subject: Unique Handmade Semi-precious Jewellery Crafted From Stunning Gemstones. [print this page] It does not matter if we are looking for a piece of handmade semi-precious jewellery for ourselves or if we want a unique design as a gift for a loved one, we will want it special and unusual. Here are some ideas of different types of gemstones that you can have set into your unusual jewellery designs.
Opals are a stunning stone and come in two main colours. One is a creamy white colour and in this shines a rainbow of colours. These are made from the many different minerals that have tiny deposits in the stone. It is an opaque stone so these tiny multi coloured minerals shine and shimmer and when caught by the light they look amazing. This stone is usually used as the focal point in the designs of a piece of semi-precious jewellery and gemstones of different shades are set around the Opal creating unique jewellery designs handmade from this lovely semi-precious stone. This stone is also available in black and the black Opal is much rarer therefore it will come at a much higher price. It is stunning stone and when set in the precious metal sterling silver it comes to life. Unique jewellery that has this stone set in its handmade designs will fetch very high prices but it is a stone with eternal beauty. The main place where we will find these semi-precious stones is Australia.
Pearls always look stylish and elegant when set in a piece of handmade jewellery and although not truly a semi-precious stones they are natural as they are formed from a grain of sand inside an oyster so nature does give us these beautiful gems. The natural colour of these are usually a soft white to cream and have a lovely lustre and in this if the light is right you can see a whole rainbow of colours. This is accentuated when the pearl has been polished. These are used constantly in the making of semi-precious jewellery from anything to being set into a pair of semi-precious earrings or simply strung into a unique necklace design. There are many myths and legends that are associated with these beads and this could be because they come from the sea and that has many legends associated with it. This is another stone that looks beautiful when it is set with other semi-precious stones, if it is set in a piece of unique jewellery with Rose Quartz it will give you a pretty feminine piece of handmade jewellery and if you are to combine it with Black Onyx it will give you a jewellery designs that is dramatic and elegant.
If you would like something that is simple and elegant than semi-precious Peridot will be the stone you should choose. This stone is known for its simplicity and this stone unlike others can only be found in one colour and this is a delicate green/gold colour. Peridot is a silicate based semi-precious stone and it is the traces of iron within this stone that give it its gold tones. The colour that this semi-precious stone is found in is very uniform and you will find it in the same shade from where ever in the world it is mined. This is why it is good for the making of handmade semi-precious jewellery and is used by jewellers all over the world in producing unusual and unique jewellery designs.
If it is a traditional semi-precious stone you would like in your jewellery designs then a Ruby is one of the oldest stones known to man. It is deep red in colour and has been used in the art of semi-precious jewellery making for centuries. It is the brightest of red in colour and semi transparent. It is the second most expensive of gems and comes second only to our loved diamond. Many pieces of traditional jewellery over time can be seen with this amazing gemstone in its unique design.
