Golden Rutilated Quartz earrings wire wrapped 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

One of the semiprecious gemstones I adore both working with and wearing is Golden Rutilated Quartz. It looks like a frozen drop of water adorned with delicate bars of embedded gold.When the light hits it just right, the embedded gold dazzles, creating an explosion of sparkling brilliance! So, here are my latest pair of earrings made of Golden Rutilated Quartz wire wrapped in gold filled.

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Golden Rutilated Quartz earrings and necklace set wire wrapped 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

One of my most favorite semiprecious gemstones to work with and to wear is Golden Rutilated Quartz. It looks like a frozen drop of water with small bars of embedded gold. And when the light hits it just right all that gold explodes with tons of sparkles! I recently found a new supplier for my Golden Rutilated Quartz addiction and they had a new shape (Heart shaped briolette) of these wonderful gems in stock so I thought I will make a set and offer it as a choice for my customers.  

 

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Elina - Golden Rutilated Quartz earrings and necklace set wire wrapped 14K gold filled. Handmade gemstone jewelry by Arctida.

One of my most favorite semiprecious gemstones to work with and to wear is Golden Rutilated Quartz. It looks like a frozen drop of water with small bars of imbedded gold. And when the light hits it just right all that gold explodes with tons of sparkles! oh and did you know what one of the names for Golden Rutile Quartz is Venus Hair Stone. The name is based on a beautiful legend. There was once Venus, goddess of love bathed in mountain springs. Having lost a lock of her golden hair, she returned to pick it up. But the time is a relative thing, what on Mount Olympus were only a few moments, on Earth were several months! The winter came and the water in the spring along with the hair was frozen. They looked so beautiful in the frozen water, so Venus decided to leave her wonderful hair, but turned the ice into a transparent stone first (from the Greek. "kristallus - ice) so that no one can take the hair of the goddess. And ever since that time people have found a clear crystal that holds the divine hair  of Venus. No wonder that gem is so beautiful! How can one not love the gem containg hair from the Goddess of Love?!

So here is my latest earrings and necklace set with Golden Rutilated Quartz and gold filled :)

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Fanny - Mystic Pink Quartz onion briolettes simple earrings wire wrapped in 14K Gold Filled.

I was thinking about making a cute summer necklace for my 4 years old daughter and then I saw these adorable Mystic Pink Quartz faceted onion briolettes, I knew they were perfect for my project :)


I haven’t decided yet what I will do for my daughter… so little time, so many ideas :) but in the mean time I’ve made a pair of simple earrings for the grown up girls who love pink and gold! Fanny - cute, girly and shiny with tons of sparkle!

My Destash Shop is OPEN for business :)

I have wanted to do theis for ages but now I've finally taken time and opened a destash shop on Etsy, ArctidasSupplies. For those of you who may not know the term, it refers to the crafting supplies and sundries that a person collects. It can also refer to items that can be reused in projects (extra pieces of fabric, random buttons, etc.).

Like many artists and crafters, I've collected a huge pile of beads and findings hoping to use them in various projects. Also, like many, these items fill a lot of space and will probably never get used by me. So, I decided to find them new homes with people who may actually put them to good use! :)

In my new shop you will find my tutorials, high quality precious/semiprecious gemstones, steampunk vintage findings, pearls and metal findings, both handmade by me and commercial. If you are looking for something to inspire your next project, please stop by :)

Tree of Life tutorial

Ruffled Gemstone Hoops earrings tutorial

Champagne Citrine smooth briolettes

Vintage French Skeleton Key