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A custom sterling silver mother's anklet with an amethyst, peridot, and citrine as "peas in a pod".
10/13/2026

A custom sterling silver mother's anklet with an amethyst, peridot, and citrine as "peas in a pod".

Pink tourmaline is an alternative birthstone for October. Tourmaline is found in a variety of colors including pink, gr...
10/07/2026

Pink tourmaline is an alternative birthstone for October. Tourmaline is found in a variety of colors including pink, green, blue, yellow, brown, black, red, and violet. The pink tourmaline in particular comes in a variety of hues from bubblegum pink to rich reddish hues. It is mined all over the world, including the United States where Maine has shown some very beautiful tourmalines.

An unusual physical characteristic for tourmalines is its pyroelectricity in which when the stone is heated it developes a static charge that attracts small lightweight things like dust, paper bits, or hair. This trait gave it the nickname “electric stone” and has made it useful in electrical tuning circuits for the television & radio industries.

Tourmaline has had some interesting beliefs surrounding it. One of tourmaline’s nicknames is “stone of the muse” as it was believed to stimulate the wearer’s creativity. In the medieval days, it was thought to heal a person, protect the wearer from danger, and even prevent death. It has also been seen as a bringer of tranquility and a symbol of hope. Today it is the stone for breast cancer awareness.

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A custom 14K gold diamond and pink tourmaline pendant.

Opals are one of the birthstones for October. Most of the world’s opals are found in Australia though they can also be ...
10/03/2026

Opals are one of the birthstones for October. Most of the world’s opals are found in Australia though they can also be found in places like Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and Africa, to name a few. Opals form inside the fissures of other rocks like sandstone, limonite, or basalt, etc., when water gets trapped inside with other minerals. That trapped water refracts the light inside the stone giving them a glowing iridescent spectrum of colors that change as you move the stone around. Opals can also be opaque or transparent depending on its type.

In mythology, opals have many tales. It was once believed that opals fell from the heavens in a flash of lightning. In the middle ages, opals were considered good luck and contained all the powers of gemstones matching the colors reflected in the opal. In 1829, opals had beliefs about them change drastically with the publication of the novel, Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott. In the story, Baroness Amheim has an opal talisman with supernatural powers. A drop of holy water turns the talisman opal colorless, and shortly thereafter the baroness dies. This story led to the belief that opals were bad luck and represented death. Needless to say, within a year of this book coming out, opal sales dropped by about 50% in Europe and with a little encouragement from the diamond industry, stayed low for many years until Queen Victoria started bringing them back into fashion. Amazing what a fictitious novel could do.

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A triple opal necklace in sterling silver with Australian opals that are actually fossilized seashells. The opals were handcut by local artisan Bruce London. Available in store or online at www.designsbysr.com.

https://designsbysr.com/shop-necklaces/ss-lg-triple-australian-opals-necklace-101-00379

A sterling silver anchor pendant with blue enamel. Made by Nicole Barr. Enamel is glass that has been fused to the met...
10/01/2026

A sterling silver anchor pendant with blue enamel. Made by Nicole Barr. Enamel is glass that has been fused to the metal. Available in store.

A custom drilled wampum & sterling silver keychain.
09/29/2026

A custom drilled wampum & sterling silver keychain.

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