Gem Drops Keep Falling In My Hands

                 (From my working table)                                      

I am fascinated by drop-shaped gems.

They have a romantic aura, and they remind me of vintage times.

There are many drop-shape variations in my collection.

Such as - 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/90435178

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89091051

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93819133

As I love some unconventionality…
I designed ornamented drop-shaped bezels
with two different gems inlaid in both sides.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152792226

In making these, I had in mind special occasions
(...and romantic situations (you name them

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100683635

https://www.etsy.com/listing/710173166

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152807281

The story behind the drop

.I’ve recently made is different

:Their process began by chance

Some beautiful small drop-shaped gems

,lay gracefully in my gem stock

.waiting years for my inspiration

:Out of the blue it came

I built for them standard drop-shaped bezels

,but – well – I had to make some surprising twist -

,so, I set them diagonally

               , “unstable"             

                         , “unbalanced”                  

                                    ...somewhat intriguing                         

The outcome was delicate sweet

: and romantic  pieces

https://www.etsy.com/listing/724194349

https://www.etsy.com/listing/724044941

Please enter my shop and enjoythe

 10%-20% : NEW YEAR SALE

off                              

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JewelryByVita

Vita

  

How to Store Jewelry (post no. 4)

After we had properly stored

silver and gold  jewels,

it  is time to talk about 

Jewelry with gems :
 

We have to take into consideration,

 that the open air causes changes

on certain gems:

(Aren’t we all influenced by it???

 For better and for worse…)

 I‘ll mention here the most popular stones:
 

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/90669799
                


Turquoise – 

 Its color turns in the open air

  to a sort of yellowish-light green.

It does not change its quality

and more than that  -

some  think it is more beautiful

 (like me for instance…)

Here is an example of Turquoise earrings
 from my Etsy shop:

 

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/93818868/turquoise-and-gold-filled


 

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89091116/turquoise-and-gold-filled-earrings

 

Coral –
 

Its color tends to fade in strong light.

Here is an example of Coral jewels

 from my ETSY shop:

 

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89657798/holidays-sale-red-sponge-coral-and

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93819047/red-coral-beads-necklace-with-a-spiral

 Pearls:

They  react  the opposite way

 to light and open air:

 They need to “breath”…

They have to be kept either

 in open air (!)

 or in a “breathing” wrap,

 like paper, cloth or leather bags.

Otherwise they will “die”

 i.e. they will ‘lose’ their special

 “pearlite” brightness and their

 color will  become matt and yellowish.

Here is pearl jewels

  taken from my ETSY shop:

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/93819289/pearl-necklace-with-a-pearl-cluster

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89046783/pearl-and-gold-filled-earrings-white
 

 

That is for today.

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