Garnet red is a rich, deep jewel tone that’s flattering on everyone – not difficult to wear like, say, lime green is (though that’s totally a fun color!) And garnet has long been associated with love 🙂

Which is a pretty cool concept when you’re thinking of making some Christmas gifts, or perhaps selling some favorite jewelry styles that your customers love. Garnet – great in winter, but think how fabulous with a turquoise tank top in summer, too. This rich color just works!

And right now the garnet glass stones in my shop are on sale – from today through Friday, December 12, 2025, you can buy one pair – and get one free! Just mention this blog post when you order. Limited to what I have available right now – but I stocked up.

Make some fabulous Christmas gifts – there’s still time!

Lately I’ve been focusing on vivid glass gems – yes they’re beautiful. But I wanted to show an example of a completely neutral stone – in this case, black diamond or gray glass gems – and point out that they are fabulous in your DIY jewelry.

You see what I mean? These black diamond glass ovals are mid-size at 12x10mm (about a half inch high) – paired here with silver plated chain. And they totally work to make great earrings!

Pears, or pear-shaped-teardrops, are absolutely the most popular faceted glass stones in my jewelry supplies shop. I do have them in several sizes, from 13x8mm faceted jewels that are wonderful for slender, delicate earring components or connector links, and in larger sizes – up to pendant-sized 25x18mm. So you can find the size – or sizes – that work best for your DIY jewelry creation 🙂

The pear jewels showing above are medium-size. At 14mm x 10mm, they’re definitely large enough for gorgeous earrings (or delicate pendants) – but they’re also small enough to be super comfy! And if you create a design that uses multiples, well that’s fabulous too!

And hey, to make that even easier, from today through Monday, August 17, 2025 – for every pair of 14x10mm teardrops you buy, get one pair free! Buy one – get one free. Just mention this blog post when you order and let me know what free pair you want.

And have fun creating your jewelry!

Vivid color is always fun to work with – and to wear! Case in point, I wanted to highlight some fuschia stones in my shop right now 🙂

Of course this pic shows only two of the gorgeous stones I have in fuschia pink – but just as an example, look how well these two shapes would pair up to make pendants or dangling earrings!

And you know what I like to do sometimes – if you decided to order these two shapes (yes they’re sold separately) – you get to pick another pair of stones for yourself, as a freebie. Doesn’t matter what color or shape – you get a freebie. After you order the two stones shown in this pic, just send me a note to let me know what you want for free!

This offer is only good through midnight on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – so don’t wait too long. And remember to have fun!