What Is Garnet? Garnet is January’s birthstone, a name given to a series of over ten gemstones, with a similar structure. Although usually red, there are shades of green, pale to bright yellow and fiery orange. The word “Garnet” derives...
My inspiration comes from nature and the natural colours of the gemstones. I spend a while trying to name as many of my pieces of possible,usually finding wildflowers that compliment the colour or a scene that comes to mind. This...
After successful surgery and recovery, Rona's Beads Aboard is fully open again. Please see my events page for events in the next few months. They are mostly at a lovely local monthly craft market in Forest Row. The next market...
This bracelet has Lapis Lazuli pear cut shapes of the deepest blue, with flecks of Pyrite also known as Fool's Gold. It blends beautifully with the tiny seed pearls in the second row. Lapis Lazuli, especially of any good quality,...
Do you have broken beads or necklaces you no longer wear? Rona is a professional pearl stringer. She can re-design them for you, or just rethread them. Just email a picture and your request for a quote or to discuss...
Serpentine, a variety of Bowenite, is a translucent apple green gemstone often used to simulate Jade. It's often called New Jade or Olive Jade. The name Serpentine is thought to have come from the colour being that of a serpent....
Purple Amethyst, the birthstone for February, has been highly prized throughout the ages for its stunning beauty and legendary powers to stimulate, and soothe the mind and emotions. It has always been associated with February, the month the Romans dedicated...
Citrine is a transparent, yellow variety of Quartz, ranging in color from pale to golden yellow, honey or almost brown, and may contain rainbow or sparkle inclusions. The name comes from the French word Citron, meaning lemon. Citrine is found in a...
Agate is the obvious stone for autumn jewellery. It forms by filling a cavity in its host rock, known as a geode. The result is round nodules, with bands like the rings of a tree trunk, looking like eyes, often...
What is Labradorite I hear you ask? Labradorite is a beautiful stone from a family of gemstones called Feldspar, treasured for it's remarkable play of colour, known as labradorescence. The blue flashes of colour through the greenish grey body colour,...
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