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I thought I’d show off a sapphire glsas necklace design that would work wonderfully with the glass heart jewels I talked about the other day. This lovely glass pear isn’t exactly the same shade as the hearts – but you can see for yourself that it would work wonderfully worn with the heart jewels as earrings (scroll down to the previous post to see those!)
Of course, you could wear it with any other earrings you already own. Or no earrings, it looks great on its own – as is!
And again, I like to emphasize – even a simple design makes beautiful jewelry. You can always add complexity, more jewels, more beads, you name it! And make a lovely necklace. But this pendant, used simply as shown here, is just gorgeous!
And just to remember, sapphire blue is the birthstone color for September. Just in case you need to know that!
One of the great things about DIY jewelry is that you don’t have to work hard. Of course you can – intricate designs can be absolutely fabulous and reflect real skill and artistry. But there are lot of us who like pretty jewelry, and don’t have time (or talent) to weave intricate pieces, or the funds to showcase fabulous precious gemstones.
The thing is – you don’t have to 🙂 You can make lovely jewelry, for yourself or for gifts (or to sell if you’re so inclined) and you don’t have to work hard. Case in point, these lovely glass hearts:
These sheer sapphire blue faceted glass hearts are wonderful for earrings or pendants. Add earwires – and your earrings are ready! Buy or create a chain with clasp, add a jump ring to a sapphire heart charm – and your necklace is ready to wear.
Sometimes easy-to-use, and still beautiful, is the way to go!
P.S. And yes, these lovely hearts are vintage. No extra carbon footprint – and beautiful too 🙂
Deep amethyst purple glass gems are shown here in multi-stone settings. One – they’re lovely (that’s important!) Two – amethyst is the birthstone color for February, which is handy to know. And three – you can customize these!
Of course when you look through my shop you’ll find lots of rich amethyst glass gems, and more favorites. But there’s something wonderful about these multi-stone settings – you choose the color of the tiny round stones, so you can customize these 🙂 Wonderful earring drops, lightweight and easy to wear – and easy to make. Love it!
Now, I will say right up front that teardrops or pears are probably the single most popular style glass gems I have in my shop. Of course there are many favorites – but pears, or teardrops, are gorgeous as earrings. They don’t need extra fuss!
You see what I mean? You can embellish these, and combine with other jewels, and make gorgeous jewelry. But just as is these are fabulous!
P.S. Ruby red is the birthstone color for July. Just in case that’s handy to remember 😉
Peridot green is a favorite Spring color – and I have (knock wood) a good supply my shop right now. The earring style shown here is a great example of how to easily use these lovely stones!
I linked the peridot gaceted glass cushion cut octagon to a silver plated cable chain with a sturdy jump ring. The earring is pretty, it’s lightweight (hey comfort is important), and the chain adds movement (and more sparkle as the light hits the stone). It really can be that easy!
And yes, that’s one of the great things about DIY jewelry. You make just what you want – and you don’t have to spend a lot of money!
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!
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…!)
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