Oregon Sunstone with Moonstone bead earrings

Here's a very pretty memory wire bracelet with three coils. It's a fairly simple design but elegant and easy to wear. It's a sterling silver plated memory wire with Oregon Sunstone and Oregon Pink opal beads. The material for the opal beads comes from the Pink Lady opal mine near John Day, and the Oregon Sunstone is from the rabbit basin in Lake County, Oregon. I just love the variation in color on this material. From very light pink and white to almost a maroon color. The bracelet is just barely big enough for even a large man like myself to wear, but on a much smaller person, it's going to fit much better. The ends are finished with a pink opal bead on each, dangling from a welded sterling silver end.

There's a big difference between a "natural" ruby and an untreated ruby. Then, there's lab created rubies. Natural rubies can still have undergone treatments, which include heat treatment, oiling, resin filling, and fracture filling. Lab created rubies generally look "too perfect" and generally don't have color variations and imperfections that are the hallmark of natural rubies. The stone in this ring is a 2.6ct untreated natural ruby from Afghanistan. While there are imperfections, the stone is absolutely gorgeous with a deep velvety purplish red hue. It's set in a simple 14k white gold prong setting. The gold weight is 2.43gms. You might never see a natural stone like this at your local jeweler who only stocks the "perfect looking" lab grown or treated stones. If you want the real deal, this is it. This ring would be the ideal engagement ring, anniversary gift, birthday gift, etc. The ring is US size 7 but can easily be resized by any competent jeweler. Normally, the stone alone would cost you $1,000 or more. I'm selling this ring at $900.