Summer is Coming! How about making your ankles look pretty for summer, with a gemstone anklet? Here is a range of different coloured handmade gemstone anklets with charms. The clasps and charms are all sterling silver, so nothing will rust...
Tag: Gemstone beaded jewellery
We had a lovely weekend at Firle Garden Show over Easter. There were such an amazing range of things to buy. I managed to have a wander round and bought a heron from this stand for my garden. If you...
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...
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...
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,...
At the beginning of this year I spent many hours applying for lots of craft fairs, some more successfully than others. I'm sure you realise how demoralising rejection feels! Then LOCKDOWN stopped all! Now the point of my Blog. What...
Finally we are allowed to have outdoor markets. It was lovely to see so many happy faces at the recent Forest Row Outdoor Market. We really enjoyed being there and many purchases were made. We had to have special measures...
In these unprecedented times we are trying to keep positive. How about a treat to yourself or a special present for someone? This bracelet is a new design. I am still taking orders from my website. All pieces are packed...
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