Coral

[FlashyFlamingo]

I have a pair of diamond studs that never leave my ears, but they’re getting to be a bit boring. I decided to spice it up! I bought the prettiest little pair of coral and gold earrings. They were a bargain, I think less than a hundred bucks. Can’t beat that!

 

[stracci2000]

Today I got to model a beautiful coral necklace made by my friend
Rodney Coriz. He is a Native American jeweler from the Santo Domingo Pueblo here in New Mexico. This coming weekend he has a booth in the Indian Market, an important art show in Santa Fe.
DH is a photographer, and Rodney frequently comes to the house to have his jewelry photographed in our studio.

This necklace has Manassa turquoise from Colorado, sugilite, MOP, and other stones.


This is Rodney, adjusting the necklace.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Beautiful lady with beautiful jewellery. That coral necklace ROCKS!

cheers--Sharon

 

[stracci2000]

HI:

Beautiful lady with beautiful jewellery. That coral necklace ROCKS!

cheers--Sharon

Thanks @canuk-gal !
It was really heavy, and so unusual. Hopefully he will sell this piece.
Rodney is very talented and I am fortunate to own several of his pieces.

 

[soberguy]

A word of caution: most red coral has been treated/dyed. Be CERTAIN if you are spending top dollar; trust no one. Many modern artists aren’t even aware of the treatments. One told me that all red coral was dyed... that it came out of the ocean white. The price for untreated bright red Mediterranean coral is extremely high and expected to increase further. I have spent the last 15 years studying coral and my best advice is touch a lot, use a microscope, and be prepared to be assertive. I say all of this truly as a caution to fellow purchasers, not as a judgement of the dyed/treated pieces in this thread. If you know it’s treated, that is of course perfectly acceptable.

 

[Begonia]

My simple graduated coral necklace I picked up from Marketplace and restrung with red miyuki beads.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My simple graduated coral necklace I picked up from Marketplace and restrung with red miyuki beads.

that is soooooooo pretty
that looks a perfect length
what are miyuki beads?

 

[Begonia]

that is soooooooo pretty
that looks a perfect length
what are miyuki beads?

Awww thanks @Daisys and Diamonds!

I shortened it lately, it was maybe 22 inches and I never wore it. I'd knotted it with red silk which really made the coral pop but I'm too lazy to knot, so used the miyuki seed beads instead.

Miyuki was the first Japanese company to start making seed beads decades ago and they're excellent quality. The one I've used is the traditional rounded seed bead but they also make delicas, which are shaped like tiny tubes and used a lot in earrings and other jewelry.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My simple graduated coral necklace I picked up from Marketplace and restrung with red miyuki beads.

this is just the prettiest strand ive seen for ages
i thought about it all night
where there enough beads left over to do anything with Begonia ?
hope your weekend is going well

 

[Begonia]

this is just the prettiest strand ive seen for ages
i thought about it all night
where there enough beads left over to do anything with Begonia ?
hope your weekend is going well

Awww thanks D. Watch Etsy, I see quite a few there altho some prices are high. I'm infatuated with angel skin coral but waaay out of my budget. Sigh.

Not really. Just little 3mm's. I think I lengthened it with those anyway LOL.

this is just the prettiest strand ive seen for ages
i thought about it all night
where there enough beads left over to do anything with Begonia ?
hope your weekend is going well

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My simple graduated coral necklace I picked up from Marketplace and restrung with red miyuki beads.

thank you for reserrecting this thread
i just had an enjoyable 20min looking back over it

 

[lala646]

I only have two coral pieces, but I hope to collect more in the future.

First is a brooch that I've had converted to a pendant.


Second is a pair of hoop earrings.

 

[Pumpkin Sparkles]

My biggest statement ring, my only coral piece of jewelry. This one may be it for me lol
Plz excuse my SO’s desk.. it’s also his work bench lol

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My biggest statement ring, my only coral piece of jewelry. This one may be it for me lol
Plz excuse my SO’s desk.. it’s also his work bench lol

wow !
its lovely
do you wear it much?
how about a hand shot ?
pretty please