Summer Wear

What all the well dressed ears are wearing this summer

These and more are showing off on the earring page

Handmade Sterling Silver Rhodolite Garnet Black Onyx Earrings - Orphelia

Rhodolite Garnet team up with facetted Black Onyx for a dramatic look. The Rhodolite Garnets are lightly facetted. I handmade the earwires from Argentium Sterling Silver.

Rhodolite Garnet - 4mm, lightly facetted
Black Onyx - 8mm x 16mm, facetted
Total length from top of earwires to bottom on fancy silver bottom - 39 mm (approx 1½ in)

All Gracie Jewellery is handmade in my smoke and pet free studio and arrives in its own storage pouch.

#E1041 $30.00 Available at Gracie Jewellery

Handmade Sterling Silver Rhodolite Garnet Freshwater Pearl Earrings - Stella

I've combined a texturized sterling silver disc with Rhodolite Garnets and Freshwater Pearls to make this pair of earrings. I love the look of rhodolite garnet and pearls together. It is a combination that looks fresh and elegant. I've handmade the earwires from Argentium Sterling Silver. These are one of a kind!

Rhodolite Garnets - 4mm, lightly facetted
Freshwater Pearls - 4mm, silghtly oval, smooth, luminous, white
Sterling Silver Disc - 11mm diam, textured on both sides
Total length from top of the earwire to bottom of the disc -32mm (1¼ in)

All Gracie Jewellery is handmade in my smoke and pet free studio and arrives in its own storage pouch.

E1044 $25.00 Available at Gracie Jewellery

Handmade Sterling Silver Rhodolite Garnet Earrings - Stephanie

Rhodolite garnets hang in a cluster from decorative sterling silver links. The ear wires are handcrafted from argentium sterling silver. The rhodolite garnets are a glorious plummy red shade.

Rhodolite Garnet: 4-5mm facetted
Total length from top to bottom: 24mm (just short of 1 inch)

Gracie Jewellery is handmade in my smoke and pet free studio and arrives in its own storage pouch.

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver.

#E9116 $20.00
Available at Gracie Jewellery

Handmade Sterling Silver, Rhodolite Garnet and Freshwater Pearl Earrings - Marissa

The pearls are white, luminous and smooth. The rhodolite garnets are a yummy plummy-red and facetted. They are accented with handcrafted argentium sterling silver hoops. The ear wires are handmade argentium sterling silver wire.

Freshwater Pearls: pear-shape 5mmx7mm, 3mmx5mm
Rhodolite Garnet: 5mm
top to bottom: 41mm (1 5/8")

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver.

All Gracie Jewellery is handmade in my smoke and pet free studio. Each piece is shipped in its own storage pouch.

#E9120 $32.00
Available at Gracie Jewellery

Pink Saturday - November 6

Happy Pink Saturday!!!

A bouquet of roses to our hostess Beverly from How Sweet the Sound for hosting our weekly meetings. I know she spends ALOT of time organizing this event and I want to say

Now for the show and tell part!

A sterling silver and rhodolite garnet necklace

Rhodolite garnet is a mixture of almandite and pyrope. The "rhodolite" name comes from the Greek word "rhodon" meaning rose. When you hold these beauties up to the light, a stunning display of pink, plumb, red. Love it!

Thank you for visiting. Please come again.

PS The necklace is a Gracie Jewellery original.

Handmade Sterling Silver Rhodolite Garnet Pendant-Raegan

A cluster of Rhodolite Garnets that have be hand wrapped in sterling silver hang from a Argentium Sterling Silver ring. The ring was hand formed, fused closed, tumbled for strength and then hammered for texture. The chain is sterling silver with oval links and closes securely with a sterling silver lobster clasp. Two sterling silver beads kiss the back of your neck.

Rhodolite Garnet - facetted- 3mm x5mm - 4mm x7mm; 4mm diam
Argentium Sterling Silver Ring - 17 mm diam
Chain length - 16 inches (20 cm)

Total length including pendant - 20 inches (26 cm)

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver.

Gracie Jewellery is handmade in my smoke and pet free studio and arrives in its own storage pouch.

#N1034 $55.00

Available at Gracie Jewellery

Pink Saturday July 4

The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice. You'll find more at USFlag.org



The Star Spangled Banner was composed by Francis Scott Key, "In Defense of Fort McHenry" in September 1814. Congress proclaimed it the U.S. National Anthem in 1931

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Flag draped from the roof of the Pentagon

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause. it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!




Welcome to Pink Saturday at Gracie Jewellery. This weekend is a special one as our neighbours to the south are celebrating their nation's 234th birthday. Our Pink Saturday hostess, Beverly from How Sweet the Sound has encouraged us to show our red, white and blue.






My red - Rhodolite Garnets





My white - Freshwater Pearls





My blue - Sodalite

Last week Carol at Old Glory Cottage joined Pink Saturday for the first time. The name of her blog fits in so well with July 4th, you have to go visit her today.

Have a happy and safe July 4th weekend. Thanks for visiting.

Freshwater Pearls and Coloured Stones

Freshwater Pearl and Moss Agate



Moss Agate clusters join Freshwater Pearls on a sterling silver oval link chain. Sterling Silver "S" clasp closes easily and securely.



Moss Agate 8mm 6mm
Freshwater Pearl 3x5
18" length

Black Onyx and Freshwater Pearl



Black Onyx clusters join Freshwater Pearls on a sterling silver oval link chain. Sterling Silver "S" clasp closes easily and securely.



Black Onyx 8mm 6mm 4mm
Freshwater Pearl 4mm potato, 3x5, 5x7
16" length

Freshwater Pearl and Rhodolite Garnet



Freshwater Pearl clusters join facetted Rhodolite Garnet on a sterling silver oval link chain. Sterling Silver "S" clasp closes easily and securely.



Freshwater Pearl 4mm potato, 3x5, 5x7
Rhodolite Garnet 4mm
17" length

Black Onyx and Freshwater Pearl



Black Onyx clusters join Freshwater Pearls on a sterling silver oval link chain. Sterling Silver "S" clasp closes easily and securely.
Black Onyx 8mm 4mm
Freshwater Pearl 4mm potato, 3x5, 5x7
17" length

Freshwater Pearl and Rhodolite Garnet



Freshwater pearls in clusters around rhodolite garnet hanging from a sterling silver oral link chain. Closes easily and securely with an "S" clasp. 18" total length.



Pearls-3mmx4mm & 4mm potato
Rhodolite Garnet-3mmx6mm
clasp-16mm

Freshwater Pearl and Iolite



Nightshade- Freshwater pearls in clusters around purpley-blue iolite hanging from a sterling silver figaro chain. Closes easily and securely with an "S" clasp. 18" total length.



Like shadows in the moonlight.

Pearls-3mmx4mm
Iolite-3mmx6mm
clasp-16mm

For pricing and shipping information please visit Gracie Jewellery

Handmade Sterling Silver Rhodolite Garnet and Freshwater Pearl Earrings

The pearls are white, luminous and smooth. The rhodolite garnets are a yummy plummy-red and facetted. They are accented with handcrafted argentium sterling silver hoops. The ear wires are handmade argentium sterling silver wire.

Freshwater Pearls: pear-shape 5mmx7mm, 3mmx5mm
Rhodolite Garnet: 5mm
top to bottom: 41mm (1 5/8")

Gracie Jewellery arrives in its own storage pouch.

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver. While Argentium silver is a bit more expensive than traditional sterling silver, it is well worth it.

Garnet - The Birthstone for January

A birthstone is a gift of a precious material (jewelry, mainly gemstones) that symbolizes the month of birth in the Gregorian Calendar.

The Gregorian calendar has poems matching each month with its birthstone. These are traditionally the stones in English-speaking societies.

By her who in January was born
No gem save garnets shall be worn
They will ensure her constancy
True friendship and fidelity.
author unknown


Garnets have been known to Man for thousands of years. Noah used a garnet lantern to help him steer his ark through the dark night. Garnets are also found in jewellery from early Egyptian, Greek and Roman times. Early explorers and travellers liked to carry a garnet. The garnet was popular as a talisman and protective stone, for it was believed to light up the night and protect its bearer from evil and disaster.
Red is the colour most often encountered, but the garnet also exists in various shades of green, a tender to intense yellow, a fiery orange and some fine earth-coloured nuances.

My favourite garnet variety is the rhodolite - a mixed crystal of almandine and pyrope. This popular garnet is of a magnificent velvety red with a fine violet or raspberry-red undertone. Drop-dead gorgeous when the light shines through them. Originally found in the USA, it now comes mainly from the gemstone mines in East Africa, India and Sri Lanka.

These are some of my favourite rhodolite garnet earrings from my Etsy store.



These garnets are facetted rhondelles that sparkle as they move



These garnets are randomly sized rectangular beads lightly facetted



It is said Garnet is the stone of passionate devotion. To your family, your friends, yourself, and your purpose or goals . Garnet will stimulate the senses, and increase your vitality and stamina.




Rhodolite garnet tend to be lighter in color than most other kinds of red garnet. It can be easily confused with ruby because of the similarity in color. The mixture of red and violet in rhodolites makes a very attractive plummy colour. Purple-red is the most sought after color for rhodolite. Assorted size rhodolite garnet hang from 3 intertwined rings. The rings were hand formed and fused closed. Sterling silver leverbacks.

Rhodolite garnet- assorted sizes varying from 3mmx5mm - 4mmx8mm
Rings- Argentium sterling silver- 15mm diam
Total length from top to bottom- 50mm (2")

Gracie Jewellery arrives in it's own storage pouch.

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver.