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How lucky for anyone born in this early autumn month! Your birthstone is the gorgeous sapphire. With its dramatic deep blue hue this sparkling stone is an old symbol of good luck for those born in September. In fact, sapphire means “clear thinking.” Here’s a short poem written from the Gregorian calendar from which our […]
I recently made this necklace for the etsy-beadweavers August challenge, First Ladies of Style. I started with the drool-worthy 40X27mm fancy pear in montana sapphire, bezeled it in size 11 delicas and size 15 seed beads, and then wrapped 4mm crystals all the way around it. It looked a little lonely, so I added more […]
I work at Artbeads.com. I wanted to add some bling to my little car, so I got a few license plate frames and some Swarovski Flatback Rhinestones. I used the colors Cobalt, Light Sapphire AB, and Light Siam for these 3 frames. I can’t decide on which one I really like–they all look great!! – […]