Monday, February 22, 2010

Gemstone of the week: Jasper


Jasper is an opaque form of chalcedony that ranges in color from light to dark red to brown, green even blue. Jasper has been a popular stone for centuries and is even mentioned in the bible. the easily polished stone was used in ancient times for things likes tools, pottery and jewelry. Jasper is believed to be a protective stone guarding the wearer of negative energy. I would say green jasper is my favorite of the colors and I love the way they look dangling from my ears. No matter what kind of stone it is beaded jewelry will always be fun. The earrings above were made with round green jasper stone beads, round spacer beads and olivine Swarovski crystal bicone beads.

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