by Jackie Reid.
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA)
I recently splurged on nice quality gemstones at a bead show and tried to focus on birthday gemstones.
For March, I created a line of aquamarine jewelry and kept the color scheme simple, pairing some with gold and some with silver. I was surprised how well they have been selling because I increased prices some (due to higher costs of materials) but I am going to replenish one store today.
The pink opal I purchased to bump myself into a new vision. I tend to work with a lot of blues and greens so I was apprehensive.
But…turns out adding my favorite green via Prehnite popped and looked like a lovely spring bouquet. Paired with gold toned chain, the whole set just came together and got lots of attention on Facebook.
Jackie Reid
JRJ Designs
JRJ Designs on Facebook
Jackie, gorgeous pieces in delicate Spring colors. Your investment in higher quality stones paid off – and I’m not surprised the higher pricing didn’t hurt your sales. It confirmed the quality of these pieces for your customers. Love that pink opal and green prehnite jewelry – and the aquamarine too. A great Spring collection!
These are lovely designs Jackie. Beautiful choices in your gemstones.