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I'll leave you on a brighter note, with the Amethyst & Silver Necklace, one of the pieces designed for the beauty of the stone.

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. I used to have a slight apprehension towards amethyst because some variations of amethyst lend to tacky. I'm talking about amethyst of lesser quality, which are consequently dyed horrendous shades of purple. After finding this high-quality, hand-cut amethyst, all my apprehensions flew out the door.

Lovely.

Favorites of Mine

There are a few pieces in the studio that cause my heart to beat just a bit faster each time I look at them. Among them are:

Leopard Skin Jasper Silver Tassel Earrings

It is sometimes difficult to remember why we spend so much effort and time searching high and low for unique gemstones. All of that traveling, meticulous inspection of gemstones, dealing with vendors (who aren't always honest) is tedious to say the least.

Each time we find new reasons why we shouldn't spend so much time searching for new materials, and the only motivation that keeps us traveling and searching is finding stones such as this leopard skin jasper that's completely natural and untreated except for the cut. I remember seeing these stones for the first time; the texture and colors of this leopard skin jasper were so inspiring that we felt an immediate connection with this stone.

The stones can also be seen in the matching necklace for the earrings:

Leopard Skin Jasper Silver Links Necklace

Nowadays, so many stones are treated with chemicals to create an unnatural shine effect on gemstones, or factory-cut in such unbecoming and tacky forms. We knew that we came upon something special with this jasper. So gorgeously natural and unabashedly itself in its textures and colors.

(The toggle for this necklace is one handcrafted by silver artisans in pure fine silver.)

A Glimpse Inside the Wishgiving Studio: Amazonite Squares Silver Necklace

For our artists, the most enjoyable aspect of Wishgiving is the creativity in the design process. In a sense, our artists see the process as bringing life and attention to the gemstone. Recently, we changed our home page to a photographer by Romeo Koitmäe, a very talented photographer we admire. We were very flattered when he told us he loves most of our pieces, particularly the Amazonite Squares Silver Necklace.


The Amazonite Squares Silver Necklace is an elegantly modern piece. A lot of thought went into creating a clean, uncluttered and understated design. The geometric cut of the stones are balanced by the earth-tones of amazonite, and highlighted by pure fine silver details. The artist who designed this piece understood amazonite's characteristics--rich in history as evidenced by its earthy colors and being named after the Amazon river--and drew a careful balance between its obvious antiquity and quiet elegance.

She found pure fine silver details that suited the piece perfectly. Details were painstakingly hand-carved by silver artisans.


The entire piece is very reflective of Amazonite's metaphysical properties as a stone for finding personal truth, soothing energy, creativity, truth and luck.