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I started to title this “Amethyst and Peridot Stones” and that is totally not the right way to do it! I want to be sure to make it clear, every time I feature my glass gems, that they are made of glass, and are not precious gemstones. One of the best things about these jewelry components is that they are gorgeous – and NOT expensive!
Please take a look through my shop, at the various colors and shapes I have available in glass stones. You’ll see what I mean. They’re really attractive. They combine beautifully with other jewelry components – other glass stones and beads, fantastic filigrees, and chain for utility – and movement. I’m not suggesting they’re better than precous gemstones…. but they’re pretty cool, all the same!
P.S. And just as an added inducement, from today through Friday, August 1, 2025 – for every pair of stones or pendant you buy, you get one free! Buy one – get one free. Buy five? get five free! The only requirement is you mention this blog post when you order. Only as long as my current supplies last, but I’ve recently restocked so that shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Have fun shopping!
I just wanted to show off this pendant necklace to show that jewelry can be pretty, and colorful, and eye-catching, and *does not have to be fussy or complicated*. So there!
Ths aqua blue glass oval pendant in this listing is just one of the pendant colors I have available in my shop right now. Of course you can choose your favorite color. And shape, for that matter. And yes you can combine stones, create layers and complexity, and that can be wonderful. But you don’t have to. Sometimes, simple and pretty really works. Like it does here!
P.S. And yes, the aqua here – aquamarine blue – is the birthstone color for March, which is useful to know. But mostly – it looks good!
Yes, I love earrings – you probably figured that out! Without a lot of fuss, your jewelry – your earrings – can totally make your outfit! And they don’t have to be fussy or huge. And they don’t have to take a lot of work!
Sometimes you can just take pretty jewels, add your own touch (the tiny stones here for example, can be any color you want!) And voila: pretty earrings. Add earwires or posts, make earrings to gift or sell, or for yourself.
And you really don’t need to spend a lot of money. Seriously!
Love this combination of sheer golden topaz faceted teardrop pendant, and a beautiful golden raw brass flower connector. It’s feminine without being “too lacy”, and with an adjustable golden chain (which is only sketched here in the pic) – it would work with a lot of different necklines.
Of course you’ll adapt this to your own style – your favorite color, maybe more beads or jewels. But this combination works and looks great and that counts, yknow?
Cushion cut octagons are super popular glass jewel shapes in my shop. Partly I think because they are a moderately sized glass gem, 12mm x 12mm, about one half inch. Large enough to be seen, but still lightweight. Plus, they tend to be nicely faceted. For that relatively small size glass gem, you get some sparkle!
And I have a lot of colors in this popular stone. The pic above shows a few of them – click on the image to see more! They’re great for medium-size pendants, connector links, and of course earrings – used “as is” or in combination with other stones and beads.
Have fun creating!
These earring drops are one of the most popular styles in my shop. Partly because they’re a lovely graceful shape, partly because they have enough presence to be sparkly and noticeable – without being heavy. Hey, comfort is important!
And of course, partly because these are customizable! Not only are the main teardrops available in many colors, but because you choose the color of the tiny round stone. Match the teardrop – or find a contrasting color. Match your birthstone – or the birthstone of your giftee. Or just play with colors!
And from now through midnight on Friday, June 12, you can buy one pair in this style – and get a second pair free! You just have to purchase your one pair, and then send me a note to let me know what color(s) you want for your freebie.
Now that’s a special deal!
The faceted glass gems shown here are “cushion cut” – a classic faceted shape that’s one of the most popular in my shop. It’s easy to see why!
The “AB” in the color name means “aurora borealis” and that’s a good way to describe the subtle, changeable, lovely colors reflected in the coating on these stones. These are one of the smaller size stones I have in this lovely “Chrystal AB” color range. They’re 10mm x 10mm. That’s approximately 3/8″ – a super useful size to combine with other stones, but with enough presence to use “as is” by themselves for earrings, glass connectors, and smallish pendants.
The subtle colors in the coating vary just a bit with each stone (though I can make close matches). I’ll be showing off some more of these lovely stones soon. Stay tuned!
Really my inspiration here is simple: blue and white jewelry. We all wear blue, most of us combine blue and white a LOT, and you know it’s a classic color combination that looks good year round. So I just wanted to show an example of how to easily make a pretty pair of earrings with these colors!
So, round white glass cabochons paired with sapphire blue glass pears. Link with jump rings, and you’ve got some fabulous earrings!
Or pendants, of course 😉
I think I’ve talked about these before but I just thought it was worth mentioning them again. Clear glass gems for your go-with-everything jewelry. If you aren’t sure what will *go*, or all the color earrings you have are just wrong, you can always use these sparkling glass pears 🙂
They’re not loud – but they’re pretty. And think about it – if you’re traveling and don’t know what you might need when you buy something? Clear glass gems. Sparkling. Lightweight. Lovely. Easy to wear.
And just in case you’re interested – from today through midnight on Sunday, May 25, 2025, when you buy one pair, you get one free. You just have to mention this blog post – and let me know what settings you want for your freebie. Get a pair in gold, and a pair in silver. You’ll be ready for anything!
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!
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