Amy Abrams Designs » New materials http://blog.amyabramsdesigns.com Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:41:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Gorgeous New Beads http://blog.amyabramsdesigns.com/gorgeous-new-beads/ http://blog.amyabramsdesigns.com/gorgeous-new-beads/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 00:45:32 +0000 Amy http://blog.amyabramsdesigns.com/?p=43 I just attended my first gem show in over two years and boy!  Did I come back with a haul!  I went over my budget but I found such pretty things I couldn’t help myself!

I bought these to use for my cousin’s bridesmaids:

Mystic Topaz

Mystic Topaz

Or potentially these:

Rose de France Amethyst

Rose de France Amethyst

Yummy:

Baby Swiss Blue Topaz

Baby Swiss Blue Topaz

London Blue Topaz

London Blue Topaz

Mystic Blue Topaz

Mystic Blue Topaz

Mystic Green Topaz

Mystic Green Topaz

Mystic Gray Quartz

Mystic Gray Quartz

Prassiolite ("green amethyst")

Prassiolite ("green amethyst")

Freshwater Pearls

Freshwater Pearls

Rhodolite Garnet

Rhodolite Garnet

YUMMY:

Lots of yumminess!

Lots of yumminess!

And some loose stones for using with my metal clay:

Mixed loose stones

Mixed loose stones

here’s some detail:

Alexandrite and Sapphire

Alexandrite and Sapphire

Rhodolite Garnet

Rhodolite Garnet

Rubies!

Rubies!

I also bought some pretty chain and some 18k gold wire.

Considering what I spent I think I made out pretty well!  What do you think?

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