a pendant made from a quartz

[Arkteia]

Just wanted to post this pendant. It was a piece of quartz (amethyst quartz?) that my mom''s best friend brought me from her rockhunting expedition in the Ural Mountains. Nothing spectacular, but I wanted to make something out of it just in her memory. I asked a jeweler to facet it but he felt that since it was opaque, it would only lose with faceting and set it in gold as it was.

 

[Arkteia]

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[Fly Girl]

Date: 2/2/2010 11:28:22 PM
Author: crasru
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Cool. Very natural look to setting. Looks kind of like branches seeping into the stone, or like some long fingers. Really neat piece.

 

[Arkteia]

I know it looks greyish - one probably could buy something similar in a museum for $ 5.00 but to me it means a lot because this woman had a difficult life, had and raised a child all by herself and died rather young. To me, it is important.

This is view from the back

 

[Arkteia]

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[Arkteia]

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I liked to do something nice for her. Like LargosMom, I believe that stones, like other things, are keepers of our memories.

 

[packrat]

I think it''s cool! Do you have any neckshots?

 

[RevolutionGems]

What a gorgeous setting! I love the rough stone set in such a natural looking design. Beautiful!

 

[Maisie]

Thats a really unusual pendant! I love it!

 

[T L]

That has a very organic appeal.

Sometimes it's best to leave Mother Nature's creations alone.

 

[kas baby]

very beautiful piece made even more beautiful with the sentiment behind it

 

[mariedtiger]

A beautiful piece with a creative and unique design!

 

[ma re]

How beautiful, not to mention unique! Love how that gentle glow of gold combines with the cold roughness of the stone! And the sentiment makes it even more special.

 

[Largosmom]

Organic was the word that came to my mind too...what a lovely flowing piece and I bet you get tons of compliments when you wear it...which only brings back more of your good memories.

Laura

 

[rosetta]

very unique and beautiful

 

[Kismet]

That''s a very neat and beautiful piece. So nice that you can wear your memory.

 

[enbcfsobe]

Date: 2/2/2010 11:59:13 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
That has a very organic appeal.

Sometimes it''s best to leave Mother Nature''s creations alone.

ditto. what a lovely remembrance.

 

[Stone Hunter]

That''s very nice and it looks like the jeweler did a very good job of securing the stone. A wonderful way to remember your Mom''s friend. TFS

 

[brandy_z28]

Awesome piece! Very nice!

 

[smitcompton]

Very lovely piece. You did a great job. It must the caring that went into it.

Thanks

 

[Burberrygirl]

Gorgeous! I love the design and the meaning behind it!

 

[gingersnap]

You have some of the most amazing and unusual peices! This setting looks amazing with that stone, it makes it a fine peice of jewelry without overshadowing the actual stone.

 

[chrono]

I agree that it probably looks better left alone. In fact, it is more interesting to the eye this way.