20" choker of ornate vermeil beads, gold and black Murano glass beads and black seed bead spacers. Vermeil, pronounced "ver-may," is a 24k gold look-alike made from a base of sterling silver coated with gold, typically 22k. This is the perfect finish to a little black dress or the way to add some "pow" to a black t-shirt with jeans.

20" choker of obsidian beads and freshwater pearls sets off a magnificent round black and white contemporary Venetian flamework glass focal bead. Clasp is a sterling silver "S" hook. Obsidian is volcanic lava that cooled quickly. It is a stone of protection, and was probably one the first stones to be used for arrowheads and knives. It is primarily black and opaque, but may present with some lighter "slivers" in its composition.

Blue lace rounds and white pearl spacers compliment a sterling silver, blue lace agate and pearl pendant with a sterling silver clasp. Agate is a type of quartz that has hidden or microscopic crystals and bands of color forming a circular pattern. Agate is a very protective stone. It is especially protective for children, and makes an excellent stone for children's amulets, medicine bags and jewelry. Emotionally, agate gives courage, emotional strength, self-confidence, and dispels fears, easing anxiety and stress.

This graduated strand of spiny oyster shell beads and sterling spacers features a magnificent sterling and spiny oyster pendant. Spiny oyster shell is found around the world and was commonly used throughout Ancient Mexico, where many prehistoric artifacts still exist. An entire breastplate of spiny oyster shell that covered the body from neck to waist was recovered at the ruins in Tula, capital of the Toltecs about 968 A.D. The prehistoric Indians of Arizona and New Mexico also had access to spiny oyster and incorporated it into their ornaments as early as 700 A.D. An interesting characteristic is the fact that spiny oyster shell’s color corresponds to the depth of the water from which it is harvested. The deeper the water, the darker the color. In shallow waters, spiny oyster shell is white to a pale orange. In deeper waters, the shell is dark red-orange to purple. Purple spiny oyster shell is the most rare and valuable.

Flirty top drilled pearl sticks create a "fringe" framed by grey pearl spacers and finished with a sterling silver and mother of pearl clasp. Pearls have been fashioned into jewelry for thousands of years. The inner glow of the pearl (or pearlescence) gives it a mystical appearance and has been linked to moonlight and magic. Pearls are believed to bring good luck, success, happiness and purity to the wearer, making it an ideal stone for brides.