Citrine is such a happy stone. Its mystical properties dispel anger and sadness and it is said to be a fertility stone (never really proven, however, but that's the lore). There are very few golden yellow stones in the pantheon of gems and citrine (named for its golden citrus color) is classified as a golden topas, known as a Maderia or Spanish topaz. It is a hard stone (Moh number of 7) and can stand some inadvertent knocking around. As a gem, it is glorious. It dances with reflections of sunlight and golden dreams and compliments any skintone. I found two incredible strands at the recent GLDA show at the Mirage in Las Vegas and grabbed them. For this one, I strung highly-polished faceted nuggets with rugged citrine roundels and interesting nubby vermeil beads for contrast and texture. It's been finished with a vermeil S-hook closure.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Citrine and Vermeil, Like Liquid Sunshine
Citrine is such a happy stone. Its mystical properties dispel anger and sadness and it is said to be a fertility stone (never really proven, however, but that's the lore). There are very few golden yellow stones in the pantheon of gems and citrine (named for its golden citrus color) is classified as a golden topas, known as a Maderia or Spanish topaz. It is a hard stone (Moh number of 7) and can stand some inadvertent knocking around. As a gem, it is glorious. It dances with reflections of sunlight and golden dreams and compliments any skintone. I found two incredible strands at the recent GLDA show at the Mirage in Las Vegas and grabbed them. For this one, I strung highly-polished faceted nuggets with rugged citrine roundels and interesting nubby vermeil beads for contrast and texture. It's been finished with a vermeil S-hook closure.
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