Weekly Spotlight: "Enchanted"

From Chan: "I've had this cab for a hot minute because I find it hard to come by enhydros (at least, ones that I like enough to snag). That said, I didn't remember all the details about this one other than it had this killer enhydro dead center in the front. I sat down with it and was originally thinking I was going to create an "Escape" collection design for it but I needed the top to be something a little more special. So I sat and played quite a bit and ended up coming up with this absolutely killer design! I struggled with what stone to pair with it for a full day, even taking to asking in my IG stories for input. Many suggestions were given and one person suggested even leaving it as is. I adjusted the design a little bit and BOOM! There she was! I was absolutely enchanted by this design. (No really, some kind of fancy music was even playing through my head when I sat back and looked at this as a whole!). During the live, someone pointed out that there was another bubble in the cab. We flipped it around and lo and behold, it was a second enhydro! I'm so excited for this to have found a home, and know, too, that it will forever be engrained in my memory."

The Artist Behind the Designs

Greetings! Most of you know me as "Chan." A small glimpse into myself: I've loved jewelry and making jewelry ever since I was a young girl. Wire wrapping has become especially enjoyable to me and my hope is to create pieces that you will love enough to take home and add to your collection.

Thank you so much for supporting me and my family by continuing to buy, browse, and share the jewelry I create!

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Trying to preserve my nails but....
Live tonight
Not the greatest photo mostly because it doesn't show the color as well as I was hoping, but I sure love these earrings!

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Made these for a custom and I love how they turned out.
🐿️ burying some peanuts! Omg this was adorable. There's 9 out here that I counted today. All this time we thought there were just 3.
Rainbow moonstone is absolutely one of my favorites in terms of jewelry gemstones. Danburite is among my top three favorites. As far as collecting quartz, Arkansas quartz is definitely one of my favorite locales. This set I am so happy with. In fact I actually made a set of earrings for me and I'm currently working on a matching pendant so that I have one. What do you think of these? Is it something you would want to see more of?
I just freaking love topaz. I can't be the only one of my followers?
I'm trying to work on being more consistent and posting. If you see this post or any others, will you just give a heart or a comment to help my views and reach?
Do you ever have something you're really going to do but don't show it off very often because you feel like you don't take photos well enough? That's how I feel half the time. What about you?
EDUCATION THURSDAY: PERIDOT & LUDWIGITE
I personally used to hate peridot. It was a stone that I found pretty ugly, if I'm being honest. Over the past year; however, I have found myself growing much more fond of the gem. What initially captivated me was peridot with inclusions of ludwigite. There's a lot of sellers out there that are selling the peridot as "rutile peridot", but that is not what it is. [It is my understanding that rutile developing inside peridot is highly unlikely because the growth conditions required for each mineral are not compatible.  Further, G&G (SUMMER 1983) indicated that tests were conducted on peridot specimens at that time and the inclusion of rutile was essentially ruled out.]

Ludwigite a magnesium-iron borate mineral and is considered a rare mineral.  Ludwigite-vonsenite in peridot from Pakistan was discovered in 1994; a location for which the @giagrams (G&G Winter 2004) reported is the only locale in the world producing this duo. Due to its rarity (and other factors, I'm sure), ludwigite in peridot specimens, gemstones, & jewelry come with a high price tag. (Personally I've seen cut gems alone that are well-over $5,000!) 

The gemstone in this photograph is one of my gems that have a lower amount of ludwigite inclusions, but I definitely have others that really showcase the incredible inclusions. I would say that if you like unusual and/or rare gems, definitely check this stone out, even if it's not with me. 
Hope this info was useful! 

Comment your thoughts! 💚/Chan

Please remember that I am still learning so I try to back up what I communicate with research that is not AI generated by Google.

#peridot #rareminerals #thursday #fyi #ludwigite #peridotjewelry #crystalcollectors #themoreyouknow
You guys, I can't begin to thank you enough for all of your support over these past few years. I truly never thought that I would be able to grow this much, especially in such a short period of time. While my prices are not the same as they were when I first started, I hope you are able to see the improvement in quality of gems and materials that I now use. Without you guys I wouldn't have been able to come as far as I have, nor would I be able to even dream of finding gems in the quality that I have been finding. I know that times are tough right now and  so I just wanted to say thank you to everybody who continues to support me. It really helps when you show up to my lives, tag friends, and make referrals. I have a planned giveaway in the works and will be posting that starting June 1st. It will include collaborations from few other small businesses and I'm very excited about that. But most importantly I really would like to emphasize how grateful I am to all of you. Thank you so much for sticking by me for so long! Love you guys!
I'm not the greatest at selfies and yes I am full on rocking my pajamas whilst wearing the set of earrings I made for myself tonight. I'll have a pair of these in silver this week available for grabs. (Psst, you can always pre-order if you would like).
Dioptase & Tsavorite Garnet in 14k rose gold filled wire. 

The greens though! What do you think?
Moroccan amethyst. I love the barrel wrap but this one is pretty cool too.

Barrel on this courtesy of wire art tutorial.
Live tonight! Finally coming back after a whole month. Hope to see you guys tonight!