OpalStones
Opal Stones
 

Photos are enlarged - see description for measurements.

OpalStones- loose beadsI've had a lot of requests from my customers to make some more opal yellow beads, so here's the first set of a few I"ve made recently.  These are all lentils I made with my Christmas present to myself: Corina's Bead Stamp!

There are three different sizes of lentils here.  The smallest pairs of lentils measure about 12mm from hole to hole, the middle size measure about 14mm, and the largest lentil measures 16.5mm.  All have two different designs: one side has a circular swirl and the other has a squiggle with dots.  In the two photos below, I show the two sides of the focal so you can figure out what I mean by those technical terms "squiggle" and "circular swirl" :)

All the beads have been etched to bring out those great color variations that come from Opal Yellow, and I've used 5mm Light Amethyst Swarovski® crystals for accent.  Opal Stones is temporarily strung on sterling silver wire.

Opal Stones - focal side 1
Opal Stones - Focal side 2