time for spring. Another semi-set. I didn't put them in the shop that way, but separated them. The earrings were a trial run for another pair I made for a friend's daughter's birthday. I usually try out new designs in non-precious wire first, that way if I goof, it's an inexpensive goof. But they came out perfect and looked so nice that I decided to keep them instead of taking them apart. When I put them side by side with the sterling silver pair, I couldn't tell the difference.
I'm selling them as howlite though, not as the "tangerine turquoise" they were sold to me as. Turquoise is the color it is - aqua, green and blue - because of copper. It's shades of verdigris folks and so anything else - purple, pink or yellow - is not turquoise. It might have been mined near turquoise, but the lack of a copper deposit makes it something else. Not that it's a bad thing, just don't get fooled, ok. The bracelet does use real turquoise though and it's listed as such. I like them both and can't wait until it's warm out.
I'm selling them as howlite though, not as the "tangerine turquoise" they were sold to me as. Turquoise is the color it is - aqua, green and blue - because of copper. It's shades of verdigris folks and so anything else - purple, pink or yellow - is not turquoise. It might have been mined near turquoise, but the lack of a copper deposit makes it something else. Not that it's a bad thing, just don't get fooled, ok. The bracelet does use real turquoise though and it's listed as such. I like them both and can't wait until it's warm out.
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