my shop right now. I think a lot of people love aqua anyway – it’s flattering on every skin tone, it looks good year round, and it has enough “presence” to carry a piece of jewelry almost on the color alone!
It also just useful to remember that aquamarine blue is the birthstone color for March. So if you want to make some special jewelry for your bff, or your mom, or yourself (ahem) you know you have the “birth month appropriate” color. Yeah, I know, that’s arbitrary, somebody made up the birthstone color stuff – but we live in the world, yknow? And it’s a gorgeous color!
I love earrings – you probably figured that out! And I love “do it yourself” earrings that look great – and don’t take a lot of money and time. Or for that matter, not a lot of skill. Earrings don’t have to be hard to make! Case in point:
You could take this idea and make lots of variations. Look at your own jewelry supplies, the colors you already have. Use round stones like these gems, or other round beads or jewels you have. Add large jump rings. Voila! Make your own earrings to gift as gifts, or for yourself.
Don’t spend a lot of money. Make this idea your own – you’ll love the earrings!
Of course I had to feature the gorgeous faceted red heart jewels I have in my shop right now. I haven’t had this gorgeous, vivid color in a while and I was so happy to find them!
I do have other colors – sheer sapphire blue, spring peach, deep rose pink (and clear hearts that are surprisingly sparkly!) But red is just *the* color FOR Valentine’s, yknow? And there’s still time to get these before Valentine’s Day. All you need to do is add earwires or chain and your jewelry can be ready to gift! (If you need those too, let me know).
Easy and lovely Valentine’s Day jewelry – this is what DYI is all about!
Okay, I’ll admit it – I wanted to show off more amethyst glass gems I have available in my shop. Yes, I’m awfully fond of amethyst – I’ve said that before. It’s very wearable, and somehow purple gems (manmade, glass, or ‘natural’) are just kind of special, yknow? Maybe we still think of royalty from a long long time ago….
The stones shown here are called “cushion cut” – a classic octagon with rounded corners. They’re 12mm x 12mm, about 1/2″, so they’re large enough to have real presence but they’re still super lightweight. In this design, I added some silvertone chain – nothing expensive – but you know, these look super good! And these earrings would make a great gift, if you were thinking of that 🙂
You know that amethyst is the birthstone color for February – yes, there’s still time to get supplies and make these – and gift them to your bestie! (Or yourself, of course…!)
I love amethyst. Yes the real gemstones are lovely – but you know, my budget isn’t always prepared for precious gemstones. But beautiful faceted glass gems? They are so afforable and definitely on my personal favorites list! Take a look at this jewelry design idea, just for example:
Yes, these are jewelry components available in my shop. I will add right up front that they will not be hard to find in many places, especially online. But I will also add that I try hard to offer excellent quality stones – I really focus on not sending the ones with scratches and nicks, and the colors are as close to reality as possible on my monitor (yes I know monitors vary, but we do what we can!) I try to send the best!
Actually I am thinking about adding a “scratch and dent” category for those stones that still look good but defintely are not “best”. If you have any opinions about that idea I’d love to hear them!
PS And you probably remember that amethyst purple is the birthstone color for February. Yes, there’s still time to make some fabulous jewelry gifts for your birthday girls!
Emerald green is one of those colors that is looks good on almost everybody. Other greens (like peridot or olivine), can sometimes be too ‘yellow’, for example – though I love the tanginess, if that’s a word, of olivine. But emerald green is a rich color – and flattering!
I have many more emerald green glass gems in my shop. This was a design idea (probably earrings for me, though these would work as a pendant too!) that I made with stones that were on my workbench. Take a look what you have already, then add what you need – so you can play with jewelry design ideas like this!
Do it yourself – and save. (I know, I’ve said that before – but it’s such a good idea.) And have fun!
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