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!