AMETRINE AND AMETHYST NECKLACE

The faceted ametrine stones — a combination of amethyst and citrine — in this 20-inch matinee necklace are extraordinary and luminescent. They are separated by amethyst seed beads, and the necklace is punctuated by faceted amethysts at the end of a necklace with a sterling silver clasp.

Photographing darker stones are a challenge, and unfortunately, the photograph does not convey the huge amount of dazzling light that passes through each stone. The stones are arranged from the darkest amethyst in the center and then the amethysts get paler and go to pale green, yellow and clear.

When I purchased these stones, I was immediately drawn to them, but it took me a while to design what I wanted to do with them. I was in the middle of creating another necklace when the designed snapped into my awareness, and I immediately made it.

While this may seem backwards, the stones are always my starting point and not the design — or the idea of how I will use them. Thus, my necklaces look less like a collection and more like eclectic pieces. Some stones can be with me for a couple of years before I know what to do with them.

And often, they "tell me" when it's time to work on them.


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