Amethyst is said to dissipate evil thoughts, quicken intelligence, increase psychic and intuitive abilities, promote peace. unification, & calmness.  It is often used in meditation to promote an overall sense spiritual balance.  Some use it to treat insomnia, sugar imbalance, and relieve to headaches.  That’s allot to demand from a gem–I like amethyst simply because it’s so pretty!

The ear wires are also handcrafted–I enjoy the flexibility of creating designs with a piece of wire!

Several layers of Czech glass flowers were combined to create this design–accented with gold brass bead caps and ear wires.

These wire cages are  made easier by wrapping the wire spirals first, then inserting the bead.

I ordered these beads online and was disappointed that they weren’t larger–seems those that aren’t quite what I thought spur me on to create.  They reminded me of wind chimes–they, however, aren’t noisy when they move.

I’m making a conscious effort to be more asymmetric with my designs–the necklace measures 18″ in length.