★I will joyfully give a Biwa pearls strand...★

I've been dancing between projects last week, unable to settle down and get something done or at least well established. Really sometimes, it is just a simple fix to get a project moving, but why on earth is it so hard to get past that frustration and just do it? Does anyone else have this problem?
On Sunday I was supposed to go out for a nice Easter dinner with my mom in Antwerpen(Anvers), but she came down sick, couldn't go and my girlfriend stepped in at the last moment and came along. Not an easy feat considering she has three kids. But she managed to come along and we had great fun!
Right now I am trying to work as many jewelry pieces as possible from my gemstones stash. Of course I couldnt resist and had to buy a strand of top drilled Biwa pearls - and yes, I know this violates the "no buy" rule, but I want to give them as a gift to my girlfriend, for being so nice to me on Sunday... See me really dancing now!:)

★AAA Amethyst oval cut briolettes - a nice surprise for me!★

Don't buy more than you will use...:)First, I bought gemstones for specific projects I had in my mind, so I had a plan for them...but then, when browsing gems stores on the Net and seeing so many beautiful amethyst, peridot, garnet, moonstone, turquoise, labradorite etc etc rondelles, nuggets, briolettes etc etc etc I simply HAD to keep on buying! I tried to tell myself I should stop, but then I heard "voices" in the back of my head.:)After all, many people confess the same in their jewelry blogs, that they have stashed more than they could work in a lifetime!So, I'm just happy with the new AAA amethyst oval cut briolettes that arrived today! Excellent clarity and gorgeous color, how can one get bored with this? All you experienced jewelers there, what do you think?

★Handcrafted earrings: custom orders welcome★

I visualized the pink earrings (photo in the slide show, please) and had that picture in my mind for a while. The flat bead is amethyst and it was very smooth and slippery which made it harder for the coil around the bead to stay in place, as i wanted, so I had to quickly change the earrings to something as simple as bead, wire, bead, wire. However, I was happy to sell them right on the spot. I think next time I'll make the jump rings holding the top component smaller. I like these earrings and they look good on and I like the way they move.
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So: Earrings are made with your choice of GARNET, IOLITE, MULTI-GEMSTONE, AMETHYST or PERIDOT faceted gemstones
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