Quartz is one of the most plentiful minerals on the planet. Humans have been using quartz in jewelry for thousands of years. Read on to learn more about the colors of Quartz.
Members of the quartz family may look different but they are essentially made up of the same elements, silicon and oxygen. They crystallize in the trigonal crystal system and they differ mostly in the size of their crystals.
Garnet is the birthstone of January and to Zodiacal stone for Capricorn. Garnet comes in a rainbow of colors, each with a different name. Some are abundant, and some are very very rare.
I am feeling blessed on this beautiful day in California. The sun is shining and the clouds are clearing. I spent the morning at my workbench making a pair of custom earring for a customer in Germany. So I was in my happy place.
I am the mother/survivor of three boys and now have a 3 year old granddaughter who loves what I do and is fascinated by all of my tools :) She is already stringing beads and has been for a few months now. I really don't know why she likes to do it.....I don't. I much prefer working with metal.
I got a bouquet of flowers from my wonderful hubby, for mother's day and here is a picture of our cat, Bradley, sitting next to them.
Hope everyone has a joyful, fun filled Mother's Day.