Local Idaho Mountain Fires

Mountain fires all around us this early morning.

My friend Geri Omohundro of Advanced to go Art Glass took this images from the hill side. Fire fighters were already out battling the fires in JackPot, Nevada mountain side. Where flames could be seen from as far away as Glenns Ferry. Our entire town and surrounding communities covered in the blanket of heavy smoke.

Idaho Spencer Opal - Pendant

One hand worked, hand sandwiched and hand tripleted Spencer Idaho Fire Opal. The very last opal worked and sandwiched by hand under the teaching of Bob Stoubaugh, master opal lapidarian and seen often on "Exploring Idaho" PBS segments regarding collecting and working Idaho specimens.

This opal presents itself clearly with bounces of red, purple and blue flaming fire, across the entire sandwich. *Sandwich, meaning: a thin opal layer sandwiched by a clear quartz cabochon top and a ignumbrite or obsidian based flat bottom. Basically a "sandwich" of spectra color enhanced by other other natural gemstone bodies. Because the opal layer itself can often be paper thin it needs protection from other stones to not only enhance its beauty but protect it too.

“Opal amplifies your traits and characteristics. Helps you recognize and feel the creativity within the self, providing inspiration and imagination to all situations. It furthers clean, true, spontaneous action, enhancing what you are feeling and allowing for the release of inhibitions. Strengthens the memory and instills faithfulness and loyalty in love and personal relationships. It is a stone of happy dreams and changes. The happy dreams arising from the understanding of personal higher potentials and the glad acceptance of your inherent perfection. The happy changes come from those events which allow your aspirations to surface.” Reference guide: Melody – Love Is In The Earth

This opal measures2" long in a free-form style, wrapped in 20 gauge sterling silver and finished sweetly with 2mm tan leather cord, a vintage abalone shell button clasp and has a neck length of 15.5"....I can extend the length if needed for the etsy shopper.

The pendant will arrive in a hand made gift box, sent Priority Mail.

Opal - Idaho Precious Spencer Opal Pendant

Spencer Idaho opal pendant with rare vintage red & pink coral branches. Opal from Spencer Idaho is coveted world wide, this natural wonder is but just a thin slice of rainbow hues, sandwiched in a triplet with a ignimbright back and quartz crystal top. The "triplet" design allows the natural rainbow coloring to be illuminated. Bright bouncing reds, purples, greens and blues luster the entire cab.

This cab measures 22mm by 12mm, has been married with two vintage coral branches one pink and the other red, then wrapped in 12 carat 20 gauge gold and finished with doubled 1mm tan leather cord and a vintage Mother of Pearl button for the clasp. The neck length is 14", allowing the opal to lay just at the throat chakra. The matching ear drops coral branch measure 1", with assorted bone, glass, vintage, copper, and gold beads....total length from the ear lobe
2 1/4". The lever backs are 14 carat gold.

The coral branches were purchased before the Great Barrier Reef Act, and have been in a private collection up until 1995. They are just a small example of the lovely natural wonders of my vast lapidary collection.

“Opal amplifies your traits and characteristics. Helps you recognize and feel the creativity within the self, providing inspiration and imagination to all situations. It furthers clean, true, spontaneous action, enhancing what you are feeling and allowing for the release of inhibitions. Strengthens the memory and instills faithfulness and loyalty in love and personal relationships. It is a stone of happy dreams and changes. The happy dreams arising from the understanding of personal higher potentials and the glad acceptance of your inherent perfection. The happy changes come from those events which allow your aspirations to surface. Awakens the psychic and mystical qualities and helps you understand the higher powers of intuition and mysticism and to use these powers to enhance personal understanding and personal experiences in the realms of the sacred.” Reference guide: Melody – Love Is In The Earth

Pendant can also be viewed at:
http://www.crudeco.etsy.com