My Foredom arrived last week. Once I set it up, I went to work finishing a couple of bezel set lab necklaces I’d been working on. I also melted three bezels. Aargh. Good thing I can reuse the silver in another piece.
I love labradorite. It’s gorgeous stone, but really difficult to photograph. According to Rings & Things “When light hits labradorite from a particular direction, it can display striking rainbow-colored reflections (violet, blue, green, yellow, orange and red) known as labradorescence or schiller. Labradorite has been described as looking like gasoline lying on water or the delicate wings of a tropical butterfly. “
The first cab flashes a brilliant blue. The second pendant is more green blue.
Both are available in the ShinyAdornments Etsy shop.
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They are both gorgeous Kristy! The Foredom really makes the finishing so much easier, doesn’t it?
Labradorite *is* hard to photograph — and you’ve done a fine job with it. Nice pieces, and nice inspiration to combine this stone with gunmetal. Kudos to you!
–Dave
at Rings & Things
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Labradorite is my favorite stone, it’s so beautiful.