Natural Chunk of Raw Amethyst Ring

I love this chunk of Amethyst! This large stone has a darker streak of vivid purple running thru it, a rich, wet look and a high profile. This ring is not for the faint of heart! I soldered on some sterling accents and oxidzed between them so that the black would show off the purple-yummy!

Tucson Gem Show Trip 2013

When going to Tucson, I like to stop overnight in Globe, Arizona, so that I have an early morning drive through Saguaro cactus country on my way to the first show. It's so peaceful and beautiful. And when I stopped to take these pictures, I found several great 'treasures' for my art projects that people had thrown out. One man's junk....

Tucson Gem Show

I had a very satisfying trip to Tucson, and really liked those 75 degree temps!!! I got lots of great treasures--I was especially happy to get some opal and boulder opal cabs. I also found some nice, freeform labradorite cabs, in addition to some larimar, charoite, seraphinite, and pietersite cabs. I also got some great raw aquamarines, citrines, and turquoise nuggets, and some nice mini slabs of azurite, sonoran sunset, rhodochrosite and larimar. Also, a bunch of cool beads, including amethyst, keshi pearls, spiny oyster and copal. I enjoyed seeing some of my dealer buddies--good luck with the wedding, Deb! And it's always nice to find some new dealers that I will look for next time I go. Tucson is the place to see the biggest and best amethyst cathedrals, and I rather liked these petrified wood benches...

Belt Buckle

Another custom order. I was asked to make a men's belt buckle, which I had not done before. It was a bit tricky for me to heat so much silver, but I finally got the torch setting figured out. I love the stone, which is black, gold and white turquoise, or basically turquoise matrix. I am happy with the buckle, and hope that my customer will be, too!

Boulder Opal Bolo Tie

This is a custom order that I did, using his gorgeous Boulder Opal stone. I was really pleased with the way it turned out, and so, thankfully, was he!

Fabulous Crazy Lace Agate Pendant

This Crazy Lace Agate stone is simply stunning! Yummy colors, great elongated shape, and high polish. At almost 4 inches long, this pendant truly is a statement piece, and is available on my etsy site, www.nancygreenjewelry.etsy.com

Large Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

This is an incredible turquoise cabochon! To me, it looks like ridges of mountains in twilight. I surrounded the stone with sterling granulation, and soldered lots of sterling accents on the three quarter inch wide band. If you're interested in this beauty, the price is $275, contact me at nancygreenjewelry@gmail.com