Some Oregon Sunstone Jewelry Designed by Ranamountainstudio.com

Some recent designs with Oregon Sunstone Beads and Briolettes from ranamountainstudio.com-- your source for fine quality gemstone beads and jewelry.

Elegant and Girly Oregon Sunstone and Pink Spinel Briolette 12 K Gold Fill Earrings. Super Schillery (is that a word?) shimmering apricot Oregon Sunstone 8x11.5mm faceted pear shaped briolettes are adorned with rosy to lavender hued Spinel Tiny Teardrops. Earwire and chain are 12 K gold filled. If you want to make something similar yourself, try browsing both our Oregon Sunstone and Spinel Briolettes.


For a bolder look, we created these Oregon Sunstone Faceted Abstract Nugget 12K Gold Fill Earrings.

For this design we selected Oregon Sunstone Abstract Nuggets in medium to large-ish sizes (6-11x11-14mm) and spaced them with textured 12 K gold fill chain. With such unique and beautiful stones, designs this simple are effortlessly stunning!

This Oregon Sunstone Abstract Nugget and 12 K Gold Fill Chain Bracelet is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry (and is NOT for sale). I used Oregon Sunstone Nuggets similar to these and spaced them with textured gold filled chain and beads.  The chain makes it an adjustable length bracelet, in other words, "One size fits all"

I wear this bracelet so much that it seems to get tarnished more quickly. I was quite distressed to see that the 12 K gold filled wire was starting to show very heavy tarnish not just on the chain which I was able to polish away with a sunshine cloth, but also in the drill holes where I could not access and clean. Finally I tried soaking the bracelet overnight in a small bowl of vinegar and most of the tarnish disappeared! Something to keep in mind when you want to remove tarnish from hard to reach areas.

Brown is Beautiful! Color Change Garnet and Zircon

The color change is quite subtle, but the brilliance and sparkle of these stones is amazing!

The photos pick up more of the red tones-- in real life the predominant color is more greenish- brown with glimpses and glints of rosy brown.For obvious reasons Color Change Garnet is often compared to Alexandrite, but it is much more affordable and desirable in its own right. 



Another example of beautiful browns would have to be these radiant Zircon Micro Faceted Tiny Full Teardrop Briolettes. 

I guess as general description you could call them brown, but to my eye there are sophisticated taupes, russet red browns, and dusty mauves.  The colors are understated and subtle, but coupled with the inherent brilliance of Zircon the effect is luminous without being gaudy.